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TNS Tipoffs - Energy and Gov't Newsletter for Thursday January 08, 2026 ( 6 items )  

Constellation Completes Calpine Transaction, Powering America's Clean Energy Future
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 7 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Constellation, a retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses, posted the following news release: * * * Constellation Completes Calpine Transaction, Powering America's Clean Energy Future * Combination brings together premier nuclear, natural gas and geothermal fleets with a leading commercial platform to deliver innovative customer solutions and strengthen U.S. energy leadership, national  more

Duke Energy Florida Unveils Nation's First System Capable of Producing, Storing and Combusting 100% Green Hydrogen
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Jan. 8 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * Duke Energy Florida unveils nation's first system capable of producing, storing and combusting 100% green hydrogen * The innovative DeBary Production Storage System will diversify and strengthen the company's generation fleet, creating value for customers and helping meet energy demand * DEBARY, Fla. - Today, Duke Energy Florida unveiled its DeBary Hydrogen Production Storage System in   more

NJIT Researchers Discover Long-Hidden Source of Gamma Rays Unleashed by Solar Flares
NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 8 (TNSjou) -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * NJIT Researchers Discover Long-Hidden Source of Gamma Rays Unleashed by Solar Flares By Jesse Jenkins Solar physicists say they have found a key source of intense gamma rays unleashed when Earth's nearest star produces its most violent eruptions. In findings published in Nature Astronomy, scientists at NJIT's Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (NJIT-CSTR) have pinpointed a previ  more

NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory spots record-breaking asteroid in pre-survey observations
MENLO PARK, California, Jan. 7 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory spots record-breaking asteroid in pre-survey observations * By Josie Fenske Subscribe to SLAC Breaking News (external link) Read this release on the Vera C. Rubin Observatory website. (external link) Key takeaways: * Astronomers have discovered the fastest-ever spinning asteroid with a diameter over half a kilometer. * The study pro  more

One Year Later, Fire Research Continues to Support the Community
PASADENA, California, Jan. 7 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * One Year Later, Fire Research Continues to Support the Community * One year after the 2025 Los Angeles fires, Caltech researchers are pressing forward with research projects to provide answers in service of public health and safety. Through investigations that included testing for heavy metal contamination, monitoring air quality, and assessing the burn area's erosion hazards, Caltech scie  more

President Trump Issues Memo on Withdrawing U.S. From International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties That Are Contrary to the Interests of U.S.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- President Trump issued the following memorandum on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby direct: Section 1. Purpose. (a) On February 4, 2025, I issued Executive Ord  more