ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Feb. 6 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: Duke Energy Florida has informed the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) of its intention to submit a rate request in April proposing investments to increase the efficiency of generating units , reduce the number of power outages and expand solar generation as part of the increase in base rates that will take effect in January 2025. The expected effect of the requested base rate changes will be an average an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56882) involving Tioga Pipe Inc., Easton, Pennsylvania: * * * Rep Org: Tioga Pipe Inc. Region: 1 City: Easton State: PA Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Bryan Nichols HQ OPS Officer: Kerby Scales Notification Date: 12/08/2023 Notification Time: 16:47 [ET] Event Date: 11/15/2023 Event Time: 00:00 [EST] Last Update Date: 02/02/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 21.21(a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release: The American Clean Power Association (ACP), the clean energy industry's leading trade organization, today announced its 2024 Officers, Board of Directors, and Executive Committee.  Mirroring the depth and breadth of the clean energy industry, ACP's new Board includes executives from a diverse range of wind, utility-scale solar, energy storage and transmission companies, in addition  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 6 -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release: Canada has overtaken China for the top spot in BloombergNEF's (BNEF's) Global Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain Ranking, an annual assessment that rates 30 countries on their potential to build a secure, reliable, and sustainable lithium-ion battery supply chain. This marks the first time China has not claimed the number one position. Canada's consistent manufacturing and production advances, and st  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Feb. 6 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: Duke Energy Florida has informed the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) of its intention to submit a rate request in April proposing investments to increase the efficiency of generating units , reduce the number of power outages and expand solar generation as part of the increase in base rates that will take effect in January 2025. The expected effect of the requested base rate changes will be an average an  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 6 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown advised long-term client Excelerate Energy, Inc. (Excelerate) in connection with a 15-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with QatarEnergy. Under this LNG SPA, Excelerate has agreed to purchase LNG on a delivered ex ship (DES) basis from QatarEnergy over a term of 15 years. Excelerate will purchase 0.85 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of LNG in 2026 and 2027 and ramp up to  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 6 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: As interest in wearable technology has surged, research into creating energy-storage devices that can be woven into textiles has also increased. Researchers at North Carolina State University have now identified a "sweet spot" at which the length of a threadlike energy storage technology called a "yarn-shaped supercapacitor" (YSC) yields the highest and most efficient flow of energy pe  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 6 -- Portland General Electric, an electric utility company, issued the following news release: On Friday, February 2, Portland General Electric (PGE) issued to market its 2023 All-Source Request for Proposal (RFP), seeking bids for renewable generation projects and resources that can provide non-emitting dispatchable capacity. An All-Source Request for Proposal is a competitive bidding process through which a utility solicits proposals for electricity generation/storage   more

SANTA MONICA, California, Feb. 6 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Feb. 5, 2024: * * * Reining in the Risks of Robotaxis By Hye Min Park and Fabian Villalobos New technologies that affect public safety are going to be met by a thicket of regulations--it's inevitable. When the first automobiles began rolling onto public roads in the early 1900s, Connecticut introduced the first statewide speed limits for cars, and waves of additional automobile regulations have followed sinc  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 6 (TNSres) -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: Southwest Research Institute has launched the latest phase of the transportation industry's longest running commercial vehicle research consortium. Building on more than 33 years of research and development, the Clean Highly Efficient Decarbonized Engines 9 (CHEDE-9) consortium has expanded its scope from diesel-engine-focused research to a range of internal combustion engines and hybrid solut  more