NEW YORK, Oct. 25 -- The National Minority Supplier Development Council issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: Atlanta -- On Wednesday evening, the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) concluded the 2024 Annual Conference & Exchange with its Annual Awards ceremony at the Georgia World Congress Center in downtown Atlanta. This event recognizes the achievements of corporate members, minority business enterprises (MBEs), and other NMSDC network leaders who have shown  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The Central Florida Development Council issued the following news: The Central Florida Development Council awarded its two highest honors at its Oct. 23 Annual Meeting. Camp Margaritaville was presented with the George W. Harris Jr. Economic Development Award for Success in Large Business, and Straughn Trout Architects with the Jim Brantley Economic Development Award - Success in Small Business. "These companies, along with all the finalists, represent the very best of P  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Oct. 25 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Milestone updates on the anniversary of the launch of New Energy New York * * * As Battery Week kicks off in Binghamton, work continues in earnest across the region to bolster domestic battery and energy storage technology advancements. Federally and state-funded initiatives led by Binghamton University aim to establish upstate New York as a national hub for battery innovation and manufacturing. It has b  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has released the following public communication dated Oct. 7, 2024, from Americans for Prosperity Foundation: * * * To: U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security Re: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, BIS-2024-0047-0001, RIN 0694-AJ55, 89 Fed. Reg. 73612 (Sep. 11, 2024) * * * Dear Assistant Secretary Kendler: We write on behalf of Americans for Prosperity Foundation ("AFP Foundation"), a 5  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The Central Florida Development Council issued the following news: The Central Florida Development Council awarded its two highest honors at its Oct. 23 Annual Meeting. Camp Margaritaville was presented with the George W. Harris Jr. Economic Development Award for Success in Large Business, and Straughn Trout Architects with the Jim Brantley Economic Development Award - Success in Small Business. "These companies, along with all the finalists, represent the very best of P  more

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 25 -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, issued the following news: DNV is performing due diligence to enable the financing of eight offshore wind projects on the United States' Atlantic Coast. The announcement follows news from DNV's Energy Transition Outlook 2024 report, which forecasts that about 10 GW of fixed offshore wind is set to be installed in the U.S. between 2040 and 2050. While t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Oct. 21, 2024, entitled "Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Department of Energy Activities in Support of Commercial Production of High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU)." SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) announces the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Department of Energy Activities in Support of Comm  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a meeting notice, published in the Federal Register on Oct. 23, 2024. The meeting by the Electricity Advisory Committee is scheduled for Nov. 19, 2024. * * * SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register . DATES: Tuesday, November 19, 2024; 12:30 to 5:35 p.m. EST  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Oct. 25 -- F5, an information technology company, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * F5 BIG-IP Next for Kubernetes, F5's new intelligent proxy, combined with NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs, transforms application delivery for AI workloads * * * F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced the availability of BIG-IP Next for Kubernetes, an innovative AI application delivery and security solution that equips service providers and large enterprises with a centralized c  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release: * * * On nine year anniversary of gas blowout, groups gather to call for closure of dangerous facility by 2027 * * * Los Angeles - Yesterday, impacted residents and climate advocates gathered mere miles from SoCalGas's Aliso Canyon gas storage facility - the site of the biggest methane and polytoxic blowout in U.S. history in 2015 - to call on Gov. Newsom to direct the California Public Utilities Commission (C  more

SANTA CLARA, California, Oct. 25 -- GlobalFoundries, a manufacturer of semiconductors, issued the following news release: * * * The innovative AI video processing solution, built on GF's 12LP+ and 28ESF3 platforms, features SuperFlash technology to efficiently store and process millions of AI interference parameters * * * MALTA, N.Y. and BEIJING, October, 24, 2024 -- GlobalFoundries (GF), Witmem Technology, and Microchip Technology via its subsidiary Silicon Storage Technology (SST) today a  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following report on October 16, 2024 by Kevin Morrison and John Robert entitled "Bayu-Undan: A test bed for carbon trading or a distraction?." Here is the executive summary: * * * In September 2021, Australian gas producer Santos unveiled ambitious plans to turn the near depleted Bayu-Undan gas field in the Timor Sea into a carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility. In the three years sinc  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following report on October 10, 2024 by Andrew Reid entitled "Carbon capture and storage: Europe's climate gamble." Here is the executive summary: * * * As countries across the European Union (EU) and the UK race to become carbon neutral by the middle of the century, carbon capture and storage (CCS) has become a core pillar of the largest emitters in the region. The combined official targe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The New York City Economic Development Corporation issued a 124-page report in February 2024 entitled "Green Economy Action Plan." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary In 2023's PlaNYC: Getting Sustainability Done, the City committed to creating a "comprehensive green economy industry action plan" that defines the green economy and lays out NYC's path to seizing the opportunity it presents. This Green Economy Action Plan, jointly developed by the New York City Ec  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The American Gas Association issued the following news release: Washington - Natural gas customers should expect this winter's heating bills to remain stable and relatively low, according to experts from the American Gas Association who today presented AGA's annual Winter Heating Outlook. Natural gas storage levels remain near historic highs, providing significant cushion to maintain a reliable supply of natural gas throughout the winter. AGA analysis fin  more

