WASHINGTON, April 13 (TNSres) -- The Center for Progressive Reform issued the following news release: * * * In new policy brief, the Center for Progressive Reform calls on the state of North Carolina to advance "energy equity" by taking steps to help low-wealth people generate their own electricity via residential and community solar programs. * * * The Center for Progressive Reform is calling on North Carolina to enact a suite of policy reforms that would help low-wealth people generate the  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: EPA unveiled two regulatory proposals to lower tailpipe emissions from cars and trucks. The cars proposal seeks to modernize the nation's car standards and gradually shift passenger vehicles in the United States to non-polluting, zero emissions vehicles. The standards will cover model years 2027 to 2032, and build on the agency's decades-long arc of regulations to cut vehicle pollution, shifting nearly two  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 14 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2022-00402) on April 13, 2023: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Joint Application Of Kentucky Utilities Company And Louisville Gas And Electric Company For Certificates Of Public Convenience And Necessity And Site Compatibility Certificates And Approval Of A Demand Side Management Plan ORDER On March 14, 2023, Metropolitan Housing Coalition (MHC), Kentuckians for the Commonwealth (K  more

SAN DIEGO, California, April 13 -- EDF Renewables, a renewable energy developer, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: Masdar, one of the world's fastest-growing clean energy companies, has further expanded its presence in the United States' renewables market after closing the acquisition of a 50 percent stake in a combined solar and battery storage project from EDF Renewables North America. The Big Beau project, located in California, comprises a 128-megawatt (MWac) photovoltai  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Pepco issued the following news release: Pepco has submitted its "Climate Ready Pathway DC" multi-year plan to the Public Service Commission (PSC) of the District of Columbia, outlining investments the company will make from 2024-2026 to support a climate ready grid and enable cleaner energy programs and technologies that further support the District's goal to be carbon neutral by 2045. The plan also includes projects and initiatives that will enhance the reliability, re  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, April 14 -- 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 on the following topics in its May 2023 edition: RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Achievement of 25.54% power conversion efficiency by optimization of current losses at the front side of silicon heterojunctio  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Richmond issued the following news release: Two University of Richmond seniors -- Ngan Bui and Elspeth Collard -- have each received $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grants. Projects for Peace is an initiative supporting college students on grassroots projects designed to build peace. It's only the second time since the program's inception in 2007 that two UR projects have been funded in a single year. Ngan Bui, a business administrati  more

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, April 13 -- The University of the Witwatersrand issued the following news: * * * The Pecogrid pilot study will examine the viability of the large-scale rollout of microgrid inverter systems in informal communities. * * * Wits University, together with its partners in the Gauteng Research Triangle, have started a pilot project to study the potential of introducing small portable solar power systems into informal housing communities to provide electricity. The proj  more