ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 21 -- KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH, Daejeon, South Korea has been assigned a patent (No. US 12449778 B2, initially filed Nov. 25, 2022) developed by Gwang Woo Han, Daejeon, South Korea, and Jong Kyu Kim, Sejong-si, South Korea, for "Apparatus and method for operating energy storage system."  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 22 -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release: * * * CenterPoint Energy announces sale of its Ohio Natural Gas Business to National Fuel Gas Company for $2.62 billion CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) ("CenterPoint" or the "Company") today announced the sale of its Ohio natural gas Local Distribution Company (LDC) business, Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, LLC, to National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE: NFG), a diversified energy company headquartered in Western   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 21 -- YELLOW POWER SYSTEMS, LLC, Newberg, Oregon has been assigned a patent (No. US 12451712 B2, initially filed May 7, 2024) developed by Anthonius Bakker, Newberg, Oregon, and Judith Deborah Homann, Vallejo, California, for "Devices, systems, and methods for a direct-current energy storage to power an alternating current load."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 21 -- VITO N.V., Mol, Belgium has been assigned a patent (No. US 12447834 B2, initially filed Dec. 21, 2020) developed by three inventors Mohammad Meraj Alam, Mol, Belgium; Peter Coenen, Mol, Belgium; and Klaas De Craemer, Mol, Belgium, for "Electric machine with hybrid energy storage devices."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 21 -- SHENZHEN HELLO TECH ENERGY CO., LTD, Guangdong, China has been assigned a patent (No. US 12451549 B1, initially filed Dec. 27, 2024) developed by four inventors Enlun Huang, Guangdong, China; Zhongwei Sun, Guangdong, China; Dongxiong Tan, Guangdong, China; and Jian Fang, Guangdong, China, for "Energy storage device."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 21 -- GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD., Kyoto, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12451486 B2, initially filed Nov. 20, 2020) developed by Yuta Nakamura, Kyoto, Japan, and Yohei Shibata, Kyoto, Japan, for "Energy storage device and energy storage apparatus."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 21 -- CRRC ZHUZHOU ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD., Hunan, China has been assigned a patent (No. US 12448016 B2, initially filed Sept. 9, 2020) developed by ten inventors Wenqing Mei, Hunan, China; Yuliang Wen, Hunan, China; Cheng Li, Hunan, China; Zhengfang Zhang, Hunan, China; Puhua Zhong, Hunan, China; Yuan Luo, Hunan, China; Jie Jiang, Hunan, China; Liang Hu, Hunan, China; Yuehu Shao, HUnan, China; and Quanqiang Zhou, Hunan, China, for "Energy-sav  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (TNSLrpt) -- GE Vernova, Cambridge, Massachusetts, issued a white paper on Italy's pathway towards achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050, underscoring the critical juncture in the country's energy future. The white paper, Navigating the Energy Transition: Pathways to Net Zero in Italy, highlights that while Italy risks missing its 2030 climate targets, a clear roadmap focused on accelerating renewable energy deployment, grid upgrades, and storage investments can enable   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 22 -- Halliburton Co., a provider of products and services to the energy industry, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2025: * * * Halliburton announces third quarter 2025 results Halliburton Company announced today net income of $18 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2025 * Net income of $0.02 per diluted share. * Adjusted net income of $0.58 per diluted share1. * Revenue of $5.6 billion and operating margin of 6%. * Adjusted oper  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 21 -- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-OF THE COMMONWEAL TH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been assigned a patent (No. US 12451495 B2, initially filed May 3, 2024) developed by seven inventors Prashant N. Kumta, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Prasad P. Patel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Moni K. Datta, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Oleg Velikokhatnyi, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Prashanth J. Hanumantha, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Ramalinga Kuruba, Pittsburgh, Pennsy  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-295) on the Guaranteeing Reliability through the Interconnection of Dispatchable Power Act (H.R. 1047), which aims to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform the interconnection queue process for the prioritization and approval of certain projects. The report was advanced by Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, on Sept. 15, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY H.R. 1047 t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-297) on the Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act (H.R. 3668), which aims to promote interagency coordination for reviewing certain authorizations under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act. The report was advanced by Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, on Sept. 15, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY H.R. 3668, the "Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Review  