WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following remarks on Aug. 25, 2023, by Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero at the Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and Investment annual conference: * * * The timing is certainly appropriate, at the end of the warmest summer on record--a summer that experienced extreme heat events such as smoke days that made it unsafe to go outside, a month-long stretch of 110+ days in Phoenix, and the heartbreaking d  more

GEELONG, Australia, Aug. 26 -- Deakin University issued the following news release: * * * Summary: Around two thirds of used tyres in Australia currently end up in landfill, are stockpiled or illegally dumped. A new partnership between Deakin's REACH and Clean Energy Resources is working on a project that will see tyres take on new life as hydrogen, electricity and other reusable resources. The project will develop a technology that is a new way to generate electricity from end of life tyre  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Aug. 25, 2023: * * * 90 Businesses in 27 States Will Use Grants to Focus on Cybersecurity, Fusion Energy, Renewables, and Other Disciplines That Will Lead the Clean Energy Transition * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced 106 awards totaling $126 million in research and development grants for 90 different small businesses whose projects will address multiple mission areas across the Departmen  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Aug. 24, 2023: * * * Three New Wind Energy Market Reports Highlight Growth in Wind Energy Deployment and Domestic Supply Chain, Creating Good-Paying Jobs Thanks to President Biden's Investing in America Agenda * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released three annual reports showing that wind power continues to be one of the fastest growing and lowest cost sources of electricity in America and is po  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following commentary to Fox News, on Aug. 21, 2023: * * * Biden's War Against the Lands, Waters and American Workers Just Got Even Bigger Nearly 1 million acres. That's an area larger than the state of Rhode Island. It's also the area of land President Biden just locked away by designating a new national monument in Arizona. Let's back up a little. The Antiquities Act is a 1  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 26 -- The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following agenda: * * * TO: Commission Chairman James F. Huston, Commissioners Bennett, Freeman, Veleta and Ziegner FROM: Commission Technical Divisions DATE: August 25, 2023 RE: 30-Day Utility Articles for Conference on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 @ 10:00 a.m. The following thirty-day filings have been submitted to the Commission. Each item was reviewed by the appropriate Commission Technical Divisions a  more

BETHLEHEM, New Hampshire, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) joined Bethlehem town officials, the Bethlehem Energy Commission, and the North Country Council to hear updates on Bethlehem's municipal solar power project and their plans for an InvestNH Municipal Planning & Zoning Housing Opportunity Grant, made possible by American Rescue Plan funding. During the visit, Kuster spoke about the im  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Aug. 26 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2022-00262) on Aug. 25, 2023: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Pine Grove Solar, LLC For A Certificate Of Construction For An Approximately 50 Megawatt Merchant Electric Solar Generating Facility In Madison County, Kentucky Pursuant To KRS 278.700 And 807 KAR 5:110 ORDER On May 12, 2023, Pine Grove Solar, LLC (Pine Grove Solar) filed a petition for confidential treatme  more