MERRILLVILLE, Indiana, March 13 -- Northern Indiana Public Service Co., a subsidiary of NiSource, issued the following news on March 11, 2024: Today, NIPSCO released its 2023 Corporate Citizenship Report, highlighting a successful year of employee giving and volunteerism across northern Indiana. The report, available at NIPSCO.com/GivesBack, highlights how NIPSCO and the NiSource Charitable Foundation donated over $2.4 million to more than 250 non-profit organizations. In addition, NIPSCO emplo  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 13 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: Power plant employees at Marshall Station, Mayo Station, Roxboro Station, Allen Station, Belews Creek Station and Cliffside Station awarded nearly $60,000 in Duke Energy Foundation grants and matching donations to nearly a dozen charitable organizations in the communities where they live and work. "Giving back to our communities is a part of everything we do," said Paul Fisk, vice president of Carolinas Gener  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The American Clean Power Association has issued a public comment to the U.S. Department of the Interior. The comment was written and posted on Feb. 20, 2024. The comment was signed by Anne Reynolds, Vice President, Offshore Wind. The comment was on Docket No. BOEM-2023-0061. * * * To: Douglas Boren, Pacific Regional Director Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Pacific Regional Office 760 Paseo Camarillo, Suite 102 Camarillo, CA 93010 RE: [Docket No. BOEM-2023-0061]  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 12 -- AMBRI INC., Marlborough, Massachusetts has been assigned a patent (No. US 11929466 B2, initially filed May 11, 2023) developed by eleven inventors David J. Bradwell, Arlington, Massachusetts; David A. H. McCleary, Boston, Massachusetts; Gregory A. Thompson, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Allan Blanchard, Brighton, Massachusetts; Jeffrey B. Miller, Brookline, Massachusetts; Ronald Teel, Georgetown, Massachusetts; William B. Langhauser, Boston, Massachusetts; Alexander  more

TOOWOOMBA, Australia, March 13 -- Emerson Electric, a technology and engineering company that provides solutions for customers in industrial, commercial and residential markets, issued the following news release: H2 Hauler, an Australian-based company that designs, manufactures and certifies storage and distribution equipment for compressed hydrogen, has selected global technology and software leader Emerson (NYSE: EMR) as its technology partner to provide a consolidated and integrated hydrogen  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 12 -- RAYTHEON COMPANY, Tewksbury, Massachusetts has been assigned a patent (No. US 11929619 B2, initially filed Jan. 3, 2022) developed by Stephen B. Kuznetsov, Marlboro, Massachusetts, for "Energy storage power source using self-excitation of a wound-rotor induction machine (WRIM) to charge and discharge energy storage elements (ESEs)."  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a rule (40 CFR Part 60), published in the Federal Register on March 8, 2024, entitled "Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review." The rule was issued by Administrator Michael S. Regan. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing multiple actions to reduce  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on March 7, 2024, entitled "Information Request on Financing Support for Critical Minerals Projects." The notice was issued by Scott Condren, Vice President, Policy Analysis Division, Office of Policy Analysis and International Relations. COMMENT DEADLINE: May 6, 2024 * * * SUMMARY: To assist the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) in supporting critical minerals tran  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule (14 CFR Part 33), published in the Federal Register on March 7, 2024, entitled "Special Conditions: BETA Technologies Inc. Model H500A Electric Engines." The proposed rule was issued by Patrick R. Mullen, Manager, Technical Policy Branch, Policy and Standards Division, Aircraft Certification Service. COMMENT DEADLINE: April 8, 2024 * * * SUMMARY: This action proposes spec  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on March 7, 2024, entitled "Increasing Market and Planning Efficiency Through Improved Software; Technical Conference: Increasing Real-Time and Day-Ahead Market and Planning Efficiency Through Improved Software." The notice was issued by Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. * * * Take notice that Commission staff will convene a technical conference on July 9, 10, and 11,   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a rule (18 CFR Part 157), published in the Federal Register on March 8, 2024, entitled "Natural Gas Pipelines; Project Cost and Annual Limits." The rule was issued by Terry L. Turpin, Director, Office of Energy Projects. * * * SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authority delegated by the Commission's regulations, the Director of the Office of Energy Projects (OEP) computes and publishes the project cost and annual limits for n  more

