INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 22 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, February 19, 2024 CAUSE NO.: 45947; ALJ: KRESGE; TIME: 10:30 A.M.; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 VERIFIED PETITION OF NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, LLC FOR (1) ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY ("CPCN") PURSUANT TO IND. CODE CH. 8-1-8.5 TO CONSTRUCT AN APPROXIMATELY 400 MEGAWATT NATURAL GAS COMBUSTION TURBINE ("CT") PEAKI  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * * Aston University is to help one of the world's largest cassava processers develop a sustainable way to dry its crops * The University has entered a knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) with the Tropical Starch Company * Current dryers use electricity or fossil fuels, are difficult to regulate and expensive to run. * * * Aston University is to help one of the world's largest cassava processers devel  more

MIDLAND, Texas, Feb. 22 -- Bechtel issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, procurement, construction, and project management, today announced the sustained pilot operations of its proprietary Low Energy Ejector Desalination System (LEEDS) - a long-awaited economic solution that creates a valuable new supply of water for customers and communities, which in turn reduces stress on limited freshwater resources. LEEDS is an efficient, cost-effect  more

CARDIFF, Wales, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- Cardiff University issued the following news: * * * A single-step water treatment process, which has the potential to significantly reduce and perhaps one day replace the chlorine in tap water, has won a prestigious challenge award at the World Water Tech Innovation Summit. * * * Developed by Cardiff University researchers, in partnership with water filtration specialists Origin Aqua, the FreeOxTM technology reduces chlorine use by up to 80%, while oxidisi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Feb. 21 , 2024: * * * What China, Germany, and Texas Tell Us about Capacity Adequacy By Cy McGeady The Power Line is a newsletter series that reviews key stories in the electric power sector--ranging from grid reliability, transmission issues, and emergent technology and business models. The Power Line will highlight the connections and relevance between the sector's technical, local,  more

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, Feb. 22 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: FRAMINGHAM, MA and KAHULUI, HI -- Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, today announced its award from Hawaiian Electric Company for the proposed 'Ukiu Energy 40-megawatt (MW) renewable energy site in Maui. This innovative facility will add   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: Solar photovoltaic (PV) is now the lowest-cost source of electricity in most places around the world. But cheap solar threatens to become too much of a good thing. According to Too Much Sun? Heavy Focus on Solar Might Create Volatile US Electricity Markets, allowing solar to become the dominant source of energy without adequate storage capacity might fuel greater volatility in US electricity wholesale markets--and pot  more

BUFFALO, New York, Feb. 22 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: The University at Buffalo's Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics (CMI) has awarded eight manufacturing projects a total of $400,000 to support the development of new materials technologies during the 2023-24 fiscal year. CMI is one of 14 Centers of Excellence statewide funded by Empire State Development's Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR). The  more