WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Atmospheric Radiation Measurement facility issued the following news on Feb. 6, 2023: Starting on February 15, 2023, a new field campaign-slated to last a full year-will provide unprecedented four-season data on the properties of coastal marine clouds, including their radiative effects and the role manmade particles play. Scientists behind the Eastern Pacific Cloud Aerosol Precipitation Experiment (EPCAPE) have already  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (TNSper) -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release: * * * Incoming CEO Grumet Takes Reins Of Organization * * * The American Clean Power Association (ACP), the leading trade organization representing the clean energy industry, has announced its 2023 incoming Board of Directors, as its new CEO Jason Grumet takes the helm of the organization. The membership of the 2023 Board represents the depth and reach of the clean power industry across the  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 7 (TNSper) -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following news release: American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has named Emily J. Duncan senior vice president, Federal Affairs, effective Feb. 13 working in the company's Washington D.C. office. Duncan is currently vice president, Government Relations for National Grid. Duncan will be responsible for managing AEP's relationships with federal government officials, members of Congress, various federal regulatory agencies  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 7 (TNSrpt) -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release: * * * Coal-fired generation to get squeezed from the country's power system by 2032 thanks to lower-cost renewables and carbon costs: BloombergNEF * * * Coal burn in Poland's power system is poised to drop to negligible levels by 2032 thanks to the fuel's deteriorating economics and the effects of Europe's carbon-emissions trading scheme, according to a new BloombergNEF report. The Polan  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 7 (TNSgov) -- Consumer Energy Alliance issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2023: Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), the leading energy and environmental advocate for families and businesses, today testified at a Pennsylvania House of Representatives Republican Policy Committee hearing on rising energy costs in the state. Following the committee hearing, CEA Mid-Atlantic Director Mike Butler released the following statement: "A key question the public should  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 7 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news on Feb. 6, 2023: NOAA's Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory, the benchmark sampling site for monitoring global climate change, is slated to undergo a major renovation and facility upgrade once road access is restored over lava flows produced by the recent eruption of Mauna Loa volcano, NOAA announced today. The redevelopment project will modernize the site's aging infrastruc  more

EDWARDS AFB, California, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force's Edwards Air Force Base issued the following news: The 412th Test Wing unveiled a new solar facility on the northwest corner of Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 2. The facility, built in collaboration with Terra-Gen LLC, is a result of the Edwards Solar Enhance Use Lease Project. The novel land management agreement marks the largest private - public partnership within the Department of Defense. "The Edwards Air Force Base Solar Project  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letter on Feb. 6, 2023: Governor Brad Little, Lt. Governor Scott Bedke, U.S. Senator Mike Crapo, U.S. Senator Jim Risch, and Congressman Mike Simpson jointly communicated deep concerns to Idaho's head of the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) about the Lava Ridge wind farm proposed in south-central Idaho. In a letter to Karen Kelleher, Idaho State Director for the BLM, the Idaho elected officials rei  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 7 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letter on Feb. 6, 2023: U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo, Governor Brad Little, Lt. Governor Scott Bedke, and Congressman Mike Simpson jointly communicated deep concerns to Idaho's head of the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) about the Lava Ridge wind farm proposed in south-central Idaho. In a letter to Karen Kelleher, Idaho State Director for the BLM, the Idaho elected officials reiterated th  more

LA JOLLA, California, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of California-San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography issued the following news: * * * Year-long field campaign launches Feb. 15 to study the marine clouds that shade and cool the earth * * * A new field campaign at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography will provide unprecedented four-season data on the properties of coastal marine clouds, including their radiative effects and the role manmade particles play. Scienti  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 7 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: A new method to grow single crystals and simultaneously control their growth orientation without melt processing has been discovered by Texas A&M University materials science and engineering doctoral graduate Dr. Hande Ozcan and Dr. Ibrahim Karaman, department head and Chevron Professor. The discovery of this new crystal growth and orientation control method in solid-state was re  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 7 -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2023: * * * SRP, Meta and AES unveiled 100-MW West Line Solar * * * At an unveiling event last week, SRP, Meta, The AES Corporation and officials from Pinal County and Eloy, AZ, recognized and toured the newly operational 100-megawatt (MW) West Line Solar facility. Half of the clean energy output from the plant is dedicated towards Meta's future da  more