RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 19 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2025: * * * IT Infrastructure Manufacturer to Invest $11 Million in New Bern Expansion Chatsworth Products to add 45 new jobs in Craven County Today, Governor Josh Stein announced Chatsworth Products, Inc. (CPI), a manufacturer of IT equipment, will add 45 new jobs in Craven County. The company will invest $11 million to expand its facility in New Bern. "Our state's ability t  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 19 -- Duke Energy Kentucky has filed a petition with the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) requesting confidential treatment for certain information related to its proposed conversion of the wet flue gas desulfurization system at its East Bend Generating Station. The request, filed on September 6, 2024, seeks to protect sensitive vendor pricing, market risk evaluations, reliability risks, pricing forecasts, and strategic procurement information for a period of te  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, issued the following news release: * * * 350.org responds to Japan's 'unacceptably low' climate targets Tokyo, Japan - The Japanese government today released its climate action plan and Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) which sets an emissions cut target of 60% below 2013 levels by 2035. Falling far short of the 81% emissions reduction target   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 18 -- GRAPHENIX DEVELOPMENT, INC., Williamsville, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 12230802 B2, initially filed April 12, 2023) developed by four inventors John C. Brewer, Rochester, New York; Kevin Tanzil, Rochester, New York; Paul D. Garman, Pittsford, New York; and Robert G. Anstey, Tonawanda, New York, for "Anodes for lithium-based energy storage devices, and methods for making same."  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 19 -- Constellation, a retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses, issued the following news release: * * * Constellation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results Earnings Release Highlights * GAAP Net Income of $2.71 per share and Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings of $2.44 per share for the fourth quarter of 2024. GAAP Net Income of $11.89 per share and Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings of $8.6  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 18 -- WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., San Jose, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12230304 B2, initially filed Aug. 9, 2023) developed by four inventors Bernd Lamberts, San Jose, California; Bernhard E. Knigge, San Jose, California; Erhard Schreck, San Jose, California; and Qing Dai, San Jose, California, for "Data storage device with write protection and guaranteed rapid write verification in energy-assisted recording (EAR)."  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Dentons, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Dentons advises banking consortium on largest BESS in the Netherlands February 18, 2025 Amsterdam --Global law firm Dentons has advised a consortium of six banks - ABN AMRO, Rabobank, ING Bank, Triodos Bank, Santander CIB, and ASR - on the EUR350 million loan to Lion Storage for the project financing of Project Mufasa. With 350MW capacity Mufasa is the largest battery energy storage system   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 18 -- XIAMEN HITHIUM ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Fujian, China has been assigned a patent (No. US 12227989 B2, initially filed May 8, 2024) developed by Shoutao Huang, Fujian, China, for "Energy storage cabin."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 18 -- SHENZHEN QICHANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Shenzhen, China has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1062630 S1, initially filed March 3, 2023) developed by Guangyuan Qi, Shenzhen, China, for "Energy storage power station."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 18 -- WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC, Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania has been assigned a patent (No. US 12230410 B2, initially filed Jan. 24, 2023) developed by Scott M. Sweat, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Ibrahim Ezelarab, Mars, Pennsylvania, for "Energy storage system for nuclear reactor remote installation."  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Feb. 19 -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Europe's LNG imports decline 19% with gas demand at 11-year low Key Takeaways: Gas demand reduction policies and renewable energy deployment helped drive a 19% decrease in Europe's LNG imports in 2024. Almost half (46%) of Europe's 2024 LNG imports were from the US. Its imports from the country declined by 18% last year. Half of the EU's LNG regasification terminal  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 19 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU researcher join $50M Department of Energy consortium to create powerful sodium-ion batteries for electric vehicles By: McKenzie Harris Of the nearly 300 million cars on the road in the U.S., about 10 percent are electric, a market that is growing due to an increasing variety of vehicle options and drivers' desires to lower fuel costs and reduce emissions. While many electric vehicles on the market   more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Feb. 19 -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * IEEFA highlights Indonesia's renewable energy and supply chain opportunities at the Mandiri Investment Forum Indonesia can maximize renewables and battery technologies as the best investments to hedge against the volatile energy and dollar markets, said Grant Hauber, Strategic Energy Finance Advisor for Asia at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 19 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Mayer Brown adds energy regulatory partner Chad Richards in Washington DC Washington DC - Mayer Brown is pleased to announce that Chad Richards has joined the firm's Washington DC office as a partner in the Global Energy group. He joins from Kirkland & Ellis LLP. "Chad's experience and successes span the vast energy and infrastructure landscape," said Alex Chequer, leader of the Global Energy group at May  more

DULUTH, Minnesota, Feb. 18 -- Minnesota Power, a division of Allete, issued the following news release: * * * Minnesota Power issues distributed solar RFP to advance regional projects under EnergyForward Duluth, Minn. -- Minnesota Power, a utility division of ALLETE Inc. (NYSE: ALE), has issued its first Request for Proposals (RFP) for distributed solar projects as part of its compliance with Minnesota's new Distributed Solar Energy Standard (DSES). The RFP seeks proposals for solar generat  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 18 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * New appointments to bolster research and innovation Krystyn J. Van Vliet, vice president for research and innovation since 2023, has been named vice president for innovation and external engagement strategy for the university., Click to open gallery view Gary Koretzky and Krystyn Van Vliet Dr. Gary Koretzky '78, Cornell's former vice provost for academic integration who helped steer the university through the  more

LA JOLLA, California, Feb. 19 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * New Microactuator Driving System Could Give Microdrones a Jump-start Story by: Laura Shields - lashields@ucsd.edu An innovative circuit design could enable miniature devices, such as microdrones and other microrobotics, to be powered for longer periods of time while staying lightweight and compact. Researchers from the University of California San Diego and CEA-Leti developed a nov  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 18 -- SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD., Atsugi, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12230761 B2, initially filed May 3, 2021) developed by Kazuhei Narita, Atsugi, Japan, and Ryota Tajima, Isehara, Japan, for "Power storage device and electronic device."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 18 -- PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC., Tokyo, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12230840 B2, initially filed Dec. 15, 2021) developed by three inventors Takashi Inamura, Himeji, Japan; Yasumasa Kojima, Kasai, Japan; and Takatoshi Kageyama, Kakogawa, Japan, for "Power storage module."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 18 -- PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC., Tokyo, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12230771 B2, initially filed Dec. 16, 2021) developed by three inventors Takashi Inamura, Himeji, Japan; Yasumasa Kojima, Kasai, Japan; and Takatoshi Kageyama, Kakogawa, Japan, for "Power storage module and method of manufacturing same."  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 18 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice-led study finds 2D carbon material is 8 times tougher than graphene, resists cracking Even the strongest crack under pressure, a problem materials scientists have long been grappling with. For instance, carbon-derived materials like graphene are among the strongest on Earth, but once established, cracks propagate rapidly through them, making them prone to sudden fracture. Bongki Shin is a materials scie  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 18 -- An inventor from Houston, Texas, Ethan J. Novek has been awarded a patent (No. US 12228344 B2, initially filed Oct. 16, 2023) for "Systems and adjustable and high energy density thermal storage."  more