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SIAM Announces Class of 2024 Fellows

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Philadelphia, PA, March 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) is pleased to announce the 2024 Class of SIAM Fellows.

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  • Philadelphia, PA, March 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) is pleased to announce the 2024 Class of SIAM Fellows.
  • Through their various contributions, SIAM Fellows form a crucial group of individuals helping to advance the fields of applied mathematics, computational science, and data science.
  • Hans De Sterck, University of Waterloo, is being recognized for contributions to scientific computing methods including multilevel and nonlinear solvers, and for exemplary scientific leadership and service to SIAM.
  • Fred S. Roberts, Rutgers University, is being recognized for distinguished research in discrete mathematics, leadership of major research centers, and service to SIAM.

MAX Power Mining Receives BLM Permits For Phase 2 Drilling at Willcox

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Friday, March 22, 2024
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Mr. Peter Lauder, Senior Geologist and Exploration Manager for MAX Power, commented: “The first five diamond drill holes at Willcox have supported initial theories regarding prospectivity of intense resistivity and gravimetric low anomalies at the Playa.

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  • Mr. Peter Lauder, Senior Geologist and Exploration Manager for MAX Power, commented: “The first five diamond drill holes at Willcox have supported initial theories regarding prospectivity of intense resistivity and gravimetric low anomalies at the Playa.
  • The southern block on BLM ground features the largest and most extreme anomalies on MAX Power’s property.
  • This bodes very well for extending the discovery of clay-rich sediments with high lithium values.
  • MAX Power reports that it has appointed Independent Trading Group, Inc. ("ITG") as a market maker for its shares traded on the Canadian Securities Exchange ("CSE").

Benefits of Heat Pumps Detailed in New NREL Report

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Monday, February 12, 2024
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The findings, detailed in the journal Joule, quantify the costs and benefits of air-source heat pumps across the United States and consider various climates, heating sources, and types of homes.

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  • The findings, detailed in the journal Joule, quantify the costs and benefits of air-source heat pumps across the United States and consider various climates, heating sources, and types of homes.
  • Their analysis considered such factors as the performance of different heat pumps and whether additional steps to upgrade the insulation had occurred.
  • However, due to high installation costs, heat pumps may only be financially feasible for a smaller portion of households.
  • Nationally, heat pumps would cut residential sector greenhouse gas emissions by 36%–64%, including the emissions from new electricity generation.

Aqua Comms Announces Trans-Atlantic Subsea Spectrum Agreement with Energy Sciences Network

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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Aqua Comms, a leading provider of global subsea connectivity services, today announced a long-term lease agreement for Trans-Atlantic subsea spectrum with Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) for 25% of a fibre pair between New York, Dublin and London.

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  • Aqua Comms, a leading provider of global subsea connectivity services, today announced a long-term lease agreement for Trans-Atlantic subsea spectrum with Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) for 25% of a fibre pair between New York, Dublin and London.
  • This agreement marks the first Trans-Atlantic spectrum acquisition by ESnet, the high-performance network built to support scientific research, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science and managed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
  • Additionally, Ciena Services is providing submarine-specific automation for installation, spectrum activation, and testing for time savings and improved optimization, as well as SLTE technical support to ensure optimal network reliability.
  • “When 400G wavelengths are not sufficient for growing demands, operators are turning to subsea spectrum to fulfill their scalable, continent-to-continent requirements,” commented Thomas Soerensen, Vice President, Global Submarine Solutions, Ciena.“With Ciena’s best-in-class GeoMesh Extreme solution, Aqua Comms’ network has the high bandwidth, intelligence, and cost efficiency to meet the unique connectivity needs of big science.”
    To learn more about Aqua Comms visit: www.aquacomms.com

Max Power’s Third Drill Hole at Willcox Further Expands Lithium Discovery

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Monday, January 15, 2024
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MAX Power Mining Corp. (CSE: MAXX; OTC: MAXXF; FRANKFURT: 89N) (“MAX Power” or the “Company”) is rapidly expanding the scale of its Willcox lithium discovery in Arizona with a fourth diamond drill hole now in progress 3 miles south of a widely-spaced triangle-shaped series of first-ever drill holes that have each encountered thick lithium claystone sequences and multiple fluid sequences.

