WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement on Jan. 30, 2024, by Commissioner Mark C. Christie on a decision (Docket Nos. ER24-99-000, ER24-99-001) involving PJM Interconnection LLC: * * * Despite my serious concerns about PJM's failure to propose a transition period for the application of the new Capacity Deficiency Charge for utilities that have chosen Fixed Resource Requirement (FRR) status, about which more below  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Feb. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Idaho National Laboratory and Colorado School of Mines have agreed to expand their joint efforts in scientific research for the next five years. A memorandum of understanding signed in late October establishes a framework for both institutions to collaborate on projects involved with energy storage, high-temperature fuel cells, geothermal energy systems, nuclear fu  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Feb. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt), in collaboration with NETL, will develop buoy-based optical fiber sensors to study how the oceans remove carbon from the air and generate findings that could advance the development of marine-based technologies to reduce atmospheric levels of greenhouse gas. "So far, the majority of efforts to remove ex  more