TNS Tipoffs - Energy Systems
DeSantis Commission Approves $20-40/Month TECO, Duke Rate Hike
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release:
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DeSantis Commission Approves $20-40/Month TECO, Duke Rate Hike
Tampa Bay electricity bills will be among the nation's highest this summer
Today, Governor DeSantis' Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) approved a rate hike for Tampa Electric Co. (TECO) and Duke Energy customers, that will have the average residential customer using 1000-1250 kWh/month paying $360-490 more over the c
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Ky. PSC: Duke Energy Kentucky Seeks Approval for Power Plant Upgrade
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 5 -- Duke Energy Kentucky has filed an application with the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) seeking approval for a major upgrade at its East Bend Generating Station. The company is requesting a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to convert its Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization (WFGD) system from a quicklime reagent process to a limestone reagent handling system. This conversion aims to ensure the plant continues to comply with existing environmen
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MVP Resurrects Controversial Southgate
Pipeline
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Feb. 3 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release:
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MVP Resurrects Controversial Southgate
Pipeline
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - Today, Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) submitted an application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to resurrect its nearly defunct MVP Southgate pipeline project. This latest proposal is another attempt to commit the South to methane gas, a dangerous fossil fuel that worsen
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Violation-Riddled MVP Developer Submits Request to Alter Southgate Pipeline
TAKOMA PARK, Maryland, Feb. 5 -- The Chesapeake Climate Action Network issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025:
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Violation-Riddled MVP Developer Submits Request to Alter Southgate Pipeline
CCAN highlight:
"Mountain Valley Pipeline has spent decades trying to break and bend the rules to rush through unnecessary, dangerous methane gas pipelines that put communities and vulnerable ecosystems at risk," said Victoria Higgins, Virginia Director for Chesapeake Climate Action Network.
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Carbon Capture Coalition Statement on the Confirmations of Lee Zeldin, Doug Burgum, and Chris Wright
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The Carbon Capture Coalition issued the following news:
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Carbon Capture Coalition Statement on the Confirmations of Lee Zeldin, Doug Burgum, and Chris Wright
The Carbon Capture Coalition released the following statement - attributable to Coalition Executive Director Jessie Stolark - on the US Senate confirmations of Lee Zeldin as the 17th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Doug Burgum as the 55th Interior Secretary and Chris Wright as the 17th Sec
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Convection-Enhanced Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices and Related Methods
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Cambridge, Massachusetts has been assigned a patent (No. US 12218316 B2, initially filed Oct. 19, 2021) developed by four inventors Fikile Richard Brushett, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Weiran Gao, Boston, Massachusetts; Javit Drake, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts; and Michael Orella, Cambridge, Massachusetts, for "Convection-enhanced electrochemical energy storage devices and related methods."
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Electrode, Storage Battery, Power Storage Device, and Electronic Device
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD., Kanagawa-ken, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12218338 B2, initially filed Jan. 6, 2022) developed by Kiyofumi Ogino, Kanagawa, Japan, for "Electrode, storage battery, power storage device, and electronic device."
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Energy Storage Apparatus
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD., Kyoto, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12218375 B2, initially filed June 20, 2019) developed by Masamitsu Tononishi, Kyoto, Japan, and Makoto Yoda, Kyoto, Japan, for "Energy storage apparatus."
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Energy Storage Box
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- SHANDONG GOLDENCELL POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Zaozhuang, China has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1060214 S1, initially filed Nov. 17, 2022) developed by six inventors Shijie Ren, Zaozhuang, China; Yong Wang, Zaozhuang, China; Yidong Wang, Zaozhuang, China; Hui Liu, Zaozhuang, China; Xing Li, Zaozhuang, China; and Chengjian Han, Zaozhuang, China, for "Energy storage box."
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Energy Storage Device
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD., Kyoto, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12218342 B2, initially filed March 23, 2020) developed by Tomoya Tsuchikawa, Kyoto, Japan, for "Energy storage device."
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Fire Suppression for Energy Storage Devices
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- An inventor from San Diego, California, Anthony Macaluso has been awarded a patent (No. US 12218386 B1, initially filed Feb. 15, 2024) for "Fire suppression for energy storage devices."
