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TNS Tipoffs - Energy and Gov't Newsletter for Wednesday September 04, 2024 ( 6 items )  

AARP Bulletin: Retail Loyalty Programs, Clean Energy Scams, and Where We Are Now with COVID-19
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 [Category: Sociological] -- AARP (formerly American Association of Retired Persons) issued the following news release: The September issue of AARP Bulletin guides readers through the latest science when it comes to long COVID, the best tips to spot and avoid home energy scams, and a bevy of ways to help save money. Highlights from the September issue of the Bulletin: Should You Pay to Save? Retailer loyalty programs are becoming increasingly popular, promising instant sav  more

CSIS Issues Commentary: Battery Bonanza - Lessons From Two States
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Sept. 3, 2024: * * * Battery Bonanza: Lessons from Two States By Cy McGeady and Nitika Nayar A wave of new battery storage is following the surge of renewables in the U.S. electric power sector. Battery storage offers an attractive balancing mechanism for a grid facing surging demand growth, worrisome reliability forecasts, efforts to decarbonize, and upward pressure on elect  more

Federation University Australia: Strengthening Training and Research in Gippsland's Renewable Energy Sector
VICTORIA, Australia, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- Federation University Australia issued the following news release: Federation University Australia is strengthening its capability to support the renewable energy industry in Gippsland with the expansion of its Asia Pacific Renewable Energy Training Centre (APRETC) to Eastern Victoria. It comes as energy experts converge on the region this week for the Gippsland New Energy Conference in Traralgon to explore the latest innovations in renewable industries  more

Ky. PSC Issues Order Involving Ky. Power
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Sept. 4 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00243) on Sept. 3, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Kentucky Power Company For (1) An Order Approving The Terms And Conditions Of The Renewable Energy Purchase Agreement For Solar Energy Resources Between Kentucky Power Company And Bright Mountain Solar, LLC; (2) Authorization To Enter Into The Agreement; (3) Recovery Of Costs Through Tariff P.P.A.; (4) Approv  more

Startups innovating the clean energy transition will showcase their technology at Sept. 12 Energy Tech Venture Forum
HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 3 -- Rice University issued the following news release: The Energy Tech Venture Forum (ETVF), hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, will convene innovators and investors at a Sept. 12 conference to connect ventures with Houston's energy ecosystem. The forum is an anchor event for the inaugural Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week, happening Sept. 9-13. This week is a citywide initiative to bring together and celebrate the momentum in Houston d  more

U-M engineers to partner in new DOE-backed research hub for clean energy storage
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Researchers will advance battery technologies going beyond current lithium ion capabilities Maximizing the benefits of clean energy requires new ways to store it, and University of Michigan engineers will partner in a new research hub created by the U.S Department of Energy, designed to develop and further battery innovations. It is one of two new Energy Innovation Hubs led by national laboratories across th  more