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ENERGY-EFFICIENT SHADES FROM HUNTER DOUGLAS ELIGIBLE FOR 2023 FEDERAL TAX CREDIT

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Monday, January 9, 2023
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PEARL RIVER, N.Y., Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hunter Douglas, the world's leading manufacturer of custom window coverings, announced that starting today consumers can save up to $1,200 on eligible Hunter Douglas Duette® Honeycomb Shades as part of the federal tax credit that supports the purchasing of energy-efficient products. 

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  • PEARL RIVER, N.Y., Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hunter Douglas, the world's leading manufacturer of custom window coverings, announced that starting today consumers can save up to $1,200 on eligible Hunter Douglas Duette® Honeycomb Shades as part of the federal tax credit that supports the purchasing of energy-efficient products.
  • With the largest portfolio of window treatments eligible for the federal tax credit, Hunter Douglas consumers won't have to compromise on style if they're looking to be kind to the planet and their wallets.
  • Consumers purchasing Hunter Douglas window coverings should also save on their monthly energy bills as the eligible shades were designed to provide superior insulation year-round.
  • "We are thrilled that designs from our Duette Honeycomb Shade collection are eligible for the Federal Tax Credit," said Stacy Lambright, Energy Efficiency Program Manager at Hunter Douglas.

Exotanium Raises $12 Million in Series A Round Funding, Helps Enterprises Manage and Optimize Cloud Services More Effectively

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Monday, November 7, 2022
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ITHACA, N.Y., Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Exotanium, an Ithaca-based startup offering a cloud resource optimization and management platform, announced today that the company has secured $12 million in series A funding. The round, led by Cambium Capital and Celesta Capital, provides vital funds needed to support the company's future product roadmap, including the expansion to new platforms and hyperscalers, as well as the development of a self-service marketplace. Funds will also be allocated toward marketing and recruitment efforts to further fuel brand awareness among enterprise customers while supporting necessary organizational growth among Exotanium's engineering team.

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  • "Many companies spend up to half of their revenue on cloud services and there is significant waste in most systems our unprecedented technology is changing this.
  • Within five years, Exotanium will be the only continuous optimization provider allowing enterprises to manage workloads across all major cloud platforms automatically.
  • "Exotanium combines a differentiated technology with a world-class cloud engineering team, and we are delighted to support them with this investment."
  • With this series A round, Exotanium has generated $19 million to date from investors and grants.

2CRSi SA: New HPC deployment with SLAC

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Wednesday, June 22, 2022
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Strasbourg (France), June 22, 2022 - 2CRSi (ISIN: FR0013341781), designer and manufacturer of high-performance, energy-efficient computer servers, announces it has been chosen by SLAC (Stanford Linear Acceleration Center) National Accelerator Laboratory to provide HPC capabilities.

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  • Strasbourg (France), June 22, 2022 - 2CRSi (ISIN: FR0013341781), designer and manufacturer of high-performance, energy-efficient computer servers, announces it has been chosen by SLAC (Stanford Linear Acceleration Center) National Accelerator Laboratory to provide HPC capabilities.
  • World-renowned SLAC laboratory, operated by Stanford University for the U.S. Department of Energys Office of Science, chose 2CRSi Inc., the Groups US subsidiary, to augment their HPC capabilities.
  • Having worked with Stanford U in the past, it has been a long-time dream to finally be selected by SLAC Laboratory to work on their HPC Architecture.
  • That our technology and team make a difference for such a prestigious institution proves that 2CRSi competes among the key players in the HPC World.

Plexflo to Attend Distributech International Energy Conference 2022

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Monday, May 23, 2022
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Dallas, Texas--(Newsfile Corp. - May 23, 2022) - The Plexflo team will be attending the 2022 Distributech International Conference, taking place May 23-25 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas.

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  • Dallas, Texas--(Newsfile Corp. - May 23, 2022) - The Plexflo team will be attending the 2022 Distributech International Conference, taking place May 23-25 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas.
  • Their presence at Distributech will put the software in the hands of thought leaders in the energy industry from all over the world; the conference will host consultants, investor-owned utilities, water and gas utilities, municipalities and public power companies, renewable energy developers, and many more.
  • Dr. Sayonsom Chanda, the founder of Plexflo, has extensive experience within the energy industry.
  • The Distributech International Conference serves as a meeting of the minds, where people from all over the energy industry can convene and develop a strategy to carry us into a future where people have both clean air and reliable, sustainable energy.

Online Learning Consortium and SUNY Online Update Course Quality Rubric Based on New Federal Requirements for Distance Education

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Friday, April 29, 2022
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BOSTON, April 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and SUNY Online announce the release of an update to the free OLC OSCQR Course Design Review Scorecard. This OSCQR 4.0 scorecard is the first online course quality rubric to account for recent U.S. Department of Education (DoE) regular and substantive interaction (RSI) regulatory requirements for online and distance education.

