LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's Nevada State Office issued the following news release: The BLM has granted a variance for the Golden Currant Solar Project right-of-way application in coordination with appropriate federal, state, local agencies, Tribes, and public outreach. This begins the National Environmental Policy Act analysis of the project. The Golden Currant Solar Project is a proposed 400-MW utility-scale photovoltaic sola  more

ITHACA, New York, March 2 (TNSjou) -- Cornell University issued the following news: In the threatening trouble of climate change, growing commercial crops on solar farms is a potentially efficient use of agricultural land that can both increase commercial food production and improve solar panel performance and longevity, according to new Cornell research. The group published new research Feb. 15 in Applied Energy. "We now have, for the first time, a physics-based tool to estimate the costs an  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 (TNStalk) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on March 1, 2023: * * * The Inflation Reduction Act: A Race to the Top or Protectionism in High Gear? By Joseph Majkut This commentary has been adapted from remarks prepared by Joseph Majkut for a NUPI workshop on transatlantic cooperation on climate change and energy security held on February 8, 2023. I'd like to begin with a couple of observations about the state of global c  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness issued the following statement by Edwin Oshiba, acting assistant secretary of the Air Force for energy, installations and environment, involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2023, entitled "Energy, Installations, and Environment Program Update": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to discuss Department of the Air Force (DAF) energy, installations, and environment programs. Our installations remain the platforms from which we e  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness issued the following statement by Brenden Owens, assistant secretary of Defense for energy, installations and environment, involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2023, entitled "Energy, Installations, and Environment Program Update": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to discuss the Department of Defense's (DoD) energy, installations, and environment programs. As the newly confirmed Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, I  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness issued the following statement by Meredith Berger, assistant secretary of the Navy for energy, installations and environment, involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2023, entitled "Energy, Installations, and Environment Program Update": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to discuss with you the critical work that happens in the Energy, Installations, and Environment (EI&E) portfolio of the Department of the Navy. It is an hon  more

ALBANY, New York, March 2 -- The New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment issued the following erratum notice (Case No. 20-F-0043) on March 1, 2023: * * * Application of Garnet Energy Center, LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article 10 to Construct and Operate a Solar Generating Facility and Energy Storage System in the Town of Conquest, Cayuga County. ERRATUM NOTICE The Order on Rehearing, issued February 14, 2023  more

NORTH BRANCH, New Jersey, March 2 (TNSpro) -- Raritan Valley Community College issued the following news release: Raritan Valley Community College's Workforce Training Center is launching a new solar training bootcamp for aspiring Photovoltaic (PV) Associates. The eight-day, intensive program will be held weekdays, March 29-April 7, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Classes will be held in the Workforce Training Center at the College's Branchburg campus. The Solar PV Associate training bootcamp is designed t  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: In an effort to help more Massachusetts residents reduce their home energy costs, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) announced that Massachusetts is getting an additional $37 million and the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe will receive an additional $55,000 through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), thanks to the Biden Administration releasing $1 billion in LIHEAP aid to states na  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 2 (TNSgov) -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: The National Wildlife Federation and more than 15,000 of its members urged the Bureau of Land Management to use a smart-from-the-start approach in developing solar energy on public lands to limit negative impacts to lands, waters, fish, wildlife, and cultural and Indigenous resources. Today marked the end of the first of several public comment periods for the agency's plan  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 2 (TNSpar) -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: Louisiana Energy Partners (LAEP), a partnership between Bernhard LLC and Johnson Controls Inc., and the University of New Orleans (UNO) announced today a 25-year Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) partnership to renew UNO's campus energy infrastructure, reduce campus Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions, and provide additional capital to advance UNO's core academic and research mis  more