LONDON, England, Oct. 23 (TNSres) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * Researchers from Queen Mary University of London and Paragraf Limited have demonstrated a significant step forward in the development of graphene-based memristors and towards unlocking their potential for use in future computing systems and artificial intelligence (AI). * * * This innovation, published in ACS Advanced Electronic Materials and featured on the cover of this month's issue, has   more

ITHACA, New York, Oct. 25 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Prakhar Singhania, an undergraduate exchange student from India studying supply chain, food science and material science, stood at the lectern and spoke quickly, outlining a scenario that seemed far from the third-floor conference room of eHub on Oct. 22. In rural India, 40% of fruits and vegetables are wasted before they ever reach consumers' plates, primarily due to inadequate cold storage facilities. Instead of reac  more

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 26 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release: * * * This Energy Savings Performance Contract sets a new standard for renewable energy adoption in public utilities, enhancing infrastructure resilience, reducing costs, and fostering community engagement * * * FRAMINGHAM, MA and ROSEBURG, OR - October 25, 2024 - Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator speciali  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- Southern Methodist University issued the following news: * * * SMU engineer and his research team have found a way to make lithium-sulfur batteries last longer, with higher energy, than existing renewable batteries. * * * Lithium-sulfur batteries have never lived up to their potential as the next generation of renewable batteries for electric vehicles and other devices. But SMU mechanical engineer Donghai Wang and his research team have found a way to make   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: Today the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued final rules for the Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit under Section 45X that accepted many of the Solar Energy Industries Association's (SEIA's) recommendations. Section 45X provides incentives for solar and energy storage manufacturers across the supply chain, including manufacturers that produce solar cells, solar modu  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 25 -- Trammell Crow Co., a developer and investor in commercial real estate, issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: * * * Leasing is Underway in Denver's Central Park Neighborhood * * * High Street Residential (HSR), the residential subsidiary of Trammell Crow Company, and its JV Partner, PGIM Real Estate, announced today that construction is complete and leasing is underway at Elevon, a 301-unit apartment community situated in Central Park, one of Denver's m  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: WESTMINSTER, Colo. Today the U.S. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the finalization of $2.5 billion in grants and low cost loans to Tri-State Generation and Transmission Cooperative, and $1 billion in grants to six other smaller electric cooperatives around the country to advance affordable, renewable energy under the Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program. According to Tri-State  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student took part in cutting-edge research this summer at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, focusing on nuclear and materials engineering. Tyler Burns, a junior civil and construction engineering major and Donaghey Scholar from Van Buren, spent eight weeks studying abroad with Dr. Khashayar Ghandi's research group at the University of Guelph. Coll  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: * * * Biochemistry major Janae Wofford chats with fellow students shortly after returning to UNCG for the Fall 2024 semester. * * * Research doesn't stop, and neither did the UNC Greensboro students who spent their summer working alongside faculty mentors in the lab and the field. Many of these students came together with their peers and mentors at the UNCG Alumni H  more

DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Dayton issued the following UD in the News wrap up for Oct. 25, 2024: * * * Immigration expert Miranda Hallett and education law expert Charles Russo contributed to The Conversation and Religion News Service, respectively. Spectrum News and ASEE First Bell featured UD research to extract heat from sand to generate energy. * * * Aurora and Springfield aren't the first cities to become flash points in US immigration debate - here's what happe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Oct. 18, 2024, entitled "Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement." SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Central Electric Power Cooperative's (the Applicant/Central Electric) proposed McClellanville 11  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Office of Trade Representative has released the following public communication dated Oct. 17, 2024, from the American Clean Power Association and American Council on Renewable Energy: * * * To: Ambassador Katherine Tai United States Trade Representative Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 600 17th St. NW Washington DC, 20508 Comments Regarding Foreign Trade Barriers to U.S. Exports for 2025 Reporting--Canada [Docket Number USTR-2024-0015] * * * Dear A  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Office of Trade Representative has released the following public communication dated Oct. 17, 2024, from the American Clean Power Association and American Council on Renewable Energy: * * * To: Ambassador Katherine Tai United States Trade Representative Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 600 17th St. NW Washington DC, 20508 Re: Request for Comments on Significant Foreign Trade Barriers for the 2025 National Trade Estimate Report * * * Dear Ambassador  more