WESTVILLE, Indiana, May 3 -- Purdue University Northwest issued the following news release: Three innovators were awarded investment capital for their startup pitches after earning judges' top picks on April 27 in the 13th annual The PNW Big Sell pitch competition. The PNW Big Sell is hosted by PNW's Office of Commercialization and Research and sponsored by PNW's College of Business, Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) and Centier Bank. Jonathan Rose earned first place and $10,00  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 3 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: Duke Energy Ohio and Kentucky are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Climate Resiliency Grants from the Duke Energy Foundation. A total of $105,000 has been awarded to various organizations in southwest Ohio and northern Kentucky - the culmination of a competitive award process - to support initiatives ranging from water quality and habitat restoration to species conservation and nature-based outdoor   more

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, May 3 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: Duke Energy Progress is seeking to reduce customer bills to account for the cost of fuel used to generate electricity for South Carolina homes and businesses. If approved by the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSCSC), the average monthly residential bill would decrease by 4.1% beginning Aug. 1. The total monthly impact of these rate changes for a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 2 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following weekly summary of orders in the electric industry division docket: * * * DOCKET NO. 20240012-EG DATE FILED: 04/30/2024 ORDER NO. AND DESCRIPTION: PSC-2024-0138-PCO-EG Order PSC-2024-0138-PCO-EG granting intervention for Walmart; parties shall furnish copies of all testimony, exhs, pleadings, and other documents filed in this proceeding to Spilman Law Firm/Eaton and Lee. DOCKET TITLE: Commission review  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 3 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Crystal Window & Door Systems, a leading manufacturer of replacement and new construction windows will locate a manufacturing center in Johnston County, creating 501 jobs, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will invest $83.6 million in Selma. "More great manufacturing jobs are coming to Johnston County and North Carolina, the number one state for business in the   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 3 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Green New Energy Materials, Inc., an experienced manufacturer of a key component used in lithium-ion batteries will establish its first manufacturing operation in the United States in Lincoln County, creating 545 jobs, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will invest $140 million in the community of Denver, North Carolina. "North Carolina's momentum in clean energy  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Nick Smalley as the agency's new senior resident inspector at the Oconee Nuclear Station located in Seneca, South Carolina. He joins Resident Inspector Evan Robinson at the Oconee plant, operated by Duke Energy. Smalley joined the NRC in 2020 as a project engineer in the Resident Inspector Development Program in the Region II office. He was sel  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, May 3 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: Purdue University has been selected by the Indiana Office of Energy Development (IOED) to research small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) technology and analyze the potential impacts should the technology be deployed in Indiana. This partnership comes following Purdue's selection as the successful respondent to IOED's Request for Proposals for an Indiana-focused SMR study. "The energy transition is on  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release: Partnership spotlights the clean energy industry's commitment to the fast-growing transferable tax credit market New York, NY / DC (May 2, 2024) -- Today, the American Clean Power Association (ACP) announced a new partnership with sustainable finance technology company Crux to make clean energy tax credit transfers more accessible to the clean energy industry. Starting today, ACP's 8  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, May 3 (TNSres) -- The American Society for Horticultural Science issued the following news release: In 2018, golf was estimated to contribute significantly to the US economy, generating $84 billion, supporting 2 million jobs, and providing $59 billion in compensation. Given its prominence, golf holds a valuable position within US culture. However, golf's operations, which inherently require expansive land and energy resources, can have environmental implications. Human beha  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Argonne National Laboratory issued a 70-page report in April 2024 entitled "Advanced Research Directions On AI For Energy - Report on Winter 2023 Workshops." Here is an excerpt: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Artificial intelligence (AI) provides a transformational opportunity to rapidly deploy new clean energy, secure critical grid energy assets from threat actors, and reduce capital and operational costs of next-generation energy technologies and the connected systems that embo  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued a 37-page report in April 2024 entitled "The Future of Resource Adequacy - Solutions for clean, reliable, secure, and affordable electricity." Here is an excerpt: Executive Summary A clean, affordable, reliable, secure, and resilient power system is a critical priority for the United States. It is essential to American households and communities, and fundamental to the nation's economy. It is also a key national strategy to address cl  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has released the following public communication dated April 29, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C. Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Pipeline Leak detection and Repair (Proposed Rule - Docket # PHMSA-2024-0005) COMMENTS OF SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS ON THE GAS PIPELI  more

