INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 12 -- The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following agenda: * * * TO: Commission Chairman James F. Huston, Commissioners Bennett, Freeman, Veleta and Ziegner FROM: Commission Technical Divisions DATE: October 11, 2024 RE: 30-Day Utility Articles for Conference on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 @ 10:00 a.m. The following thirty-day filings have been submitted to the Commission. Each item was reviewed by the appropriate Commission Technical Divisions  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 12 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality (DAQ) invites the public to provide comment on two draft air quality permit revisions for Duke Energy. Duke Energy is seeking to retire coal-fired boilers at two power plants: Duke Energy Progress, LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant in Person County, and Duke Energ  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 11 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00152) on Oct. 10, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. For A Certificate Of Public Convenience And Necessity To Convert Its Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization System From A Quicklime Reagent Process To A Limestone Reagent Handling System At Its East Bend Generating Station And For Approval To Amend Its Environmental Compliance Plan For Recove  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The American Red Cross issued the following news release: * * * The Red Cross was helping before the first drop of rain fell and we'll be here in the weeks and months to come * * * The American Red Cross and our partners are helping day and night as weary Floridians once again deal with the heartbreaking aftermath of a deadly hurricane and exhausted people in the Carolinas, Georgia and Tennessee continue to cope with the destruction left behind by Hurricane Helene. WE  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 12 -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news on Oct. 11, 2024: * * * Pinal County's Eleven Mile Solar System comes online as one of the largest battery energy storage systems built in a single phase in the country * * * Salt River Project (SRP) and 0rsted, a leading U.S. renewable energy company, today celebrated the official commencement of the Eleven Mile Solar Center, a 300 megawatt (MW) solar project and 3  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The Bipartisan Policy Center issued the following report on Sept. 30, 2024 by Tip Meckel and Danny Broberg entitled "CO2 Sequestration by the Seashore." Here are excerpts: * * * Carbon management technologies, in addition to aggressive efforts to lower emissions, will be crucial to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions this century, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The term "carbon manag  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * By Kevin Book, Ben Cahill, Adi Imsirovic, Raad Alkadiri, Kunro Irie and Leslie Palti-Guzman The escalating turmoil in the Middle East threatens to reshape global energy markets, yet oil prices remain curiously stable. What's behind this unexpected market calm in the face of growing regional conflict? The CSIS Energy Security and Climate Program turned to leading exp  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-699) on the Next Generation Pipelines Research and Development Act (H.R. 7073), which aims to improve public-private partnerships and increase Federal research, development and demonstration related to the evolution of next generation pipeline systems. The report was advanced by Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, on Sept. 20, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 7073 improves p  more

SANTA CLARA, California, Oct. 11 -- Intel, an industry that says it creates world-changing technology that enables progress and enriches lives, issued the following news on Oct. 10, 2024: * * * New Intel Core Ultra 200S series processors deliver great gaming performance and industry-leading compute, at significantly lower power for desktop PCs. * * * What's New: Today, Intel launched the new Intel Core Ultra 200S series processor family that will scale AI PC capabilities to desktop platforms  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * One of the largest MIT clubs sees itself as "the umbrella of all things related to energy and climate on campus." * * * By Sarah Foote, Division of Student Life One of MIT's missions is helping to solve the world's greatest problems -- with a large focus on one of the most pressing topics facing the world today, climate change. The MIT Energy and Climate Club, (MITEC) form  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Because it doesn't need expensive energy storage for times without sunshine, the technology could provide communities with drinking water at low costs. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News MIT engineers have built a new desalination system that runs with the rhythms of the sun. The solar-powered system removes salt from water at a pace that closely follows changes in solar en  more

NORTHBROOK, Illinois, Oct. 12 -- UL Solutions, a company that says it delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, issued the following news release: * * * The updates help eliminate cooking nuisance alarms and enhance the detection of fires involving new construction materials. * * * UL Research Institutes, UL Standards & Engagement and UL Solutions (NYSE:ULS) are highlighting updated smoke detector requirements in recognit  more

BRISTOL, England, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Clever robotic clothing which keeps people active and independent, addressing the needs of the UK's 6.7 million people in the UK with age or disability-related mobility issues, has received backing from the UKRI Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). * * * The new VIVO Hub for Enhanced Independent Living, will work with the NHS, charities, care providers and industrial  more

EXETER, England, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news on Oct. 10, 2024: Our planet's worsening vital signs indicate a "critical and unpredictable new phase of the climate crisis" and that "decisive action is needed, and fast", according to an annual report published today by an international coalition of scientists. The collaboration, directed by Oregon State University's William Ripple and former postdoctoral researcher Christopher Wolf, outlines areas where   more