VICKSBURG, Mississippi, March 23 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Kaley Skaggs, ERDC public affairs specialist In an effort to make U.S. Army installations less vulnerable to risks and hazards, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) will test new hydrogen technology in support of energy resilience. As part of a cooperative agreement, Nel Hydrogen will build elect  more

SAN DIEGO, California, March 22 -- EDF Renewables, a renewable energy developer, issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: EDF Renewables North America today announced a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) for the energy and renewable attributes related to the 117 megawatts (MWac) /148 MWdc Sapphire Solar project. Sapphire Solar is guaranteed to begin delivery of carbon-free electricity to SCPPA's Participating Members, Anahe  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, March 23 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy revised the Alaska Energy Security Task Force and announced its members. The Governor issued Administrative Order 344 on February 23, 2023, establishing the task force. The task force has been revised to include the Lieutenant Governor as the Chair and add an additional public seat, increasing the number of voting members from 13 to 15. The Energy Security Task Force, as re  more

ALBANY, New York, March 23 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $13.5 million was awarded to 14 projects through the third round of the more than $48 million Buildings of Excellence Competition recognizing the design, construction and operation of clean, resilient, and low-carbon or carbon neutral multifamily buildings. In addition to these awards for demonstration projects, $1.1 million for Early-Stage Desi  more

ALBANY, New York, March 23 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on March 22, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the New York Power Authority Board of Trustees approved economic development awards to 22 firms that will spur more than $20 billion in capital investments and support 8,336 jobs--with 3,930 newly created. Included among the approved items is a Niagara hydropower allocation to Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, and a ReCharge NY p  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 23 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, March 27, 2023 CAUSE NO.: 45264-TDSIC6; ALJ: SCHUSTER; TIME: 1:30 P.M.; COMMISSIONER: ZIEGNER; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 PETITION OF INDIANAPOLIS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY D/B/A AES INDIANA FOR APPROVAL OF PETITIONER'S 7-YEAR TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, AND STORAGE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT CHARGE ("TDSIC") PLAN UPDATE INCLUDING UPDATED COSTS PURSUANT TO IND. CODE S  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 (Rep.) -- Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-Virgin Islands, issued the following statement on March 21, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett released the following statement announcing United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small's visit to St. Croix. "Today, I was joined by Under Secretary Torres Small for a roundtable discussion with local agencies and stakeholders about USDA Rural Development programs that can help   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 22 -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news release: Construction begins this week on the newest wind energy resource that will support SRP's power grid and customers in the Valley. The Babbitt Ranch Energy Center, a 161-megawatt (MW) wind project, is now under construction on Babbitt Ranches property in Coconino County, north of Flagstaff. This facility is scheduled to begin delivering clean energy to SRP cust  more

RIVERSIDE, California, March 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news on March 22, 2023: * * * Study narrows James Webb Space Telescope targets * * * With the first paper compiling all known information about planets like Venus beyond our solar system, scientists are the closest they've ever been to finding an analog of Earth's "twin." If they succeed in locating one, it could reveal valuable insights into Earth's future, and our risk of develop  more

BERKELEY, California, March 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Berkeley campus issued the following news release on March 22, 2023: In 2017, a mysterious comet dubbed 'Oumuamua fired the imaginations of scientists and the public alike. It was the first known visitor from outside our solar system, it had no bright coma or dust tail, like most comets, and a peculiar shape -- something between a cigar and a pancake -- and its small size more befitted an asteroid than a comet. But the fac  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on March 21, 2023, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and John Kirby, National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications: (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Q: Mr. Kirby -- Q: Thank you, Karine. Hi, John. Q: -- over 10 months, not a single opportunity is given -- MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Wait. Hold on a second. That's -- this is not how it works. Q: Mr. Kirby, I have attended your dozen   more