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, May 3 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: Duke Energy Progress is seeking to reduce customer bills to account for the cost of fuel used to generate electricity for South Carolina homes and businesses. If approved by the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSCSC), the average monthly residential bill would decrease by 4.1% beginning Aug. 1. The total monthly impact of these rate changes for a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, the U.S. Department of Defense, General Services Administration and NASA have issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on May 3, 2024, entitled "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Certain Semiconductor Products and Services." The notice was issued by William F. Clark, Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy. COMMENT DEADLINE: July  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 3 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The former EECS professor and RLE affiliate helped to develop a machine that read text out loud and won an Emmy for work on subtly speeding up film and audio without a noticeable loss of pitch. * * * By Jane Halpern, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Francis Fan Lee '50, SM '51, PhD '66, a former professor of MIT's Department of Electrical Engineerin  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Capital Impact Partners, an organization that says it provides credit and financial services to underserved markets and populations, issued the following news release: More than $700,000 in grants have been awarded to 22 food businesses and nonprofits to help them grow while expanding access to healthy food for disinvested communities in the Washington metro area. These include communities experiencing food apartheid, adults and students living with low incomes, children an  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The National Agricultural Aviation Association, Alexandria, Virginia, has issued a public comment to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The comment was written on April 1, 2024, and posted on May 1, 2024. The comment was signed by Andrew D. Moore, Chief Executive Officer. The comment was on Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0855. * * * To: Office of Pesticide Programs Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), (28221T) 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on May 2, 2024, entitled "In the Matter of GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC and NorthStar Vallecitos, LLC; Vallecitos Nuclear Center; Direct Transfer of Licenses." The notice was issued by William Allen, Project Manager, Reactor Decommissioning Branch, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. * * * SUMM  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on April 30, 2024, entitled "Susquehanna Nuclear, LLC; Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2; Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; Exemption." The notice was issued by Yoira Diaz-Sanabria, Chief, Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch, Division of Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety, and Safeguards. * * * SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Co  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT spinout 247Solar is building high-temperature concentrated solar power systems that use overnight thermal energy storage to provide power and heat. * * * By Zach Winn, MIT News As remarkable as the rise of solar and wind farms has been over the last 20 years, achieving complete decarbonization is going to require a host of complementary technologies. That's because r  more

SALEM, Oregon, May 3 -- The Oregon School Boards Association issued the following news: Federal pandemic funding offered schools a rare one-time infusion of significant money. Milton-Freewater Superintendent Aaron Duff saw it as an opportunity. "How can we make these dollars last 100 years?" he said. Long after the pandemic has faded into the history books, Duff hopes, the district's new brick-and-mortar science, technology, engineering, art and math building will be serving students and rea  more

WICHITA, Kansas, May 3 -- Textron Aviation, a subsidiary of Textron, issued the following news release: Textron Aviation today announced the grand opening of the company's largest parts distribution facility at its headquarters in Wichita, Kansas. With the addition of 180,000 square feet of space, this state-of-the-art facility is now better equipped to serve the company's global customer base with increased parts storage and faster shipping. Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker customers receive fac  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration has issued a rule, published in the Federal Register on May 1, 2024, entitled "Flight Training Security Program." The rule was issued by David P. Pekoske, Administrator. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is finalizing the 2004 interim final rule (IFR) that established the Flight Training Security Program (FTSP) (formerly known as the Alien Fli  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Office of Trade Representative has released the following public communication dated April 22, 2024: * * * To: Juan Millan Acting General Counsel Office of the United States Trade Representative 600 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20508 Re: Request for Comments on Promoting Supply Chain Resilience (USTR-2024-0002): Comments from the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Dear Acting General Counsel Millan: On behalf of the American Alliance for Solar Manuf  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Office of Trade Representative has released the following public communication on April 22, 2024: * * * AAPC Comments on Request for Comments on Promoting Supply Chain Resilience Federal Register Docket No: USTR-2024-0002 The American Automotive Policy Council (AAPC) - representing the common public policy interests of American Automakers Ford Motor Company, General Motors Company and Stellantis - submits the following comments to the Office of the United States  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Office of Trade Representative has released the following public communication dated April 22, 2024: * * * To: Office of the General Counsel Office of the United States Trade Representative 600 17th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20508 Comments in Response to Request for Public Comment on Promoting Supply Chain Resilience [Docket #: USTR--2024--0002] Dear Acting General Counsel Millan: The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) appreciates the opportunity   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Office of Trade Representative has released the following public communication dated April 22, 2024: * * * Arkema Inc. Promoting Supply Chain Resilience - Request for Comments USTR-2024-0002 Arkema Inc. ("Arkema"), a specialty materials manufacturer and part of the global Arkema Group, is pleased to offer its comments to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) regarding its Request for Comments on Promoting Supply Chain Resilience. Arkema, with its uniqu  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Office of Trade Representative has released the following public communication on April 22, 2024: * * * Commenter Name: Beyond Engineering Group Inc., S Corporation Registered in California Beyond Engineering was founded by Dr. Babak Zareiyan--a pioneer in additive construction, also known as "construction 3D printing" and "3D construction printing." The Beyond Engineering team has been operating in the additive manufacturing sector for over a decade. The team   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Office of Trade Representative has released the following public communication dated April 22, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Mr. Victor Ban Special Counsel Office of the United States Trade Representative 600 17th St NW Washington, DC 20508 RE: Comments to Inform Objectives and Strategies to Advance U.S. Supply Chain Resilience Dear Mr. Ban: The National Mining Association (NMA) appreciates the opportunity to submit these comments on the Office of the  more