JUNEAU, Alaska, May 25 (TNSrpt) -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: Today at the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference, the Office of Governor Mike Dunleavy released "The Alaska Standard", an inaugural Sustainability Report that documents the State's history of responsible resource development. "Alaskans know that we've been doing resource development better than anyone since statehood by following our Constitutional mandates to develop our resour  more

TEMPE, Arizona, May 25 (TNSres) -- Arizona State University issued the following news: * * * Fulton Schools Capstone Showcase demonstrates projects beyond the classroom * * * Graduating seniors from across the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University displayed their senior capstone projects at the spring 2023 Fulton Schools Capstone Showcase. The biannual event gives students the opportunity to show off their capstone projects, which helped them gain real-world exper  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSgov) -- The American Council on Renewable Energy issued the following news release on May 23, 2023, and letter: With permitting reform discussions occurring in Congress this week and debt ceiling negotiations continuing, leading national renewable energy organizations sent a letter to House and Senate leadership urging the enactment of bipartisan transmission permitting legislation that builds on the transformational clean energy policies included in the Inflation Reducti  more

SYDNEY, Australia, May 25 (TNSres) -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release: * * * BloombergNEF report: Australia Needs 800 Gigawatts of Solar and Wind to Meet its 2050 Net-Zero and Hydrogen Export Ambitions * * * Australia's transition to a net-zero economy represents at least a USD$1.9 trillion investment opportunity in the country's energy system by 2050, according to the New Energy Outlook: Australia report, published today by research company BloombergNEF   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 25 (TNSres) -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: * * * DCI Indonesia is the leading data center provider in Indonesia and has been awarded the Frost & Sullivan Company of the Year Award for the fourth consecutive year because of its reliable and disruptive data center services. * * * Frost & Sullivan recently researche  more

SCHENECTADY, New York, May 24 -- General Electric, a manufacturer of appliances, lighting, power systems and other products, issued the following news release on May 23, 2023: * New US-based manufacturing assembly line for GE Vernova's 6.1 MW onshore wind turbine * Hiring ~200 new manufacturing assembly employees in Schenectady, New York * Inflation Reduction Act driving additional investments and jobs in the U.S. GE Vernova today announced that it will invest $50 million at its Schenectady,  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, delivered opening remarks at a Budget Committee hearing on "Removing the Burdens of Government Overreach." Ranking Member Boyle's remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm pleased to be here to discuss economic growth but the elephant in the room   more

WASHINGTON, May 25 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: Here's what to watch for on the House Floor today: Denouncing Biden's Veto of Legislation Prioritizing American Manufacturers Over Chinese Interests Democrats' radical 'Green New Deal' agenda continues to put China above American manufacturers. President Biden's June 2022 Emergency Proclamation allows imports of Chinese solar products with no additional tariffs fo  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 24 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release: European governments risk relying too much on voluntary audit and certification initiatives to protect rights in European Union minerals supply chains, Human Rights Watch said in a question-and-answer document released today. EU laws, including the draft Critical Raw Minerals Act released in March 2023, need to recognize that compliance with voluntary standards is no substitute for rigorous regulatory scrutiny an  more

PASADENA, California, May 25 -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: Four composite images deliver dazzling views from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope of two galaxies, a nebula, and a star cluster. Each image combines Chandra's X-rays - a form of high-energy light - with infrared data from previously released Webb images, both of which are invisible to the unaided eye. Data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (optical light) and retired Spit  more

BRISTOL, England, May 24 -- The Journal of Physics G-Nuclear and Particle Physics, a journal that says it features nuclear and particle physics, including nuclear and particle astrophysics, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2023 edition: Major Reports: * Optical potentials for the rare-isotope beam era * Large low background kTon-scale liquid argon time projection chambers Papers: * Search for leptophilic dark matter at the LHeC * Fractional calculus within   more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following floor statement on May 24, 2023: * * * Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) today spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of his legislation, H.J.Res. 39, to support Michigan and American workers and hold those who violate U.S. trade laws accountable. In January, Congressman Kildee introduced legislation to reverse the Biden administration's suspension of tariffs on solar imports from China and fou  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, May 25 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2023-00122) on May 24, 2023: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Joint Application Of Kentucky Utilities Company And Louisville Gas And Electric Company For Approval Of Fossil Fuel-Fired Generating Unit Retirements ORDER This matter arises upon respective motions filed by Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers, Inc. (KIUC), and Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Kentuckians for the Commonwea  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, May 25 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2022-00408) on May 24, 2023: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Clover Creek Solar Project LLC dba New Frontiers Solar Park For A Certificate Of Construction For An Approximately 100-Megawatt Merchant Electric Solar Generating Facility And Nonregulated Electric Transmission Line In Breckinridge County, Kentucky Pursuant To KRS 278.700 And 807 KAR 5:110 ORDER On November 2  more

