MERRILLVILLE, Indiana, Aug. 13 -- NiSource, a regulated utility company, issued the following news on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * NiSource declares common stock dividend MERRILLVILLE, Ind. - The board of directors of NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI) today declared a quarterly common stock dividend payment of $0.28 cents per share, payable November 20, 2025, to stockholders of record at the close of business on October 31, 2025. About NiSource NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI) is one of the largest fully-regulated  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Indianapolis, Indiana has been assigned a patent (No. US 12385439 B2, initially filed Dec. 21, 2023) developed by Douglas J. Snyder, Carmel, Indiana, for "Aircraft with thermal energy storage system."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- GRAPHENIX DEVELOPMENT, INC., Williamsville, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 12388067 B2, initially filed April 21, 2022) developed by seven inventors Alexander J. Warren, Lake View, New York; Peter G. Symons, Buffalo, New York; John C. Brewer, Rochester, New York; Kyle P. Povlock, Fairport, New York; Kevin Tanzil, Rochester, New York; Robert G. Anstey, Tonawanda, New York; and Paul D. Garman, Westerville, Ohio, for "Anodes for lithium-based energy st  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- CARL FREUDENBERG KG, Weinheim, Germany has been assigned a patent (No. US 12388130 B2, initially filed Nov. 14, 2019) developed by five inventors Peter Kritzer, Forst, Germany; Marina Nussko, Mannheim, Germany; Ernst Osen, Birkenau, Germany; Armin Striefler, Oehringen, Germany; and Jens Hofmann, Darmstadt, Germany, for "Electrochemical energy storage cell."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- GFM S.P.A., Mapello, Italy has been assigned a patent (No. US 12385470 B2, initially filed Feb. 16, 2021) developed by four inventors Manuel Cortinovis, Albino, Italy; Danilo Vigano', Stezzano, Italy; Francesco Stortiero, Milan, Italy; and Giambattista Castelli, Peia, Italy, for "Energy storage system."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- OFFGRID ENERGY LABS PRIVATE LIMITED, New Delhi, India has been assigned a patent (No. US 12388105 B2, initially filed June 21, 2021) developed by three inventors Brindan Tulachan, Kanpur, India; Aasiya Bano Shaikh, Nashik, India; and Sumanta Chakrabarty, West Bengal, India, for "Eutectic electrolyte for the zinc based rechargeable redox static energy storage devices."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- MERCEDES-BENZ RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT NORTH AMERICA, INC., Sunnyvale, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12388114 B2, initially filed March 28, 2022) developed by three inventors Zhengcheng Zhang, Naperville, Illinois; Quinton James Meisner, Westmont, Illinois; and Tobias Glossmann, Birmingham, Michigan, for "In situ generated solid electrolyte for energy storage."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD., Atsugi, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12388106 B2, initially filed Jan. 17, 2023) developed by four inventors Shunpei Yamazaki, Setagaya, Japan; Teppei Oguni, Atsugi, Japan; Satoshi Seo, Sagamihara, Japan; and Hiroshi Kadoma, Sagamihara, Japan, for "Lithium-ion storage battery and electronic device."  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * New Physical Model Aims to Boost Energy Storage Research Engineers rely on computational tools to develop new energy storage technologies, which are critical for capitalizing on sustainable energy sources and powering electric vehicles and other devices. Researchers have now developed a new classical physics model that captures one of the most complex aspects of energy storage  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 12 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: * * * New York Invests $7 Million to Advance Integration of Electric Vehicles with the Grid * On July 8, 2025, Governor Hochul announced $3 million in awards from the Vehicle Grid Integration Program, administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). The Vehicle Grid Integration Program funds scalable   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- HUNAN UNIVERSITY, Changsha, China has been assigned a patent (No. US 12385983 B2, initially filed March 24, 2025) developed by eight inventors Fan Xiao, Changsha, China; Qi Guo, Changsha, China; Yi Jiang, Changsha, China; Xing Peng, Changsha, China; Liu Long, Changsha, China; Chunming Tu, Changsha, China; Xin Wang, Changsha, China; and Zheng Lan, Changsha, China, for "Open-circuit fault diagnosis method for Si/SiC hybrid H-bridge inverter power device applicable  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC., Tokyo, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12388137 B2, initially filed April 6, 2022) developed by Tetsuji Omura, Kobe, Japan, for "Power storage module."  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association posted the following news release: * * * REPORT: Across the Great Plains, Battery Storage is Key to Power Grid Reliability and Affordability * Battery storage in the Central U.S. Could Deliver More than $ 7 Billion in Energy Cost Savings, While Responding to Soar ing Demand WASHINGTON, D.C. August 12, 2025 -- A new report from Aurora Energy Research, commissioned by the American Clean Power Association (ACP), fi  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- Five inventors Sabrena Gonzalez, Jupiter, Florida; Kiran Kambly, Jupiter, Florida; Richard Clark, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; John Stauffer, Jupiter, Florida; and Krishnakumar Venikataraman, Lake Worth, Florida, have been awarded a patent (No. US 12386325 B2, initially filed April 28, 2022) for "Staggered cooling system controls for battery energy storage systems."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- HUANENG LUOYUAN POWER GENERATION CO., LTD, Fujian, China has been assigned a patent (No. US 12388291 B2, initially filed Dec. 8, 2023) developed by twenty-seven inventors Pengyue Wu, Xi'an, China; Zhiliang Lin, Fuzhou, China; Peihao Yang, Xi'an, China; Xiaofeng Xue, Fuzhou, China; Xiliang Pan, Fuzhou, China; Shuichao Kou, Xi'an, China; Hao Guo, Xi'an, China; Bin Jiang, Fuzhou, China; Xiaobin Liang, Fuzhou, China; Xiaohui Wang, Xi'an, China; Yunfei Yan, Xi'an, Chi  more