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TRC Companies Recognized by Climate Change Business Journal for Supporting Department of Energy Multi-State Clean Hydrogen Hub

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Jeudi, mai 9, 2024

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WINDSOR, Conn., May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- TRC Companies, Inc. (TRC), a global professional services firm providing integrated strategy, consulting, engineering and applied technologies in support of the energy transition, received an award from Climate Change Business Journal ® (CCBJ) for its role in a Department of Energy (DOE) multi-state clean hydrogen hub.

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TRC received an award for advancing the transition to a clean-hydrogen, low-carbon economy by supporting the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) consortium.
WINDSOR, Conn., May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- TRC Companies, Inc. (TRC), a global professional services firm providing integrated strategy, consulting, engineering and applied technologies in support of the energy transition, received an award from Climate Change Business Journal ® (CCBJ) for its role in a Department of Energy (DOE) multi-state clean hydrogen hub.
"The ARCH2 project is advancing the use of hydrogen as a critical component to our national decarbonization strategy and supporting clean energy job creation in disadvantaged and underserved communities," said Christopher Vincze, Chairman and CEO of TRC.
"The ARCH2 project is advancing the use of hydrogen as a critical component to our national decarbonization strategy and supporting clean energy job creation in disadvantaged and underserved communities."

Western Uranium & Vanadium Provides Shareholder Updates

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Mardi, mai 7, 2024

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Toronto, Ontario and Nucla, Colorado, May 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp. (CSE: WUC) (OTCQX: WSTRF) (“Western” or the ”Company”) is pleased to offer the following update on uranium markets and Company operations.

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Toronto, Ontario and Nucla, Colorado, May 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp. (CSE: WUC) (OTCQX: WSTRF) (“Western” or the ”Company”) is pleased to offer the following update on uranium markets and Company operations.
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In response to Russia’s war in Ukraine, the United States legislature passed the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act (H.R.
Western and Energy Fuels have had initial discussions regarding the delivery of mined material from the Sunday Mine Complex.
Western continues to ramp up operations to achieve its annualized production target of 1 million pounds of uranium and 6 million pounds of vanadium.

Electric Hydrogen secures $100M credit facility from HSBC, J.P. Morgan, Stifel Bank and Hercules Capital to decarbonize critical industries at scale

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Jeudi, mai 9, 2024

The funding was led by HSBC, with participation from J.P. Morgan, Stifel Bank, and Hercules Capital.

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The funding was led by HSBC, with participation from J.P. Morgan, Stifel Bank, and Hercules Capital.
Electric Hydrogen, headquartered in Natick, MA, is leading critical industries such as steel, fertilizer, shipping and aviation towards decarbonization with its powerful, U.S.-manufactured electrolyzers, designed to deliver the lowest cost green hydrogen on earth.
“For more than 150 years, HSBC has been supporting businesses as they scale and transform industries worldwide,” said Matt Perlow, Director, HSBC Innovation Banking.
“At J.P. Morgan, we are focused on serving companies who are helping decarbonize industries and building the green economy.

ScaleFlux's Solid-State Drives Sustainability and Energy Efficiency in the New AI Culture

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Lundi, mai 6, 2024

MILPITAS, Calif., May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The apocryphal tale of Benjamin Franklin venturing out into a storm with kite and key in hand set the stage for the 21st century's voracious appetite for electricity. Artificial Intelligence has proved to be a glutton for energy consumption. The amount of computing power necessary for AI machine learning is doubling every six months. (1) Data center behemoths like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and Google are looking to reduce their carbon footprint, increase efficiency, and reduce energy costs. To comply with this trend, the IT infrastructure is evolving towards a more distributed compute architecture and a broader variety of processor cores and types (such as Arm-based CPUs and system-on-chip processors). JB Baker, VP of Products for ScaleFlux says, "Large-scale AI workloads rely heavily on memory and networking, putting much of the current focus on alleviating bottlenecks in these areas. However, with the petabyte and exabyte scale of the datasets used in AI, power and efficiencies of the underlying storage infrastructure are quietly a major challenge. Improving the pipeline between storage, memory, and GPUs with solutions like solid-state drives (SSDs) enhanced with computational storage capabilities is critical in enabling companies to achieve their efficiency and energy sustainability goals."

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Solid-state drives and Arm-based solutions enable AI infrastructures to maintain high performance while remaining energy-efficient, bringing about the best of both worlds.
(1) Data center behemoths like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and Google are looking to reduce their carbon footprint, increase efficiency, and reduce energy costs.
Improving the pipeline between storage, memory, and GPUs with solutions like solid-state drives (SSDs) enhanced with computational storage capabilities is critical in enabling companies to achieve their efficiency and energy sustainability goals."
This cutting-edge technology offers unprecedented data transfer speeds and energy efficiency to meet the growing demands for higher bandwidth and energy-efficient storage solutions.

