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TNS Tipoffs - FERC Newsletter for Thursday October 26, 2023 ( 6 items )  

DOE Argonne National Laboratory: Modeling a Net-Zero Future - Energy Experts Harness Simulation for Global Decarbonization
ARGONNE, Illinois, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Scientists and engineers embrace advanced modeling to identify efficient, effective solutions to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 * * * Discover how cutting-edge modeling and simulation technologies are helping researchers worldwide tackle the urgent goal of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Scientists and engineers are seizing the   more

DOE Honors Three EM Sites for Accomplishments in Sustainability
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: DOE bestowed three Sustainability Awards and an honorable mention last week to a trio of EM sites for achievements in innovative water management practices, strategic partnerships to strengthen the workforce, high performance sustainable building construction and water conservation. Oak Ridge received two awards, the Office of River Protection (ORP) a  more

DOE Releases Draft Roadmap to Improve Interconnection of Clean Energy Resources on Nation's Transmission Grid
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: * * * Utilities, Clean Energy Developers, Public Invited to Provide Input on Proposed Solutions * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a draft roadmap to address interconnection challenges on the transmission grid and seeks feedback from the public before releasing a final version. DOE convened a broad group of clean energy s  more

DOE: Non-Powered Dams Offer Opportunity for Clean Energy
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Ninety-seven percent of U.S. dams don't make electricity. A new tool could help tap that resource. * * * The era of building big dams may be over in the United States, but hydroelectricity still has a significant and untapped role to play in the nation's energy future. Only 3% of the nation's approximately 80,000 dams are equipped to generate power. Most  more

ESnet Turns On 400G Circuits to Four DOE National Labs, Supercharging Multi-Site Scientific Research
BERKELEY, California, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Energy Sciences Network issued the following news on Oct. 25, 2023: * * * Argonne, Oak Ridge, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratories and NERSC are first to have access to cutting-edge networking speeds - with more on the way * * * Today's world-changing scientific research is being conducted by collaborators at far-flung national laboratories who require high-speed, low-latency access to high performan  more

National Energy Technology Laboratory: DOE Releases Toolkit to Assess Induced Seismicity at CO2 Storage Sites
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: A forecasting toolkit developed jointly by a pair of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) initiatives and funded, in part, through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help operators of underground carbon dioxide (CO2) storage sites assess the likelihood and magnitude of seismic activity that could arise from commercial-scale injection. Carbon capture and   more