RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 2 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Intervenes to Scrutinize Duke Energy Rate Increases * RALEIGH - Attorney General Jeff Jackson is intervening to review Duke Energy's proposed 15 percent rate increase for ratepayers over the next two years. The case will be heard by the North Carolina Utilities Commission. Attorney General Jackson released the following statement: "With co  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Applauds Funding for TVA to Deploy Small Modular Reactors * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R. Tenn.) joined U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.), Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, and Tennessee Valley Authority President and CEO Don Moul in applauding today's announcement by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) of the s  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Dec. 3 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy celebrates Giving Tuesday with nearly $275,000 in 'surcee' contributions to help fight hunger in South Carolina * More than 60 organizations received financial support as part of $600,000 monthlong campaign * Surprise funding will help smaller agencies with senior mobile food programs, weekend backpack efforts, food pantries, veteran programs * Since 2021, Duke Energy and Duke Energy Founda  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Energy and Water Chairman Chuck Fleischmann Applauds Funding to Deploy U.S. Small Modular Reactors * Washington, DC - U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), Chairman of Energy and Water Appropriations, applauded today's announcement by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) of the selection of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Holtec Government Services to support early deployments  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 2 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Josh Stein Opposes Duke Energy Rate Hike, Supports Attorney General Jeff Jackson's Motion to Intervene * Today Governor Josh Stein issued the following statement opposing Duke Energy's rate increase and thanking Attorney General Jeff Jackson for intervening in Duke Energy's rate case and protecting North Carolinians from paying more for electricity: "I am pleased that the  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 2 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * A cleaner, less toxic way of making a staple chemical * Cornell scientists have discovered a potentially transformative approach to manufacturing one of the world's most widely used chemicals - hydrogen peroxide - using nothing more than sunlight, water and air. The research published Nov. 29 in the journal Nature Communications. "Currently, hydrogen peroxide is made through the anthraquinone process, which r  more

AALTO, Finland, Dec. 2 (TNSjou) -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * Study: Wood is a more cost-effective building material than concrete when emissions are monetized The costs of the wood-built school and sports hall in Myrskyla were compared to a reinforced concrete alternative - and wood proved clearly more economical when environmental impacts were assigned a monetary value. A new study from Aalto University shows that when the greenhouse gas emissions and other   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- WECO (GUANGDONG) ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Dongguan, China has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1103925 S1, initially filed April 11, 2023) developed by Ligong Xu, Dongguan, China, for "Battery cabinet."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- WECO (GUANGDONG) ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Dongguan, China has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1103924 S1, initially filed April 11, 2023) developed by Ligong Xu, Dongguan, China, for "Battery cabinet."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- AMOGREENTECH CO., LTD., Gimpo-si, South Korea has been assigned a patent (No. US 12489165 B2, initially filed Jan. 28, 2021) developed by Jong Kwang Woo, Gimpo-si, South Korea, and Dal Jin Park, Gimpo-si, South Korea, for "Battery module for energy storage device."  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 3 (TNSrpt) -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release: * * * Japan's Steel Sector Needs to Use All Low-Carbon Pathways to Reach Emissions Goal: Report KEY TAKEAWAYS BloombergNEF: Electric arc furnaces could provide route to lowering sector emissions under Japan's Green Steel Framework. * Tokyo - Emissions from Japan's coal-based steel production will need to be cut if Japan is to achieve its 2050 net zero goal. The steel sector, which is r  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSLrpt) -- Center of the American Experiment, Minnetonka, Minnesota, issued a report assessing recent shifts toward renewable energy policies and arguing that aggressive green-energy transitions have led to increased energy costs, system instability, and adverse economic impacts. The report suggests that expectations around clean energy adoption have been overly optimistic and warns that insufficient planning and overreliance on renewables may undermine both reliability and   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- An inventor from Chennai, India, Ruphavathy Vishal has been awarded a patent (No. US 12489305 B2, initially filed Dec. 12, 2023) for "Charger assembly for charging an energy storage unit associated with an elevator."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, LLC, Golden, Colorado has been assigned a patent (No. US 12489131 B2, initially filed Dec. 14, 2022) developed by Saheed Abidemi Bukola, Longmont, Colorado, and Bryan Scott Pivovar, Arvada, Colorado, for "Compositions for energy conversion and storage and methods of making the same."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD., Atsugi, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12488011 B2, initially filed April 15, 2024) developed by Kazuki Higashi, Atsugi, Japan, and Junpei Momo, Sagamihara, Japan, for "Document search system, document search method, program, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium."  