WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission issued a report finding that government rebates sharply reduced quarterly electricity bills across all National Electricity Market regions in Q3 2024, while annualised bills rose modestly in New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia but fell steeply in South East Queensland due to a $1,000 state cost of living rebate paid in July 2024. The report shows time of use and demand tariffs continue to expand, wit  more

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, Sept. 4 -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news: * * * Research on gameplay, green iron powder production, and blood vessel growth after a heart attack all receive ERC Starting Grants ERC Starting Grants worth Euros1.5 million for a period of up to five years awarded to Max Birk, Yali Tang, and Tommaso Ristori. * Three TU/e researchers have each been awarded a grant from the European Research Council (ERC) worth Euros1.5 million. Max Birk   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * GE Vernova and ESB to modernize Dublin Bay power plant to help boost efficiency and grid reliability * GE Vernova's Gas Power and Power Conversion & Storage solutions selected to increase performance of the existing GT26 gas turbines powering ESB's Dublin Bay power station * Modernization is expected to add nearly 30 megawatts (MW) of reliable power, helping to improve stability of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 [Category: Energy] -- Growth Energy, a trade association that represents ethanol producers, issued the following news release: * * * Growth Energy Calls on Treasury, IRS to Give Ethanol Producers Greater Certainty on Revised 45Z Tax Credit * WASHINGTON, D.C.--Growth Energy, the nation's largest biofuel trade association, submitted comments to the U.S. Treasury and U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today, calling on the agencies to act quickly to make the most of the Sec  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 9 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release: * * * Hawaiian Electric ready to handle increase in rooftop solar applications as customers rush to claim expiring tax credit Federal incentives ending as of Dec. 31, 2025 * Hawaiian Electric is focused on approving applications for residential rooftop solar and battery storage systems as quickly as possible as customers rush to finish installations before the early expiration of the Residential Clean Energy T  more

SINGAPORE, Sept. 4 (TNSjou) -- Nanyang Technological University issued the following news: * * * Scientists develop coral safe cooling sunscreen from pollen Materials scientists from NTU Singapore have invented the world's first pollen-based sunscreen derived from Camellia flowers. In experiments, the pollen-based sunscreen absorbed and blocked harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays as effectively as commercially available sunscreens, which commonly use minerals like titanium dioxide (TiO2) and zinc   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Sept. 8 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU and Texas A&M plan national research center to advance safe energy-related geologic storage * Media Contact: Desa James | Communications Coordinator | 405-744-2669 | desa.james@okstate.edu Oklahoma State University has joined forces with Texas A&M University to establish the National Science Foundation Industry-University Cooperative Research Center for Energy-Related Geologic Storage, a new nat  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Sept. 9 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * OU Researcher Earns NSF CAREER Award to Engineer Better EV Batteries New $556k National Science Foundation grant will help University of Oklahoma scientists enhance the effectiveness of next-gen lithium-ion energy storage By Greg Bruno As electric vehicles (EV) race for market share with combustion engines, batteries are posing a major roadblock. A University of Oklahoma mechanical engineering professo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 [Category: Energy] (TNSrep) -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: * * * REPORT: Solar and Storage Dominate New Power Additions in First Six Months of Trump Administration as Federal Policies Drive Up Energy Costs * LAS VEGAS and WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. solar industry installed nearly 18 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in the first half of 2025. Even as the Trump administration rolled out a series of anti-clean energy policies, s  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 8 [Category: BizEnergy] -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: * * * SRP and Google Launch Collaboration to Advance Long Duration Energy Storage Innovation, Grid Resilience in Arizona * Salt River Project (SRP) and Google today announced a first-of-its-kind research collaboration to better understand the real-world performance of emerging non-lithium ion long duration energy storage (LDES) technologies, a  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- Teneo, a CEO advisory firm, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2025: * * * Teneo Announces International Expansion of its Energy and Infrastructure Practice Teneo, the global CEO advisory firm, today announced the expansion of its Energy & Infrastructure (E&I) practice into Europe and the Middle East, building on the successful launch of the practice in North America earlier this year. The addition of ten senior energy consultants in Germany, Spain, the UK and  more

PASADENA, California, Sept. 8 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Two Caltech Graduate Students Named 2025 Quad Fellows * Caltech graduate students Alice Jeffery and Christopher Yeh have been selected as part of the 2025 cohort of Quad Fellows. Jeffery and Yeh are among 37 students selected in 2025, the third year of the initiative started by the governments of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States. In the spirit of cooperation between its pa  more

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 9 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * UC San Diego Foundation Announces Incoming Trustees The trustees include alumni and community members who are leaders in fields ranging from healthcare and biotechnology to energy and finance. By Jade Griffin - cjgriffin@ucsd.edu The UC San Diego Foundation Board of Trustees has elected eight incoming trustees, including five new trustees, all of whom are alumni, as well as two re  more