REGINA, Saskatchewan, June 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Regina issued the following backgrounder on June 19, 2024: * * * Federal Funding Boosts U of R Research Also announced today were Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Discovery Grants, Discovery Development Grants, and Research Tools and Instruments Grants. The following University of Regina researchers received awards as part of the federal government funding announcement: Natural Sciences and Engineering Resea  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, June 22 -- Binghamton University issued the following news on June 21, 2024: By Chris Kocher In today's rapidly changing business environment, companies must utilize the latest advances in technology to succeed. Keeping up with these developments, though, can be costly. That's where the Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence (SPIR) can lend a hand. Since 1994, New York state has helped fund partnerships at four State University of New York (SUNY) engineering pro  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, June 22 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: Dartmouth has purchased four properties on West Wheelock Street with the plan to substantially increase undergraduate housing on and within walking distance of campus--part of President Sian Leah Beilock's pledge to add 1,000 new beds for students, faculty, and staff over the next decade. "Creating more walkable, on-campus housing for students is a top priority and will contribute to the well-being of our undergrad  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register for June 24, 2024, entitled "Intent and Request for Information Regarding Computational Tools to Support Class VI Permitting." The notice was issued by Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer. COMMENT DEADLINE: July 24, 2024 * * * SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM), Department of Energy (DOE or Department), on behalf of the National Energy Te  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 22 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advised the underwriters on the sale of $2 billion stated amount of equity units of NextEra Energy, Inc. ("NEE"). Each equity unit consists of a contract to purchase NEE common stock in the future, and a 5 percent undivided beneficial ownership interest in a NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. ("NEE Capital") debenture due June 1, 2029. The debentures are guaranteed by NEE Capital's  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, June 22 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: By Ryan Yarosh Binghamton University Distinguished Professor and Nobel Prize Laureate M. Stanley Whittingham has been named a Knight Bachelor "for his services to research in chemistry." The honor entitles him to be known as Sir Stanley, or Sir Stanley Whittingham, and was announced as part of King Charles III's official birthday honours list. In his 30-plus-year career, Whittingham has been a pioneer in the de  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register for June 24, 2024, entitled "Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3; Subsequent License Renewal Application." The notice was issued by Lauren Gibson, Chief, License Renewal Project Branch, Division of New and Renewed Licenses, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. * * * SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering   more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release on June 21, 2024: Today, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) announced it was named to The Washington Post's 2024 Top Workplaces list for the second year in a row. The highly selective award is based on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by Energage LLC, an employee engagement technology partner. The survey measures an organization's leadership and workp  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The Senate on June 13, 2024, published four executive communications from the Executive Branch: * * * EC-5002. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), transmitting, pursuant to law, a semiannual report entitled, "Acceptance of Contributions for Defense Programs, Projects, and Activities; Defense Cooperation Account" and a semiannual listing of personal property contributed by coalition partners; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-5003. A c  more

NEW YORK, June 21 -- The Rockefeller Foundation issued the following news release: As a new report made clear last week, the world must take urgent, coordinated action to achieve universal access to electricity--or 660 million people, the majority of them in emerging and developing countries, will still live without electricity at the end of this decade. That outcome would be profoundly unjust, as energy access is the single most powerful driver of a person's livelihood and of a broader communi  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 22 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft is pleased to welcome Teresa (Terry) Morton Nyhart and Jeffrey Peabody as partners in the firm's Indianapolis office. Nyhart and Peabody join Taft's firmwide Energy group and bring significant additional experience representing energy and utility companies before state regulatory agencies. They are part of the ongoing growth of Taft's Energy group. In October 2023, the firm announced Mark Alson and Kay Pashos a  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: By Andre Salles A new era of science is ready to begin. On June 17, 2024, the Advanced Photon Source at National Laboratory delivered a landmark set of X-ray light beams as part of a comprehensive and complex upgrade. The Advanced Photon Source--which is located at Argonne, a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory affiliated with the University of Chicago--has been a leading destination for X-ra  more

NEW YORK, June 22 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Energean plc, a FTSE 250 premium-listed energy company, on its strategic divestment of its Egypt, Italy and Croatia exploration and production assets to an entity controlled by Carlyle International Energy Partners (Carlyle) for an enterprise value of up to US$945 million. The sale enables Energean to rationalise its portfolio and focus on its gas-weighted developmen  more