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  • This OSCQR 4.0 scorecard is the first online course quality rubric to account for recent U.S. Department of Education (DoE) regular and substantive interaction (RSI) regulatory requirements for online and distance education.
  • OSCQR, developed by SUNY Online and adopted by OLC in 2016 as its online course quality scorecard, is an openly licensed, freely available set of online course quality standards, online interactive tools, and resources that are research-based, customizable, and non-evaluative for anyone to use and adapt.
  • This tool can support online course quality assurance initiatives, faculty self-assessments, faculty training activities, course reviews, and can be used as recommendations and standards to support and document how the online course meets the RSI requirements.
  • "SUNY Online is very pleased to share the updated OSCQR to support online educators, instructional designers, and institutions in navigating the new RSI requirements," said Alexandra M. Pickett , Director, Online Teaching, SUNY Online.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Offers Software Tools for Biosciences Research and Development

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Tuesday, March 8, 2022
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), a U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory, has launched a digital brochure featuring 16 open and closed source software and tools for imaging, omics, and synthetic biology research and development.

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  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), a U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory, has launched a digital brochure featuring 16 open and closed source software and tools for imaging, omics, and synthetic biology research and development.
  • Software is an increasingly important offering that Berkeley Lab provides to industry and the research community, said Paul Adams, Associate Laboratory Director for Biosciences.
  • The primary contributors to these software tools include Berkeley Labs Biosciences Area divisions, as well as the Labs Computational Research Division and the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC).
  • Berkeley Lab is a multiprogram national laboratory, managed by the University of California for the U.S. Department of Energys Office of Science.

Southern California Earthquake Center Receives Award for Best Use of High-Performance Computing in the Physical Sciences

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021
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For decades now, SCEC researchers have used HPC resources to simulate how the ground would shake following major earthquakes in California.

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  • For decades now, SCEC researchers have used HPC resources to simulate how the ground would shake following major earthquakes in California.
  • These simulations allow experts to evaluate how earthquakes (large and small) affect the built environment and help decision-makers and communities to best prepare to survive and recover.
  • Announced at the 2021 Supercomputing Conference ( SC21 ), the HPCwire award recognizes the important contributions of dozens of researchers and computer scientists working together under the SCEC umbrella to advance earthquake science.
  • The HPCwire award was primarily motivated by this year's suite of computations completed on Frontera that generated earthquake sequences across California and ground motion products for specific events.

Energy Harbor and the Department of Energy Advance Zero-Carbon Hydrogen Production Pilot at Davis-Besse Power Station

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021
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The DOE funded pilot project will demonstrate the technical feasibility and economic viability of a hybrid hydrogen production system in order to facilitate large scale commercialization.

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  • The DOE funded pilot project will demonstrate the technical feasibility and economic viability of a hybrid hydrogen production system in order to facilitate large scale commercialization.
  • Energy Harbor's Davis-Besse Power Station will provide the carbon-free nuclear power to a hydrogen production unit that will utilize Low Temperature Electrolysis (LTE) using Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) technology to produce 100 percent carbon-free hydrogen.
  • This partnership with the Department of Energy National Laboratories will help position Northern Ohio as a regional hub for innovation and excellence in the hydrogen technology sector."
  • Energy Harbor is a financially secure independent power producer and fully integrated retail energy provider focused on safe and best-in-class operations and financial performance.

CE+P to Partner with the U.S. Joint BioEnergy Institute on Advanced Biofuels Research

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
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In addition to JBEI, research will also be implemented by the Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU) of the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (Berkeley Lab).

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  • In addition to JBEI, research will also be implemented by the Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU) of the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (Berkeley Lab).
  • The Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Research Center program combining the scientific talent, expertise, resources, and support of six national laboratories and six academic institutions.
  • The Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Units (ABPDU) mission is to expedite the commercialization of advanced, next-generation biofuels and bioproducts by providing industry-scale test beds.
  • ABPDU has access to cutting-edge national research organizations, academic centers of excellence, and major industries.

SpaceLink Selected to Fly Demo on International Space Station

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Monday, August 2, 2021
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With this selection, SpaceLink can advance its proposal for a potential flight project to the orbiting research and technology development outpost sponsored by the ISS National Lab.

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  • With this selection, SpaceLink can advance its proposal for a potential flight project to the orbiting research and technology development outpost sponsored by the ISS National Lab.
  • "Our demonstration on the ISS is the first step to proving SpaceLink's capabilities to advance space science and the emerging space economy," said David Bettinger , SpaceLink CEO.
  • SpaceLink is designed to help close the business case for Earth observation companies, commercial space stations, satellite servicers, launch vehicles and space tugs.
  • About the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory
    The International Space Station (ISS) is a one-of-a-kind laboratory that enables research and technology development not possible on Earth.