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Graphene Compound, Method for Forming Graphene Compound, and Lithium-Ion Storage Battery
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD., Kanagawa-ken, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12218305 B2, initially filed May 28, 2021) developed by three inventors Hiroshi Kadoma, Kanagawa, Japan; Teppei Oguni, Kanagawa, Japan; and Satoshi Seo, Kanagawa, Japan, for "Graphene compound, method for forming graphene compound, and lithium-ion storage battery."
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Heat Dissipation Device of Energy Storage System and Heat Dissipation Method for Energy Storage System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- PYLON TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shanghai, China has been assigned a patent (No. US 12218333 B2, initially filed July 27, 2021) developed by three inventors Lu Shi, Shanghai, China; Baishuang Chen, Shanghai, China; and Zhiqiang Yu, Shanghai, China, for "Heat dissipation device of energy storage system and heat dissipation method for energy storage system."
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Holland & Hart Advises Mountain Parks Electric in Exit From Wholesale Electric Service Contract
DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 5 -- Holland and Hart, a law firm, issued the following news:
Holland & Hart served as lead transactional counsel for Mountain Parks Electric, Inc. (MPE), a Colorado-based not-for-profit, member-owned electric utility cooperative, in connection with its withdrawal from Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association, Inc. (Tri-State), effective Feb. 1, 2025. The transaction included the negotiation of a Power Sales Agreement with Guzman Energy, a Purchase and Sale Agreeme
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Hydraulic Compressed Air Energy Storage System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- STORAGE DROP LTD., Rehovot, Israel has been assigned a patent (No. US 12218499 B2, initially filed June 9, 2021) developed by Shay Cohen, Kfar Saba, Israel, for "Hydraulic compressed air energy storage system."
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Lift Drive System for Energy Storage and Delivery System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- ENERGY VAULT, INC., Westlake Village, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12215676 B2, initially filed July 5, 2022) developed by Andrea Pedretti, Thousand Oaks, California, for "Lift drive system for energy storage and delivery system."
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Method for Manufacturing Doped Electrode and Method for Manufacturing Power Storage Device
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- MUSASHI ENERGY SOLUTIONS CO., LTD., Hokuto, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12218339 B2, initially filed June 25, 2020) developed by seven inventors Hirobumi Suzuki, Minato-ku, Japan; Kenji Kojima, Minato-ku, Japan; Masaya Naoi, Minato-ku, Japan; Nobuo Ando, Minato-ku, Japan; Hiroki Yakushiji, Minato-ku, Japan; Kazunari Aita, Minato-ku, Japan; and Masahiro Yamamoto, Hokuto, Japan, for "Method for manufacturing doped electrode and method for manufacturing
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Multi-Bus Energy Storage System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- EIQ ENERGY, INC., Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12218533 B1, initially filed July 12, 2023) developed by three inventors Robert E. Rutter, San Jose, California; William B. Reed, San Jose, California; and Eugene F. Krzywinski, San Jose, California, for "Multi-bus energy storage system."
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Photoelectric Hydrogen Production Energy Storage and Cold Energy Recovery Coupled Dry Ice Production Device and Use Method
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- HANGZHOU OXYGEN PLANT GROUP CO., LTD., Hangzhou, China has been assigned a patent (No. US 12215921 B2, initially filed Jan. 13, 2023) developed by six inventors Yisong Han, Hangzhou, China; Fang Tan, Hangzhou, China; Xudong Peng, Hangzhou, China; Lei Yao, Hangzhou, China; Liangying Li, Hangzhou, China; and Jiawei Wang, Hangzhou, China, for "Photoelectric hydrogen production energy storage and cold energy recovery coupled dry ice production device and use method."
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Plant and Process for Energy Generation and Storage
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- ENERGY DOME S.P.A., Milan, Italy has been assigned a patent (No. US 12215609 B2, initially filed Sept. 18, 2023) developed by Claudio Spadacini, Ghiffa, Italy, for "Plant and process for energy generation and storage."
