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TNS Tipoffs - Energy Systems Newsletter for Thursday December 05, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Alliant Energy: Wisconsin Energy Companies Announce Plan to Continue Operations at Columbia Energy Center, Commit to Exploring Conversion to Natural Gas
MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 5 -- Alliant Energy issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: * * * This necessary next step furthers reliability, supports customer growth and maintains affordability while continuing to advance co-owners' sustainability goals * * * Today the Columbia Energy Center co-owners - Alliant Energy, Madison Gas and Electric Company (MGE) and Wisconsin Public Service Corp. (WPS) - jointly detailed plans to shift the suspension of coal operations to the end of 2029.  more

Binghamton University: Ateios Systems Secures $350,000 NSF Engines Grant
BINGHAMTON, New York, Dec. 5 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Funding to bring battery electrode production back to upstate * * * Ateios Systems, a leader in battery component manufacturing, has been awarded a $150,000 R&D grant and a $200,000 SuperBoost grant from the NSF Engines: Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine. This funding will support the company's pioneering approach to manufacturing next-generation, high-energy dense, environmentally friendly battery e  more

Brown Rudnick Expands Global Real Estate Practice With Partner Hire in London
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 -- Brown Rudnick, a law firm, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: LONDON, 3 December 2024 - International law firm Brown Rudnick announced today that Angus Ford has joined the firm as head of UK & European Real Estate in London. Ford joins from Eversheds Sutherland, where he led the Logistics practice globally and co-led the Investment Management Services Product Group, bringing with him over 20 years of legal experience in the real estate field. He  more

EPA Releases Public Communication From GTI Energy Methane Emission Measurement and Verification Initiative
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Nov. 21, 2024, from GTI Energy Methane Emission Measurement and Verification Initiative, Des Plaines, Illinois: * * * To: UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C. COMMENTS FOR THE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR EXPANDED USE OF ADVANCED AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR METHANE EMISSIONS QUANTIFICATION IN EPA'S GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING PROGRAM DOCKET ID: EPA-HQ-  more

Europe Off-Track For 2030 Climate Targets, Despite Record Clean Energy Investment, According to BloombergNEF
LONDON, England, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: European governments face an uphill battle if they are to deliver rapidly approaching and legally binding 2030 climate goals, according to New Energy Outlook: Europe, a new report published today by research provider BloombergNEF (BNEF). BNEF's base-case 'Economic Transition Scenario', which describes how the energy sector evolves as a result of cost-based technology change  more

Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis: Bangladesh Power Development Board Can Save US$1.2 Billion Annually Through Key Electricity Sector Reforms
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Key Takeaways: While the Bangladesh Power Development Board's (BPDB's) installed power system capacity soared by 125% between June 2016 and October 2024, its financial troubles brewed due to tepid power demand growth, use of expensive fuels, limited success with renewable energy, and unfavourable economic conditions. During the fiscal year (FY)2019-20 to FY20  more

IRS Releases Public Communication From Exelon
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication on Nov. 25, 2024, from Exelon Corp., Chicago, Illinois: * * * The Honorable Aviva Aron-Dine Acting Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20220 * The Honorable Daniel Werfel Commissioner Internal Revenue Service 1111 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20224 Re: Notice of Propos  more