Record Recycling Jobs and Economic Output for U.S. Aluminum as Investment Continues

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Mardi, avril 23, 2024

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The industry reported record jobs in aluminum recycling, sheet & plate and other segments since tracking began in 2013.

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The industry reported record jobs in aluminum recycling, sheet & plate and other segments since tracking began in 2013.
While overall employment in the domestic aluminum industry has been largely steady for most of the past decade, overall jobs declined nominally (-0.1%) compared to the 2022 study.
Between 2022 and 2024, secondary aluminum production/recycling (+12.5%); aluminum coatings (+9.6%); and sheet/plate (+6.0%) jobs grew significantly and are at or near record levels since tracking began in 2013.
“Mid-and-downstream aluminum production represents around 98% of all U.S. aluminum jobs, and we’re encouraged to see consistent growth in many of these segments over the last decade.

BASF and University of California, Berkeley, celebrate their successful 10-year collaboration

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Mardi, avril 23, 2024

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The multidisciplinary research center is focused on evaluating new materials, technologies and processes that will help address key sustainability challenges.

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The multidisciplinary research center is focused on evaluating new materials, technologies and processes that will help address key sustainability challenges.
To mark the anniversary, BASF and CARA hosted a scientific symposium on sustainable transformation in chemistry on April 22.
Since 2014, the collaboration has expanded to 11 California universities, including UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine as well as Stanford University, California Institute of Technology, and University of Southern California.
More than 80 faculty members and 170 postdocs/graduate students have worked with BASF and CARA, and BASF has hired 11 postdocs/students from the CARA community.

Increased Tariffs on Chinese Imports a Win for U.S. Aluminum

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Mercredi, avril 17, 2024

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The Aluminum Association has consistently advocated for an increase in the Section 301 tariffs on aluminum imports from China as the most appropriate action to directly target non-market behavior in China.

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The Aluminum Association has consistently advocated for an increase in the Section 301 tariffs on aluminum imports from China as the most appropriate action to directly target non-market behavior in China.
“Today’s decision is a win for the U.S. aluminum industry and the nearly 700,000 American workers the sector supports,” said Charles Johnson, president & CEO of the Aluminum Association.
Today’s announcement will also have a positive impact on efforts to reduce carbon emissions in global aluminum production.
Other recent OECD reports found that the vast majority of state subsidies in the aluminum sector go to firms in China.

Auburn's McCrary Institute and Oak Ridge National Laboratory to Partner on First Regional Cybersecurity Center to Protect the Nation's Electricity Grid

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Jeudi, avril 18, 2024

AUBURN, Ala., April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Auburn University's McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security was awarded a $10 million Department of Energy grant in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to create a pilot regional cybersecurity research and operations center to protect the electric power grid against cyberattacks.

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"The center will conduct critical research and provide real operational solutions to protect all of us as we address these challenges.
Research labs will be established at Auburn University, housed at the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, and at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
"We are excited to work with Auburn on this important national mission," said Oak Ridge National Laboratory Director Stephen Streiffer.
"I applaud Auburn University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory's collaborative effort to advance grid cybersecurity," Kumar said.

Parsons Awarded Position on $1B NNSA Counter Nuclear Smuggling System Deployment Contract

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Mercredi, avril 3, 2024

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CHANTILLY, Va., April 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) announced today that the company was awarded a position on an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity multiple award task order contract by the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA’s) Office of Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence (NSDD).

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CHANTILLY, Va., April 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) announced today that the company was awarded a position on an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity multiple award task order contract by the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA’s) Office of Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence (NSDD).
Parsons has already been awarded two task orders under this contract, enabling NSDD to build international partner capabilities that prevent radioactive and nuclear material acquisition by malign actors.
The contract scope includes tasks associated with design, integration, implementation, communications, logistics, training, and equipment procurement to support the systems’ deployment.
This work for NNSA NSDD expands the company’s nonproliferation and security systems integration and delivery support to the federal government.

Federal Forecasting App to Add AI-Powered Recommendations and Other Features, Bringing Contracting Closer to the People

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Mardi, mars 26, 2024

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Federal contracting presents an attractive opportunity for people to earn a competitive income by providing products and services for the US Federal Government, which is one of the world’s largest buyers.

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Federal contracting presents an attractive opportunity for people to earn a competitive income by providing products and services for the US Federal Government, which is one of the world’s largest buyers.
At its core, the Federal Forecasting App is a wishlist of potential federal contracting opportunities, known as forecasts, across various federal agencies, such as the General Services Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and many more.
By implementing the automated search and notification function, the Federal Forecasting App is able to save significant time and effort for business owners.
“My goal with the Federal Forecasting App is to create a digital extension of such conferences that is available 24/7, 365 days a year,” Surratt says.