HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: On Feb. 14, the Department of the Air Force is kicking off a $10 million next-generation energy performance contract that will deliver resilient and reliable energy at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. The pilot project is the federal government's first-ever effort to adopt and integrate a commercial Energy-as-a-Service, or EaaS, business model, which gives customers access to ene  more

WEST OLIVE, Michigan, Feb. 15 -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2023: Consumers Energy today donated a locomotive that once supported the energy provider's J.H. Campbell coal plant to the Friends of Coopersville and Marne Railway, a nonprofit that preserves and operates historic passenger and freight trains in west Michigan. Consumers Energy revealed the new decal and provided an up-close look at the locomotive before officially transferring it to the Friends of  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 (TNStalk) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following statement on Feb. 14, 2023, by Vice President of Community Engagement Heather McTeer Toney: * * * "EPA announcement shows how valuable the Inflation Reduction Act will be in our efforts to address the climate crisis, and how much of a difference it will make for people and communities. EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reduction "Fund is devoting $27 billion to projects that will protect our climate and our health. Much of  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2023: One year since Vice President Kamala Harris swore her into office, Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) President and Chair Reta Jo Lewis travels to Nassau, Bahamas today with Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A. Nichols, Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas Christopher Dodd, and o  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 15 (TNSgov) -- LCV Victory Fund, an organization that says it runs independent campaigns to influence federal races where involvement and issues can be for pro-environment, pro-democracy candidates, issued the following news on Feb. 14, 2023: LCV Victory Fund is up with a new digital ad buy today backing Virginia State Senator Jennifer McClellan in the VA-04 special election to fill the seat last held by lifelong climate and environmental justice champion Rep. Donald Mc  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 15 (TNSgov) -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2023: LCV Victory Fund is up with a new digital ad buy today backing Virginia State Senator Jennifer McClellan in the VA-04 special election to fill the seat last held by lifelong climate and environmental justice champion Rep. Donald McEachin. The new digital spot highlights McClellan's climate and clean energy leadership in the Virginia State Senate, where she was integral   more

MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 15 (TNSrpt) -- Monash University issued the following news on Feb. 14, 2023: A forecasting project, led by Monash University researchers, that explores how diverse households will live and use energy over the coming decades has paved the way to help guide the energy industry to meet the needs and expectations of Australians well into the future. Increased automation and widespread uptake of smart home technologies, hybrid school and work arrangements that have become  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 15 -- Nature Energy, a journal that says it features natural, social and behavioural sciences, economics and multi-billion-dollar global industries, posted research articles on the following topics in its January 2023 edition: Reviews: * Indigenous cosmologies of energy for a sustainable energy future Research: * Amorphous iron fluorosulfate as a high-capacity cathode utilizing combined intercalation and conversion reactions with unexpectedly high reversibility * His  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSgov) -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on Feb. 14, 2023: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new guidance for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GHGRF), a $27 billion fund created by the Inflation Reduction Act to lower emissions and invest in clean energy projects that will reduce pollution and improve public health. Over half of the GHGRF funding must be dedicated to projects in or benefiting low-income and disadvantaged communities. Th  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have begun operating a unique system designed to enable a variety of testing to characterize the performance of an advanced heat transfer fluid for renewable energy. Known as the Facility to Alleviate Salt Technology Risks, or FASTR, the system's inaugural run evaluated the viabilit  more

BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 15 (TNSrpt) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: * * * Researchers at the QUT-operated National Battery Testing Centre (NBTC) have commissioned the biggest large-scale iron flow battery - and the first of its kind - outside of the United States. * * * QUT is collaborating with Energy Storage Industries - Asia Pacific (ESI) and the Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FBICRC) to enable large-scale energy storage solu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNStalk) -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following statement on Feb. 14, 2023: * * * Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided initial details on a new program in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) called the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. * * * Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) in reaction to the new guidance: "We are glad to see the EPA move f  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 15 (TNSawa) -- The State University of New York's University at Albany issued the following news: Atmospheric scientist Richard Perez has spent more than four decades researching solar energy technology, including its important role in the decarbonization of our society. Now a senior research associate at the University at Albany's Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, Perez is being recognized as a visionary in his field. Perez, along with his son Marc, received the "V  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Feb. 15 (TNSfund) -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: * * * $650K to fund research with applications for clean energy technologies * * * For Elham Ghadiri, developing new laser techniques to discover and improve solar energy conversion devices that could help mitigate climate change is her passion. She teaches inorganic chemistry at Wake Forest University and recently began a new course that focuses on Nanochemistry in Energy and Medicine. O  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 15 -- The West Virginia Legislature issued the following news release: Tuesday, February 14, 2023 - 35th Day of Session The Senate will convene at 11 a.m. UNFINISHED BUSINESS * SR 30: Recognizing February 14, 2023, as National Donor Day at Legislature * SR 31: Designating February 14, 2023, as Child Care Day at Legislature THIRD READING * Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 31: Relating to permissible expenditures by Water Development Authority from Infrastructure Fund   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised market-leading renewable energy company, Vast Solar Pty Ltd., on its entry into a business combination agreement with Nabors Energy Transition Corp. The combined entity will be named Vast and is expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "VSTE", while remaining headquartered in Australia. Vast has developed a proprietary concentrated  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSrpt) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Standards and Major Progress for a Made-in-America National Network of Electric Vehicle Chargers Made in America Policies and New Technical Standards Support the Future of the Electric Vehicle Charging Industry, Public and Private Actions Accelerate Buildout of National Network and Catalyze Manufacturing Boom The Biden-Harris Administration announced its latest se  more

ORONO, Maine, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Liping Yu, assistant professor of physics at the University of Maine, has earned an Early CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the foundation's most prestigious recognition of early-career faculty with potential to serve as academic role models in research and education. Yu will receive a five-year $528,300 grant to support his research in solid-solid phase transitions. Most materia  more