CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 12 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Duke Energy will post its first-quarter 2024 financial results at 7 a.m. ET on Tuesday, May 7 on the company's website at duke-energy.com/investors. An earnings conference call for analysts is scheduled at 10 a.m. ET that day to discuss the first-quarter 2024 results and other business and financial updates. The conference call will be hosted by Lynn Good, chair and chief executive officer,  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 12 (TNSres) -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: * * * Virtual power plants can provide opportunities for Californians to deliver power back into the grid * * * A new study from Brattle Group evaluates the potential of five different consumer technologies that could improve California's electricity grid. Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) are systems of distributed energy resources (DERs)--such as solar panels, smart thermosta  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The American Chemistry Council with collaborators has issued a public comment to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The 17-page comment was written on April 10, 2024, and posted on April 12, 2024. The comment was on Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0401. Here are excerpts: * * * Comments on the Proposed Rule Entitled "Clarifying the Scope of "Applicable Requirements" Under State Operating Permit Programs and the Federal Operating Permit Program Submitted by: Americ  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Des Moines, Iowa, has issued a public comment to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The 16-page comment was written on April 10, 2024, and posted on April 12, 2024. The comment was signed by Jennifer McIvor, SVP, Chief Environment and Sustainability Officer. The comment was on Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0401. Here are excerpts: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center EPA Docket ID No.: EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0401   more

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, April 13 (TNSres) -- Dalhousie University issued the following news release: A new study by Dalhousie University researchers suggests that frailty in older adults may increase the risk of developing metabolic diseases, but that interventions that modify metabolism can reduce the degree of frailty even late in life. Dr. Susan Howlett, who helped develop a frailty index used widely in animal research, reviewed scientific literature on frailty and metabolism, finding a clear  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 12 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Duke Energy will post its first-quarter 2024 financial results at 7 a.m. ET on Tuesday, May 7 on the company's website at duke-energy.com/investors. An earnings conference call for analysts is scheduled at 10 a.m. ET that day to discuss the first-quarter 2024 results and other business and financial updates. The conference call will be hosted by Lynn Good, chair and chief executive officer,  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Edison Electric Institute has issued a public comment to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The comment was written on April 10, 2024, and posted on April 12, 2024. The comment was signed by M. Alex Bond, Executive Director, Clean Energy and Environment. The comment was on Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0401. * * * To: Matthew Spangler Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D  more

SPRING, Texas, April 13 -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release: ExxonMobil has made a final investment decision for the Whiptail development offshore Guyana, after receiving the required government and regulatory approvals. Whiptail, the sixth project on the Stabroek block, is expected to add approximately 250,000 barrels of daily capacity by the end of 2027. * Whiptail project receives government approvals; production targeted to begin i  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Office of Trade Representative received the following public communication dated April 4, 2024: * * * To: Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) Request for Comments on Promoting Supply Chain Resilience Submitted Via: https://www.regulations.gov Docket #: USTR-2024-0002 * * * From: Blue Star NBR, LLC 707 Lyles Lane Alexandria VA 22314 Scott Maier - Chief Executive Officer (Cell) 314-341-5291 Scott.Maier@BlueStarNBR.com Blue Star NBR  more

CALLAGHAN, Australia, April 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news: Recognised as a world leader in hydrogen ammonia safety, Laureate Professor Behdad Moghtaderi and his team at the Centre for Innovative Energy Technologies will partner with Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) on a project to help quantify and mitigate risk from large-scale hydrogen ammonia storage in Singapore. The project is part of the Low-Carbon Energy Research (LC  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 12 [Category: Chemicals] -- The American Chemistry Council issued the following news release: MACROECONOMY & END-USE MARKETS The number of new jobless claims fell by 11,000 to 211,000 during the week ending April 6. Continuing claims increased by 28,000 to 1.817 million, and the insured unemployment rate for the week ending March 30 was unchanged at 1.2%. Headline consumer prices rose 0.4% in March, following a similar gain in February. Higher prices for shelter (i  more