SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's New Mexico State Office issued the following news release: In an effort to improve the nation's energy infrastructure and help meet President Biden's goal of a zero-carbon electricity sector by 2035, the Bureau of Land Management has approved the La Mesa Gen-Tie Project in Dona Ana County, southeast of Las Cruces in Anthony, New Mexico. The decision record and finding of no significant impact gra  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 7 (TNSpp) -- The Colorado Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday engaged Colorado-based organizations in a moderated audience discussion about recent federal investments aimed at tackling climate change. Federal infrastructure bills passed in 2021 and 2022 established significant funding for key initiatives aimed at tackling climate change including electric vehicles and electric school buses, building ele  more

SOROCABA, Brazil, March 7 -- Emerson Electric, a technology and engineering company that provides solutions for customers in industrial, commercial and residential markets, issued the following news: * * * Solar will supply up to 70% of the electricity required by Emerson's operations in Sorocaba * * * Global technology and software company Emerson has officially inaugurated a rooftop solar energy system at its Sorocaba facility, which will supply up to 70% of the electricity the manufacturi  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The White House issued the following remarks on March 6, 2023, by First Lady Jill Biden at an event at the Ivy Tech Community College: * * * Thank you, Lane, for that introduction and for sharing your story with us. Mayor Murphy, Congressman Mrvan, and Jane, your commitment to programs like this one is so important, and we're grateful for your leadership. Good afternoon, it's great to be back at Ivy Tech. I know it's exam week, so I'm grateful that so many of you have   more

NEW YORK, March 7 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP advised NextPower III Chile HoldCo II SpA in arranging the financing for the acquisition, construction and development of up to 20 photovoltaic project companies in Chile, including funding for the first six projects. NextPower III Chile HoldCo's sponsor, NextPower III LP, is an international ESG fund managed by NextEnergy Capital, a specialist solar investment and asset  more

LONDON, England, March 7 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Key Takeaways: The proposed new lignite-fired plant, Gacko II, in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, would become a stranded asset under several scenarios and even with generous assumptions that favour lignite generation Investing in onshore wind and utility-scale solar PV would offer safer and improving returns, quicker construction and cleaner power  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 4 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined BHE Renewables, Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC), Our Next Energy, Inc. (ONE), and state leaders to break ground on a $500,000,000 manufacturing site to be built on more than 2,000 acres of land in Jackson County, West Virginia. As part of this investment in West Virginia, PCC subsidiary   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 7 -- The Minnesota Utilities Commission issued the following decision involving Byron Solar LLC, Minnesota Power and Northern States Power Company dba Xcel Energy: * * * INTRODUCTION DECISION ITEMS 1. Details 2023-023 * E002/M-22-489 Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of the Petition of Northern States Power Company for Approval to Sell 348 Acres of Land at Sherco. Should Xcel Energy's request to sell 348 acres of land at Sherco be ap  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news on March 6, 2023: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) and the DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) today announced $4.5 million in funding for Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to study ways to improve turbine performance and efficiency. This research supports our Nation's efforts to ram  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy issued the following news release on March 6, 2023: The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $4.5 million in funding for Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to study ways to improve turbine performance and efficiency. This research supports our Nation's efforts to ramp up the use of low-carbon fuels--including sustainable aviation fuels and hydrogen f  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following remarks by Director Arati Prabhakar at the 2023 American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting entitled "Achieving America's Aspirations: Progress and the Work Ahead": * * * It's great to be here with you all today. I want to start our conversation with three ways that science and technology are changing people's lives right now. In rural and urban clinics, you will find pe  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: Energetic electrons from a powerful process that underlies solar flares -- explosive bursts of plasma particles that can disrupt satellites, cell phone service and powerlines on Earth -- have been detected for the first time by an experiment by researchers at the Department of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plas  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 6, 2023: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined state leaders and top executives on Saturday, March 4th in a groundbreaking ceremony for Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE) Renewables developing a first-of-its-kind solar energy microgrid-powered industrial site in Ravenswood, West Virginia. The new plant, which will operate under the PCC subsidiary Titanium Metals Corporation, Inc. (TIMET) and wi  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Patent and Trademark Office issued the following news release on March 6, 2023: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced that it has launched a special category of its Patents for Humanity Program for green energy inventions. This new award category will provide business incentives for patent applicants, holders, and licensees whose inventions are addressing the challenges of climate change through green energy innovat  more

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, March 7 -- The United Steelworkers issued the following news release on March 6, 2023: The United Steelworkers (USW) today announced an affiliation with the Union de Empleados Profesionales Independiente (UEPI) that gives workers in Puerto Rico's power-generation industry even greater bargaining power. The USW has a strong record of helping professional and energy-industry workers across North America win strong contracts. Now, the USW will provide the same support to U  more