BOONE, North Carolina, Nov. 14 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: ROXBORO, N.C. -- On Tuesday, Nov. 12, community members and advocates expressed their opposition to Duke Energy's plans to build two new methane gas-fired power plants near Hyco Lake in northern Person County. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality held a hearing about the air permit for the proposed power plants on Tuesday evening, where approximately 38 people atte  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Nov. 8 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00320): * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. For An Order To Enter Into Up To $25,000,000 Principal Amount Of Capital Lease Obligations COMMISSION STAFF'S FIRST REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO DUKE ENERGY KENTUCKY, INC. Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. (Duke Kentucky), pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001, shall file with the Commission an electronic version of th  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Nov. 14 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00148) on Nov. 12, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: An Electronic Examination Of The Application Of The Fuel Adjustment Clause Of Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. From May 1, 2023 Through October 31, 2023 ORDER On August 26, 2024, Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. (Duke Kentucky) filed a petition,/1 pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001, Section 13, and KRS 61.878, requesting that the Commission grant confid  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 13 -- Rice University issued the following news release: A team of Rice University researchers led by Lisa Biswal and Haotian Wang has developed an innovative electrochemical reactor to extract lithium from natural brine solutions, offering a promising approach to address the growing demand for lithium used in rechargeable batteries. This breakthrough, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, holds significant potential for renewable energy stora  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Akin Gump, a law firm, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: (New York) - Akin announced today that Chadron Edwards has joined the firm as a projects & energy transition partner in New York. He joins from Mayer Brown and previously served as a vice president in Deutsche Bank's Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy Group. Edwards' practice is focused on representing sponsors, lenders and other entities in connection with project financing transactions, w  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Nov. 12 -- 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 Nov. 11, 2024: * * * Climate Elite Descend on Azerbaijan for Climate Conference Written by Sarah Montalbano Today marks the beginning of the United Nations' 29th Conference of the Parties, or COP29. Look forward to two weeks of inte  more

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 13 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Water from Colorado's West Slope basins plays a vital role in supporting the economy and natural environment across seven western U.S. states, but a new study finds that even under modest climate projections, the basins face a potential tipping point where traditional water delivery levels to Lake Powell and other critical areas may no longer be sustainable. The study, published Nov. 9 in the journal Earth's Future, is   more

COLLINGWOOD, Australia, Nov. 12 -- Friends of the Earth Australia issued the following statement on Nov. 11, 2024, with Australian civil society groups: * * * As world leaders gather for today's opening of the COP 29 climate summit in Baku, Australian civil society groups are sending a clear message to the conference and the federal Coalition, with a statement opposing nuclear power in Australia. The statement will be shared with delegates and representatives and presented in a press conferen  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 12 -- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12139040 B2, initially filed Dec. 7, 2022) developed by three inventors Muhammad Hussain Alvi, Troy, Michigan; Suresh Gopalakrishnan, Troy, Michigan; and Chandra S. Namuduri, Troy, Michigan, for "Electric drive with dual-energy storage and variable inverter input."  more

LONDON, England, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * Nano-scale changes in structure can help optimise ion exchange membranes for use in devices such as flow batteries. * * * by Ian Mundell Research that will help fine-tune a new class of ion exchange membranes has been published in Nature/* by researchers at Imperial, supported by colleagues at a range of other institutions. The results should make it possible to build longer lasting and more cost-   more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Mounting costs, challenges and failures stall carbon capture plans Key Takeaways: Six commercial-scale carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) projects for iron and steelmaking are in the development pipeline, up from three in 2023. However, the lack of available detail casts doubts over their development status and timelines. The Al Reyadah project   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 12 -- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12142960 B2, initially filed June 14, 2022) developed by five inventors Mohamed Kamel, Rochester, Michigan; Muhammad Hussain Alvi, Troy, Michigan; Alireza Fatemi, Canton, Michigan; Chandra S. Namuduri, Troy, Michigan; and Rashmi Prasad, Troy, Michigan, for "Rechargeable energy storage system balancing."  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Nov. 13 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Haibo Zhai Haibo Zhai, a University of Wyoming professor of civil and architectural engineering and construction management, is spearheading the continued development and use of a software tool for calculating the performance, emissions and cost of fossil fuel-fired power plants. The Integrated Environmental Control Model (IECM) is a publicly available computer model for preliminary design and analysis  more