FRANKFORT, Kentucky, June 14 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2023-00413): * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. For An Adjustment To Rider NM Rates And For Tariff Approval ORDER On May 14, 2024, Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. (Duke Kentucky) filed a petition, pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001, Section 13, and KRS 61.878, requesting that the Commission grant confidential treatment for indefinite period for its response   more

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, June 19 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Framingham, MA and Frederick, MD -- Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, today announced the newly completed U.S. Army's advanced renewable energy system at U.S. Army Installation Fort Detrick in Maryland. This event marks the culmination o  more

ITHACA, New York, June 18 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Entropy is a hot mess. Randomness and disorder are not exactly virtues in science. Yet it turns out, a sloppy jumble of differently sized atoms can do a better job stabilizing certain nanocrystals than a tidy arrangement of such elements. These so-called high-entropy materials are now being eagerly studied because they could revolutionize a broad range of applications, from energy storage and conversion to ultra-high te  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 19 -- Commonwealth Edison, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Solar energy is shining brighter than ever in northern Illinois as ComEd today announced that it has interconnected more than 1 gigawatt of distributed energy resource (DER) capacity to the ComEd grid, including 57,780 residential rooftop solar systems. The more than 59,000 DER on the ComEd smart grid include 1,582 commercial systems, 118 community solar farms, 23 indus  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 18 -- CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 12015132 B2, initially filed Aug. 6, 2020) developed by seven inventors Umakanth Sakaray, Dunlap, Illinois; Nirag Sheth, Peoria, Illinois; Neil A. Terry, Edelstein, Illinois; Adam C. Grove, Washington, Illinois; John M. Tanner, Dunlap, Illinois; Jeremy Byrd, West Lafayette, Indiana; and Gregory S. Hasler, Pekin, Illinois, for "Cooling system and method for energy storage."  more

SANTA CLARA, California, June 19 -- NVIDIA, a designer of graphics processing units for the gaming, cryptocurrency and professional markets, issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) and NVIDIA today announced NVIDIA AI Computing by HPE, a portfolio of co-developed AI solutions and joint go-to-market integrations that enable enterprises to accelerate adoption of generative AI. Among the portfolio's key offerings is HPE Private Cloud AI, a first-  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 19 -- The Museum of Science, Boston, issued the following news release: How will we travel, eat, work, and play in a carbon-neutral world? Innovation: Earth, opening July 17 at the Museum of Science, guides visitors on a journey to find out, offering a window into a more sustainable future. The new exhibit is part of the Museum's Year of the Earthshot, a yearlong exploration of climate action and sustainable solutions, bringing a choose-your-own-adventure interactivi  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release: * Market sees an 84% increase compared to Q1 2023 * 2024-2028 forecast for new cumulative grid-scale additions grows to 62 GW HOUSTON/The U.S. energy storage market set a first-quarter record for capacity installed in Q1 2024, with 1,265 megawatts (MW) deployed across all segments. This marks the highest storage capacity ever installed in a first quarter in the U.S., representing   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 [Category: Environment] -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $33.5 million in conservation grants from the Longleaf Landscape Stewardship Fund (LLSF) to restore, enhance and protect longleaf pine forests in eight southern states. This year's grant slate is the largest in the program's history, building on a recent trend of increased funding for longleaf pine restoratio  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, June 18 (TNSres) -- Oregon State University issued the following news: Story By: Steve Lundeberg An Oregon State University College of Engineering researcher has helped develop a new artificial intelligence chip that could improve energy efficiency six times over the current industry standard. As the use of artificial intelligence soars, so does the amount of energy it requires. Projections show artificial intelligence accounting for half a percent of global energy consumpt  more

HARLINGEN, Texas, June 18 -- Texas State Technical College issued the following news: Representatives from Clean Energy Services visited with some students and graduates of Texas State Technical College's Electrical Lineworker and Management Technology program during a recent employer spotlight at TSTC's Harlingen location. Clean Energy Services is a Texas-based independent service provider for the wind energy, solar energy, and battery energy storage industries. Alicia Boyd, Guadalupe Gonzal  more

CORAL GABLES, Florida, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Professor Chao Luo will study an innovative design concept for energy storage batteries, underscoring the University of Miami's commitment to clean energy innovation. * * * By Lorena Taboas While lithium-ion batteries power our cell phones and computers, researchers have long searched for new battery chemistries that offer increased energy and longer lifespans. Creati  more

LA JOLLA, California, June 19 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news on June 17, 2024: Story by: Katherine Connor and Amanda Rubalcava U.S. News & World Report has unveiled its 2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings in Engineering and in Pharmacy, spotlighting the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences as among the top in the nation. U.S. News ranked UC San Diego's Jacobs School of Engineering 11th   more