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-268) on the Securing America's Critical Minerals Supply Act (H.R. 3617), which aims to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials and for other purposes. The report was advanced by Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, on Sept. 11, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 3617, the "Secur  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-306) on the State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act (H.R. 3628), which aims to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard related to state consideration of reliable generation and for other purposes. The report was advanced by Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, on Sept. 19, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 3628, the "State Planning for  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 21 -- RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD., LaFox, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 12451720 B2, initially filed May 10, 2023) developed by John Raymond Curran, LaFox, Illinois, and Brian Christopher Gumino, LaFox, Illinois, for "Hybrid capacitor energy storage."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 21 -- SICHUAN UNIVERSITY, Chengdu, China has been assigned a patent (No. US 12451691 B1, initially filed May 19, 2025) developed by seven inventors Ying Wang, Chengdu, China; Shuyuan Zhang, Chengdu, China; Xianyong Xiao, Chengdu, China; Shiru Jia, Chengdu, China; Xinyue Wang, Chengdu, China; Xuqing Tang, Chengdu, China; and Xiaoyang Ma, Chengdu, China, for "Method and system for sensitive equipment voltage sag control based on flexible multiplexing of energy storage s  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 21 -- SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD., Atsugi, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12451714 B2, initially filed Oct. 16, 2019) developed by ten inventors Kei Takahashi, Isehara, Japan; Takayuki Ikeda, Atsugi, Japan; Takanori Matsuzaki, Atsugi, Japan; Munehiro Kozuma, Atsugi, Japan; Hiroki Inoue, Atsugi, Japan; Ryota Tajima, Isehara, Japan; Yohei Momma, Isehara, Japan; Mayumi Mikami, Atsugi, Japan; Kazutaka Kuriki, Ebina, Japan; and Shunpei Yamazaki, Set  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 21 -- CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED, Hong Kong, China has been assigned a patent (No. US 12451485 B2, initially filed Nov. 25, 2019) developed by six inventors Rui Du, Ningde, China; Yongchao Liu, Ningde, China; Deyu Zhao, Ningde, China; Sihui Wang, Ningde, China; Chongheng Shen, Ningde, China; and Na Liu, Ningde, China, for "Pressure-resistant positive active material and electrochemical energy storage apparatus."  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Nebraska Chapter Statement on Attorney General Suing OPPD to Block Coal Retirement * OMAHA, Neb. -- This month, Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed a lawsuit to prevent the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) from retiring its polluting coal-burning units at its North Omaha power plant. The Attorney General's actions challenge the locally-supported retirement of the har  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 [Category: Energy] -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: * * * Solar Energy Industries Association President and CEO to Step Down After Transformative Nine Years of Leadership * WASHINGTON D.C. -- Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), is transitioning from the organization after a nine-year tenure that reshaped the U.S. solar and storage industry into a national powerhouse. Hoppe  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 22 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Petroleum engineering faculty honored with SPE 2025 regional awards Five faculty members from the department were recognized for their professional contributions to their technical disciplines. By Kendra Bolin Five faculty members in the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University were recently selected by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 21 -- TEXTRON INC., Providence, Rhode Island has been assigned a patent (No. US 12447866 B2, initially filed April 20, 2022) developed by four inventors Trevor Douglas Roebuck, Evans, Georgia; Robert Charles Bradley, Augusta, Georgia; Patrick Dwaine Warden, Evans, Georgia; and Donny Hammond, Augusta, Georgia, for "Thermal management of electrical energy storage pack of a vehicle."  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The World Bank issued a report which assesses Rwanda's readiness to support electric mobility (E-Mobility) with a focus on battery electric buses (BEBs). The report emphasizes the importance of robust charging infrastructure, grid stability, and integrated energy planning to facilitate the growing adoption of electric vehicles in Rwanda, particularly in urban centers like Kigali. The report highlights that Rwanda plans to electrify 20 percent of its bus fleet by  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 22 -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy moving forward with Ten Mile Creek Project in St. Croix County EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Oct. 21, 2025) -- Xcel Energy has taken the next step to move its plans forward for the Ten Mile Creek Project in St. Croix County, which if approved, would serve customers in the company's Upper Midwest service area, including Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. After ongoing analysis o  more