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TNS Tipoffs - Energy and Gov't Newsletter for Thursday November 02, 2023 ( 24 items )  

Advanced Energy United: New Report Reveals the Reforms New England Needs to More Quickly Connect Clean Energy Projects to the Grid
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: * * * Immediate and long-term changes needed to ISO-NE's interconnection process to avoid delaying state clean energy goals, finds new Advanced Energy United commissioned analysis from Daymark Energy Advisors. * * * A new report from energy consulting firm Daymark Energy Advisors details both the immediate and longer-term reforms needed to ISO-NE's antiquated interconnection process, which is   more

AIP Advances Issues Research Articles in November 2023 Edition
MELVILLE, New York, Nov. 2 -- AIP Advances, a peer-reviewed journal, published research articles on the following topics in its November 2023 edition (Vol. 13, Issue 11): REGULAR ARTICLES: * The spatiotemporal variations of total column ozone concentration over Ethiopia * Optimal protocols for entangling gates in N-qubit atomic systems * Modeling and formation of a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) based heterostructure for efficient solar energy: Performance and defect analysis by nume  more

AIP Advances Issues Research Articles in October 2023 Edition
MELVILLE, New York, Nov. 2 -- AIP Advances, a peer-reviewed journal, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2023 edition (Vol. 13, Issue 10): REGULAR ARTICLES * Properties and influence of magnetic fields on iron particles of anisotropic magnetorheological elastomers * Research on simulation method for nonlinear effects of airborne SAR electromagnetic interference * Numerical modeling and simulation of underwater explosions interacting with discrete rigid bodies   more

American Clean Power Association: New Report - Record Third Quarter for US Clean Energy Installations
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: The American Clean Power Association (ACP) today released the Clean Power Quarterly Market Report | Q3 2023, showing that the industry brought online 5,551 megawatts (MW) of utility-scale clean power capacity in the third quarter of 2023, enough to power 813,000 American homes. Third quarter installations increased 13% over the same period in 2022 and set a record for the stron  more

Bold Founder Jane Kleeb Receives 2023 Climate Breakthrough Award
HASTINGS, Nebraska, Nov. 2 -- Bold Nebraska issued the following news: With this award, Jane is creating a new project called Energy Builders that will focus on a new economic model around clean energy in rural communities. For too long climate action has been focused on the coasts or as a talking point in the halls of Congress. However, the majority of land needed to build America's next 100 years of energy freedom with clean energy is in our rural towns. Rural people have been seen as part of  more

Colo. Gov. Polis Releases Balanced Budget Proposal That Fully Funds K-12 for First Time Since 2009, Focuses on More Housing Now, and Making Colorado One of the Ten Safest States
DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Today, as required under law, Governor Jared Polis released his balanced budget proposal for FY 2024-25, concurrently submitting his budget proposal to the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) of the General Assembly. Governor Polis's budget proposal calls for fully funding public schools at a level consistent with the voter-approved Amendment 23 by eliminating the Budget Stabilization factor fo  more

EDF Renewables North America Selects SOLARCYCLE to Be Its Preferred Solar Recycling Partner
SAN DIEGO, California, Nov. 2 -- EDF Renewables, a renewable energy developer, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: EDF Renewables North America, one of the largest renewable developers in North America, has signed an agreement with SOLARCYCLE, a technology-based solar recycling company, to recycle solar panels damaged or broken during construction and operation, from their grid-scale, distribution-scale, and onsite solar sites. "Today's agreement is part of EDF Renewables' long-  more

Environmental Entrepreneurs: Analysis - IRA-Related Clean Energy Projects To Create 403,000 Direct & Indirect Jobs
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- Environmental Entrepreneurs issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: * * * Add Billions To GDP * * * Large-scale clean energy projects announced in the first year of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) are estimated to create more than 400,000 new jobs and hundreds of billions of dollars in new wages, tax revenues, and economic growth, according to a first-of-its kind economic analysis produced by BW Research Partnership and released by the national non  more

Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis: Addressing Victoria's Fossil Gas Dilemma Means Ending Sales of Gas Appliances
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: Transitioning residential gas appliances to electric at end of life from 2025 will be crucial for Victoria to meet emissions reduction targets, avoid gas supply shortfalls and protect consumers from asset stranding, according to a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). Victoria accounts for 63% of Australia's total househol  more

Looking Ahead: New APS Plan Addresses Growing Customer Energy Needs
PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 2 -- Arizona Public Service Co. issued the following news on Nov. 1, 2023: APS filed the 2023 APS Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) at the Arizona Corporation Commission today. It includes strategic years-ahead planning to continue to provide customers a reliable power supply well into the future. The 2023 IRP provides a 15-year outlook on how much electricity APS customers will need and what investments are necessary to address those needs with around-the-clock energy amid   more

Mackinac Center for Public Policy: Michigan Energy Plan - At Least $200 Billion For Wind, Solar and Corporate Profits With No Effect On Global Climate
MIDLAND, Michigan, Nov. 2 -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: The energy bill package being considered by the Michigan Legislature would cost ratepayers at least $200 billion with about half going towards corporate profits. It would exponentially increase the number of wind turbines and solar panels in Michigan, requiring utilities to build thousands more of these every year. The impact these policies will have on global climate change is   more