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Power Storage Device Electrode, Method for Manufacturing the Same, Power Storage Device, and Electronic Device
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD., Kanagawa-ken, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12218337 B2, initially filed June 17, 2021) developed by Tatsuya Ikenuma, Kanagawa, Japan, and Kazutaka Kuriki, Kanagawa, Japan, for "Power storage device electrode, method for manufacturing the same, power storage device, and electronic device."
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Power System for High Temperature Applications With Rechargeable Energy Storage
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- FASTCAP ULTRACAPACITORS LLC, Wakefield, Massachusetts has been assigned a patent (No. US 12215572 B2, initially filed May 24, 2023) developed by six inventors John J. Cooley, Boston, Massachusetts; Riccardo Signorelli, Boston, Massachusetts; Morris Green, Brighton, Massachusetts; Padmanaban Sasthan Kuttipillai, Malden, Massachusetts; Christopher John Sibbald Deane, Boston, Massachusetts; and Lindsay A. Wilhelmus, Cambridge, Massachusetts, for "Power system for hi
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Prelithiated Hybridized Energy Storage Device
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- TESLA, INC., Austin, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 12218303 B2, initially filed Dec. 26, 2023) developed by five inventors Hieu Minh Duong, Rosemead, California; Porter Mitchell, Chandler, Arizona; Mohammed-Yazid Saidi, La Mesa, California; Joon Ho Shin, San Diego, California; and Haim Feigenbaum, Irvine, California, for "Prelithiated hybridized energy storage device."
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System and Method for Dynamic Excitation of an Energy Storage Element Configured for Use in an Electric Aircraft
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- BETA AIR LLC, South Burlington, Vermont has been assigned a patent (No. US 12214675 B2, initially filed Oct. 26, 2023) developed by Herman Wiegman, Wakefield, Rhode Island, and Steven J. Foland, Garland, Texas, for "System and method for dynamic excitation of an energy storage element configured for use in an electric aircraft."
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Systems and Methods for Sliding Mode Control Enabled Hybrid Energy Storage
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE, Lafayette, Louisiana has been assigned a patent (No. US 12218506 B2, initially filed Aug. 5, 2022) developed by Ali Jafarian Abianeh, Lafayette, Louisiana, and Farzad Ferdowsi, Lafayette, Louisiana, for "Systems and methods for sliding mode control enabled hybrid energy storage."
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Systems and Methods for Thermal Management of an Energy Storage System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- ELEMENT ENERGY, INC., Menlo Park, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12218328 B1, initially filed March 20, 2024) developed by five inventors Nathan Thomas Brinkerhoff, Santa Clara, California; Corrado Cammi, Mountain View, California; Arnaud Devie, Menlo Park, California; Rainer Johannes Fasching, Mill Valley, California; and Seth Marshall Kahn, Sonoma, California, for "Systems and methods for thermal management of an energy storage system."
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Systems for Machine Learning, Optimizing and Managing Local Multi-Asset Flexibility of Distributed Energy Storage Resources
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- MOIXA ENERGY HOLDINGS LIMITED, , United Kingdom has been assigned a patent (No. US 12214691 B2, initially filed June 20, 2019) developed by Simon Richard Daniel, London, United Kingdom, and Christopher Verity Wright, Surrey, United Kingdom, for "Systems for machine learning, optimizing and managing local multi-asset flexibility of distributed energy storage resources."
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Thermal Energy Storage and Power Generation System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- GYFT LABS, St. Helens, Oregon has been assigned a patent (No. US 12215928 B2, initially filed Dec. 16, 2022) developed by three inventors Eric Joseph Linwood, St. Helens, Oregon; Kyle Allen Hanson, St. Helens, Oregon; and Cody William Dunlop, St. Helens, Oregon, for "Thermal energy storage and power generation system."
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United States Surpasses 50 GW of Solar Module Manufacturing Capacity
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release:
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United States Surpasses 50 GW of Solar Module Manufacturing Capacity
Historic milestone marks progress towards SEIA's goal to achieve 50 GW of domestic manufacturing across the solar supply chain by 2030
WASHINGTON D.C. -- The United States has reached a historic manufacturing milestone, surpassing 50 gigawatts (GW) of domestic solar module production capacity. At full capacity, these facto
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