CEREDIGION, Wales, March 10 -- Aberystwyth University issued the following news on March 9, 2023: A solar array producing at least a quarter of the electricity required by Aberystwyth University's Penglais Campus has been officially opened today (Thursday 9 March 2023) by the Welsh Government Minister for Climate Change, Julie James MS. The green electricity development is expected to reduce the University's carbon emissions by over 500 tonnes a year as well as deliver annual energy cost savin  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, March 10 (TNSres) -- The Association of Equipment Manufacturers issued the following news release: The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) presented the sixth-annual Davidson Prize to the top three innovative products, selected from the AE50 honorees on March 9th during Commodity Classic in Orlando, Fla. Winning entries included: * Precision Planting for the Radicle Agronomics system, whic  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 10 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on March 9, 2023: * * * After filing separate lawsuits today against two solar-panel installation companies, Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement. "Today I filed separate lawsuits against Conway-based Sun Valley Renewables, LLC, and its owners Stephen Walker and Joshuah Walker, as well as Quitman-based Cavalry Solar Solutions, which is doing business as Apollo Energy,  more

ITHACA, New York, March 10 (TNSres) -- Cornell University issued the following news: To boost the domestic manufacture of solar panels, electric vehicles, wind turbines and electricity networks, the U.S. will need a steady supply of critical minerals - such as copper, cobalt, nickel, lithium and platinum - that can be mined here. Greeshma Gadikota, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, and the Croll Sesquicentennial Fellow, will partner with Stillwater Critical Minerals t  more

ITHACA, New York, March 10 (TNSres) -- Cornell University issued the following news: Domestic production of solar panels - most of which are now made in Asia - can speed up decarbonization in the U.S. and reduce climate change faster, according to new Cornell Engineering research published March 8 by Nature Communications. "If we bring the solar panel manufacturing back to the U.S., it helps us realize decarbonization goals faster," said Haoyue Liang, a doctoral student in systems engineering,  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: During keynote remarks at the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) Policy Forum in Washington, D.C., today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced his plans to introduce legislation to improve the way that we permit, plan, and pay for transmission infrastructure to meet our decarbonization goals and support the energy transition, while building the clean energy workfo  more

POKFULAM, Hong Kong, March 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: The deep sea is one of the least well-known areas on Earth, comprising multiple vulnerable ecosystems that play critical roles in the carbon cycle. However, the deep sea is directly exposed to the effects of human-induced climate change and may now face additional challenges arising from efforts to counteract climate change artificially. These efforts have evolved into geoengineering solutio  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chairman Jeff Duncan (R-SC) and Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) delivered the following opening remarks at today's Full Committee markup of 20 bills. Excerpts and highlights below from Subcommittee Chair Duncan: PUTT  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network's Kudlow to discuss how H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, will work to restore America's energy independence and protect families' hard-earned dollars. Leader Scalise highlighted how the Lower Energy Costs Act will boost all forms of energy production by cutting red-tape regulations, lowering  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 10 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Key Takeaways: More than 100,000 megawatts of coal- and gas-fired generation failed to start or were forced offline during the Arctic blast that hit the central and eastern U.S. just before Christmas Highly accurate forecasting, together with the rapid growth of battery storage, can help to smooth the gaps in wind and solar variability to prevent future out  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following agency statement on March 9, 2023: * * * This past week Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen Cantor joined the U.S. delegation at the Our Ocean Conference in Panama City, Panama, to highlight the Department of the Interior's role in conserving our ocean, Great Lakes, and coasts. "The Department of the Interior is committed to conserving and restoring the health and productivit  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: The Biden-Harris administration today released the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2024. The Budget details a blueprint to grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out, lower costs for families, protect and strengthen Medicare and Social Security, and reduce the deficit by ensuring the wealthy and big corporations pay their fair share--all while ensuring no one making less tha  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 10 (TNSfund) -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Center, one of 34 across the U.S., will lead consortium research focused on preserving the environment through transportation solutions * * * Johns Hopkins University has been selected by the U.S. Department of Transportation to lead a new University Transportation Center focused on solutions aimed at preserving the environment. The transportation   more

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, March 10 (TNSjou) -- Khalifa University issued the following news: * * * A team of researchers from Khalifa University's Research and Innovation Center on CO2 and Hydrogen (RICH) has developed a novel integrated approach to search for efficient photocatalysts for hydrogen production. * * * As the world seeks more efficient and environmentally friendly sources of energy, attention has turned to low-carbon hydrogen production and applications. Hydrogen is abund  more

ORLANDO, Florida, March 10 -- The Disney Cruise Lines issued the following news release: In summer 2024, Disney Cruise Line will welcome guests to a one-of-a-kind island destination at Lighthouse Point, located on the island of Eleuthera in The Bahamas, for the first time. Created in close collaboration with local artists and advisors, the vibrant island retreat will be a unique celebration of Bahamian culture brought to life with the quality and service of a Disney vacation. "At Disney Cruise  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 10 (TNSres) -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Dr. Marimuthu Andiappan, an assistant professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at OSU, has received a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his research on carbon-carbon and carbon-nitrogen cross-coupling reactions. These types of reactions are prevalent in chemical and pharmaceutical industries for making conjugated polymers, agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals, such as T  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 10 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: The state Senate this week approved a bill that would establish decommissioning and financial requirements for solar generation projects and offer better protections for landowners, Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) said. "As Pennsylvania's energy industry expands to include renewable resources, we must consider the most responsible way to ensure these new facilities are safely and appropriately ret  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Safety issued the following written testimony by New York Assembly Member Anna Kelles involving a hearing on March 7, 2023, on the Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act: * * * I write to voice my support for Senator Markey's "Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act" as the representative of the 125th New York Assembly District. The environmental and socioeconomic impacts of e  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chairman Jeff Duncan (R-SC) and Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) delivered the following opening remarks at today's Full Committee markup of 20 bills. Excerpts and highlights below from Subcommittee Chair Duncan: PUTTING AMERICAN ENERGY BACK ON TOP "I am excited to be here  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, March 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Scientists have devised a way of fabricating a complex structure, previously found only in nature, to open up new ways for manipulating and controlling light. * * * The structure, which naturally occurs in the wing scales of some species of butterfly, can function as a photonic crystal, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Birmingham. It can be used to control light  more

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, March 10 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following remarks on March 8, 2023, by Administrator Samantha Power at a press gaggle in the Mekong Delta: * * * ADMINISTRATOR POWER: As you all know, Vietnam is one of the top five most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change. And I thought in coming to Vietnam, it was extremely important to come to the Mekong Delta, where anything that happens to the environment or to the cli  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on March 9, 2023: * * * President Biden's Budget Lowers Energy Costs, Combats the Climate Crisis, and Advances Environmental Justice In the two years since taking office, the President's leadership to tackle the climate crisis has boosted U.S. manufacturing and deployment of cost-cutting clean energy technologies, put the United States on a durable path aligned with limiting warming to 1.5 Degrees C, galvanized g  more