MELVILLE, New York, May 31 -- APL Energy, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features energy sources, applications of energy generation, storage, harvesting and renewable energy and sustainability, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2023 edition: PERSPECTIVES: * Leaving in the lead: Priorities for perovskite photovoltaics REVIEWS: * Monitoring the stability and degradation mechanisms of perovskite solar cells by in situ and operando characterization ARTICLES  more

KIRKLAND, Washington, May 31 (TNSres) -- Breakthrough Energy, an organization that concerns about the impacts of accelerating climate change, issued the following news on May 30, 2023: * * * We want to really make rural communities resilient and withstand the shocks of climate change themselves while also creating economic value for them. That's why we are in this over the long term. * * * For Breakthrough Energy Fellow Vidyut Mohan, finding solutions to growing emissions in his hometown of   more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN11946) on circumvention inquiry into solar imports on May 30, 2023, by Liana Wong and Christopher A. Casey, international trade and finance analysts, and Manpreet Singh, industrial organization and business analyst. Here are excerpts: * * * Circumvention Inquiry into Solar Imports On April 1, 2022, the Commerce Department initiated an inquiry into whether Chinese-manufactured crystalline   more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Josh Brecheen will vote NO on H.R. 3746, the Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling agreement as it currently stands. "Ronald Reagan famously said, 'if you got seventy-five or eighty percent of what you were asking for, I say, you take it and fight for the rest later.' The Biden-McCarthy agreement only includes approximately 1.3 percent or less ($12 billion) of the real year one savings that House Republi  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 (TNStalk) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on May 30, 2023: * * * Anything but Money: How the United States Can Promote Global Decarbonization and Development By Max Gruenig The United States--and by extension the West in general--has a responsibility and opportunity to support struggling economies on their way toward development and decarbonization, stabilizing regions at risk and ensuring the global community is on tra  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 (TNStalk) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on May 30, 2023: * * * Challenges to Scaling U.S. Low-Carbon Technology By Nat Bullard The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provides at least $369 billion in direct support for U.S. climate change initiatives, in particular for renewable power generation, electric vehicles, hydrogen, and carbon capture use and storage. Most of the IRA's provisions utilize tax credits to incent  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 31 (TNSgov) -- Environment Texas issued the following news release on May 30, 2023: Texas will subsidize the construction of new methane gas power plants, while raising costs for wind and solar energy, under legislation approved by the Legislature this week. SB 2627 and SJR 93 provide $7.2 billion in low-interest loans to support the development of up to 10,000 megawatts of new methane gas power plants. Another bill, HB 5, makes gas power plants eligible for tax breaks by pr  more

MILTON, England, May 31 -- The International Journal of Sustainable Energy, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features science and engineering of sustainable energy systems, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 42, No. 1 edition: Research Articles: * BMOTSM: design of a hybrid bioinspired model to determine optimal turbine sizing for capacity maximisation in environment-and-economy aware deployments * Microbial desulphurisation of coal: a review * Elucidating t  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 31 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on May 30, 2023: The Legislature's Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee voted unanimously in favor of a joint proposal from Sen. Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, and Sen. Stacy Brenner, D-Scarborough, that would advance Maine's energy independence by promoting building solar energy projects on farmland that has been contaminated by PFAS. The proposal is a combination of Sen. Vitelli's LD 1830, "An Act to Advance Ma  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 31 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,830) on May 30, 2023, involving New Hampshire Electric Cooperative Inc.: * * * Petition for Waiver of Portions of Puc 2200 Rules Order Nisi Granting Waiver of Portions of Puc 2200 Rules In this order, the Commission approves a settlement agreement and grants New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NHEC)'s request to waive identified substantive provisions of N.H. Admi  more

ALBANY, New York, May 31 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 30, 2023: * * * To: James Ammon, ADK Solar, LLC, 258 Broadway, Suite 2, Saranac Lake, NY, 12983, ADKSolarllc@gmail.com RE: ADK Solar, LLC - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear James Ammon: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform   more

ALBANY, New York, May 31 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 30, 2023: * * * To: Richard Higgins, Norstar Solar LLC, 200 South Division Street, Buffalo, NY, 14204, rhiggins@norstarus.com RE: Norstar Solar, LLC - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Richard Higgins: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This lette  more

ALBANY, New York, May 31 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 30, 2023: * * * To: Mary JO Cronin, Revolution Solar, 709 County Highway 33, Cooperstown, NY, 13326, info@revolutionsolarny.com RE: Revolution Solar - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Mary JO Cronin: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter  more

