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TNS Tipoffs - Energy Systems Newsletter for Sunday May 26, 2024 ( 12 items )  

Auburn: Doctoral Student in Civil and Environmental Engineering Earns DOE Research Award
AUBURN, Alabama, May 25 (TNSres) -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: Nora Lopez Rivera, doctoral student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was honored with a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) award. The award allows Lopez Rivera to work for a year in a national DOE laboratory further to expand her research and network with other scientists. Rivera said she will research at the Pacific Northwest Natio  more

ComEd Completes One of Nation's First Neighborhood Scale Community Microgrids in Bronzeville on Chicago's South Side
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 25 -- Commonwealth Edison, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: ComEd today joined leaders from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the City of Chicago and the community of Bronzeville to mark the completion of the Bronzeville Community Microgrid (BCM) - one of the nation's first neighborhood scale community microgrids. The new technology was ceremonially switched on at the Chicago Housing Authority's (CHA's) Dearborn Homes property,  more

EPA Releases Public Communication From American Gas Association
WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated May 16, 2024: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center Air and Radiation Docket Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: American Gas Association Comments on Supplemental Proposed Rule Addressing Federal "Good Neighbor" Interstate Transport Obligations for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0402 The Am  more

EPA Releases Public Communication From Berkshire Hathaway Energy
WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated May 16, 2024. Here is the cover letter: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center Attn: EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0402 Re: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0402 - "Supplemental Air Plan Actions: Interstate Transport of Air Pollution for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards and Supplemental Federal 'Good Neighbor Plan' Requirements for the  more

EPA Releases Public Communication From Salt River Project
WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated May 16, 2024. Here is the cover letter: * * * Salt River Project Kara M. Montalvo, QEP Director, Environmental Services PO Box 52025 | Mail Stop PAB359 Phoenix, Arizona 85072-2025 602-236-5256 | Kara.Montalvo@srpnet.com PUBLIC VERSION - DOES NOT CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO 40 C.F.R. PART 2 * * * To: Mr. Thomas Uher, Air Quality P  more

ESG Shipping Awards: Gold Recognition for AIDA Cruises for Innovative Lithium-Ion Battery Energy Storage System
MIAMI, Florida, May 25 -- AIDA Cruises, a part of Carnival, issued the following news release: AIDA Cruises, the leader in the German cruise industry, was honored with the prestigious ESG Shipping Award International 2024 last Monday, May 20, in Athens/Greece. In the "Technology Leader" category, the company received a Gold recognition for the installation of the largest battery energy storage system (BESS) in passenger shipping with a capacity of 10 megawatt hours on board AIDAprima. The ESG   more

Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Releases Public Communication From American Clean Power Association
WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated May 20, 2024: * * * To: Ms. Renee Bigner Office of Leasing and Plans Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard New Orleans, LA 70123 Re: Gulf of Mexico Proposed Sale Notice The American Clean Power Association (ACP)1 appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's proposed sale notice (PSN)   more

Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Releases Public Communication From Northeast Clean Energy Council
WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated May 6, 2024: * * * To: Heather Schultz, NEPA Coordinator Environment Branch for Renewable Energy, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 45600 Woodland Road, VAM-OREP Sterling, Virginia 20166 RE: Vineyard Northeast EIS, Docket No. BOEM-2024-0009 Dear Coordinator Schultz: The Northeast Clean Energy Council ("NECEC") writes to express our support for   more

NRC Issues Environmental Assessment, Finding of No Significant Impact for Haddam Neck Plant in East Hampton, Conn.
WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on May 28, 2024, entitled "Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company; Haddam Neck Plant; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact." 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 Commission (NR  more

NRC Issues Exemption for Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Units 1, 2 in Lusby, Md.
WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on May 28, 2024, entitled "Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, 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 Re  more

NRC Issues Notice on License Amendment Involving Prairie Island Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation in Welch, Minn.
WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on May 28, 2024, entitled "Northern States Power Company; Prairie Island Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; License Amendment Application." 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 Commission (NRC  more

U.S. Coast Guard Releases Public Communication From American Clean Power Association
WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard has released the following public communication on May 17, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * RDML Wayne Arguin and Mr. Michael Emerson 1790 Ash St SE Washington, DC 20032 * * * RE: Shipping Safety Fairways Along the Atlantic Coast The American Clean Power Association (ACP)1 appreciates the opportunity to comment on the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), Shipping Safety Fairways Along the Atlantic Coast, issued by   more