AKRON, Ohio, July 27 -- Babcock and Wilcox Enterprises, a provider of energy and environmental technologies and services for the power and industrial markets, issued the following news on July 26 2023: * * * Study is first phase of an anticipated large-scale commercial project to retrofit Filer City Station power plant with biomass and decarbonization technologies to replace coal. When complete, 75-megawatt power plant would use sustainable biomass as fuel to generate power, with net-negative  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 26 -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: Starfire Mine, formerly one of the largest coal mines in the United States, will be the new site of a solar energy center. The announcement was made today by global renewable power producer BrightNight CEO Martin Hermann, Rivian Automotive Inc. Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe, and The Nature Conservancy CEO Jennifer Morris. They were joined by Kentucky Department of Energy and the Environment   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 20 -- The European Commission issued the following news release: The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a Euros850 million French measure to support ArcelorMittal France ('ArcelorMittal') in partially decarbonising its steel production processes. The measure will contribute to the achievement of the EU Hydrogen Strategy, the European Green Deal and the Green Deal Industrial Plan targets, while helping to end dependence on Russian fossil fuels and  more

GLENVILLE, West Virginia, July 27 -- Glenville State College issued the following news release: Glenville State University will be offering free cybersecurity training as part of a joint effort between Glenville State University, and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) in the form of a POWER grant addressing Cybersecurity and Safety Workforce Development Initiative. The Initiative aims to create a more vibrant economic future for the coal-impacted North Central region of West Virginia. Th  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security issued the following written testimony by Breakthrough Institute Executive Director Ted Nordhaus involving a hearing on July 18, 2023, entitled "American Nuclear Energy Expansion: Updating Policies for Efficient, Predictable Licensing and Deployment": * * * Thank you for inviting my testimony. My name is Ted Nordhaus, and I am the founder and executive director of the Breakthrough Institute.  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security issued the following testimony by Dan Dorman, executive director for operations at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, involving a hearing on July 18, 2023, entitled "American Nuclear Energy Expansion: Updating Policies for Efficient, Predictable Licensing and Deployment": * * * Chair Duncan, Ranking Member DeGette, Chair McMorris Rodgers, Ranking Member Pallone, and distinguished members of   more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release and letter: Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, along with Reps. Stauber (R-MN) and Meuser (R-PA), wrote to Acting Secretary of Labor, Julie Su, and Assistant Secretary of Labor, Christopher Williamson, to address the Department's new proposed rule that would change dust protection standards in mining. Th  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following agency statement on July 25, 2023: * * * Green jobs do not come cheap, particularly when the Biden administration is funding them through tax dollars. According to Robert Bryce, under the Inflation Reduction Act which incentivizes the production of electric vehicles among other green technologies, each new "green" job at the GM's battery plant (which the company is developing with Korea's LG) in Spring Hill, Tennesse  more

CARY, North Carolina, July 27 -- Journal of Geophysics and Engineering, a peer-reviewed journal that says it aims to promote research and developments in geophysics and related areas of engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2023 edition: Papers: * Three-dimensional P-wave model of the shallow crustal structure, a complementary method for detecting a trapped hydrocarbon: a case study in the DehDasht region, SW Iran * Accumulation conditions and pattern  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine opportunities for Congress to reform the process for permitting electric transmission lines, pipelines, and energy production on federal lands. During the hearing's second panel, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) discussed the balance between oil and gas and renewable production in theInflation Reduction A  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 27 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: The Michigan Public Service Commission today approved a settlement agreement on DTE Electric Co.'s integrated resource plan (IRP) for providing electricity that includes faster shutdown of the utility's remaining coal-fired power plants and significant investment in wind and solar generation and energy storage. Today's order (Case No. U-21193) approves a settlement agreement  more

DETROIT, Michigan, July 27 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release: * * * Plan expedites end of coal while building enough Michigan-made renewables to power ~4 million homes Achieves 85% CO2 emission reductions in nine years for DTE Electric with a goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050/1. Directs an additional $110 million to support the Company's most vulnerable customers through the clean energy transition. * * * DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) today received approval from the Michig  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine opportunities for Congress to reform the process for permitting electric transmission lines, pipelines, and energy production on federal lands. During the hearing's first panel, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) discussed the need to address issues that are slowing or blocking critical energy infrastructur  more