GAINESVILLE, Florida, Feb. 20 -- The Florida Museum of Natural History issued the following research news release on Feb. 19, 2024: Go with the flow in the Florida Museum of Natural History's new permanent exhibit, "Water Shapes Florida," opening March 23. This engaging bilingual exhibit, available in English and Spanish, uses an immersive theater, reconstructed habitats, interactive activities and museum objects to tell the story of Florida's fresh water. "Florida is famous for its beaches a  more

MARYVILLE, Missouri, Feb. 21 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: Eight distinguished members of the Northwest Missouri State University family will be honored during the annual Northwest Alumni Awards Banquet for dedicating their time, talent and service to the University as well as for accomplishments in their chosen fields. The Northwest Alumni Association is hosting its 2024 banquet on Saturday, April 13, at the Agricultural Learning Center, located nor  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE, San Antonio, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 11905882 B2, initially filed April 25, 2022) developed by three inventors Timothy C. Allison, San Antonio, Texas; Owen M. Pryor, San Antonio, Texas; and William M. Conlon, Palo Alto, California, for "Apparatus and method for liquid air energy storage with carbon dioxide capture."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- AMBRI INC., Marlborough, Massachusetts has been assigned a patent (No. US 11909004 B2, initially filed Feb. 9, 2023) developed by three inventors David J. Bradwell, Arlington, Massachusetts; Greg A. Thompson, Kenmore, Washington; and Michael J. McNeley, Boston, Massachusetts, for "Electrochemical energy storage devices."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- HIGHER DIMENSION MATERIALS, INC., St. Paul, Minnesota has been assigned a patent (No. US 11906202 B2, initially filed Feb. 15, 2023) developed by three inventors Young-Hwa Kim, Hudson, Wisconsin; Richard Dale Olmsted, Vadnais Heights, Minnesota; and Thomas P. Lorenz, Jr., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for "Energy storage systems."  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Feb. 16, 2024, entitled "Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability." The notice was issued by Julie Smith, Acting Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. * * * Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information 202-564-5632 or https://www.epa.gov/nepa. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) Filed  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a rule (40 CFR Part 60), published in the Federal Register on Feb. 14, 2024, entitled "New Source Performance Standards Review for Steel Plants: Electric Arc Furnaces and Argon-Oxygen Decarburization Vessels; Corrections." The rule was issued by Administrator Michael S. Regan. COMMENT DEADLINE: March 15, 2024 Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking interim final action o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Feb. 14, 2024, entitled "Waste Reduction Model Version 16: Request for Public Comment." The notice was issued by Carolyn Hoskinson, Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery. COMMENT DEADLINE: March 15, 2024 * * * SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for the Waste Reduction Model (WARM) version 16 and its support  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Jan. 30, 2024, entitled "Premium Energy Holdings, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Application." The notice was issued by Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. * * * On March 17, 2023, Premium Energy Holdings, LLC, filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to secti  more

ILLAWARRA, Australia, Feb. 21 -- General Electric, a manufacturer of appliances, lighting, power systems and other products, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2024: GE Vernova's Gas Power business (NYSE:GE) and EnergyAustralia today announced the opening of the Tallawarra B Power Station, in New South Wales, Australia. Powered by GE Vernova's 9F.05 gas turbine, Tallawarra B Power Station marks the first dual-fuel capable natural gas/ hydrogen power plant in commercial operation in   more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Feb. 20 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: Garrett D. Corneliussen gained more than a job from his education at Pennsylvania College of Technology. He secured a career: One he hopes will make a difference for society. The 2017 welding & fabrication engineering technology graduate believes his latest position offers strong potential to meet that lofty objective. Corneliussen is the founding engineer for manufacturing at Reframe Syste  more

BASALT, Colorado, Feb. 20 -- Rocky Mountain Institute issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2024: RMI, founded as Rocky Mountain Institute, and the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced today the launch of innovative, publicly available tools aimed at advancing renewable energy development. These tools were launched as part of RMI's Energy Transition Academy (ETA), a global leadership and workforce development platform that is designed to empowe  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF REGENTS, Pierre, South Dakota has been assigned a patent (No. US 11905609 B2, initially filed Aug. 5, 2021) developed by three inventors Alevtina Smirnova, Rapid City, South Dakota; Michael McGraw, Rapid City, South Dakota; and Praveen Kolla, Rapid City, South Dakota, for "Self-organized and electrically conducting PEDOT polymer matrix for applications in sensors and energy generation and storage."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- HYLIION INC., Cedar Park, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 11904697 B2, initially filed May 13, 2022) developed by Thomas Joseph Healy, Austin, Texas, and Eric Weber, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for "Tractor unit with on-board regenerative braking energy storage for stopover HVAC operation without engine idle."  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture will ask the Office of Management and Budget to review four information collections. The information collections are 1. Agricultural Surveys Program; 2. Agricultural Resource Management Phases 1 & 2 and Chemical Use Surveys; 3. Water Use Survey; and 4. Oregon and Washington Christmas Tree Survey--Production Year 2023. The notice was issued by Levi S. Harrell, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. COMMENT DEADLINE: Marc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Western Area Power Administration has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Jan. 19, 2024, entitled "Central Arizona Project, Colorado River Storage Project, Loveland Area Projects, Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest Intertie Project, and Parker-Davis Project-Rate Order No. WAPA-215." The notice was issued by Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer. * * * SUMMARY: The Colorado River Storage Project Management C  more