ALBANY, New York, May 25 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a $10 million initiative to advance innovative clean hydrogen research, development and demonstration projects that address the challenge of replacing fossil fuel usage in hard-to-electrify sectors. This solicitation is open to fund projects proposed by New York-based entities that are also actively applying for federal clean hydrogen funding opport  more

LONDON, England, May 24 -- 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 May 2023 edition: Research: * High-throughput Li plating quantification for fast-charging battery design * Co-deposition of hole-selective contact and absorber for improving the processability of perovskite solar cells * Critical interphase overpotential as a lithiu  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 25 -- The Pennsylvania Agriculture Deputy Secretary issued the following news on May 24, 2023: Agriculture Deputy Secretary Lisa Graybeal and The Bridge Eco-Village Founder and CEO Garry Gilliam hosted 325 area K-12 students today for hands-on agriculture career inspiration and exploration at The Bridge Eco-VillageOpens In A New Window in Harrisburg. Students learned plant and animal care as Gilliam lead them in a demonstration of climate-friendly, urban, community  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, May 25 (TNSjou) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Innovative modules created at the College of Agriculture and College of Engineering are mounted low and rotate to allow farm equipment to pass * * * Purdue University researchers have improved upon traditional solar energy structures used in agrivoltaic farming, a sustainable system that generates electricity from the sun while row crops like corn, rice, soybeans and wheat concurrently grow  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following commentary to The Hill on May 24, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) wrote an op-ed in The Hill titled, "To Deter China, the U.S. Must Lead in Latin America". * * * To Deter China, the U.S. Must Lead in Latin America In the face of the Chinese Communist Party's rapid and threatening economic expansion across the globe, the United States must be proactively leading global engagement and securing trade a  more

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea, May 22 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks by Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape at a joint news availability: * * * PRIME MINISTER MARAPE: All right. Thank you. Thank you very much for your extreme patience. I just want to sincerely appreciate all of you from our various media outlets who have spent almost a whole today to wait for this occasion to happen. I just want to sincerely apologize, but a  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 (TNSgov) -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release and letter: With permitting reform discussions occurring in Congress this week and debt ceiling negotiations continuing, leading national renewable energy organizations sent a letter to House and Senate leadership urging the enactment of bipartisan transmission permitting legislation that builds on the transformational clean energy policies included in the Inflation Reduction Act. "Research  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNStalk) -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following statement on May 24, 2023: * * * Today the U.S. House of Representatives failed to achieve the two-thirds majority necessary to override the President's veto of the Congressional Review Act legislation that would overturn his two-year solar tariff moratorium. * * * Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on this developmen  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. State Department issued the following fact sheet: * * * Deepening U.S. Partnership with Papua New Guinea As the largest Pacific Island country, a likeminded democracy, APEC member, and regional energy provider, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a key partner for the United States in the Indo-Pacific region. The United States will continue to partner with PNG on strengthening economic relations, security cooperation, and people-to-people ties, as well as promot  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: A Portland entrepreneur was sentenced to federal prison today for fraudulently applying for and obtaining loans intended to help small businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic. Peter Peacock Blood, 59, was sentenced to 12 months in federal prison and 5 years' supervised release. He was also ordered to forfeit more than $600,000 to the United States and to pay  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on May 23, 2023: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $34 million in funding to advance clean energy technology in 18 American Indian and Alaska Native communities. This funding will strengthen tribal communities by supercharging their access to solar power and microgrids, increasing energy security and resilience, and powering unelectrified tribal buildings. These investments bring our nation clo  more

PERTH, Australia, May 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Western Australia issued the following news: The University of Western Australia's Einstein-First project is introducing children to climate science and how to create renewable energy. Project leader Emeritus Professor David Blair said as the world switched to renewable energy and faced the impacts of climate change, we had a responsibility to introduce children to all the relevant science. "Solar energy is powered by the science discover  more