WASHINGTON, March 2 (TNSres) -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: * * * Eleventh annual edition of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook highlights national data on the U.S. energy transition in 2022 * * * Despite a tumultuous year in 2022, the U.S. economy is now firmly on the clean energy transition path to drive down emissions and create economic opportunities. Investment in clean energy generation and technologies shattered record  more

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

WASHINGTON, March 2 (TNSres) -- The Business Council for Sustainable Energy issued the following news release: * * * Eleventh annual edition of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook highlights national data on the U.S. energy transition in 2022 * * * Despite a tumultuous year in 2022, the U.S. economy is now firmly on the clean energy transition path to drive down emissions and create economic opportunities. Investment in clean energy generation and technologies shattered records in 202  more

SAN RAMON, California, March 3 -- Chevron, an energy company, issued the following news release on March 2, 2023: Chevron and Caterpillar-owned Solar Turbines are working together to adapt a low-emissions turbine engine partially fueled by hydrogen. Blending hydrogen with traditional fuels to power the engine could help reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Results from the collaboration could inform the potential of lower carbon turbine intensity operations in the future. "We believe this col  more

NEW YORK, March 2 (TNSres) -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: * * * The Conference Board Launches New Research Pillar Focused on Insights for What's Ahead in Energy, Infrastructure & Environment * * * A pandemic grounds megacities to a halt. A war upends global energy security and impacts the transition towards net-zero. Extreme droughts, heatwaves, and floods become the norm across the US and the world. The serial crises of the early 2020s offer a long-term wake-up c  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

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, March 2 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: Duke Energy Florida today announced two new solar projects will begin construction later this month in Bay and Madison counties. The new projects are part of the company's community solar program, Clean Energy Connection, and advance the company's commitment to cleaner energy solutions to benefit Florida customers. Construction on the following sites will begin in March and will take approximat  more

LOGAN, Utah, March 2 (TNSres) -- Utah State University posted the following news: Four undergraduate students, along with two graduate students and their mentor, will have their research published at the Applied Power Electronics Conference in Orlando this March. The authors of the paper include Tucker Skinner, Dakota Goodrich, McKay Waite, Conner Sabin, Aditya Zade, Sanat Poddar and Assistant Professor Hongjie Wang. Zade and Poddar are graduate students. This is the same group that was award  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 3 -- Entergy issued the following news release: To meet customers' growing demands for renewable energy and support economic development in the state, Entergy Louisiana this week filed a request with the Louisiana Public Service Commission to approve the purchase, construction and operation of nearly 225 megawatts of new solar power resources. Entergy Louisiana has selected two projects to source additional solar energy, including one in Iberville Parish that woul  more

SAN LUIS OBISPO, California, March 3 (TNSgov) -- The Environmental Working Group posted the following news release on March 2, 2023: Ignoring long-standing precedents, statutes and regulations, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission today gave Pacific Gas & Electric the green light to operate California's last remaining nuclear plant for up to 20 more years without a safety review or license renewal. In its March 2 decision, the NRC exempted PG&E from regulations that required a license renewal re  more

SAN LUIS OBISPO, California, March 3 (TNSgov) -- Friends of the Earth posted the following news release on March 2, 2023: Ignoring longstanding precedents, statutes and regulations, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission today gave Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) the greenlight to operate California's last remaining nuclear plant for up to 20 years without a safety review or a license renewal. In its March 2 decision, the NRC exempted PG&E from regulations that required a license renewal review  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement on March 1, 2023, by Commissioner Allison Clements on a decision (Docket Nos. ER22-983-000, ER22-983-001) involving ISO New England and New England Power Pool Participants Committee: * * * I concur with the Commission's Order because, importantly, it finds that ISO New England has not fully complied with Order No. 2222's metering and telemetry requirements. The Commission   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 2 -- The Indiana Senate Republicans issued the following news release: A bill authored by State Sen. Mark Messmer (R-Jasper) that would encourage consistent standards for solar and wind energy throughout Indiana passed the Senate Tuesday, Feb. 28, by a vote of 36-12. Senate Bill 390 would provide incentives for counties to adopt standards in order to be designated a solar or wind ready community. The bill is a follow-up to Senate Enrolled Act 411, which created a   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 3 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, March 6, 2023 CAUSE NO.: 45818; ALJ: SCHUSTER; TIME: 9:30 A.M.; COMMISSIONER: VELETA; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 VERIFIED PETITION OF NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, LLC ("NIPSCO") FOR AN ORDER (1) AMENDING PURSUANT TO IND. CODE Sec. 8-1-2-7 THE COMMISSION'S MAY 5, 2021 ORDER IN CAUSE NO. 45472 TO AUTHORIZE PETITIONER TO ENTER INTO AMENDMENTS TO TH  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, March 3 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following analysis on March 2, 2023, entitled "Financial Case for Pensions to Dump Fossil Fuels in California Is Strong Despite Resistance." The analysis was written by Tom Sanzillo. Here are excerpts: * * * Key Findings * Information from two giant California pension funds, CalSTRS and CalPERS, has been unreliable, with distorted claims. * Pulling money from fossil investments has not   more

NEW YORK, March 2 (TNSper) -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Tax Practice with the addition of Jeffrey Davis as a partner in Washington, DC. "Jeff has a market-leading tax practice with a stellar reputation for his knowledge of the renewable energy sector and tax equity financing," said Sang I. Ji, Head of White & Case's Tax Practice. "With growth in the renewables industry only poised to accelerate, his arrival   more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, a journal from the American Chemical Society that reports new and original experimental and theoretical basic research of interest to physical chemists, biophysical chemists and chemical physicists, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2, 2023 edition: Perspectives: * Viewing Optical Processes at the Nanoscale: Combining Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Optical Spectroscopy Energy Conversion and Storage:  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 2 (TNSgov) -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: On Thursday, February 16, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced the $50 million Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Decarbonization Grant Program, which will be administered by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) to fund building decarbonization retrofits in low- and moderate-income housing. Projects must seek to implement energy efficiency measures and  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 3 -- The Minnesota Utilities Commission issued the following decision involving Northern States Power Co. dba Xcel Energy: * * * INTRODUCTION DECISION ITEMS 1. Details 2020-196 ** E002/M-20-620 Northern States Power Company, d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of a Petition from Northern States Power Company, d/b/a/ Xcel Energy, for Approval of Updated Pricing for the Border Winds and Pleasant Valley Wind Repowering Projects. 1. Should the Commission approve capita  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, March 3 (TNSres) -- Monash University issued the following news: Monash University and Woodside Energy have renewed the Woodside Monash Energy Partnership for three years to enable further development of early-stage research and commercialisation to support Australia's lower-carbon energy transition. Through a joint investment of AUD$22 million, the next phase of the Woodside Monash Energy Partnership will focus on three new flagship programs involving direct air capture,  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

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, March 3 (TNSfund) -- Rowan University issued the following news: With support from a $1 million TD Ready Challenge grant from TD Bank Group, Rowan University and its partners are establishing a new Green Jobs Academy to prepare workers with required industry credentials for jobs in offshore wind and solar power. The TD Ready Challenge grant program is an annual, competitive, North American initiative that seeks to support nonprofit and charitable organizations developin  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee issued the following remarks by Daleep Singh, ex-deputy national security advisor for international economics, involving a hybrid hearing on Feb. 28, 2023, entitled "Advancing National Security and Foreign Policy Through Sanctions, Export Controls, and Other Economic Tools." Singh is also ex-deputy director at the National Security Council and National Economic Council. * * * It is an honor to testify before you a  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