AMES, Iowa, April 4 (TNSper) -- Iowa State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences issued the following news release: J. Arbuckle, professor in sociology and criminal justice, and Matthew O'Neal, professor in plant pathology, entomology and microbiology, will serve a joint appointment as Henry A. Wallace Chairs for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, starting May 15, 2023. The Wallace Chair provides leadership to develop and implement major educational and research   more

SAN DIEGO, California, April 4 -- EDF Renewables, a renewable energy developer, issued the following news release on April 3, 2023: EDF Renewables North America today announced two agreements with Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), a subsidiary of American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP), by which I&M will add 554 MWdc (425 MWac) of solar energy to its clean energy mix. I&M will purchase the output from Sculpin Solar, 236 MWdc (180 MWac) under a 30-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA); and will purchase  more

BERLIN, Connecticut, April 4 -- Eversource Energy, a provider of electricity and natural gas, issued the following news: Following major energy efficiency upgrades at 21 Big Y grocery stores across Connecticut and Massachusetts, the chain is now reaping the benefits and savings. Big Y partnered with Eversource's energy efficiency experts to take advantage of incentive programs to make several upgrades in multiple stores. The grocery store chain is now saving some 9.3 million kilowatt-hours of e  more

NEW YORK, April 4 -- The Green Party of New York issued the following news release: The Green Party of New York slammed Governor Hochul and Senator Parker for seeking to change the accounting rules on greenhouse emissions in order to appease the fossil fuel industry. "The Green Party in 2010 called for a Green New Deal, combining a ten-year timeline to transition to 100% clean renewable energy and zero emissions with comprehensive economic rights including a guaranteed living wage job, single   more

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, April 4 -- Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: I&M is taking steps to significantly expand the volume of clean energy powering our customers' homes and businesses. I&M filed plans with state authorities for four solar power plants capable of generating power for more than 200,000 typical homes by mid-2026. In a related significant step, I&M is also seeking new proposals for a combination of additional energy source  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 4 (TNSper) -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on April 3, 2023: Tim Drea will serve as a Member of the Labor Advisory Board.* Drea has served as President of the Illinois AFL-CIO since December 2019, after 12 years of service as Secretary-Treasurer. Prior, he was UFCW Local 881's Legislative and Political Director for over 11 years. He also worked as a staff analyst for the Illinois Senate Democrats for six years and began his career   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following opening statement on April 3, 2023: * * * Yesterday, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) delivered the opening statement and questioned witnesses during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on the lifecycle of plastic. In his remarks, Mullin, the Ranking Member of the Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee, reminded the committee that rene  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 4 (TNSfund) -- Harrisburg Area Community College issued the following news release: Conservation, renewable energy use and updated infrastructure are anticipated to reap $15 million in savings over 15 years for HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College. Funding for the estimated $12.6-million project comes from a Pennsylvania sustainable energy program guaranteed savings agreement with Schneider Electric and is guaranteed to produce more than $13.5 million   more

FRIDLEY, Minnesota, April 4 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on April 3, 2023, during his visit at the Cummins Power Generation Facility regarding investing in America: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello! Please have a seat, if you have one. (Laughter.) As the Governor has heard me say before: When I was -- first became President, I was at a major event, and I said, "Everybody have a seat." And the press wrote, "He's so dumb he didn't even know there were no seats." (Laug  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, April 4 -- Progress in Photovoltaics, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features photovoltaics, solar cell, solar energy, silicon cell, renewable energy, rural electrification, grid-connected system, copper indium diselenide and cadmium telluride, published research articles, including the following topic, in its April 2023 edition: SPECIAL ISSUE ARTICLES: * Silicon solar cells with passivating contacts: Classification and performance * Silicon-based passivating contac  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Joseph Dominguez, president and CEO of Constellation Energy Corp., involving a hearing on March 9, 2023, on nuclear fuel cycle: * * * I am Joseph Dominguez, and I am President and CEO of Constellation Energy Corporation. My message to the committee today is threefold: First, nuclear power is critical to the nation's energy security, environmental security, and national security. Second  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Idaho National Laboratory Director John Wagner involving a hearing on March 9, 2023, on nuclear fuel cycle: * * * My name is John Wagner, and I am the director of Idaho National Laboratory (INL), the nation's nuclear energy research and development center. In this role, I lead a United States (U.S.) Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory with more than 5,700 scientists, engineers   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing on March 23, 2023, on cybersecurity vulnerabilities to energy infrastructure: * * * The committee will come to order. Before I turn to my opening statement about our hearing today, let me begin by noting that if we get a quorum of 7 members, we'll take a moment to adopt a resolution appointing members of our subcommittee. N  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following commentary on The Hill: * * * If you build it, they will come. Good luck getting a government permit to build it. That's the hard part. The federal permitting process forces American energy infrastructure to endure a maze of regulations, mountains of paperwork, bureaucratic foot-dragging, and costly studies. That's all before the court battles begin.  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism issued the following written testimony by Geoffrey R. Pyatt, assistant secretary of State for energy resources, involving a hearing on March 8, 2023, entitled "Geopolitical Competition and Energy Security in Central Asia": * * * Chairman Murphy, Ranking Member Young, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the Administration's efforts t  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, April 4 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * 'Whispers from Other Worlds,' a public lecture and discussion at the Rio Theater, features NASA's Thomas Zurbuchen and science journalist Nadia Drake * * * Thomas Zurbuchen, retired director of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA, and science journalist Nadia Drake will talk about the search for life beyond Earth in a free public lecture and discussion, 'Whispers fr  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: 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--and it was decidedly odd: it had no bright coma or dust tail as most comets do, it had a peculiar shape, and its small size more befitted an asteroid than a comet. But the fact that it was accelerating away from the sun in a way that astron  more

LUSAKA, Zambia, April 1 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks during her visit to Panuka Farm on the increasing climate resilience, adaptation and mitigation across Africa: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you, Bruno. I really appreciate the name "Panuka" and that it is about "be clever," because, really, isn't that at the heart of what we want people to do? Which is to use their imagination, use your vision, and be encouraged to use it in a way that will inspire. A  more

WEST POINT, New York, April 4 -- The Military Academy issued the following academic news: With more than 20,000 active-duty troops in Alaska and more service members operating at Thule Air Base in Greenland, a snowstorm or below-freezing temperatures are not the only weather forecasts the Army, Air Force, and Space Force have to contend with. Solar energetic particles and radio blackouts caused by the sun are just a few types of space weather patterns that can disrupt how service members perfo  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The White House issued the following news release: Across the country, national and local news outlets are spotlighting President Biden's Investing in America tour, which kicked off this week with the President's visit to a semiconductor manufacturing facility in Durham, North Carolina. During the visit, President Biden announced that private companies have made over $435 billion in major domestic investments since the beginning of the Biden-Harris Administration, creatin  more