RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 9 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Intervenes in PSNC Rate Case, Continues Fight for Lower Energy Bills * RALEIGH - Attorney General Jeff Jackson intervened in a PSNC-Enbridge rate case to protect North Carolinians from unfair rising energy costs. In his brief to the North Carolina Utilities Commission, Attorney General Jackson is challenging riders that PSNC wants to use to re  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Dec. 10 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy Foundation provides $125,000 in grants to South Carolina nonprofits to prepare homes for energy efficiency upgrades * Nine South Carolina nonprofit organizations receiving grants up to $20,000 * Funding will help address homes that are unable to benefit from weatherization programs because of pre-existing health and safety issues * Duke Energy and Duke Energy Foundation are awarding $125,  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 9 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Aging midbrain neurons face energy crisis linked to Parkinson's * Dopamine neurons in a part of the brain called the midbrain may, with aging, be increasingly susceptible to a vicious spiral of decline driven by fuel shortages, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The findings offer a potential explanation for the degeneration of this neuron population in Parkinson's disease. In the  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 9 -- LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD., Seoul, South Korea has been assigned a patent (No. US 12494558 B2, initially filed April 5, 2021) developed by five inventors Chang Bog Lee, Daejeon, South Korea; Sung Il Moon, Daejeon, South Korea; Hyeon Jin Song, Daejeon, South Korea; Min Kyu Kim, Daejeon, South Korea; and Sol Ji Yoo, Daejeon, South Korea, for "Battery module, energy storage device, and fuse setting method."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 9 -- ARMOR BATTERY FILMS, Nantes, Puerto Rico has been assigned a patent (No. US 12494480 B2, initially filed Nov. 27, 2019) developed by Pierre Guichard, Reze, France, and Marie-Anne Blin, Orvault, France, for "Cathode for electrochemical accumulator and associated accumulator, energy storage device and manufacturing method."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 9 -- KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, South Korea has been assigned a patent (No. US 12494656 B2, initially filed July 21, 2022) developed by three inventors Dong Hyun Ha, Seoul, South Korea; Jung Hun Choi, Hwaseong-si, South Korea; and Jae Wung Jung, Bucheon-si, South Korea, for "Charge and storage system of renewable energy transportation."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 9 -- POWERPHASE INTERNATIONAL, LLC, Hobe Sound, Florida has been assigned a patent (No. US 12492661 B2, initially filed Nov. 9, 2022) developed by Robert J. Kraft, Hobe Sound, Florida, for "Combined energy storage turbine and simple cycle peaker system."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 9 -- TESLA, INC., Austin, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 12494473 B2, initially filed Feb. 23, 2024) developed by Ziying Wang, San Diego, California, and Hieu Minh Duong, Rosemead, California, for "Compositions and methods for prelithiating energy storage devices."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 9 -- HUAWEI DIGITAL POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen, China has been assigned a patent (No. US 12494648 B2, initially filed Sept. 29, 2023) developed by five inventors Shijiang Yu, Shanghai, China; Jianshan Li, Shanghai, China; Chunlei Zhang, Dongguan, China; Zhipeng Wu, Shenzhen, China; and Lei Shi, Shanghai, China, for "Control method of energy storage apparatus, energy storage apparatus, and photovoltaic power generation system."  more

DEDHAM, Massachusetts, Dec. 9 [Category: BizConsulting] -- The Arc Advisory Group issued the following news release: * * * Decarbonization Through Intelligent Compressor Monitoring and Controls * ARC Advisory Group's new research on compressor monitoring and control solutions reveals that the decarbonization and carbon neutrality trend is gaining momentum across industries. Many industrial operations are trying to minimize the environmental effect of their processes and are dramatically redu  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 9 -- BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Munich, Germany has been assigned a patent (No. US 12494517 B2, initially filed May 19, 2022) developed by three inventors Wonsup Han, Suwon-Si, South Korea; Hyunchul Roh, Munich, Germany; and Nina Zensen, Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, Germany, for "Device for compressing at least a portion of an energy storage cell, and system and method for electrical safety testing."  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Dec. 10 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy Foundation provides $125,000 in grants to South Carolina nonprofits to prepare homes for energy efficiency upgrades * Nine South Carolina nonprofit organizations receiving grants up to $20,000 * Funding will help address homes that are unable to benefit from weatherization programs because of pre-existing health and safety issues * Duke Energy and Duke Energy Foundation are awarding $125,  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 9 -- ADIDAS AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany has been assigned a patent (No. US 12490801 B2, initially filed May 21, 2024) developed by four inventors Sam Conklin, Portland, Oregon; Iain Hannah, Portland, Oregon; Matteo E. Padovani, Portland, Oregon; and Reuben Bligh, Portland, Oregon, for "Energy storage and release sole structure."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 9 -- GUIZHOU AVENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, Anshun, China has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1104947 S1, initially filed March 27, 2024) developed by four inventors Yan Qin, Guizhou, China; Shuyong Qin, Guizhou, China; Zhihua Huang, Guizhou, China; and Dong Luo, Guizhou, China, for "Energy storage module."  more

