CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Nov. 22 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * * Collaboration with Electrada provides resources for fleets considering electrification, specifically for interoperability, power flexibility and reliability * * * MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. - Duke Energy has commissioned its new Duke Energy + Electrada Fleet Mobility Microgrid in Mount Holly, a first-of-its-kind electrification center for commercial and public electric fleet vehicles. The project is the firs  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * "Bill Promoting a Clean Energy Grid, Advancing Equity and Protecting Ratepayers" includes comprehensive permitting and siting reforms for clean energy infrastructure, along with key advancements on grid-enhancing technologies and energy storage * * * BOSTON, MA - Today, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed into law a landmark clean energy bill that promises to streamline permitting and s  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Nov. 21 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation issued the following news release: The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is considering its next move in the fight against plans to create a hydroelectric facility in York County and build a 1.8-mile-long dam and flood 580 acres of farms, fields, and forests at Cuffs Run. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today granted a preliminary permit to York Energy Storage LLC, for a 1,000-acre pumped-storage hydroelectric facility  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The Climate Crisis Advisory Group issued an 88-page report in June 2024 entitled "Voluntary Carbon Markets: Potential, Pitfalls, and the Path Forward." Here are excerpts: * * * Foreword This latest CCAG report addresses the topic of voluntary carbon markets (VCMs). VCMs allow private sector operators to buy carbon credits, with each carbon credit representing either a quantity of greenhouse gases (GHGs) removed from the atmosphere, or a quantity kept locked up so that   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Western Area Power Administration posted a notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 12, 2024, signed by Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. Final 2028 Parker-Davis Project Power Marketing Plan and Call for Resource Pool Applications Here are excerpts: * * * AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Notice of final plan and call for resource pool applications.   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Nov. 22 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * * Collaboration with Electrada provides resources for fleets considering electrification, specifically for interoperability, power flexibility and reliability * * * MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. - Duke Energy has commissioned its new Duke Energy + Electrada Fleet Mobility Microgrid in Mount Holly, a first-of-its-kind electrification center for commercial and public electric fleet vehicles. The project is the firs  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Earlier this month, the LA Department of Water and Power (LADWP) put out its long-awaited Draft Environmental Impact Review (EIR) for plans to retrofit the Scattergood Generating Station - one of four gas plants in Los Angeles that was originally going to be decommissioned - to burn a mix of methane and hydrogen. At yesterday's LADWP Scattergood Draft EIR meeting, environmental advocates and imp  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Nov. 18, 2024, from the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers: * * * To: Internal Revenue Service CC:PA:01:PR (REG-118269-23) Room 5203 P.O. Box 7604 Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044 Re: Comments on REG-118269-23, Section 30C Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit * * * The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AF  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Nov. 18, 2024, from Ample Inc.: * * * From: Dr. Levi Tillemann (VP for Policy and International Outreach, Ample Inc.), Matthew McGovern (Policy Counsel, Ample, Inc.) To: Internal Revenue Service Re: Proposed Regulations for Section 30C Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit (REG-118269-23) * * * Summary Ample is a San Francisco-based company  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Nov. 18, 2024, from Clean Air Task Force, Boston, Massachusetts: * * * To: Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20220 * Internal Revenue Service 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20224 Re: Section 30C Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit (IRS REG-118269-23) * * * Clean Air Task Force (CATF) i  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 21 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Lina Quan, assistant professor of chemistry in the College of Science, was recently named a 2024 Early Career Research Program awardee by the U.S. Department of Energy. The award is set to distribute $875,000 over the course of five years to Quan's research and lab. Pioneering spintronics with chiral semiconductors Quan's research focuses on electron spin, a property that influences magnetic behavior and has the potenti  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The startup Alsym Energy, co-founded by Professor Kripa Varanasi, is hoping its batteries can link renewables with the industrial sector and beyond. * * * By Zach Winn, MIT News Lithium-ion batteries are the workhorses of home electronics and are powering an electric revolution in transportation. But they are not suitable for every application. A key drawback