WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: * * * Urges Increased Public Engagement to Help Save the Species * * * The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing protection for one of the nation's most beloved species -- the monarch butterfly -- and is encouraging the public to be part of its recovery. The Service is seeking public input on a proposal to list the species as threatened with species-specific protectio  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Dec. 11 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * * Supports Pinellas County Schools' Future Cities program and enhanced experiences at Enterprise Village and Finance Park * Brings total company donations to more than $4 million * * * ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Thanks to a long-standing collaboration with Duke Energy Florida, the Duke Energy Foundation and Pinellas Education Foundation, thousands of students will experience real-world economic and innova  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 10 -- FASTCAP SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Wakefield, Massachusetts has been assigned a patent (No. US 12165806 B2, initially filed Sept. 18, 2023) developed by seven inventors Fabrizio Martini, Boston, Massachusetts; Riccardo Signorelli, The Woodlands, Texas; John J. Cooley, Boston, Massachusetts; Christopher John Sibbald Deane, Boston, Massachusetts; James Epstein, Sharon, Massachusetts; Padmanaban Sasthan Kuttipillai, Malden, Massachusetts; and Lindsay A. Wilhelmus, Lexing  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 11 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following statement on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its annual Arctic Report Card (https://arctic.noaa.gov/Report-Card/) today. The report release is much anticipated given scientific agencies are already projecting 2024 will be the hottest year on record. Notably, the last 18 years have marked the lowest 18 for annual minimum sea ice extent in   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * Arsenic Threatens Susquehanna River, Endangered Sturgeon, Human Health * * * HARRISBURG, Pa.-- The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice today of its intent to sue Talen Energy Corporation and Brunner Island, LLC, for failing to mitigate toxic pollution risks from a coal ash storage pond in York Haven, Pennsylvania. Today's notice charges that Brunner Island S  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * Strategic Thinking on Electric Transmission in the Age of AI By Cy McGeady Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI)-fueled electric demand growth, combined with industrial reshoring and economy-wide reshoring require the U.S. power sector to grow by upwards of 20 percent in the coming decade. At stake is U.S. leadership in the most strategically vital technologi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 8, 2024, from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: * * * To: U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140 Washington, DC 20590 Re: Docket No. FHWA-2024-0028 * * * The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) appreciates the opportunity to respond to the FHWA's R  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: Today, the California Public Utilities Commission announced it will vote to extend the deadline of the Aliso Canyon proceedings to March 31, 2025. The Aliso Canyon gas storage facility was the site of the largest methane blowout in U.S history nearly a decade ago. Food & Water Watch Southern California Senior Organizer Andrea Vega released the following statement: "Given the growing public pre  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The FutureCoal issued a 34-page report in December 2024 entitled "Roadmap for a Sustainable Coal Value Chain." The report was written by Pail Baruya, Michelle Manook and Samson Bada. Here is the executive summary: The urgent need for a sustainable energy future requires a holistic approach to achieving the targets outlined in the Paris Agreement. However, Paris has fallen short in delivering significant emission reductions, veering the world off course from the net zero  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 11 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP continues to expand in London with the addition of nearly a dozen highly regarded energy and project finance lawyers. Partners Charles Morrison, Dimitri Papaefstratiou, Simon Collier, Harry Brunt, Counsel Joseph Lam, and Consultant Grant Henderson, along with five associates, have joined the firm from Ernst & Young's legal services arm, EY Law. The team focuses on transactions in var  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 10 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: By Camille Norton On October 28, 2024, Innovate Alabama awarded $1 million to Johnson Energy Storage (JES) to fund research in all-solid-state batteries, an alternative to lithium batteries. Founded by former NASA engineer and Tuskegee University alumnus Dr. Lonnie Johnson, JES is among the first companies to receive funding through InvestAL, Innovate Alabama's new venture capital prog  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 11 -- King and Spalding, a law firm, issued the following news release: NEW YORK, December 10, 2024 - King & Spalding has promoted 37 lawyers to partner and five to counsel, the firm announced today. The promotions represent the largest group of partners promoted in the firm's history and span 14 cities (Abu Dhabi, Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Dubai, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Paris, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.). "This talented pool of new  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 11 -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release: New York, December 10, 2024 - Battery prices saw their biggest annual drop since 2017. Lithium-ion battery pack prices dropped 20% from 2023 to a record low of $115 per kilowatt-hour, according to analysis by research provider BloombergNEF (BNEF). Factors driving the decline include cell manufacturing overcapacity, economies of scale, low metal and component prices, adoption of lower-cost lithium-i  more

SUNNYVALE, California, Dec. 11 (TNSres) -- NetApp, a provider of software, systems and services to manage and store data, issued the following news release: * * * Organizations Worldwide Brace for a Year of AI Transformation, Security Challenges, and Sustainability Imperatives * * * SAN JOSE, Calif. - December 10, 2024 - NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP), the intelligent data infrastructure company, today released its second annual Data Complexity Report, which examines how global organizations are navi  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 10 -- GRAPHENIX DEVELOPMENT, INC., Williamsville, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 12166200 B2, initially filed Oct. 27, 2022) developed by four inventors Terrence R. O'Toole, Webster, New York; John C. Brewer, Rochester, New York; Paul D. Garman, Pittsford, New York; and Robert G. Anstey, Tonawanda, New York, for "Patterned anodes for lithium-based energy storage devices."  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 11 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray has advised Nature Infrastructure Capital (NIC), on its joint acquisition, together with Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, of the Netherlands-based solar and storage project development platform of Greencells Group, a global project developer and provider of EPC and O&M services for large-scale solar power plants. The development platform specialises in the acquisition, development, fina  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 10 -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: Southwest Research Institute has announced a groundbreaking joint industry project (JIP) to help spur the growth and innovation of fueling technologies and infrastructure for hydrogen-powered heavy-duty vehicles. SwRI's H2HD REFUEL (Hydrogen Heavy Duty Refueling Equipment and Facilities Utilization Evaluation Laboratory) JIP aims to strengthen the acceptance of hydrogen fuel use by heavy-duty vehicle  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 10 -- FIRE & RISK ALLIANCE, LLC, Rockville, Maryland has been assigned a patent (No. US 12166233 B2, initially filed Feb. 7, 2024) developed by four inventors Noah Lael Ryder, Rockville, Maryland; Brent Allen Turner, III, Rockville, Maryland; Ryan Alexander Hutchens, Rockville, Maryland; and Anthony James Natale, Rockville, Maryland, for "System and method for fire detection and mitigation for energy storage systems."  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The University of Birmingham Centre for Sustainable Cooling issued a 123-page report in July 2024 entitled "Hot Reality: Living in a +50 Degrees C World." The report was written by Tim Fox, Toby Peters and Leyla Sayin. Here are excerpts: * * * Foreword 138th President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. 2023 stands out as a stark reminder of the escalating challenges posed by climate change. With global temperatures reaching unprecedented levels and the frequ  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 10 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A University of Wyoming research group led by Chengyi "Charlie" Zhang, an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management, published back-to-back articles in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, the leading journal for hydrogen research. Dubbed the Construction and Innovation Lab, the group includes graduate and doctoral students, as well a  more