INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 29 -- The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following agenda: * * * MEMORANDUM TO: Commission Chairman James F. Huston, Commissioners Bennett, Freeman, Veleta and Ziegner FROM: Commission Technical Divisions DATE: March 28, 2025 RE: 30-Day Utility Articles for Conference on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 @ 10:00 a.m. The following thirty-day filings have been submitted to the Commission. Each item was reviewed by the appropriate Commission Technical D  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 28 -- LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD., Seoul, South Korea has been assigned a patent (No. US 12261312 B2, initially filed March 4, 2021) developed by five inventors Ji-Won Jeong, Daejeon, South Korea; Seung-Hyun Kim, Daejeon, South Korea; Young-Seok Lee, Daejeon, South Korea; Kyung-Hyun Bae, Daejeon, South Korea; and Jin-Kyu Shin, Daejeon, South Korea, for "Battery rack and energy storage system comprising the same."  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association posted the following news release: * * * Battery Storage Industry Unveils National Blueprint for Safety New Assessment Demonstrates Effectiveness of Safety Standards and Modern Battery Design WASHINGTON, D.C., March 28, 2025 -- Today, the American Clean Power Association (ACP) released a comprehensive framework to ensure the safety of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in every community across the United Sta  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 28 -- SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE, San Antonio, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 12258883 B2, initially filed June 6, 2022) developed by Owen M Pryor, San Antonio, Texas, and Aaron M Rimpel, Helotes, Texas, for "Charge, storage, and discharge energy system using liquid air and sCO2."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 28 -- TAIZHOU DAJIANG IND. CO. LTD., Wenling, China has been assigned a patent (No. US 12257681 B2, initially filed Sept. 15, 2023) developed by five inventors Tao Yang, Wenling, China; Mingjun Yang, Wenling, China; Jinquan Huang, Wenling, China; Haijun Li, Wenling, China; and Weirong Zhou, Wenling, China, for "Energy storage and striking mechanisms and nail guns having same."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 28 -- ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES INC., Reno, Nevada has been assigned a patent (No. US 12259092 B2, initially filed April 24, 2024) developed by seven inventors Eduard Katz, Haifa, Israel; Omri Meshulam, Tel Aviv, Israel; Anton Fiterman, Lehavim, Israel; Nirit Grushko, Shedma, Israel; Oren Ram, Ziona, Israel; Elad Zlotnik, Ein Tzurim, Israel; and Tal Shofrony, Ramat Gan, Israel, for "Energy storage system."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 28 -- XIAMEN HITHIUM ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Fujian, China has been assigned a patent (No. US 12261277 B2, initially filed June 6, 2024) developed by Haiming Qi, Fujian, China, and Chunsheng Hong, Fujian, China, for "Liquid cooling plate and battery module."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 28 -- GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD., Kyoto, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12259776 B2, initially filed April 24, 2019) developed by Shogo Nakamura, Kyoto, Japan, and Shintaro Gamo, Kyoto, Japan, for "Maintenance method for energy storage system and computer program."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 28 -- VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION, Gothenburg, Sweden has been assigned a patent (No. US 12257923 B2, initially filed July 1, 2019) developed by Edward Jobson, Gothenburg, Sweden, and Hanna Bryngelsson, Gothenburg, Sweden, for "Management of an energy storage system of a vehicle."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 28 -- ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, Stuttgart, Germany has been assigned a patent (No. US 12259411 B2, initially filed April 7, 2022) developed by Johannes Schneider, Stuttgart, Germany, for "Method for checking the plausibility of a current measurement between an electrical energy storage system and an electrical consumer."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 28 -- ENPHASE ENERGY, INC., Petaluma, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12261441 B2, initially filed Oct. 3, 2023) developed by Donald Richard Zimmanck, Sebastopol, California, for "Methods and apparatus for discharge protection in a storage system."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 28 -- GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC. OF ZHUHAI, Guangdong, China has been assigned a patent (No. US 12261447 B2, initially filed Sept. 8, 2021) developed by Weijin Li, Guangdong, China, and Yunhong Zeng, Guangdong, China, for "On-grid/off-grid scheduling method and apparatus, and energy storage power supply system."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 28 -- GEGADYNE ENERGY LABS PVT LTD, Thane, India has been assigned a patent (No. US 12261269 B2, initially filed Sept. 30, 2019) developed by Ameya Pradeep Gadiwan, Mumbai, India, and Jubin Varghese Kannammoottil, Mumbai, India, for "Poly-ionic electrolyte for high energy density storage devices."  more

ABERDEEN, Scotland, March 28 -- The University of Aberdeen issued the following news: * * * University research a key enabler of the energy transition, Holyrood told Innovative approaches to helping Scotland secure long-term leadership in sustainable energy solutions and deliver an orderly energy transition were showcased by the University of Aberdeen at Holyrood last night. An 80-strong audience of MSPs, policy makers, industry representatives and other stakeholders attended the University'  more

BAVARIA, Germany, March 29 -- The Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat issued the following news: * * * 15 million euros for the expansion of AI resources at NHR New boost for AI research in Erlangen: A total of 30 million euros of EU funding has been earmarked for the further development of digital signal processing using generative artificial intelligence. Half of this total will be invested at the Erlangen National High-Performance Computing Center (NHR@FAU) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat E  more

PERTH, Australia, March 28 -- The University of Western Australia issued the following news: * * * Bioproducts to tackle climate change and plastic pollution A PhD student from The University of Western Australia is working with industry to help tackle climate change and plastic pollution by transforming carbon dioxide emissions into biodegradable materials. Roland Politan completed a bachelor's degree in molecular genetics and biotechnology and honours in biogeochemistry at Curtin Universi  more