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TNS Tipoffs - Energy Systems Newsletter for Saturday June 01, 2024 ( 13 items )  

Ind. Utility Regulatory Commission Issues Weekly Hearing Schedule for June 3-7
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 31 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, June 3, 2024 There are no hearings scheduled for today. * * * Tuesday, June 4, 2024 CAUSE NO.: 46038; ALJ: LOYD; TIME: 6:00 P.M.; COMMISSIONER: HUSTON; ROOM: Ivy Tech Community College, Oakley Auditorium, 8000 South Education Drive, Terre Haute, Indiana 47802 (Public Field Hearing) PETITION OF DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLC PURSUANT TO IND. CODE Sec.Sec  more

N.C. Natural & Cultural Resources Dept.: Duke Endowment Pledges $2.5 Million to Duke Homestead to Preserve Important N.C. History
DURHAM, North Carolina, May 31 -- The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: As part of its 100th year anniversary, The Duke Endowment has approved a $2.5 million grant to the Duke Homestead State Historic Site in Durham, the largest private monetary gift ever given to a state historic site from a single donor. This generous grant will be used to transform the Duke Homestead, preserving and protecting this important piece o  more

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: FERC - High Summer Electricity Demand Driven by Weather, Data Centers
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, May 31 -- Center of the American Experiment, civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies that make Minnesota a freer, more prosperous and better-governed state, issued the following commentary on May 30, 2024: * * * FERC: high summer electricity demand driven by weather, data centers By Sarah Montalbano The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released its 2024 Summer Energy Market and Electric Reliability Assessment last we  more

CSIS Issues Commentary: Beyond Net-Zero - Redefining the U.S.-India Energy Partnership
WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on May 30, 2024: * * * Beyond Net-Zero: Redefining the U.S.-India Energy Partnership By Kartikeya Singh With elections both in the United States and India, the governments of both states are under tremendous pressure to reshore supply chains, ensure job security, and ensure a good quality of life for their citizens. They must deliver on this mandate while also ensuring societies aren't de  more

DNV INTRODUCES FIRST HEALTHCARE CYBERSECURITY CERTIFICATION FOR HOSPITALS
BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, May 31 -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, issued the following news: DNV launched the first cybersecurity certification for hospitals, the Advanced Healthcare Cybersecurity Certification (AHCC). This pioneering certification is available to hospitals worldwide and aims to help hospital IT teams and healthcare professionals identify and address gaps and areas for improvement in cybersecurity sy  more

Lithium-Ion Batteries are Set to Face Competition From Novel Tech for Long-Duration Storage: BloombergNEF Research
LONDON, England, May 31 (TNSres) -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: * * * Study shows that long-duration energy storage technologies are now mature enough to understand costs as deployment gets under way * * * New York/San Francisco -- Long-duration energy storage, or LDES, is rapidly garnering interest worldwide as the day it will out-compete lithium-ion batteries in some markets approaches and as decarbonization plans become more ambiti  more

PolyU Research Projects in Advanced Manufacturing, New Materials and New Energy Receive Funding From RAISe+ Scheme
HONG KONG, May 31 (TNSres) -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: The Innovation and Technology Commission of the HKSAR government yesterday held the Research, Academic and Industry Sectors One-plus (RAISe+) Scheme Signing Ceremony and announced the results of the Scheme's first round of review. Two research projects from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have been awarded RAISe+ funding, showcasing the University's commitment to promoting excelle  more

Salt River Project: Department of the Interior Announces $8.5 Million for Verde Reservoirs Feasibility Study
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 31 (TNSres) -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news on May 30, 2024: The Department of the Interior today announced the approval of $8.5 million for the Verde Reservoirs Sediment Mitigation Project Feasibility Study, which could restore storage loss due to sedimentation in reservoirs that supply water for the Phoenix metropolitan area. Salt River Project (SRP), an electric utility that also provides about half   more

SFPE Announces Program and Speakers for 2024 Annual Conference & Expo to Be Held in Louisville, Kentucky, USA
GAITHERSBURG, Maryland, May 31 -- The Society of Fire Protection Engineers issued the following news release: The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), the world's leading professional society for fire protection and fire safety engineering, announces the opening of registration for the SFPE Annual Conference & Expo. Held at the Louisville Marriott Downtown in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, from October 6-8, the SFPE Conference & Expo is the place where fire protection engineers and fire saf  more

Solar Energy Industries Association: CPUC Continues Anti-Distributed Solar Crusade With Devastating Community Solar Decision
SACRAMENTO, California, May 31 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Today the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted to approve its proposed decision that crushes any chance of a scalable community solar program succeeding in California. Following is a statement from Stephanie Doyle, California State Affairs Director for the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA): "Today the CPUC is doing the bidding of monopoly utilit  more

University of Portsmouth: Research Exchange Hopes to Accelerate Take Up of Hydrogen Energy Technologies
PORTSMOUTH, England, May 31 (TNSres) -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: University of Portsmouth welcomes expert from Australian Government agency responsible for scientific research for 10-week visit. An expert from The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Australia has arrived in Portsmouth to work on a project hoping to accelerate take up of hydrogen energy technologies by exploring the factors shaping societal acceptance of these t  more

UW SER Hosts Technology Showcase at Wyoming Integrated Test Center
LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 31 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming's School of Energy Resources hosted carbon capture, utilization and storage technology and project developers -- with potential carbon capture customers -- at a Technology Showcase at the Wyoming Integrated Test Center in Campbell County Thursday, May 30. (UW Photo) The University of Wyoming's School of Energy Resources (SER) hosted carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) t  more

Weekly Chemistry and Economic Trends (May 31, 2024)
WASHINGTON, May 31 [Category: Chemicals] -- The American Chemistry Council issued the following news release: MACROECONOMY & END-USE MARKETS Running tab of macro indicators: 10 out of 20 The number of new jobless claims rose by 3,000 to 219,000 during the week ending May 25th. Continuing claims increased by 4,000 to 1.79 million, and the insured unemployment rate for the week ending May 18th was unchanged at 1.2%. Several measures of price growth also were revised lower. Growth in consumer s  more