WARSAW, Poland, March 13 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Greenberg Traurig supported Axpo Polska in connection with the negotiations and signing of a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the offtake of energy from six wind farms in Poland with DIF Capital Partners. Under the partnership with DIF Capital Partners, a Netherlands-based infrastructure fund manager, Axpo Polska will offtake energy from all DIF Capital Partners wind farms in Polan  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-402) on the Energy Emergency Leadership Act (H.R. 3277), which aims to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act with respect to functions assigned to assistant secretaries. The report was advanced by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, on Feb. 29, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 3277, Energy Emergency Leadership Act, was introduced by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) with   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 12 -- QUIDNET ENERGY INC., Houston, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 11927085 B2, initially filed Sept. 21, 2021) developed by Howard K. Schmidt, Cypress, Texas, and Aaron H. Mandell, Framingham, Massachusetts, for "Hydraulic geofracture energy storage system with desalination."  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Lasso Loop Recycling LLC, San Mateo, California, has issued a public comment to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The comment was written on Feb. 9, 2024, and posted on Feb. 18, 2024. The comment was signed by Aldous Hicks, CEO. The comment was on Docket No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2023-0451. * * * EPA Waste Reduction Model (WARM) Version 16 II. General Information A. What is the purpose of this request for public comment? Lasso A. What is the purpose of Lasso's respon  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The North American Renderers Association, Alexandria, Virginia, has issued a public comment to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The comment was written on Feb. 8, 2024, and posted on Feb. 15, 2024. The comment was signed by Kent Swisher, President and CEO. The comment was on Docket No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2023-0415. * * * To: Carolyn Hoskinson Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery Office of Land and Emergency Management (5306T) U.S. Environmental   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Offshore Operators Committee, Kenner, Louisiana, and National Ocean Industries Association have issued a public comment to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The comment was written on Feb. 22, 2024, and posted on March 4, 2024. The comment was signed by Steve Hamm, Associate Director, Offshore Operators Committee; and Erik Milito, President, National Ocean Industries Association. The comment was on Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0434. * * * To: Mr. Shaun Ragna  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Offshore Wind Coalition has issued a public comment to the U.S. Department of the Interior. The comment was written on Feb. 20, 2024, and posted on Feb. 22, 2024. The comment was on Docket No. BOEM-2023-0061-0001. * * * To: Douglas Boren, Pacific Regional Director Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Pacific Regional Office Mail Stop CM 102 760 Paseo Camarillo, Suite 102 Camarillo, CA 93010 Re: Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Stat  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Panasonic Corporation of North America 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 Jeffrey Werner, Vice President, Corporate and Government Affairs. The comment was on Docket No. IRS-2023-0063. * * * Comments to Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury RE: Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Docket ID  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Quidnet Energy, Houston, Texas, has issued a public comment to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The comment was written on Feb. 7, 2024, and posted on Feb. 13, 2024. The comment was signed by Joe Zhou, CEO. 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 5203, Ben Franklin Station Washington, D.C. 20044 Submitted via www.regulations.gov Re: REG-107423-23; IRS Guidance on Sect  more

SANTA MONICA, California, March 13 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on March 11, 2024: * * * Vital Yet Vulnerable: Undersea Infrastructure Needs Better Protection By Henri van Soest and Harper Fine On Monday, March 4, the Seacom, TGN-Gulf, Asia-Africa-Europe 1, and Europe India Gateway submarine cables in the Red Sea were cut, affecting 25 percent of data traffic flowing between Asia and Europe. The incident is currently under investigation, as officials try to determine if i  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- REC Silicon Inc., Moses Lake, Washington, 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 Chuck Sutton, Vice President Global Sales and Marketing. The comment was on Docket No. IRS-2023-0063-0001. * * * To: United States Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20220 * Internal Revenue Service 1111 Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- RedoxBlox Inc., San Diego, California, has issued a public comment to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The comment was written on Feb. 13, 2024, and posted on Feb. 21, 2024. The comment was signed by Scott McNally, Vice President of Business Development. 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   more

ATHENS, Greece, March 13 -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that it has advised Phoebe Energy S.M.S.A., a subsidiary of PPC Renewables, on a Euros 294.40 million financing for the construction and operation of a 550 MWp solar PV project in Western Macedonia. The project aims to generate 1 TWh of electricity annually, powering 200,000 homes. PPC Renewables, a wholly owned subsidiary of Public Power Corporati  more

ROCHESTER, New York, March 13 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: Rochester Institute of Technology received $1.25 million in funding from the recent appropriations bill to expand its Battery Prototyping Center. The funding will be part of national directions to strengthen the battery ecosystem in the U.S. The market for battery technologies continues to grow at an unprecedented rate, with global demand expected to increase five-fold by 2030. Funding for the  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rondo Energy Inc., Alameda, 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 John O'Donnell, CEO. 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 * The Honorable Secretary Janet Yellen U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Solid Power Inc., Louisville, 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 Kevin Paprzycki, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. 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 Solid Power, Inc. Comments to Proposed Regul  more

SHERBORN, Massachusetts, March 13 -- Trustees of Reservations issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: The Trustees of Reservations announced today it has acquired Millborn Farm, a beautiful 195-acre property with frontage on the Charles River that is situated in the towns of Sherborn and Millis in the heart of the Charles River Valley. The Trustees recently finalized the purchase of the property and will continue fundraising to support reservation activation costs and an endowment  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Wiyot Tribe Natural Resources Department, Loleta, California, has issued a public comment to the U.S. Department of the Interior. The comment was written on Feb. 14, 2024, and posted on Feb. 22, 2024. The comment was signed by Adam Canter, Natural Resources Director. The comment was on Docket No. BOEM-2023-0061. * * * To: Environmental Analysis Section Manager Office of Environment Pacific Regional Office Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) 760 Paseo Cama  more