MERRILLVILLE, Indiana, Oct. 16 -- Northern Indiana Public Service Co., a subsidiary of NiSource, issued the following news: For the seventh consecutive year, Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC (NIPSCO) is accepting applications for its Public Safety Education and Training Action Grant to support local nonprofit organizations and first responders to provide public safety education and training across northern Indiana. Grants are available in amounts ranging from $500 to $5,000. Applic  more

CUPERTINO, California, Oct. 16 -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: * * * The ultraportable iPad mini is more capable and versatile than ever with the powerful A17 Pro chip and support for Apple Pencil Pro * * * Apple today introduced the new iPad mini, supercharged by the A17 Pro chip and Apple Intelligence, the easy-to-use personal intelligence system that understands personal context to del  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 9 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies that make Minnesota a freer, more prosperous and better-governed state, issued the following commentary to Thinking Minnesota: * * * The Green New Twilight Zone Written by Sarah Montalbano The Biden-Harris climate policy is riddled with contradictions that will send Minnesota into an energy black hole. Click to read this article as it a  more

ROUND ROCK, Texas, Oct. 16 -- Dell Technologies, a company that says it provides technology and services portfolio for the data era, issued the following news release: * * * Story Highlights * Dell Integrated Rack 7000 offers liquid cooled high density compute infrastructure with scalable power management * Dell PowerEdge XE9712 is an NVIDIA GB200 NVL72-based platform targeted toward the largest AI GPU clusters for large language model (LLM) training and real-time inference * Dell PowerEdge  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- Drexel University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers from Univ. of British Columbia and Drexel Use Kirigami to Create Tunable Radio Antennas from MXene Nanomaterials * * * The future of wireless technology -- from charging devices to boosting communication signals -- relies on the antennas that transmit electromagnetic waves becoming increasingly versatile, durable and easy to manufacture. Researchers at Drexel University and   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- DTE Energy issued a 56-page report in September 2024 entitled "2023 Sustainability Report - Clean Vision. Here are excerpts: * * * Chairman and CEO letter At DTE Energy, we know that climate change is one of the defining issues of our time. We see the impacts in Michigan and across our country as weather becomes more extreme and unpredictable every year. In the face of this accelerating challenge and to provide our customers with more reliable, cleaner and affordable   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 16 -- The Global Cold Chain Alliance issued the following news release: The Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) is calling for urgent policy action to allow temperature-controlled logistics operators in Africa to boost food supply chain resilience in preparation for future energy blackouts and load-shedding. The call comes as GCCA Africa publishes a new report which shows the adverse effects of blackouts and load-shedding on the temperature-controlled storage and transp  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 15 -- CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 12119656 B2, initially filed Nov. 30, 2021) developed by Brandon Joseph Mabe, Houston, Texas, and Mark David Anderson, Cypress, Texas, for "Hydrogen energy storage for power time shifting."  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 16 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Key Takeaways: The residential sector will grow at the fastest pace within the rooftop solar space in the next few years. The residential rooftop solar market is becoming commoditised, and financers are establishing industry-wide tie-ups to offer a one-stop solution. PM Surya Ghar Yojana will ensure a pan-India growth of residential rooftop solar, with sign  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 16 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Key Takeaways: Greater transparency is needed about Santos's proposed Bayu-Undan CCS project, including the costs and quantity of CO2 likely to be sequestered, and whether Santos will need to buy additional carbon credits to offset emissions from its Barossa gas project. Santos should provide a decommissioning plan for existing infrastructure at Bayu-Undan,   more

SANTA ROSA, California, Oct. 16 -- Keysight Technologies, a global electronic measurement technology and market solutions provider, issued the following news release: * * * * Addition of two models for power options of 20kW and 30kW at 500V increases range of applications to enhance high power systems innovation * Boosts testing capability on the discharge and charge of batteries at successive constant power levels with power priority added * * * Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), ha  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 16 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Project Development and Finance Practice and Global Energy Industry Group with the addition of Monica Hwang as a partner in Houston. "Houston is a key center of the LNG industry in the US, and Monica's addition to our growing team in Texas will bolster our LNG offerings and strengthen our team's capacity to provide clients with an unmatched full-service e  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 16 -- Portland General Electric, an electric utility company, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: Clean energy advocates from around the nation gathered in the Rose City this October to discuss the importance of hydropower during the National Hydropower Association's Clean Currents Conference. The annual conference was held at the Oregon Convention Center October 7 - 10, bringing together industry professionals from various sectors, including conventional  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: * * * HB5856 / SB3959 will increase the reliability of the Illinois energy grid, protect ratepayers from rising costs, future-proof the economy, and help the state achieve climate goals * * * ILLINOIS - Illinois clean energy industries are unified in supporting HB5856 and SB3959, new legislation that will future-proof Illinois' energy grid and economy, lower consumer costs, meet climate goals, c  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 [Category: Steel] -- The American Iron and Steel Institute issued the following news release: The Steel Bridge Task Force, which is comprised of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA) and American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Steel and Metals Technical Committee, has named David Stoddard, senior steel applications engineer of SSAB Americas, as the recipient of the 2024 Alexander D. Wilson Memo  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: By Dan Moser, Research and Innovation Some 1.1 billion years ago, the North American continent nearly split in two, leaving behind a 1,200-mile swath of volcanic rocks known as the Midcontinent Rift that may be able to produce enough natural hydrogen to yield vast amounts of clean energy. University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers are studying the rift -- which runs from beneath Lake Superior through   more

SYDNEY, Australia, Oct. 16 -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: By Louise Templeton UNSW academics were recognised for outstanding achievements and contributions in the field of chemistry at the 2024 Royal Australian Chemical Institute National Awards. Four researchers from UNSW's School of Chemistry have been recognised at the 2024 Royal Australian Chemical Institute, opens in a new window (RACI) National Awards, more than any other university. Professor Chuan Zha  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 15 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Haibo Zhai A new study from University of Wyoming researchers features Wyoming's potential to take a lead role in the advancement of low-carbon hydrogen production from natural gas. Haibo Zhai, the Roy and Caryl Cline Distinguished Chair in Engineering and a UW College of Engineering and Physical Sciences professor, led the study that was published in Environmental Science & Technology, an impactful jo  more

IRVINE, California, Oct. 16 -- Western Digital, a developer and manufacturer of storage solutions that enable people to create, manage, experience and preserve digital content, issued the following news release: * * * Company Leads Industry with New 11-disk UltraSMR HDDs up to 32TB and CMR HDDs up to 26TB, Offering Superior TCO for Hyperscale, Cloud and Enterprise Data Center Customers * * * SAN JOSE, Calif. - October 15, 2024 - More than just storage, Western Digital HDDs are key enablers f  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 15 -- OSSIA INC., Redmond, Washington has been assigned a patent (No. US 12119681 B2, initially filed Sept. 8, 2021) developed by Hatem Ibrahim Zeine, Woodinville, Washington, and Benjamin Todd Renneberg, Lake Tapps, Washington, for "Wirelessly chargeable energy storage apparatuses having actively modifiable output voltages."  more