ALBANY, New York, May 31 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 30, 2023: * * * To: Dustin Weber, Spencer-Tioga Solar, LLC, c/o Altus Power - 12 South Main Street, Norwalk, CT, 06854, communitysolar@altuspower.com RE: Spencer-Tioga Solar, LLC- 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Dustin Weber: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppli  more

ALBANY, New York, May 31 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 30, 2023: * * * To: Grant Young, SUNCO Solar, LLC, 150 Eileen Way, Suite 5, Syosset, NY,11791, grant@suncoproject.com RE: SUNCO Solar, LLC - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Grant Young: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform  more

ALBANY, New York, May 31 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 30, 2023: * * * To: Douglas Hertz, Sunrise Solar Solutions, LLC, 510 North State Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY, 10510, doug@sunrisesolarllc.com RE: Sunrise Solar Solutions, LLC - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Douglas Hertz: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers  more

ALBANY, New York, May 31 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 30, 2023: * * * To: Dustin Weber, ZG NY Solar, LLC, c/o Altus Power - 12 South Main Street, Norwalk, CT, 06854, communitysolar@altuspower.com RE: ZG NY Solar, LLC - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Dustin Weber: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS).  more

BOULDER, Colorado, May 31 (TNSres) -- The National Center for Atmospheric Research issued the following news release on May 30, 2023: The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has successfully developed an advanced solar energy forecasting system for New York that offers the potential to help the state achieve its renewable energy goals while saving millions of dollars for ratepayers. The open-source system, called NYSolarCast, draws on weather forecasts, observations of atmosphere c  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 31 (TNSrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: To address the data needs of energy system designers and to serve as a baseline for research and development, NETL has carried out a study to characterize the flexibility attributes - both performance and cost - of nine common commercial natural gas-fueled electricity generating units. The intermittent output of low-carbon, renewable power generation sou  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 (TNStalk)(TNSres) -- The Progressive Policy Institute issued the following statement on May 30, 2023: * * * Paul Bledsoe, Strategic Advisor at the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI), released the following response in reaction to the permitting reforms included in the reported agreement-in-principle to raise the debt ceiling. "PPI supports the permitting reforms included in the budget agreement, including tighter deadlines for environmental impact statements, designation of  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 31 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following commentary to the Wall Street Journal on May 30, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, penned an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on the principles needed to reach a commonsense agreement between Republicans and Democrats on transmission. "Democrats have made clear transmission policy will be part of any permitting deal. They are set to   more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following written testimony by Christine Harada, executive director of the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, involving a hearing on May 17, 2023, entitled "Federal Actions to Improve Project Reviews for a Cleaner and Stronger Economy": * * * Thank you, Chairman Carper and Ranking Member Capito, and the honorable members of the Committee, for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Christine H  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure issued the following testimony by Stephen Roe Lewis, governor of Gila River Indian Community, involving a hearing on May 16, 2023, entitled "Perspectives on New and Existing US Army Corps of Engineers Authorities to Respond to Water Management Issues Including Drought and Water Conservation": * * * Chairman Kelly and Ranking Member Cramer, thank you for the opportunity to submit this  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following testimony by Jason Miller, deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget, involving a hearing on May 17, 2023, entitled "Federal Actions to Improve Project Reviews for a Cleaner and Stronger Economy": * * * Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Capito, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the improvements the President and his Administra  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 31 (TNSres) -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release on May 30, 2023: Two Southwest Research Institute scientists were part of a James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) team that observed a towering plume of water vapor more than 6,000 miles long -- roughly the distance from the U.S. to Japan -- spewing from the surface of Saturn's moon, Enceladus. In light of this NASA JWST Cycle 1 discovery, SwRI's Dr. Christopher Glein also received a Cycle 2 alloca  more

BROOKLYN, New York, May 31 (TNSawa) -- St. Joseph's University, New York, issued the following news release: St. Joseph's University, New York (SJNY) is pleased to announce that the University will receive the 2023 Long Island Smart Growth Award for Community Leadership for its long history of community involvement. The award will be presented by Vision Long Island at the annual Smart Growth Awards on Friday, June 16 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. Through community sponsorships   more

RENO, Nevada, May 31 (TNSgov) -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has taken the next major step in the environmental review process to advance the construction of 707 miles of two gigantic high-voltage transmission lines in some of Nevada's most remote, scenic, and biologically significant locations by issuing a Draft Environmental Impact Statement. The Greenlink lines are proposed to be built by the utility NV Energy and woul  more