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  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MAX Power Mining Corp. (CSE: MAXX; OTC: MAXXF; FRANKFURT: 89N) (“MAX Power” or the “Company”) is rapidly expanding the scale of its Willcox lithium discovery in Arizona with a fourth diamond drill hole now in progress 3 miles south of a widely-spaced triangle-shaped series of first-ever drill holes that have each encountered thick lithium claystone sequences and multiple fluid sequences.
  • This project is led by pre-eminent American research scientists Dr. Brett Helms and Dr. Michael Whitaker at Berkley Lab.
  • Given this strategy, MAX Power is carefully reviewing certain uranium opportunities for a potential near-term acquisition.
  • Mr. Rav Mlait, CEO of MAX Power, commented: “As we near our second anniversary as a public company, MAX Power is thrilled to be driving a new discovery in Arizona where the Willcox Playa is being tested for its lithium potential for the first time.

Tandem PV Raises Additional $6 Million to Accelerate Perovskite Commercialization

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
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Tandem PV, a pioneering force in perovskite solar technology, has raised an additional $6 million, bringing its total to $27 million in venture capital and government support.

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  • Tandem PV, a pioneering force in perovskite solar technology, has raised an additional $6 million, bringing its total to $27 million in venture capital and government support.
  • "We have been consistently told by some of the world's foremost solar industry experts that Tandem PV has the best combination of high efficiency and durability of any perovskite panel in commercial development," Wharton said.
  • The company is producing tandem perovskite panels with 26% efficiency, which is roughly 25% more powerful than the average silicon solar panel.
  • Wharton joined Tandem PV from Logitech, where he grew the company’s video collaboration business from $62 million to a global market leader with over $1 billion in annual revenue.

Green Wheels, Bright Skies: NREL Analysis Unveils the Connection Between Electric Vehicles and Photovoltaics

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
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Conversely, the impact of owning solar panels also has a bearing on whether a homeowner buys an electric vehicle but not as strongly.

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  • Conversely, the impact of owning solar panels also has a bearing on whether a homeowner buys an electric vehicle but not as strongly.
  • The paper, “ The Electric Vehicles-Solar Photovoltaics Nexus: Driving Cross-Sectoral Adoption of Sustainable Technologies ,” appears in the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.
  • In the 2018 survey, more of the participants owned or previously owned rooftop solar panels than an electric vehicle (9.1% vs. 6.5%).
  • NREL is the U.S. Department of Energy's primary national laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development.

dcbel to receive $52M+ courtesy of California Energy Commission V2X grant

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
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The $52 million award will be used to accelerate the deployment of Home Energy Stations throughout California.

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  • The $52 million award will be used to accelerate the deployment of Home Energy Stations throughout California.
  • To execute this project, dcbel will collaborate with a consortium of esteemed partners including UC Davis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Southern California Edison, Sonoma Clean Power and Grid Alternatives.
  • dcbel Chorus, a CSIP-certified, real-time technical aggregation IoT platform enabling affordable, easy and automatic residential energy production, storage and export.
  • Importantly, the Home Energy Station is ready to serve even the most demanding residential energy prosumers from the get-go.

Nutcracker Therapeutics Named Industry Veteran Samuel Deutsch as Chief Scientific Officer

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Monday, January 8, 2024
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Nutcracker Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company dedicated to developing transformative RNA therapies through its proprietary platform, today announced the promotion of Samuel Deutsch, Ph.D., as the company’s chief scientific officer (CSO).

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  • Nutcracker Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company dedicated to developing transformative RNA therapies through its proprietary platform, today announced the promotion of Samuel Deutsch, Ph.D., as the company’s chief scientific officer (CSO).
  • “I’m thrilled to assume my new role, and to continue leading Nutcracker’s research team through a new era of growth and innovation,” said Dr. Deutsch.
  • Before joining Nutcracker, Dr. Deutsch was a research scientist at Lawrence Berkeley Lab and led the DNA synthesis foundry at the Joint Genome Institute.
  • “Sam has brought invaluable experience and leadership to Nutcracker since its establishment in 2018,” said Igor Khandros, CEO.

OpenADR Alliance Launches New Communications Standard to Help Utilities Manage Growth in Renewable Energy Sources and EV Charging

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023
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This means that energy companies are having to manage more decentralised and distributed energy resources, scaling operations while ensuring compatibility and interoperability.

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  • This means that energy companies are having to manage more decentralised and distributed energy resources, scaling operations while ensuring compatibility and interoperability.
  • "OpenADR is critical in providing seamless communications between different devices and systems, and between utilities and customers.
  • OpenADR 3.0 provides simplicity at a time when technology is becoming more complex, making energy management easier and future-proofing energy systems.
  • The OpenADR Alliance has several companies now piloting the new OpenADR 3.0 standard.