CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 6 -- EcoWatch posted the following news: By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes In a renewable energy push before the COP28 climate summit, host country United Arab Emirates (UAE) has opened its first utility-scale wind project. Run by renewables company Masdar, the 103.5-megawatt operation will span four locations and bring power to more than 23,000 homes, according to Masdar, reported Reuters. Sultan Al Jaber, incoming president of COP28, is the founding chief executive and chair  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Oct. 6, 2023: * * * Assessing Electric Transmission's Cost Allocation Dilemma By Cy McGeady Transmission is suddenly in the limelight. Without it, the United States will be unable to deploy the vast amount of wind and solar power generation projects that the Inflation Reduction Act makes economically viable, and that is needed to decarbonize the U.S. power system in line with the admin  more

NEWARK, Delaware, Oct. 7 -- Delmarva Power, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2023: To help support the development of environmental, open space and resiliency projects across Delaware communities, Delmarva Power and Delaware Nature Society (DelNature) today announced the 12 recipients of the 2023 Sustainable Communities Grants Program. The one-time grants, totaling more than $90,000, support nature preservation, safer parks and enhanced resiliency for local c  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 7 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday (Oct. 6) ratified faculty and staff appointments, awarded posthumous degrees, and approved department name changes and resolutions of appreciation. The newly ratified positions are: * Yu Jeffrey Hu, who was named to the Accenture Professorship of Information Technology in the Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business. * Allison Gabriel, who was named the  more