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TNS Tipoffs - Energy Systems Newsletter for Thursday October 30, 2025 ( 15 items )  

Amid renewable-energy boom, study explores options for electricity market
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 29 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Amid renewable-energy boom, study explores options for electricity market * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Renewable energy sources like wind and solar generation now account for over 20% of electricity in the U.S. and keep growing after large-scale production more than doubled since 2000. Still, high-profile power failures illustrate persistent challenges from the lack of available capacity to pro  more

Bechtel Supports Landmark U.S.-Japan Agreement to Enable AI Infrastructure in the U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 29 -- Bechtel issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2025: * * * Bechtel Supports Landmark U.S.-Japan Agreement to Enable AI Infrastructure in the U.S. Bechtel CEO joins U.S. and Japanese leaders to drive new investment in U.S. power, data centers, and advanced manufacturing * Bechtel today announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the U.S. Department of Commerce to support Japan's $550 billion commitment to the United States--st  more

Bloomberg Expands Analytics to Help Investors Evaluate Transition Risk and Opportunity Amid the Rise of Low Carbon Technologies
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 -- Bloomberg issued the following news: * * * Bloomberg Expands Analytics to Help Investors Evaluate Transition Risk and Opportunity Amid the Rise of Low Carbon Technologies New analytics provide deeper insights into company exposure and investments, including the impact of changing market forces * Bloomberg today announced the expansion of its climate solutions suite, with new analytics designed to help financial firms evaluate how companies and portfolios are set to perf  more

Bridging boundaries: How are researchers packing more energy into batteries?
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 29 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Bridging boundaries: How are researchers packing more energy into batteries? * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Electrodes are the veins of batteries, responsible for harnessing and transporting the lifeblood of energy storage devices: electricity. Battery power and efficiency largely hinge on the performance of these electrodes and now a team led by researchers at Penn State has created a new design  more

Burning things to make things
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Burning things to make things * Around 80 percent of global energy production today comes from the combustion of fossil fuels. Combustion, or the process of converting stored chemical energy into thermal energy through burning, is vital for a variety of common activities including electricity generation, transportation, and domestic uses like heating and cooking but it also yields   more

Domestic Solar Manufacturing Booms During Trump Administration with Entire Solar Supply Chain Reshored
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: Energy] -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: * * * Domestic Solar Manufacturing Booms During Trump Administration with Entire Solar Supply Chain Reshored * WASHINGTON D.C. New data from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) shows that the entire solar supply chain has been reshored and U.S. manufacturing capacity has grown across every segment of the solar and storage supply chain. With the news of Hemlock's new  more

Entergy reports third quarter 2025 financial results
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 29 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy reports third quarter 2025 financial results * NEW ORLEANS - Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) reported third quarter 2025 earnings per share of $1.53 on an as-reported and an adjusted (non-GAAP) basis. "We had another successful quarter executing on initiatives for all our customers," said Drew Marsh, Entergy Chair and Chief Executive Officer. "Our pipeline of potential data cen  more

Europe's LNG Buildout Slows Amid Anticipated Decline in Gas Demand
LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Oct. 30 (TNSxrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * More oil, fewer jobs: Employment declines in the U.S. oil and gas sector Key Takeaways: The U.S. oil and gas industry employs 20% fewer workers today than it did a decade ago, with total employment in the sector falling from 1.26 million to 1 million. In Texas, oil- and gas-producing regions have economically underperformed, threatening the financial health  more

Export Restrictions on Additional Five Rare Earth Elements
RIVERSIDE, California, Oct. 28 [Category: BizElectronic Products] -- Bourns, a manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, issued the following news release: * * * Export Restrictions on Additional Five Rare Earth Elements * Riverside, Calif., October 28, 2025 Dear Customer, As you are aware, the People's Republic of China (PRC) recently announced that it will impose export control restrictions as of November 8, 2025 on five (5) additional elements commonly referred to as rare ea  more

IDC: India's Enterprise Infrastructure/* Market Reaches New Heights on the Back of Hyperscaler Investments and Data Localization Push
NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * IDC: India's Enterprise Infrastructure/* Market Reaches New Heights on the Back of Hyperscaler Investments and Data Localization Push Bangalore, 29 October 2025 - The India enterprise infrastructure market is undergoing a robust transformation as hyperscalers, cloud service providers, and domestic data center operators intensify their i  more

Imperial College-London: Innovative Climate Tech Ventures Join EarthScale's Inaugural Cohort
LONDON, England, Oct. 29 -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * Innovative climate tech ventures join EarthScale's inaugural cohort By Liliana Shymanska EarthScale, a pioneering UK-wide programme, led by Imperial College London, has officially launched with its first cohort. Sixteen exciting and ambitious climate tech ventures tackling some of the most urgent challenges of our time have been selected for a new programme to support startups and spinouts with links to UK   more

LADWP Approves Hydrogen Plan Despite Major Climate Drawbacks
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * LADWP Approves Hydrogen Plan Despite Major Climate Drawbacks * Los Angeles, CA \- Yesterday the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Board voted 3-0 to approve a controversial plan to pour a minimum of $800 million into retrofitting the Scattergood Generating Station in El Segundo to burn a blend of hydrogen and methane gas. The decision could threaten the country's largest mu  more

New Research Undermines Google's Carbon Capture Claims
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * New Research Undermines Google's Carbon Capture Claims * Despite decades of development and billions sunk into buildout, new Food & Water Watch research highlights the ongoing failures of carbon capture and storage (CCS) Washington - New research released today by the national environmental organization Food & Water Watch stories the failure of carbon capture and storage (CCS) devel  more

Report: AI Data Center Boom Threatens U.S. Climate Goals
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Report: AI Data Center Boom Threatens U.S. Climate Goals * A fossil-fueled surge in U.S. data center growth to serve the artificial intelligence boom threatens to sabotage the country's already faltering climate goals, according to Data Crunch, a report released today by the Center for Biological Diversity.  A massive expansion of data centers, set to be powered primarily  more

University of Utah and the State of Utah to Accelerate Medical Research and Expand Regional Economic Development With a Sovereign AI Factory Powered by HPE and NVIDIA
SPRING, Texas, Oct. 29 -- Hewlett Packard Enterprise, an information technology company, issued the following news release: * * * University of Utah and the State of Utah to accelerate medical research and expand regional economic development with a sovereign AI factory powered by HPE and NVIDIA By more than tripling the University's computing capacity, the deployment will drive healthcare breakthroughs, economic development, and scientific discovery In this article * The sovereign AI facto  more