LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following report on Aug. 1, 2024, by Dennis Wamsted entitled "Hydrogen: Not a solution for gas-fired turbines." Here is the executive summary: * * * Electric utilities and project developers have latched on to the "hydrogen-ready" and "hydrogen- capable" tags in describing their plans to build new methane gas-fired (popularly called natural gas-fired) power plants. State regulators and pote  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Aug. 7 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00197) on Aug. 6, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic 2024 Integrated Resource Plan Of Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. ORDER This matter arises upon the motion of Sierra Club, filed July 23, 2024, for full intervention. As a basis for its motion, Sierra Club stated that it has extensive experience evaluating issues raised in Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc (Duke Kentucky's) Integrated Re  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 6 -- GRAPHENIX DEVELOPMENT, INC., Williamsville, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 12057580 B2, initially filed July 26, 2022) developed by six inventors John C. Brewer, Rochester, New York; Kevin Tanzil, Rochester, New York; Paul D. Garman, Pittsford, New York; Robert G. Anstey, Tonawanda, New York; Isaac N. Lund, Salinas, California; and Kyle P. Povlock, Fairport, New York, for "Anodes for lithium-based energy storage devices, and methods for making same."  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 6 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Virginia Tech media relations office has the following experts available for interviews this week surrounding issues in the news. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu. Virginia Tech experts available to discuss headlines in the news Will Kamala Harris's pick of Tim Walz for her running mate matter? Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is expected to introduce Minnesota   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 6 -- An inventor from Woolwich, Maine, Michael McAleenan has been awarded a patent (No. US 12057757 B2, initially filed Jan. 23, 2023) for "Flywheel energy storage system."  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The House on July 30, 2024, published 15 executive communications involving regulations that were published in the Federal Register: * * * EC-4998. A letter from the General Counsel, Office General Counsel, Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Quality Control Standards for Automated Valuation Models (RIN: 2590-AA62) received July 23, 2024, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee   more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following report on Aug. 1, 2024, by Dennis Wamsted entitled "Hydrogen: Not a solution for gas-fired turbines." Here is the executive summary: * * * Electric utilities and project developers have latched on to the "hydrogen-ready" and "hydrogen- capable" tags in describing their plans to build new methane gas-fired (popularly called natural gas-fired) power plants. State regulators and pote  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Aug. 2, 2024, from Arbor Energy and Resources Corp.: * * * To: U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service CC:PA:01:PR (REG-119283-23) Room 5203 P.O. Box 7604 Ben Franklin Station Washington, D.C. 20044 RE: Request for Inclusion of Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Sequestration (BECCS) in "Section 45Y Clean Electricity Production Credit a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication on Aug. 1, 2024, from Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives: * * * To: Aviva Aron-Dine, Acting Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy Department of Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington DC, 20005 Re: REG-119283-23, Section 45Y Clean Electricity Production Credit and Section 48E Clean Electricity Investment Credit * * * Dear Acting Assistant Secre  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Aug. 1, 2024, from Minnesota Power, Duluth: * * * To: Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service CC:PA:01:PR (REG-119283-23) Room 5203 P.O. Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station Washington, D.C. 20044 Re: Section 45Y Clean Electricity Production Credit and Section 48E Clean Electricity Investment Credit (RIN 1545-BR17), 89 Fed. Reg. 47792 (June 3, 202  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Aug. 1, 2024, from the Southern Environmental Law Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service Room 5203 P.O. Box 7604 Ben Franklin Station Washington, D.C. 20044 Re: Comments on the Internal Revenue Service & Department of Treasury, IRS REG119283-23, Section 45Y Clean Electricity Pro  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Aug. 1, 2024, from Tell The Dam Truth and 18 collaborators: * * * Attention: REG-119283-23 CC:PA:01:PR (REG-119283-23) Room 5203 Internal Revenue Service P.O. Box 7604 Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044 RE: Hydropower Provisions in the Section 45Y Clean Electricity Production Credit and Section 48E Clean Electricity Investment Credit Rules * *   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 6 -- SOTERIA BATTERY INNOVATION GROUP, INC., Greenville, South Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12057604 B2, initially filed Nov. 30, 2020) developed by Brian G. Morin, Greenville, South Carolina, for "Lithium energy storage device with internal fuse."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 6 -- CUMMINS INC., Columbus, Indiana has been assigned a patent (No. US 12055595 B2, initially filed May 29, 2020) developed by three inventors Omkar A. Harshe, Columbus, Indiana; Kameshwaran Sasidharan, Indianapolis, Indiana; and John P O'Brien, Columbus, Indiana, for "Method and system for estimating an end of life of a rechargeable energy storage device."  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 7 -- Rainforest Action Network issued the following news release: * * * Banks, and now insurers, drop project plagued with risk from community, cultural and climate issues. * * * RIO GRANDE, TX, August 6, 2024 -- An insurance certificate obtained through a public information act request for Rio Grande LNG no longer lists Chubb as an insurer of the project. The insurance giant dropped the proposed controversial methane gas project after months of organizing fro  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Resources for the Future issued the following report on July 18, 2024 by Dallas Burtraw, Marc Hafstead and Kevin Rennert entitled "Regulatory Options for an Enforceable Cap-and-Invest Program in Maryland". Here is an excerpt: * * * 1. Cap-and-Invest in the Context of Maryland's Emissions Reduction Goals Climate change is the defining environmental problem of our time. Recent assessment reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the US government hav  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 25, 2024, from Armen Kemanian, director of the CARAT project and professor in the Penn State Department of Plant Science: * * * To: Director Bill Hohenstein Office of Energy and Environmental Policy 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 Re: 2024-14126 Request for Information Procedures for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions A  more

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * New study details how large-scale, cost-effective use of high-temperature superconducting wire is another step closer to reality * * * Our energy future may depend on high-temperature superconducting (HTS) wires. This technology's ability to carry electricity without resistance at temperatures higher than those required by traditional superconductors could r  more