INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 14 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, February 17, 2025 CAUSE NO.: 43629-GCA73; ALJ: KRESGE; TIME: 9:30 A.M.; ROOM: PNC, Room 224 PETITION OF NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, LLC FOR APPROVAL OF A GAS COST ADJUSTMENT TO BE APPLICABLE IN THE MONTHS OF MARCH, APRIL, AND MAY 2025 PURSUANT TO IND. CODE Sec. 8- 1-2-42(g). * * * Monday, February 17, 2025 CAUSE NO.: 37394-GCA165; ALJ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Indiana House Advances Energy Inflation Act Indianapolis, Ind - Today, the Indiana House of Representatives voted in favor of unnecessary energy inflation for Hoosier families when it passed House Bill 1007, which now goes to the Senate. If passed into law, House Bill 1007 could have a chilling effect on Indiana's transition from coal-burning toward clean and affordable renewable energy.   more

MERRILLVILLE, Indiana, Feb. 14 -- NiSource, a regulated utility company, issued the following news on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * NiSource announces full-year 2024 results - Achieved 2024 non-GAAP adjusted EPS above guidance range - Raising 2025 non-GAAP adjusted EPS guidance - Reaffirming expected annual 6%-8% 2025-2029 non-GAAP adjusted EPS growth MERRILLVILLE, Ind. - NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI) today announced, on a GAAP basis, net income available to common shareholders for the year ended Decem  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Indiana House Advances Energy Inflation Act Indianapolis, Ind - Today, the Indiana House of Representatives voted in favor of unnecessary energy inflation for Hoosier families when it passed House Bill 1007, which now goes to the Senate. If passed into law, House Bill 1007 could have a chilling effect on Indiana's transition from coal-burning toward clean and affordable renewable energy.   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 14 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted partial confidential treatment to documents filed by Duke Energy Kentucky in Case No. 2024-00152, concerning the utility's proposed conversion of its flue gas desulfurization system at the East Bend Generating Station. The order, issued February 13, 2025, balances the public's right to information with the need to protect commercially sensitive data. Duke Energy Kentucky had requested confidential treatment  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 14 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued its first request for information to Duke Energy Kentucky regarding its application to upgrade the flue gas desulfurization system at its East Bend Generating Station. The filing, designated Case No. 2025-00002, seeks details about the proposed conversion from a quicklime to a limestone reagent handling system. The PSC's information request, dated February 13, 2025, requires Duke Energy Kentucky to provide d  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Feb. 14 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: * * * Cover story: Research article by Dr. Murat Barisik featured in nanotechnology journal A research study involving University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Murat Barisik was the cover story for a recent issue of Small--a prestigious nanoscience and nanotechnology journal. Barisik collaborated with researchers from the University of Ulsan  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Dentons, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Dentons welcomes energy lawyer Rachel Conner in Indianapolis Dentons announces today that Rachel Conner has joined the Firm in Indianapolis as of counsel in the Energy practice. Rachel focuses her practice on energy projects and renewable energy. Rachel has years of experience in the renewable energy space, which includes state and federal policy and advocacy work. She provides a comprehensive approach to local perm  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 14 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release: * * * DTE Energy reports 2024 accomplishments, investments and earnings Top-tier customer bill management; reduced customers' bills by $300 million in fuel and transportation cost savings Invested $4.4 billion in electric and gas infrastructure to improve reliability and generate cleaner energy Customers experienced a nearly 70% improvement in time spent without power from 2023 to 2024 Supported vulnerable customer  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Indiana House Advances Energy Inflation Act Indianapolis, Ind - Today, the Indiana House of Representatives voted in favor of unnecessary energy inflation for Hoosier families when it passed House Bill 1007, which now goes to the Senate. If passed into law, House Bill 1007 could have a chilling effect on Indiana's transition from coal-burning toward clean and affordable renewable energy.   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 14 -- McGuireWoods, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * McGuireWoods Advises Sol Systems in Financing for Innovative Tilden Solar Project McGuireWoods - a top law firm in the renewables industry -- served as lead counsel to Sol Systems in the $345 million financing of the historic Tilden Solar project, a 182-megawatt solar facility in Randolph County, Illinois. The project will transform a 1,050-acre subsurface mine site into a renewable energy asset   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 7 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Cleaning up critical minerals and materials production, using microwave plasma With technology developed at MIT, 6K is helping to bring critical materials production back to the U.S. without toxic byproducts. By Zach Winn, MIT News The push to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. is running up against an unfortunate truth: The processes for making many critical materials today crea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * Optica Names 22 Recipients for 2025 Awards and Medals 13 February 2025 WASHINGTON -- Optica, Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide, is pleased to announce the recipients of several of its 2025 awards and medals, including David A. B. Miller, the recipient of the Frederic Ives Medal/Jarus W. Quinn Prize, Optica's highest honor. "David Miller is a highly innovative sc  more

LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, Feb. 13 -- The American Nuclear Society issued the following news: * * * Savannah River reaches regulatory milestone on tank waste closure The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management said it has reached a regulatory milestone ahead of schedule in preparing radioactive waste tanks for closure at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. DOE-EM said it received concurrence in January from the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES  more

LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, Feb. 13 -- The American Nuclear Society issued the following news: * * * Spain continues improvements in nuclear and radiation safety An International Atomic Energy Agency team has concluded that Spain has shown a strong commitment to nuclear and radiation safety, confirming that the country has successfully enhanced its regulatory framework, fully implementing IAEA recommendations made in 2018. The IAEA Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) follow-up visit, w  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 14 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * White & Case advises Enea on PLN 1 billion RES development loan Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Enea S.A. (Enea) on a long term revolving facility up to PLN 1 billion (approximately Euros238 million) from Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego. Enea will use the funds to finance and refinance the acquisition, construction, expansion, modernization, maintenance and commissioning of renewable energy sou  more