is their fl  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Nov. 20, 2024: * * * Study finds many climate-stabilization plans are based on questionable assumptions about the future cost and deployment of "direct air capture" and therefore may not bring about promised reductions. * * * By Nancy W. Stauffer, MIT Energy Initiative In 2015, 195 nations plus the European Union signed the Paris Agreement and pledged to undertake plans desig  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 4, 2024, from Accenture LLP: * * * Title: Attachment1_Accenture_Comment Recipient: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of Commerce Sender: Accenture LLP Subject: PUBLIC NTIA-2024-0002: Bolstering Data Center Growth, Resilience, and Security * * * Accenture is a leading global professi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication on Nov. 15, 2024, from the Center for AI Policy: * * * Bolstering Data Center Growth, Resilience, and Security Executive Summary Thank you for the opportunity to provide a comment on Bolstering Data Center Growth, Resilience, and Security. Our response focuses primarily on Question 3, which asks about potential societal impacts of d  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 4, 2024, from Miranda Lutz, senior manager for sustainability and connectivity, global public policy at Cisco Systems Inc. Here are excerpts: * * * To: NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE and the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Washington, D.C. Request for Comments on Bolster  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 4, 2024, from CoreSite, an American Tower Co., Denver, Colorado: * * * To: The Honorable Alan B. Davidson Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information National Telecommunications and Information Administration U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20230 Re: Commen  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication on Nov. 15, 2024, from Cummins Inc., Columbus, Indiana: * * * To: The Honorable Alan Davidson Administrator and Assistant Secretary National Telecommunications and Information Administration U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Ave. NW Washington, DC 20230 RE: NTIA Request for Comments on Bolstering Data Center Growth,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 4, 2024, from Digital Climate Alliance and two collaborators. Here are excerpts: * * * To: The Honorable Alan Davidson Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Administration National Telecommunications and Information Administration  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 28, 2024, from Frontier Institute, Helena, Montana: * * * To: Stephanie Weiner Chief Counsel National Telecommunications and Information Administration U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20230 Re: Request for Comments on Bolstering Data Center Growth, Resilience, and Security Docket  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 4, 2024, from the Information Technology Industry Council. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Travis Hall National Telecommunications and Information Administration U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 4725 Washington, DC 20230 RE: ITI Feedback to NTIA/DOE RFC on Bolstering Data Center Growth (FR #   more

DES PLAINES, Illinois, Nov. 22 -- GTI Energy issued the following news release: * * * HyVelocity and MachH2 secure initial funding to kickstart hubs, ARCH2 continues execution of phase one * * * GTI Energy is proud to announce that the U.S Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) has finalized phase 1 award agreements with the three hydrogen hubs in which GTI Energy plays a pivotal role - the HyVelocity Gulf Coast Hydrogen Hub, the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hy  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 21 -- Rice University issued the following news release: A new thermal emitter (right) developed by Rice University engineers composed of a tungsten metal sheet, a thin layer of a spacer material and a network of silicon nanocylinders promises efficiencies of over 60%. (Photos by Gustavo Raskosky/Rice University)Researchers at Rice University have found a new way to improve a key element of thermophotovoltaic (TPV) systems, which convert heat into electricity via light. Usi  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 21 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: As demand for lithium-ion batteries to power cars, laptops, and cell phones has soared in recent years, the world has engaged in a fevered rush to find the raw materials needed to make the batteries. An increasing demand for lithium along with its chemical partners, cobalt and nickel could be difficult to meet. Enter the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), six of its national laboratories, and eight university partners, inc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- WASTE CONTROL SPECIALISTS, Dallas, Texas, won a federal contract award for $15,523,175 from the Department of Energy, Cincinnati, Ohio, for elemental mercury long-term management and storage. Contract Award Number: 89303325DEM000123; ueiSAM: G79DRGD5P3C6; NAICS Code: 562211; Product Service Code (PSC): F108; Solicitation Number: 89303320REM000081  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised ENERGO-PRO Green Finance s.r.o. as issuer on its CZK 3.5 billion retail domestic offering of green notes due 2029, issued by ENERGO-PRO Green Finance s.r.o., guaranteed by its holding company DK Holding Investments, s.r.o. and secured over shares in ENERGO - PRO a.s. and certain other assets of DK Holding Investments, s.r.o. The notes have been admitted to trading on  more