Minnesota Power Files Electric Rate Proposal to Safeguard Reliable Service and Maintain Progress of Clean-Energy Transition
DULUTH, Minnesota, Nov. 2 (TNSres)-- Minnesota Power, a division of Allete, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: As Minnesota Power continues the transition to a reliable, resilient clean-energy future through its Energy Forward strategy, today the company is filing its 2024 electric rate proposal with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC). The 2024 proposal supports the investments that the company is making to continue to advance a clean-energy transition for the regi  more

MIT Startup Has Big Plans to Pull Carbon From the Air
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Noya has developed low-power, modular units that can be combined to create facilities for removing millions of tons of CO2 from the atmosphere. * * * In order to avoid the worst effects of climate change, the United Nations has said we'll need to not only reduce emissions but also remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. One method for achieving carbon removal is direct a  more

N.Y. Gov. Hochul Expands High-Speed Electric Vehicle Charging to Downtown Albany
ALBANY, New York, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the installation of the first fast chargers for electric vehicles in downtown Albany. The charging hub in the Quackenbush public parking garage extends the New York Power Authority's EVolve NY high-speed network into New York State's capital city and adds a resource for EV owners. The partnership with the Albany Parking Authority brings four charger  more

Organizations Call for More Transparent Energy Planning at TVA With "Motion to Intervene"
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 2 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: For the first time in the 90-year history of the Tennessee Valley Authority, several nonprofit advocacy organizations submitted a "Motion to Intervene" in the authority's Integrated Resource Plan process, a comprehensive study that projects how TVA will meet demand for energy over the next 25 years. In the motion, groups called on TVA to make its IRP process more open and transparent by hosting a public hearin  more

Pa. House Republicans: Kail, Policy Committee Discuss Long-Term Impacts of Democrats' Disastrous Energy Policies
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 1 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2023: With House Democrats seeking to advance another shortsighted attempt to torpedo the state's energy industry, the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened a hearing Monday titled "Stopping Economic Disaster: The Democrats and their Green New Deal." "The Democrats' energy agenda is downright dangerous," Kail said. "If   more

Pallone: The Transition to Clean Energy is Lowering Costs for Families and Creating Jobs
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Avenel, NJ - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) joined a cord connection event with local elected officials and New Jersey-based renewable energy company Solar Landscape to launch a new solar energy project that will provide eligible households in New Jersey with affordable, clean energy. This community solar project will save households in the area an estimated $160 per year on their utility bill  more

Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Issues Joint Testimony From DOE
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following joint testimony by David W. Crane, under secretary of Energy for infrastructure, and Jigar H. Shah, director of the U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office, involving a hearing on Oct. 19, 2023, entitled "Department of Energy's Decision-Making Process for Awarding Competitive Loans and Grants Funded Through the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law": * * * Chairman Manchi  more

Society for Science: 12-Year-Old Develops Fire Detection System
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Society for Science, an organization that promotes the understanding and appreciation of science and the vital role it plays in human advancement, issued the following news release: * * * Wins $25,000 Top Award at the Inaugural Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge * * * Thermo Fisher Scientific and Society for Science today announced the winners of the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (Thermo Fisher JIC), the nation's premier midd  more

Southern Environmental Law Center: New Report - Solar Siting in the South
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: The Southern Environmental Law Center released a new report today on solar siting for solar developers, impacted communities, and farmers interested in siting utility-scale solar projects with related land use, conservation, and community concerns in mind. At a time when federal climate incentives are lifting significant barriers to solar development and demand for solar is a  more

TEP Targets Net Zero Carbon Emissions, Faster Clean Energy Expansion in New Resource Plan
TUCSON, Arizona, Nov. 2 -- Tucson Electric Power issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Tucson Electric Power (TEP) will accelerate its clean energy expansion to support anticipated growth and maintain affordable, reliable service as the company works toward a new aspirational goal: net zero direct greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. TEP's 2023 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), filed today with the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), describes how the company expects to satisfy custo  more

UAH Researchers Win $457K to Study Astrophysical Phenomena That Could Lead to Propulsion Breakthroughs
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: Two researchers in the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have won a grant totaling $457,963 to study 3D magnetic reconnection. Magnetic reconnection refers to the breaking and reconnecting of oppositely directed magnetic field lines, a phenomenon at the heart of many solar events, such as solar flares, where magnetic field energy is converted to kinetic and thermal   more

University of Miami Business School: Viewing Climate Change as a Business Opportunity
CORAL GABLES, Florida, Nov. 2 -- The University of Miami's Miami Herbert Business School issued the following news release: From deadly wildfires in Greece and Hawaii, to rapidly melting glaciers in Antarctica and Greenland, today's headlines are dominated by stories about climate change and its alarming impacts. At the University of Miami Patti and Allan Herbert Business School-located in a region where seawater levels are closely monitored-climate change is a looming threat, as well as a bus  more

Va. Gov. Youngkin Announces Landmark Land Development Agreement to Transform Southwest Virginia
RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced a landmark land development agreement establishing a public-private framework to transform up to 65,000 acres of previously-mined coal properties in Southwest Virginia. This agreement aligns with the Governor's all-of-the-above Virginia Energy Plan to harness natural gas, nuclear, renewables, and other emerging energy sources to satisfy the in  more