ROANOKE, Virginia, March 17 -- Appalachian Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Clean energy projects that deliver affordable, reliable power while creating jobs and tax base are integral parts of Appalachian Power's plan to meet its renewable energy obligations in Virginia. The information is included in the company's annual update filed this week to comply with the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA). The VCEA is a law that requires the company provide   more

SAN RAMON, California, March 17 -- Chevron, an energy company, issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: A year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Europe's heightened energy crisis remained a dominant topic throughout CERAWeek 2023 in Houston, Texas. "If you look at the world, there's more demand and less supply because Russian gas is now shut in," said Colin Parfitt, Chevron's midstream vice president. "So how do you deal with that? You can create supply." Chevron, with its ample  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 17 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: The House Energy & Environment Committee today passed bipartisan legislation to make it faster, easier and less expensive for local governments to approve solar installation projects. This bill, sponsored by Representatives Kyle Brown and Matt Soper, helps local governments implement free automated permitting and inspection software by establishing a grant program to offer one-time fi  more

ALBANY, New York, March 17 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced the release of the draft New York State Solid Waste Management Plan for a 60-day public comment period. The "New York State Solid Waste Management Plan: Building the Circular Economy Through Sustainable Materials Management" recommends actions to reduc  more

MONTREAL, Canada, March 17 -- EDF Renewables, a renewable energy developer, issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: EDF Renewables North America announced today that Hydro-Quebec selected three of its wind projects representing 570 megawatts (MW) for wind energy supply contracts under two calls for tenders launched in December 2021. EDF Renewables won three of the seven wind project awards representing nearly 50% of the total wind capacity awarded. The projects are scheduled for co  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions drop 25% to 38% below what they were in 2005 by 2030, according to projections from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2023 (AEO2023). By the end of the projection period, 2050, U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions are 17% lower in this year's Reference case compared with last year, aft  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 17 (TNSres) -- Emory University issued the following news release: An important moment in the history -- and future -- of research at Emory University occurred Wednesday afternoon when a ribbon cutting ceremony was held for the new Health Sciences Research Building II, the largest facility if its kind in Georgia. Already widely regarded as one of the world's premiere research institutions, Emory broke ground on Health Sciences Research Building II (HSRB-II) in 2019 with  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 17 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Louisiana has the potential to see significant investment by new and emerging companies due to its unique access to infrastructure and skilled workforce. An imperative to attracting these opportunities is safe, reliable power - and increasingly important, access to renewable power. To do its part to protect the environment and help the state grow through economic development, Entergy Louisiana recently made the large  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 17 -- The Iowa Utilities Board issued the following news release: The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) today issued an order granting a certificate of public convenience, use and necessity to Interstate Power and Light Company, a subsidiary of Alliant Energy (Alliant), for the company's solar electric generating facility and battery energy storage system (BESS) project to be located near Creston in Union County, Iowa. On October 31, 2022, Alliant filed an application for its   more

LAUREL, Maryland, March 17 (TNSjou) -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: Uranus -- the turquoise, tilted oddball of the solar system -- may have just joined ranks with Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune as host to at least one icy moon that's pumping particles into its planetary system. In a new study led by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, researchers re-analyzed nearly 40-year-old energ  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 (TNSper) -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on March 15, 2023: Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca L. Tepper today appointed Jamie Van Nostrand to be Chair of the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) and Staci Rubin to Commissioner. Cecile Fraser will continue her tenure as Commissioner in the Healey-Driscoll Administration. These appointments will be charged with carrying out  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on March 16, 2023: Mayor Michelle Wu visited the Brian Honan Apartments in Allston-Brighton to announce the City's intention to adopt a new, green building code that will strengthen energy efficiency requirements for new construction in Boston. To achieve this, Mayor Wu will file an ordinance with the Boston City Council to adopt the State Department of Energy Resources' Municipal Opt-in Specialized Stretch En  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, March 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: The University of Notre Dame will install a 46,000-square-foot solar array on the west side of campus, along Indiana 933, as part of an ongoing effort to diversify its energy supply and achieve net zero campus carbon emissions by 2050. The county council voted in favor of the project on Tuesday (March 14), clearing the way for work to begin this summer. Accounting for potential supply chain issues  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Pepco issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: Pepco employees are participating in Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Action Day and advocating for policies that protect funding for the LIHEAP program by sharing stories with elected officials and policymakers that demonstrate the program's value to vulnerable households in Washington, D.C., and Maryland. Pepco reminds customers who are struggling with energy bills to take action today to sec  more

ATHENS, Greece, March 17 -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Global law firm Reed Smith has advised Sirec Energy, an investment company in energy efficiency, circular economy and energy production from renewable sources, on the final closing of a Greek green-energy fund under the name European Sustainable Investments Fund ("EuSIF" or the "Fund") with total commitments of Euros70m. * * * EuSIF invests exclusively in Greece in the equity of projects relating to   more

NEW YORK, March 17 -- The Rockefeller Foundation issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: The Rockefeller Foundation announced today that President Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, along with leaders of the Foundation's Power & Climate and Asia Regional Office teams, will meet with senior government and private sector officials in New Delhi and Mumbai. The Rockefeller Foundation team will reinforce their support for India's renewable energy innovation efforts and leadership on international finan  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 17 (TNSrpt) -- The Virginia Farm Bureau issued the following news: A new report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows the number of Virginia farms remained the same from last year, bucking a national trend of farm declines. According to the recently released USDA Farms and Land in Farms 2022 Summary report, the total number of farms in Virginia in 2022 was 41,500, unchanged from 2021. The total Virginia land in farms also remained unchanged from the previous yea  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 17 (TNSres) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) in Southwest Virginia is spearheading a program to drive five cybersecurity research projects one step closer to market. In its second year, the Innovation: Ideation to Commercialization program creates avenues to commercialize research and technologies to benefit society and address challenges at the intersection of data, autonomy, and security. The program has provided   more