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TNS Tipoffs - Energy Systems Newsletter for Thursday October 24, 2024 ( 10 items )  

Ind. Utility Regulatory Commission Issues Weekly Hearing Schedule for Oct. 28 - Nov. 1
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 24 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, October 28, 2024 CAUSE NO.: 46090; ALJ: KRESGE; TIME: 9:30 A.M.; COMMISSIONER: VELETA; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 VERIFIED PETITION OF INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COMPANY FOR APPROVAL OF AN ALTERNATIVE REGULATORY PLAN UNDER INDIANA CODE CHAPTERS 8-1-2.5 AND 8-1-43 - MORE SPECIFICALLY, FOR APPROVAL OF AN ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION PLAN CONSISTING OF (1) A PUBLIC USE  more

Aalto University: Ammonia - A New Green Energy Solution? Research Project Receives Euros2.5 Million in Funding
AALTO, Finland, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- Aalto University issued the following news release: Ammonia is a promising alternative fuel for the marine industry and for storing green hydrogen, but there are many question marks over its use. Ammonia is a promising alternative as societies and industries move away from fossil fuels. Ammonia can be used, for example, to store green hydrogen for industrial use and as a carbon-free fuel for shipping. "Ammonia is strongly linked to promoting the hydrogen e  more

Carbon Capture Coalition Submits Memos to Presidential Campaigns
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Carbon Capture Coalition issued the following news: In preparation for the upcoming general election on November 5, the Carbon Capture Coalition submitted memos to former President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris's 2024 presidential campaigns. The world faces a dual challenge; global energy demand has increased significantly over the past several decades while the urgency of addressing planet-warming emissions has only increased. This challenge reinf  more

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Xcel to Add 3.2 GW of Wind and 400 MW of Solar by 2030
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 23 -- 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 on Oct. 21, 2024: * * * Xcel to Add 3.2 GW of Wind and 400 MW of Solar by 2030 Written by Sarah Montalbano Xcel may have tried to do the right thing by planning to construct a few new natural gas plants while it adds grid-destabilizing  more

KBR Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2024 Financial Results
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 24 -- KBR, a provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * Outstanding 3Q Performance Strong Bookings Momentum Raising Guidance on Revenue, Adj. EBITDA/2 & Adj. EPS/2 * * * KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) today announced its third quarter fiscal 2024 financial results. "KBR's exceptional team has once again exceeded expectations with outstanding third-quarter results," stated Stuart Bradie, KBR's   more

Method for Ascertaining at Least One Operating Parameter for the Operation of an Electrical Energy Store, and Corresponding Computer Program, Machine-Readable Storage Medium and Computer Apparatus
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 22 -- ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, Stuttgart, Germany has been assigned a patent (No. US 12123920 B2, initially filed Dec. 6, 2019) developed by five inventors Julia Ott, Stuttgart, Germany; Rainer Heinrich Hoerlein, Orion, Michigan; Shweta Vijay Pawar, Maharashtra, India; Simon Tippmann, Stuttgart, Germany; and Vincent Scharff, Stuttgart, Germany, for "Method for ascertaining at least one operating parameter for the operation of an electrical energy store, and corresponding co  more

Pitt Swanson School of Engineering: A Multi-Level Breakthrough in Optical Computing
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Engineers at Pitt, UC Santa Barbara, University of Cagliari, and Institute of Science Tokyo Demonstrate Faster, More Efficient, and Robust Memory Cell * * * For the first time, an international cadre of electrical engineers has developed a new method for photonic in-memory computing that could make optical computing a reality in the near future. The team   more

Solar Power and Energy Storage Device Design for High Computational Workloads
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 22 -- An inventor from San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sean Walsh has been awarded a patent (No. US 12126179 B2, initially filed April 4, 2022) for "Solar power and energy storage device design for high computational workloads."  more

Sunrun Builds and Operates New York's Largest Residential Power Plant in Partnership With Orange and Rockland Utilities
PEARL RIVER, New York, Oct. 24 -- Orange and Rockland Utilities issued the following news release: Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN), the nation's leading provider of clean energy as a subscription service, and Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R), a wholly owned subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE: ED), one of the nation's largest investor-owned energy companies, have successfully activated New York's largest residential power plant using more than 300 solar-plus-storage systems. During doze  more

Teesside University: Helping Make More Sustainable Snacks
MIDDLESBROUGH, England, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- Teesside University issued the following news release: * * * Experts from Teesside University are helping make one of the UK's most popular snack brands become more environmentally sustainable. * * * The academics are working alongside KP Snacks Ltd. to investigate ways in which hydrogen can be incorporated into its production processes. KP Snacks Ltd., which has a production facility in Billingham, manufactures some of the UK's most recognisable   more