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TNS Tipoffs - Energy Systems Newsletter for Thursday February 29, 2024 ( 15 items )  

Fla. PSC Issues Order Acknowledging Intervention Involving Duke Energy Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 28 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following order acknowledging intervention (Docket No. 20230116-EI; Order No. PSC-2024-0050-PCO-EI) on Feb. 27, 2024: * * * In re: Petition for limited proceeding for recovery of incremental storm restoration costs related to Hurricane Idalia, by Duke Energy Florida, LLC. ORDER ACKNOWLEDGING INTERVENTION BY THE COMMISSION: On February 22, 2024, the Office of Public Counsel filed its Notice of Intervention in   more

ACORE Welcomes Fourth Cohort of Accelerate Member Companies
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The American Council on Renewable Energy issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) announced today that 10 companies have been selected to participate in the fourth cohort of the ACORE Accelerate Membership Program. "ACORE's Accelerate Membership Program is the premier initiative in the United States aimed at creating opportunities for women- and minority-owned firms in the clean energy sector," said Neelam Sakar  more

Ampt LLC Issues Public Comment to Treasury Dept.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Ampt LLC, Fort Collins, Colorado, has issued a public comment to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The comment was written and posted on Feb. 13, 2024. The comment was signed by Levent Gun, CEO. The comment was on Docket No. IRS-2023-0063-0001. * * * To: U.S. Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service CC:PA:01:PR (REG-107423-23) Room 5203 P.O. Box 7604 Ben Franklin Station Washington, D.C. 20044 Re: DC Optimized Inverter System for Commercial Inverters C  more

Antora Energy Issues Public Comment to Treasury Dept.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Antora Energy, Sunnyvale, California, has issued a public comment to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The comment was written and posted on Feb. 13, 2024. The comment was signed by Justin Briggs, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer. The comment was on Docket No. IRS-2023-0063-0001. * * * To: Internal Revenue Service CC:PA:01:PR (REG-107423-23) Room 5203 P.O. Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044 Re: REG-107423-23 | Notice of Proposed Rulemakin  more

BLM: Public Land Use Addressed for Tres Rios, Gunnison Field Office Areas
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "Public Lands Administered by the Tres Rios Field Office in Archuleta, La Plata, Montezuma, Dolores, San Miguel, and Montrose Counties; and by the Gunnison Field Office in Gunnison, Ouray, San Juan, and Hinsdale Counties, CO." The notice was issued by Douglas J. Vilsack, Colorado State Director. COMMENT DEADLINE: April 29, 2024   more

Bourns Introduces BMS Signal Transformer Optimized for Higher Energy Storage Battery Management System Applications
RIVERSIDE, California, Feb. 29 -- Bourns, a manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions, today introduced a new single channel basic insulation transformer with a planar structure optimized for Battery Management System (BMS) applications. Bourns(R) Model SM91801AL is the next 'first to market' BMS signal planar trans  more

Center for Progressive Reform: Restrictions on Renewable Energy Infrastructure Holding Back Local Economies, Just Clean Energy Transition in the U.S.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- The Center for Progressive Reform issued the following news release: Restrictive local ordinances on wind, solar, and battery storage construction could keep hundreds of U.S. counties from participating in the renewable energy transition, according to a new report and interactive map by the Center for Progressive Reform. With roughly a third of these counties already facing high energy burdens and high socioeconomic risk, such as high unemployment and low incomes  more

International Atomic Energy Agency Issues Report Entitled "IAEA Review of Safety Related Aspects of Handling ALPS-Treated Water at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station"
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency issued a 44-page report in January 2024 entitled "IAEA Review of Safety Related Aspects of Handling ALPS-Treated Water at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station: Second Interlaboratory Comparison on the Determination of Radionuclides in ALPS Treated Water." Executive Summary In 2021, the IAEA started its review of safety related aspects of handling ALPS (Advanced Liquid Processing System) treated water at TEPCO's Fukushima   more

International Energy Agency Issues Report Entitled "Electricity 2024: Analysis and Forecast to 2026"
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The International Energy Agency issued a 170-page report in January 2024 entitled "Electricity 2024: Analysis and Forecast to 2026." Executive summary Global electricity demand rose moderately in 2023 but is set to grow faster through 2026 Falling electricity consumption in advanced economies restrained growth in global power demand in 2023. The world's demand for electricity grew by 2.2% in 2023, less than the 2.4% growth observed in 2022. While China, India and numero  more

Ivan Van Der Walt Named Chair of the U.S. Chamber's U.S.-Mexico Economic Council
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: The U.S. Chamber's U.S.-Mexico Economic Council (USMXECO) is pleased to welcome Ivan Van der Walt, Chief Executive Officer of Mexico Pacific, as Chair of the USMXECO and Co-Chair of the U.S.-Mexico CEO Dialogue. He succeeds former Chair Pat Ottensmeyer, a prominent North American rail industry executive who had served as President and CEO of Kansas City Southern from 2015 until the completion of the merger cr  more

New York City Economic Development Corp.: Mayor Adams Unveils Ambitious Plan to Make New York City Leader in 'Green-Collar' Jobs
NEW YORK, Feb. 29 -- The New York City Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) President and CEO Andrew Kimball, and Mayor's Office of Talent and Workforce Development (NYCTalent) Executive Director Abby Jo Sigal today announced the release of the Green Economy Action Plan--a first-of-its-kind plan that lays out a roadmap to growing the city's green economy. The plan in  more

NRC: Exemption to Kewaunee Solutions on Use of Funds From Kewaunee Power Station Decommissioning Trust Fund
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Feb. 22, 2024, entitled "Kewaunee Solutions, Inc; Kewaunee Power Station; Exemption." The notice was issued by Jane Marshall, Director, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. * * * SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued an exemption in response to a request from Kewaunee Solut  more

Orsted Issues Public Comment to Treasury Dept.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Orsted, Fredericia, Denmark, has issued a public comment to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The comment was written on Jan. 22, 2024, and posted on Jan. 23, 2024. The comment was signed by Melissa Peterson, Head of P2X Americas. The comment, on Docket No. IRS-2023-0054-0001, was sent to Lily Batchelder, Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy; and William M. Paul, Principal Deputy Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service. * * * CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG-132569-17) Roo  more

Texas A&M: Pipeline Integrity and Microbial Corrosion Research Earns Best Paper Award
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 26 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Years of previous research are coming back into focus with Dr. Faisal Khan's risk-based pipeline integrity management work. Because of the significance of the work, the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering interim department head's Science Direct published article has recently been honored with the Best Paper Award by KeAi (a subsidiary of Elsevier) Publishing. Or  more

University of Bristol: The Duke of Edinburgh Meets Bristol Academic at Prestigious Gathering of Physics Experts
BRISTOL, England, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: Tom Scott, Professor in Materials at the University of Bristol's School of Physics, was there to greet the Duke to launch the output of the 'Physics Powering the Green Economy' project which he co-authored. This was the IoP's flagship 2023 project which aimed at shaping the debate with the STEM community by highlighting how physics has enabled the green economy of today, and setting out how physi  more