BASALT, Colorado, Dec. 10 (TNSrep) -- Rocky Mountain Institute issued the following news release: * * * Film and TV Industry Roadmap Charts the Path to Cleaner, Quieter, and More Reliable On-Set Power RMI and Third Derivative release a new roadmap to accelerate the transition to clean mobile power across film and TV productions * RMI and its global climate tech accelerator Third Derivative today released a new report, Charting the Path to Clean-Powered Productions: A Decarbonization Roadmap  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 9 -- ZEROAVIA LTD, Cirencester, United Kingdom has been assigned a patent (No. US 12494496 B2, initially filed Dec. 10, 2024) developed by Stephen Lawes, Cirencester, United Kingdom, and Bob Lee Mackey, Hollister, California, for "Fuel cell thermal energy storage in phase-change material."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 9 -- HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC., Houston, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 12492607 B2, initially filed Dec. 9, 2022) developed by three inventors Cem Sonat, Singapore, Singapore; Michael Linley Fripp, Singapore, Singapore; and Mathusan Mahendran, Singapore, Singapore, for "Hydrated metal carbonate for carbon capture and underground storage."  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 10 (TNSxrep) -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release: * * * Lithium-Ion Battery Pack Prices Fall to $108 Per Kilowatt-Hour, Despite Rising Metal Prices: BloombergNEF New York - lithium-ion battery pack prices have dropped 8% since 2024 to a record low of $108 per kilowatt-hour, according to latest analysis by research provider BloombergNEF (BNEF). Continued cell manufacturing overcapacity, intense competition and the ongoing shift to lower  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 9 -- BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Munich, Germany has been assigned a patent (No. US 12494489 B2, initially filed Sept. 29, 2020) developed by three inventors Bjoern-Ingo Hieronymus Hogg, Munich, Germany; Andreas Klein, Munich, Germany; and Rainer Stern, Ellwangen, Germany, for "Method for producing an electrode for a storage device for storing electrical energy, use of an electrode of this kind, and electrode."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 9 -- BEIJING MINLI ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Beijing, China has been assigned a patent (No. US 12492844 B2, initially filed May 30, 2025) developed by three inventors Shihui Mu, Beijing, China; Shuguang Zhao, Beijing, China; and Duanyang Zheng, Beijing, China, for "Molten salt energy storage (MSES) electric heating system."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 9 -- PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC., Tokyo, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12494543 B2, initially filed July 5, 2022) developed by Tetsuji Omura, Kobe, Japan, for "Power storage module."  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 9 -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * Queen Mary academics receive 8 million euros funding from European Research Council Four academics at Queen Mary University of London are among 349 researchers to be awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant, each receiving Euros2 million in funding. These highly competitive grants had over 3,000 applicants this year. They are awarded to provide support to exceptionally   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 9 -- UNIVERSITY OF TABUK, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12494647 B1, initially filed July 24, 2025) developed by four inventors Sherif Ahmed Zaid Farag, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia; Hani Awad Khalaf Albalawi, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia; Aadel Mohammed Alatwi, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia; and Mohamed Ahmed Mostafa Hassan, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, for "Reducing the required capacitance of an ultracapacitor (UC) in hybrid energy storage systems (HESS) utilizing optimal con  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 [Category: Energy] (TNSrep) -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: * * * Report: U.S. Adds 11.7 GW of New Solar Capacity in Q3, Third Largest Quarter on Record The U.S. solar industry installed 11.7 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in Q3 2025, marking the industry's third-largest quarter on record and pushing total installations this year past 30 GW. Despite actions in Washington targeting clean energy, solar and storage account for 85%   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 9 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Twisting Spins: Florida State University researchers explore chemical boundaries to create new magnetic material * Florida State University researchers have created a new crystalline material with unusual magnetic patterns that could be used for breakthroughs in data storage and quantum technologies. In a study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, the research team showed that wh  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 9 -- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12491794 B1, initially filed Sept. 23, 2024) developed by three inventors Dave Gerard Rich, Sterling Heights, Michigan; James Morrison, Sebringville, Canada; and Mohamed Kamel, Birmingham, Michigan, for "Vehicle energy storage systems including multiple DC-DC power converters."  more