ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, April 3 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Today, Duke Energy Florida filed for new base rates with the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC). The company stated it would also reduce rates by filing a fuel mid-course adjustment. Additionally, the company requested approval of new cost-effective energy efficiency goals and programs, which will help customers save on energy bills. Base Rates The base rate filing proposes smart investme  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, April 3 -- The University of Maryland issued the following news release: Three University of Maryland undergraduates have been awarded 2024 scholarships by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, which encourages students to pursue advanced study and research careers in the sciences, engineering and mathematics. Double-degree students Yash Anand '25 (physics and mathematics), Malcolm Maas '26 (atmospheric and oceanic science and physics)   more

CANBERRA, Australia, April 3 (TNSres) -- The Australian National University issued the following news release: Australia could soon see megadroughts that last for more than 20 years, according to new modelling from The Australian National University (ANU) and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes. The researchers' bleak findings are before factoring in human impact on the climate since the Industrial Revolution. The ANU-led team also found that 20th century droughts in southwestern  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 2 -- ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11945057 B2, initially filed Jan. 28, 2019) developed by James Frank Ulrich, New London, Wisconsin, for "Bidirectional 3-level converter for use in energy storage system for welding generator."  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Internal Revenue Service has received a public comment letter from the Washington-based Business Council for Sustainable Energy on March 21, 2024: * * * BCSE Comments on Proposed Rule Related to the Section 48 Investment Tax Credit's Definition and Treatment of Biogas Property March 21, 2024 Thank you for the opportunity for the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) to provide its views in response to the request for comments on the proposed rule related t  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, April 3 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Today, Duke Energy Florida filed for new base rates with the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC). The company stated it would also reduce rates by filing a fuel mid-course adjustment. Additionally, the company requested approval of new cost-effective energy efficiency goals and programs, which will help customers save on energy bills. Base Rates The base rate filing proposes smart investme  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 (TNScapv) -- Earthjustice, New York, with collaborators has issued a public comment to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The 104-page comment was written on March 25, 2024, and posted on March 28, 2024. The comment was on Docket No. EPA-HQ-OW-2021-0736. Here are excerpts: * * * To: UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Clean Water Act Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Meat and Poultry Products Point Source Category 89 Fed. Reg. 4474 (J  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 2 -- VOLTA ENERGY, INC., Worcester, Massachusetts has been assigned a patent (No. US 11949139 B2, initially filed Nov. 24, 2021) developed by three inventors Ravindra Datta, Worcester, Massachusetts; Srivatsava V. Puranam, Montreal-Ouest, Canada; and Karan Datta, Harrow, United Kingdom, for "Electrochemical cell and method for carbon capture with energy storage."  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on April 2, 2024, entitled "McCallum Enterprises I, Limited Partnership and Shelton Canal Company; Notice Rejecting Application, Waiving Regulations, and Soliciting Applications." The notice was issued by Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. * * * On March 1, 2024, McCallum Enterprises I, Limited Partnership and Shelton Canal Company (McCallum and Shelton), co-licensees fo  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on April 1, 2024, entitled "Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC; Sabine Pass Liquefaction Stage, V, LLC; Sabine Crossing, LLC; Notice Accepting Application." The notice was issued by Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. * * * Take notice that on February 29, 2024, Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC; Sabine Pass Liquefaction Stage V, LLC (collectively, Sabine Pass); and Sabine Crossin  more

READING, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: FirstEnergy Pennsylvania (FE PA), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) doing business as Met-Ed, Penn Power, Penelec and West Penn Power, will request today a review of its base electric rates by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC). The proposed rate adjustment builds on service reliability enhancements made in recent years by upgrading additional distribution grid equipment, providing ongoing   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 3 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: A fiber optics-powered breakthrough discovery could quickly and accurately identify pipeline leaks, preventing potentially significant environmental damage and saving the oil and gas industry billions of dollars a year. "Oil and gas pipeline leaks have enormous economic and environmental costs. The energy industry spends more than $3 billion each year on leak detection, but costs, labor and accura  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 3 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Study shows neutrons can bind to nanoscale atomic clusters known as quantum dots. The finding may provide insights into material properties and quantum effects. * * * By David L. Chandler, MIT News Neutrons are subatomic particles that have no electric charge, unlike protons and electrons. That means that while the electromagnetic force is responsible for most of the in  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on April 2, 2024, entitled "Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License Involving Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration and Containing Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information." The notice was issued by Carrie Safford, Secretary. COMMENT DEADLINE: May 2, 2024 *   more

MCLEAN, Virginia, April 3 -- The National Science Teaching Association issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Toshiba and the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) announced today the regional winners of the 32nd annual ExploraVision program, the largest K-12 science competition designed to build problem-solving, critical thinking and collaboration skills that are central to the Next Generation Science Standards. This year's regional winners' projects include innovative ide  more

MONCKS CORNER, South Carolina, April 3 -- Santee Cooper, South Carolina's largest power provider and source of electricity, issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Ninety years ago this week, South Carolina Governor Ibra Blackwood inked his signature on the bill passed by the Legislature that established the South Carolina Public Service Authority, known today as Santee Cooper, to bring electricity to rural South Carolina. It also provided jobs and economic opportunity in areas that  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 3 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: * * * Replacement Methane Gas Plant Would Be Polluting, Costly * * * Today, after years of dedicated community advocacy and activism, the Tennessee Valley Authority finalized its plan to retire the 1,700-megawatt Kingston coal plant in Roane County, Tenn. The federal utility issued the final decision to decommission all nine units in 2027. This is the 382nd coal plant to announce a r  more

TAMPA, Florida, April 3 -- Tampa Electric, an Emera company, issued the following news release: For the second time this year, Tampa Electric wants to reduce power bills. In January, the company reduced residential bills by about 11 percent because of a decline in fuel prices and other factors. Today, the company asked the Public Service Commission for a further reduction - this time 5 percent - based on continued low natural gas prices. In total, these reductions could save customers nearly $  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 3 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Nancy Luedke What if we could do more with carbon dioxide (CO2) than lock it safely away in the subsurface? What if this greenhouse gas could instead be used in geothermal energy and power millions of homes worldwide? Touka Elsayed, a master's student in the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University, is winning attention by testing this concept in her r  more

ST. LOUIS PARK, Minnesota, April 2 [Category: Medical] -- Medical Alley posted the following news release: Minneapolis, MN - April 2, 2024 - The Board of Directors for the University Enterprise Labs (UEL), Minnesota's premier life science company incubator and accelerator, today announced the appointment of Brad Larmie as Executive Director. In this role, Mr. Larmie will oversee operations, investment strategy, programs and partnerships for the 150,000 square foot facility. UEL provides esse  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, April 3 -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: A major new grant will support the creation of a world-leading electron microscopy facility at the University of Glasgow. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), part of UKRI, have awarded pound sterling4.9m to the School of Physics & Astronomy to build the new facility. Researchers from the School have long-standing expertise in the study of functional materials, including the magnetic   more