RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 27 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2025: * * * Governor Stein Establishes Energy Policy Task Force to Promote Energy Affordability Today Governor Josh Stein signed Executive Order 23, establishing the North Carolina Energy Policy Task Force to strengthen the state's electricity infrastructure and energy affordability as demand increases. The task force will be co-chaired by Department of Environmental Quality Se  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- TORUS INC., South Salt Lake, Utah has been assigned a patent (No. US 12401195 B2, initially filed March 29, 2024) developed by four inventors Nathan Walkingshaw, Sandy, Utah; David Duane Rackham, Lehi, Utah; Dalya Adams, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Jackson Bennett, Washington, District of Columbia, for "Artificial intelligence-based management of energy storage units."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- CLARIOS ADVANCED SOLUTIONS GMBH, Hannover, Germany has been assigned a patent (No. US 12401099 B2, initially filed April 20, 2022) developed by six inventors Joerg Birkholz, Sarstedt, Germany; Marco Jansen, Celle, Germany; Henning Eisermann, Uetze, Germany; Ralf Joswig, Buchholz, Germany; Benjamin Schwarzien, Gehrden, Germany; and Martin Wiegmann, Borstel, Germany, for "Cell unit, energy storage module and method for the assembly thereof."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY A/S, Brande, Denmark has been assigned a patent (No. US 12398697 B2, initially filed Sept. 20, 2022) developed by Samuel Hawkins, Vejle, Denmark, and Michael Stoettrup, Herning, Denmark, for "Control of energy storage systems."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD., Kyoto, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12400806 B2, initially filed March 6, 2019) developed by Shun Sasaki, Kyoto, Japan, and Yoshimasa Toshioka, Kyoto, Japan, for "Energy storage apparatus."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- B2U STORAGE SOLUTIONS INC., Santa Monica, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12401207 B2, initially filed Feb. 18, 2022) developed by three inventors Freeman Stoflet Hall, Santa Monica, California; Edward Adolph Becker, Champaign, Illinois; and Michael Joseph Stern, Westlake Village, California, for "Energy storage system and method employing second-life electric vehicle batteries."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- JINING HUAYUAN HEAT POWER CO., LTD., Jining, China has been assigned a patent (No. US 12401197 B1, initially filed May 15, 2025) developed by eight inventors Renlong Guo, Jining, China; Xiugang Shi, Jining, China; Zenggang Yue, Jining, China; Wei Wang, Jining, China; Chenghui Ma, Jining, China; Zhipeng Li, Jining, China; Huawei Wang, Jining, China; and Lisong Zhang, Jining, China, for "Frequency modulation method and system for thermal power unit coupled with mo  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- CRIMEN TECH PRIVATE LIMITED, Kerala, India has been assigned a patent (No. US 12400805 B1, initially filed June 5, 2024) developed by four inventors S. I. Bharath, Karamana, India; G. S. Gokul, Trivandrum, India; Krishnan D. Hari, Trivandrum, India; and Kumar R. Satheesh, Kerala, India, for "Hybrid electrochemical energy storage system with high energy density and high power density."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- TORUS INC., South Salt Lake, Utah has been assigned a patent (No. US 12398779 B2, initially filed May 16, 2024) developed by six inventors Nathan Walkingshaw, Sandy, Utah; Calab Nelson, Springville, Utah; John Loveless, Layton, Utah; Zahra Derafshi, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Cliff Lambarth, Portage, Michigan; and Sean Peterson, Payson, Utah, for "Mechanical-energy storage unit system."  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Aug. 26 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release: * * * Power, Policy, Progress: American Water EVP and COO Cheryl Norton Speaks at Women's Energy Summit * Camden, N.J. - August 26, 2025 - American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the U.S., sponsored and joined leaders in energy, investment and policy at the 2025 Women's Energy Summit (WES), held August 26 in C  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- ECOLUTION KWH, LLC, Naples, Florida has been assigned a patent (No. US 12397648 B2, initially filed March 21, 2024) developed by Johnny Then-Gautier, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and Johanne G. Medina Then, Naples, Florida, for "Supplemental energy generation and storage for trains."  more