WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $300,000 grant to The Ohio State University to form a center to research wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors and develop a workforce development program to meet industry needs. WBG semiconductors can be used in energy-efficient computing, high-bandwidth communications, and future space and nuclear technologies. "  more

FOLSOM, California, May 19 -- The California Independent System Operator issued the following news release: In two actions aimed at ensuring California has the necessary infrastructure to meet its reliability and clean-energy goals, the California Independent System Operator (ISO) Board of Governors has approved the organization's 2022-2023 Transmission Plan and a proposal that sets the stage for transformative changes to the process for connecting new resources to the grid. This year's transm  more

LONGMONT, Colorado, May 19 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: Governor Polis signed the following legislation into law. "The Colorado way of innovation and collaboration drives our nation-leading work in renewable energy, as we continue to explore new technologies and make bold progress towards achieving 100% renewable energy by 2040. I am excited to take this step today to support agrivoltaics as an innovative path forward to support our hardwo  more

LONGMONT, Colorado, May 19 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: Senator Chris Hansen, D-Denver, and Representative Karen McCormick's, D-Longmont, bipartisan bill to support the use of agrivoltaics through grants from the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) was signed by Governor Jared Polis. SB23-092, cosponsored by Senator Cleave Simpson, R-Alamosa, and Representative Matt Soper, R-Delta, expands access to agrivoltaics, a cutting edge method to generate ener  more

LONGMONT, Colorado, May 19 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release: Senator Chris Hansen, D-Denver, and Representative Karen McCormick's, D-Longmont, bipartisan bill to support the use of agrivoltaics through grants from the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) was signed by Governor Jared Polis. SB23-092, cosponsored by Senator Cleave Simpson, R-Alamosa, and Representative Matt Soper, R-Delta, expands access to agrivoltaics, a cutting edge method to generate ene  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement on May 18, 2023, by Commissioner Allison Clements at May 2023 Commission meeting: * * * I want to touch on the two upcoming forums next month on New England winter energy adequacy and on the PJM capacity market. My hope is that we use these gatherings to push beyond generic concerns about the pace of change on the electric system and instead examine, define, and quantify th  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: As a biogeochemist at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Matthew Berens studies how carbon, nutrients and minerals move through water and soil. In this firsthand account, Berens describes recent fieldwork in Louisiana with colleagues. Their research focuses on advancing understanding of key processes in coastal ecosystems with the aim of improvi  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined The Hugh Hewitt Show to discuss the COVID origins report, China, and more. On the new COVID origins report: "We had a great team of researchers, including State Department fellows and others, who went into Chinese language, official government information that was still publicly available at the time we were doing the research. You have to know where to   more

LAUREL, Maryland, May 18 (TNSres) -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: Scientists and engineers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) have successfully delivered a miniaturized particle detection instrument for NASA's Relativistic Electron Atmospheric Loss (REAL) CubeSat mission. Having shipped from APL's campus in Laurel, Maryland, the first-of-its-kind instrument arrived in Montana on May 15, completing a major milestone  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, May 19 (TNSgov) -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) and Conservation Voters New Mexico (CVNM) applaud Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's comments at the Politico Energy Summit this afternoon reinvigorating her support for significant climate action. "We're grateful that under Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's leadership New Mexico was one of the first states to enact a 100% clean energy commitment   more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, May 19 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: The Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded $246 million in direct subsidies and state and federal housing tax credits to build and preserve nearly 1,600 affordable homes throughout Massachusetts. Governor Maura T. Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Housing and Community Development Secretary Appointee Ed Augustus, and Undersecretary Jennifer Maddox joined Lowell City Manager Thomas Gol  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 19 -- MidAmerican Energy issued the following news: Wind PRIME, MidAmerican's latest proposed renewable energy development project to add 2,042 megawatts of wind energy and 50 megawatts of solar energy to serve the growing energy demands of MidAmerican customers, was approved by the Iowa Utilities Board on April 27. Once developed, the project would allow MidAmerican to provide 100% renewable energy to its Iowa customers annually on an ongoing basis through the GreenAdvant  more

ALBANY, New York, May 19 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting has issued a siting permit to Moraine Solar Energy Center, LLC, for EDF Renewables North America to develop, design, construct, operate, maintain, and decommission a 94-megawatt solar facility in the Town of Burns, Allegany County. Once completed, this solar facility is expected to generate enough  more

ALBANY, New York, May 19 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 19-E-0079) on May 18, 2023: * * * In the Matter of the Continuation of Standby Rate Exemptions. ORDER CONTINUING AND MODIFYING STANDBY RATE EXEMPTIONS BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION On February 2, 2023, the Secretary to the Public Service Commission (Commission) issued a Notice Soliciting Comments on a proposal (Proposal) by Department of Public Service staff (Staff) to continue a  more

OSHAWA, Ontario, May 18 (TNSres) -- The Ontario Tech University issued the following news release: * * * Life cycle analysis to cover lithium-ion battery technologies, small modular reactors, solar photovoltaics and wind turbines * * * A team of Ontario Tech University researchers is launching an important Ontario-centric investigation to fully evaluate the environmental impacts and costs of technologies used to supply low-carbon electricity. The two-year study, jointly funded and supported  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, May 19 (TNSfund) -- Princeton University issued the following news: * * * The National Science Foundation has awarded a $52.66 million grant to fund a major infrastructure upgrade to the Simons Observatory in the Atacama Desert of Chile. Upgrades are expected to take about five years; the resulting facility will be known as the Advanced Simons Observatory (ASO). * * * ASO's principal investigator is Mark Devlin of the University of Pennsylvania, a 1994-1995 Princeton U  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm urging the Biden administration to join them in continuing to advocate for the preservation of the lower Snake River dams. "We write, as members representing constituents from the Northwest United States, urging the Department of Energy to be a  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: Yesterday, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly chaired his first Senate Environment and Public Works Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee hearing to examine the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers role in water management and drought risk reduction efforts. Sen. Kelly focused his remarks on the Army Corps' role in ongoing drought mitigation efforts in Arizona. Witnesses included Stephen Roe Lewis, t  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: This week, Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) joined U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and Congressional Leaders to announce an $11 billion investment in rural electric cooperatives that expand clean, affordable, and reliable energy in rural communities around the country. The announcement represents the la  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 19 (TNSper) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: On Thursday morning at 10 a.m., Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter, along with renewable energy advocates, delivered a gift basket along with a petition signed by over 1000 people calling on new SRP CEO, Jim Pratt, to retire coal plants and plan for a 100% clean energy future - citing the People's Energy Plan. "Arizona has faced record-breaking temperatures and heat deaths, larger wildfires, l  more

NEW YORK, May 19 (TNSrpt) -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news on May 18, 2023: * Report from Troutman Pepper law firm uncovers surging levels of market optimism * However, IRA-induced energy storage 'gold rush' depends on more batteries, more people, and more urgency on interconnection * Report forecasts five post-IRA trends expected to shape sector in coming years Global energy storage firms pivoting towards the US battery market on the back of the transformational Inf  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: The U.S. Geological Survey will invest more than $5.8 million to map critical-mineral resources in Alaska in partnership with the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys. This partnership is a key step in securing a reliable and sustainable supply of the critical minerals that are essential to everything from household appliances and electronics to clean ener  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 19 -- The U.S. Trade and Development Agency issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: The U.S. Trade and Development Agency announced that it has awarded a grant to Fiji's Ministry of Finance, Strategic Planning, National Development and Statistics (MoF) for a feasibility study that will advance the country's dual goals of 100% rural electrification and renewable power generation by 2036. MoF selected Arizona State University's Laboratory for Energy and Power S  more