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Dec. 3 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy celebrates Giving Tuesday with nearly $275,000 in 'surcee' contributions to help fight hunger in South Carolina * More than 60 organizations received financial support as part of $600,000 monthlong campaign * Surprise funding will help smaller agencies with senior mobile food programs, weekend backpack efforts, food pantries, veteran programs * Since 2021, Duke Energy and Duke Energy Founda  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 12489296 B1, initially filed Aug. 12, 2024) developed by four inventors Manoj Kumar Bantupalli, Vizianagaram, India; Ranjay Singh, Kanpur, India; Srideep Chatterjee, Bhopal, India; and Sowmya Nagesh, Peoria, Illinois, for "Energy storage system dispatch strategy for multiple non-energy-storage systems with charge restrictions."  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Dec. 3 -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Digital Twin Database Makes a Singular Difference By Theta Pavis More than 40,000 students attend classes in Newark, some in schools built before 1920. Repairing and maintaining those structures are massive undertakings. A project led by NJIT's Center for Building Knowledge to create digital twins of every building managed by the Newark Board of Education (BOE) is providing school administra  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Progressive Policy Institute issued a white paper assessing the challenges facing New York's climate-change strategy -- arguing that the state's ambitious decarbonization mandates are creating friction between environmental goals and economic realities for residents. The analysis warns that shifting from reliable fossil and nuclear power to intermittent renewables is raising energy costs, weakening grid reliability, and risking public support for climate objec  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- Three inventors Eric L Berger, Bakersfield, California; Paul E Harness, Bakersfield, California; and Frank Lawrence, Bakersfield, California, have been awarded a patent (No. US 12487011 B1, initially filed Aug. 1, 2024) for "Renewable GeoBattery energy storage."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- ENEVATE CORPORATION, Irvine, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12489144 B2, initially filed Aug. 9, 2022) developed by three inventors Liwen Ji, Irvine, California; Heidi Anderson, Irvine, California; and Benjamin Yong Park, Irvine, California, for "Silicon-based energy storage devices with cyclic carbonate containing electrolyte additives."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- SHENZHEN HELLO TECH ENERGY CO., LTD, Guangdong, China has been assigned a patent (No. US 12489395 B2, initially filed Feb. 27, 2023) developed by four inventors Jiajin He, Shenzhen, China; Wei Bai, Shenzhen, China; Huajun Yu, Shenzhen, China; and Yiju Yan, Shenzhen, China, for "Storage bag and combined solar device."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12484788 B2, initially filed Aug. 15, 2023) developed by six inventors Takeshi Arai, Musashino, Japan; Hideyuki Kasahara, Hamura, Japan; Masatoshi Iida, Hachioji, Japan; Shinji Yasunaga, Higashimurayama, Japan; Yoshitaka Honda, Hachioji, Japan; and Kazue Tanaka, Sagamihara, Japan, for "System for estimating image recognition information from at least images of energy device and biological tissue  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD., Seoul, South Korea has been assigned a patent (No. US 12487289 B2, initially filed Nov. 21, 2024) developed by Wonbin Choi, Westborough, Massachusetts, and Kiran Kumar, Westborough, Massachusetts, for "Systems and methods for determining the chargeable or dischargeable energy of a battery energy storage system."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- RONDO ENERGY, INC., Alameda, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12486789 B2, initially filed Dec. 3, 2024) developed by five inventors John Setel O'Donnell, Oakland, California; Yusef Desjardins Ferhani, Menlo Park, California; Peter Emery Von Behrens, Oakland, California; Chiaki Treynor, Berkeley, California; and Matthieu Jonemann, Redwood City, California, for "Thermal energy storage systems for use in material processing."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12489174 B2, initially filed Oct. 26, 2022) developed by four inventors SeungHwan Keum, Northville, Michigan; Ronald O. Grover, Jr., Northville, Michigan; Jian Gao, Auburn Hills, Michigan; and Xiaofeng Yang, Troy, Michigan, for "Thermal runaway mitigation system for a rechargeable energy storage system arranged in a vehicle."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- PRINTEGRICA, INC., Tempe, Arizona has been assigned a patent (No. US 12489147 B2, initially filed March 2, 2022) developed by seven inventors Vera N. Lockett, Phoenix, Arizona; Yasser Salah, Tempe, Arizona; Alexandra Elyse Hartman, Tolleson, Arizona; Sri Harsha Kolli, Tempe, Arizona; Rodger Whitby, Hoya, Australia; William Johnstone Ray, Fountain Hills, Arizona; and Leila Daneshi, Phoenix, Arizona, for "Thin film-based energy storage devices."  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 2 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Undergraduates spotlight research at annual AIChE meeting * Six undergraduate students showcased their research at the 2025 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Student Conference in Boston Nov. 1-3. Through a travel grant from Texas A&M University's Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, undergraduate students Amber Tran, Wynn Miholits, Kait Dil  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- SHANDONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Qingdao, China has been assigned a patent (No. US 12489155 B1, initially filed May 30, 2025) developed by twelve inventors Xiangming Hu, Qingdao, China; Hengyu Xu, Qingdao, China; Boxuan Shang, Qingdao, China; Shuaishuai Yin, Qingdao, China; Zhiyuan Yang, Qingdao, China; Mingming Li, Qingdao, China; Qingsong Wang, Qingdao, China; Xiaoping Li, Qingdao, China; Guoyu Han, Qingdao, China; Yurui Deng, Qingdao, China; Yaru   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Washington State Department of Ecology issued a report documenting $1.5 billion in Climate Commitment Act (CCA) spending across 37 agencies during the 2023-25 biennium, with over $1 billion expended in fiscal year 2025 alone. The comprehensive accounting reveals 27% of funds--more than $330 million--directly reducing greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 9 million metric tons at an average $40 per ton, while exceeding environmental justice mandates through 60% be  more