WASHINGTON, April 18 (TNSres) -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: The American Clean Power Association (ACP) today detailed over $150 billion in capital investment announced for utility-scale clean energy projects and manufacturing facilities since federal incentives were signed into law last August. This is equivalent to five years' worth of American clean energy investment, surpassing total investment into U.S. clean power projects comm  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 (TNSres) -- The American Council on Renewable Energy issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: Working in collaboration to help illustrate the path toward a just and equitable clean energy future, the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) has partnered with the National Urban League on the release of its 2023 State of Black America(R) report, "Democracy in Peril: Confronting the Threat Within." For the first time, the report includes a special section focu  more

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina, April 18 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune issued the following news: A ribbon cutting was held for the recently announced Duke Energy Progress Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune today. "Through an enhanced use lease (EUL) and strategic partnership with Duke Energy Progress, MCB Camp Lejeune has been able to make an important investment in the pursuit of energy security inside the fence-line," sa  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following Stats for Story: * * * From The American Presidency Project, Proclamation 4287--Earth Week, 1974: (https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/proclamation-4287-earth-week-1974). "To love America is not to care only for her freedoms, her promise, her institutions through which our great people strive for larger greatness. It is also to love the land and to cherish that which has sustained our people both in body and sp  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news on April 17, 2023: By David Vergun, DOD News This year's Earth Day theme for the Defense Department is "Invest in Our Planet, Protect Our Future." Brendan Owens, assistant secretary of defense for energy, installations and environment, spoke today at an Earth Day event at the Pentagon. The department's primary mission is to maintain a robust military force capable of deterring conflict while ensuring the nation'  more

COLCHESTER, Vermont, April 18 -- Green Mountain Power issued the following news release: Green Mountain Power's (GMP) microgrid in Panton, Vt., is the focus of a segment for PBS NOVA's Climate Across America initiative, which examines responses to the climate crisis. GMP's microgrid functions as a grid within the larger grid, allowing those customers within it to stay powered up even when the larger grid is damaged. It is the first distribution circuit, all-renewable microgrid in the country, a  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Inorganic Chemistry, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it features bioinorganic, organometallic, solid-state, materials and nanoscale chemistry, energy and photochemistry, catalysis, theory and computation, published research articles on the following topics in its April 17, 2023 edition: Communications: * Mechanistic Investigation of the Synthesis of Dianionic In-Derived Coordination Polymers Articles: * Redox Behavior of Cobalt-P  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 18 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2022-00402) on April 17, 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 COMMISSION STAFF'S THIRD REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY AND KENTUCK  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news release: To accelerate development of useful new materials, researchers are building a new kind of automated lab that uses robots guided by artificial intelligence. "Our vision is using AI to discover the materials of the future," said Yan Zeng, a staff scientist leading the A-Lab at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). The "A" in   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news releaseand letter on April 17, 2023: Richmond, VA - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) sent a letter to Erin Kane, President and CEO of AdvanSix, and Andy Girvin, Plant Manager at AdvanSix Hopewell, regarding reported toxic chemical releases that are impacting Hopewell residents' health and well-being. The letter comes in response to an April 7th article by the Richmond Times-Dispatch. "The arti  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 (TNSgov)(TNScapv) -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release and letter on April 17, 2023: * * * SEIA estimates the Congressional Review Act legislation to repeal President Biden's two-year solar tariff moratorium will eliminate 30,000 jobs, including 4,000 manufacturing jobs * * * Today more than 400 companies across the solar value chain sent a letter to Congress expressing the devastating impact that a repeal of President Biden's sola  more

TYSONS, Virginia, April 18 (TNSper) -- Squire Patton Boggs, a law firm, issued the following news: Squire Patton Boggs has expanded its Funds Practice in London with the appointment of Rob Eke as partner in its Financial Services Practice Group. Mr. Eke joins from MJ Hudson, the specialist service provider to the asset management industry, where he was a partner in its London office. Mr. Eke specializes in fund formation and investor representation. He works across several asset classes and hi  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 18 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news on April 17, 2023: After taking a 10-year break from school, Jeremiah Demehin decided to pursue a second master's degree in subsea engineering at Texas A&M University. As a graduate student, he conducts research focused on combining renewable and nonrenewable energy to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and bring down the cost of energy. Demehin's ultimate goal is to take his resear  more

JOLIET, Illinois, April 18 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced the projects in the 14th District selected to be submitted for consideration for Community Project Funding in FY2024. Once funded, the projects below will have extraordinary benefits for the community: ensuring access to safe and reliable drinking water, increasing access to child  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 18 (TNSgov) -- The Western Energy Alliance issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: Western Energy Alliance today called on the Department of Energy (DOE) to abandon its cook stove rule intended to ban new gas stoves and compel a transition to electric under the guise of energy conservation standards. The rule violates the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) by saving an insignificant amount of energy while reducing consumer choice and eliminating featu  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: Job creators and industry trade associations in Indiana and across the country are voicing support for S. 866, the American Innovation and Jobs Act. The bipartisan legislation, introduced by U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) last month, would support research and development (R&D) investments by innovative companies across Indiana and the United States. R&D tax i  more