CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSgov) -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release and letter on April 24, 2023: A coalition of 117 agriculture, trade, environmental and business groups have signed a letter calling on Congress to fully fund the popular Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), which brings energy efficiency and renewable energy opportunities to farms, ranches and rural small businesses across the country. "REAP has broad support across American s  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNScapv)(TNSgov) -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release and letter on April 24, 2023: A letter signed by a multi-sector coalition of over 40 clean energy organizations, environmental groups, developers, manufacturers, labor and consumer groups, and other nonprofits was sent to Congress today urging robust funding for high-capacity transmission deployment and research through the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Fiscal Year 2024 budget.   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSgov)(TNScapv) -- The American Council on Renewable Energy issued the following news release and letter: A letter signed by a multi-sector coalition of over 40 clean energy organizations, environmental groups, developers, manufacturers, labor and consumer groups, and other nonprofits was sent to Congress today urging robust funding for high-capacity transmission deployment and research through the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Fiscal Year 2024 budget. In the letter,  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- ACS Applied Energy Materials, a journal that says it covers all aspects of materials, engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to energy conversion and storage from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its April 24, 2023 edition: Articles: * Solidified Methane Storage Using an Efficient Class of Anionic Surfactants under Dynamic and Static Conditions: An Experimental and Computational Investigation * 3D Prin  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 24, 2023: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded two Solar Manufacturing Incubator grants totaling $16,100,000 to First Solar and Toledo Solar in Perrysburg. "Thanks to investments we made in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, we are in the midst of an American renewable energy boom that is creating jobs and driving   more

DENVER, Colorado, April 25 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release: Senator Chris Hansen's, D-Denver, bill to support the use of agrivoltaics through grants from the Colorado Department of Agriculture was approved by the full Senate. SB23-092, cosponsored by Senator Cleave Simpson, R-Alamosa, seeks to expand access to agrivoltaics, a cutting edge method to generate energy using solar panels over agricultural land without sacrificing significant agriculture production  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, April 24 -- Concurrency and Computation - Practice and Experience, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features parallel and distributed computing, computational and data science, artificial intelligence and machine learning, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2023 edition: RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Predicting building energy utilization with energy plus simulation and advanced sea lion optimization algorithm based on Elman neural network * A new   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on April 24, 2023: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today launched the Energy Savings Hub -- an online one-stop shop for American families and consumers to access the savings tools that President Biden's Investing in America agenda has made available to drastically cut energy costs. The new website--Energy.gov/Save--puts President Biden's clean energy tax credits and forthcoming rebates right at Americans' finger  more

LONDON, England, April 24 -- Energy and Environmental Science, a peer-reviewed journal linking all aspects of the chemical, physical and biotechnological sciences relating to energy conversion and storage, alternative fuel technologies and environmental science from the Royal Society of Chemistry, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2023 edition: Review Articles: * Advanced electrocatalytic systems for enhanced atom/electron utilization * Recent advances in carbo  more

PASADENA, California, April 25 (TNSjou) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * A pair of quakes in 2021 sent seismic waves deep into the Red Planet's core, giving scientists the best data yet on its size and composition. * * * While NASA retired its InSight Mars lander in December, the trove of data from its seismometer will be pored over for decades to come. By looking at seismic waves the instrument detected from a pair of temblors in 2021, scientists have bee  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: A new report from Climate Power shows Michigan continues to lead the race for jobs and investment. The report shows Michigan is the number two state nationwide for clean energy investments, with a combined $20 billion of investment since August 2022. The report also shows Michigan leading the nation after winning 14 projects in clean energy, battery, and electric vehicle manufactur  more

ALBANY, New York, April 25 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: In honor of Earth Day, New York Attorney General Letitia James and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced a $100,000 grant for educational environmental programs at the Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center (Greenpoint Library) in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. On Saturday, Attorney General James, DEC, Assemblymember Emily Gallagher, and Cou  more

ALBANY, New York, April 25 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order approving compliance filing (Case No. 17-F-0599) on April 24, 2023: * * * Application of East Point Energy Center, LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article 10 of the Public Service Law for Construction of a Solar Electric Generating Facility Located in the Town of Sharon, Schoharie County. ORDER APPROVING COMPLIANCE FILING 50 SUBJECT TO CONDITIO  more

LONDON, England, April 25 -- Nature Energy, a journal that says it features natural, social and behavioural sciences, economics and multi-billion-dollar global industries, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2023 edition: Reviews: * From laboratory innovations to materials manufacturing for lithium-based batteries Research: * Growing single-crystalline seeds on lithiophobic substrates to enable fast-charging lithium-metal batteries * Delocalized electron holes  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy issued the following news release on April 24, 2023: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today issued a notice of intent (NOI) to fund a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law program that will focus on developing advanced concepts to lower the costs of producing rare earth elements and critical minerals and materials from domestic coal-based resources. Rare earth elemen  more

LAFAYETTE, Colorado, April 25 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on April 24, 2023: Congressman Joe Neguse announced that the University of Colorado Boulder has been awarded $9 million in federal funding for their innovation driven research on solar technology. This project was one of 19 selected nationwide and was part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s $52 million investment in America's domestic solar supply chain and energy grid; which includes funds   more

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, April 25 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release on April 24, 2023: Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, today announced it is partnering with St. John's College Santa Fe campus on a comprehensive, multi-phase solar and energy efficiency project. As part of its contract with the college, Ameresco will com  more

STONY BROOK, New York, April 25 (TNSres) -- The State University of New York's Stony Brook University issued the following news release: * * * Leading New York Philanthropies Simons Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies Pledge $150 Million in Combined Support for Stony Brook-Led "The New York Climate Exchange" * * * New York City Mayor Eric Adams and The Trust for Governors Island today announced that Stony Brook University will serve as the anchor institution for the development of a worl  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) announced Denise Rushing as the 2023 Lake County Climate Crisis Champion for California's Fourth District. Rep. Thompson's Climate Crisis Champions demonstrate significant efforts to protect the environment in our community and combat the ongoing climate crisis. They advocate for the urgent need for climate action and work to inspire others to get involved. Through their work,  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) announced Julia and Katie Jackson as the 2023 Sonoma County Climate Crisis Champions for California's Fourth District. Rep. Thompson's Climate Crisis Champions demonstrate significant efforts to protect the environment in our community and combat the ongoing climate crisis. They advocate for the urgent need for action on climate change and inspire others to get involved. Throu  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The White House issued the following news release: Yesterday President Biden signed an executive order to further embed environmental justice into the work of federal agencies, bring clean energy and healthy environments to all, and recognize, undo, and mitigate harm to those who have suffered from toxic pollution and other environmental burdens like climate change. During his first week in office, President Biden launched the most ambitious environmental justice agenda  more