TNS Tipoffs - Energy and Gov't
Charging Ahead: New Tesla Battery System Powers Students' Clean Energy Research at Embry Riddle
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, Aug. 15 -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University posted the following news:
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Charging Ahead: New Tesla Battery System Powers Students' Clean Energy Research at Embry Riddle
Author: Caroline Duda
On a cloudless day, more than a dozen Embry Riddle Aeronautical University students crowded around Tesla engineer Noah Maike, who demoed the Powerwall he had recently installed.
The Powerwall is a compact battery system for storing solar or even grid energy. For students
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Johns Hopkins: Classroom Learning Meets Community Impact
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 15 -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release:
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Classroom Learning Meets Community Impact
Through Johns Hopkins' Applied Environmental Health Practice course, Mark Poisler helped expand access to safe drinking water while discovering how environmental health complements a career in medicine.
For Mark Poisler, MHS '26, a graduate course in environmental health wasn't just an academic exercise--it was an opport
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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology: Hybrid Energy System - One Roof for Electricity, Heating and Cooling
KARLSRUHE, Germany, Aug. 14 -- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026:
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Hybrid Energy System: One Roof for Electricity, Heating and Cooling
KIT researchers harvest energy from the hot sun and the cold universe in a hybrid energy system.
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Buildings today typically rely on separate systems to provide electricity, heating and cooling. A research team at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has now developed a hybrid energy system that
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Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit Topic of White Paper From CRS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IF12809) by public finance analyst Nicholas E. Buffie:
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The Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit
P.L. 117-169, commonly known as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), enacted a tax credit for the production of component parts and critical minerals used in clean energy equipment. The credit is referred to as the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit or
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Stanford University School of Medicine: Sunscreen 'Gamechanger?' What the Science Says About Bemotrizinol
STANFORD, California, Aug. 15 -- Stanford University School of Medicine issued the following news:
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A sunscreen 'gamechanger?' What the science says about bemotrizinol
The FDA finally gave the green light to bemotrizinol. We consulted three Stanford Medicine experts about why this is considered a massive leap forward for skin health in the U.S.
By Adam Hadhazy
Contrary to the old adage, there is something new under the sun after all -- at least here in the United States. For the first
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Turtle travels: FSU researchers uncover different migration strategies among male green sea turtles
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 14 -- Florida State University issued the following news:
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Turtle travels: FSU researchers uncover different migration strategies among male green sea turtles
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Florida State University researchers studying male green sea turtles off the coast of Brazil have discovered two distinct migration strategies, with some turtles traveling up to 1,000 kilometers after breeding while others remain in the same area year-round.
The findings shed new light on the movement
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University of New South Wales Engineers Awarded $6.52M Grant to Pursue Critical Renewables Research
SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 14 -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news:
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UNSW engineers awarded $6.52M grant to pursue critical renewables research
Emma Blake
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is backing a UNSW project that aims to address challenges related to the secure operation of power systems with high proportions of solar, wind and batteries.
The UNSW School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications and the Real Time Simulations Laboratory
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