WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced she helped deliver nearly $6 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for more than 50 Wisconsin farmers, ranchers, and businesses to invest in renewable energy, upgrade to energy efficient equipment, and cut their energy costs. The grants, from the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), help agricultural producers and  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: Interior Department making significant progress toward the President's goal to permit 25 GW of renewables on public lands by 2025 JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. -- During remarks at the Western Governors Association Winter Meeting today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced that the Interior Department is advancing 15 onshore renewable energy projects across the West. The Bureau of Land Management is ma  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: Battle Mountain, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a proposal to evaluate the impacts of the proposed Esmeralda 7 (E7) Solar Projects near Tonopah in central Nevada. If approved, the seven projects are expected to generate a total of up to 5.3 gigawatts of electricity, enough to power approximately 4 million households. Approximately 118,631 acr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: PHOENIX -- The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment to inform development of an environmental analysis for the proposed Ranegras Plains Solar Project in western La Paz County, Arizona. If approved, the project is expected to generate up to 700 megawatts of renewable energy. "Public input during the scoping period is important in helping us develop alternatives a  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's Arizona State Office issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment to inform development of an environmental analysis for the proposed Ranegras Plains Solar Project in western La Paz County, Arizona. If approved, the project is expected to generate up to 700 megawatts of renewable energy. "Public input during the scoping period is important in helping us de  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management is setting aside lands proposed to be used by the Pantheon Solar Development Project for two years, preventing the land from being sold or subject to new mining claims while the BLM studies the proposal to develop renewable energy resources in the area. The project proposes the use of 4,210.6 acres of public lands managed by the BLM Br  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 7 (TNSres) -- Columbia University issued the following news: According to a new paper by scientists from a dozen institutions, the world's average temperature will surpass 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial times within the next several years--much faster than most existing forecasts. The study goes on to say that without extreme action by the international community, temperatures will reach 2 degrees C above preindustrial levels before 2050--also faster than most prediction  more

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 7 (TNSres) -- The David Suzuki Foundation issued the following news release: Indigenous and climate organizations from across Turtle Island have launched the much anticipated "Just Transition Guide -- Indigenous-led pathways toward equitable climate solutions and resiliency in the climate crisis." This critical resource profiles Indigenous-led climate solutions already underway across the country and acts as a tangible "how-to" guide for communities who want to  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. International Development Finance Corp. issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2023: The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Scott Nathan today signed a financing agreement for a $125 million loan to ONEX Elefsis Shipyards and Industries (ONEX) to rehabilitate and modernize the Elefsina shipyard near Athens, Greece. DFC financing will help create a strategically critical maritime and energy supply hub for t  more

ALTBACH, Germany, Nov. 7 -- General Electric, a manufacturer of appliances, lighting, power systems and other products, issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2023: GE Vernova's Gas Power business (NYSE: GE) today announced it has secured two orders from EnBW to provide H-Class natural gas-fired combined cycle power generation equipment for EnBW's Combined Heat and Power (CHP) power stations in Heilbronn and Altbach/Deizisau, near Stuttgart, the capital and largest city of the German stat  more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, Nov. 7 -- IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, a peer-reviewed journal from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers that says it features grid-integration and control of energy technologies and systems, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2023 quarterly edition (Vol. 14, Issue 4): * Source-Load Scenario Generation Based on Weakly Supervised Adversarial Learning and Its Data-Driven Application in Energy Storage Capacity Siz  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following agency statement on Nov. 6, 2023: * * * Key Takeaways 1. Wyoming residents are up in arms about a proposed 29 percent increase in their electricity bills. 2. People in the state are aware that the share of coal-fired generation has been reduced and replaced with natural gas and mandated wind generation that has caused rates to increase. 3. Wind power more than doubled in the last 3 years, reaching 22 percent of ele  more

BRISTOL, England, Nov. 7 -- Journal of Physics-Energy, a peer-reviewed journal that says it showcases the developments in energy research, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2023 edition (Vol. 5, No. 4): Perspective: * The emergence of quantum energy science Roadmap: * 2023 Roadmap on molecular modelling of electrochemical energy materials Topical Reviews: * Advanced manufacturing applied to nuclear fusion--challenges and solutions * Thin film absorbers for  more

BRISTOL, England, Nov. 7 -- Journal of Physics-Materials, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features biological and biomedical materials, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2023 edition (Vol. 6, No. 4): Topical Reviews: * Applications of soft biomaterials based on organic and hybrid thin films deposited from the vapor phase * Recent developments in non-fullerene-acceptor-based indoor organic solar cells Roadmap: * Roadmap on energy harvesting materials Pa  more

GUANGDONG, China, Nov. 7 -- Materials Futures, a peer-reviewed journal from the Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory that says it features all areas of basic and applied materials science and technology, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2023 edition (Vol. 2, No. 3): Topical Reviews: - Bioactive Materials * Emerging diagnostic and therapeutic technologies based on ultrasound-triggered biomaterials - Energy Materials * The stability of inorganic perovskite so  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 7 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on Nov. 6, 2023: * * * To: Honorable Mark Fischl, Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees, Long Island Power Authority, 333 Earle Ovington Blvd., Uniondale, New York 11553, boardoftrustees@lipower.org Re: Matter No. 14-01299: In the Matter of PSEG LI Utility 2.0 Long Range Plan - Recommendations Regarding PSEG LI Annual 2023 Update Dear Vice Chairman Fischl: I am pleased to provide the rec  more

PASADENA, California, Nov. 7 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * The mission team is making sure the robotic scientist, now in its fourth extended mission, is staying strong, despite wear and tear from its 11-year journey. * * * Four thousand Martian days after setting its wheels in Gale Crater on Aug. 5, 2012, NASA's Curiosity rover remains busy conducting exciting science. The rover recently drilled its 39th sample then dropped the pulverized rock   more

LONDON, England, Nov. 7 -- Nature Ecology and Evolution, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features ecological and evolutionary biology, encompassing approaches at the molecular, organismal, population, community and ecosystem levels, published research articles on the following topics in its November 2023 edition (Vol. 7, Issue 11): Comment & Opinion: * Data leakage jeopardizes ecological applications of machine learning * Ecovoltaic principles for a more sustainable, ecologically inform  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Nov. 7 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University issued the following story: * * * Plan is to produce hydrogen by leveraging diverse and abundant energy sources, including renewable energy, natural gas and low-cost nuclear energy * * * Northwestern University is a key partner in the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen (MachH2), one of seven new Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs across the nation selected to receive $7 billion in funding to accelerate the domestic market for low-cost  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 7 -- The San Francisco Foundation issued the following news release: The San Francisco Foundation's Bay Area Community Impact Fund (BACIF) is proud to announce the closing of a $1.5 million, five-year loan to help GRID Alternatives launch its Energy Resilience Fund (ERF). With this fund, GRID will finance commercial, clean-energy projects to benefit disinvested communities and tribal nations. SFF's loan will be targeted to Bay Area-based projects. This loan is a   more

PASADENA, California, Nov. 7 (TNSres) -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: On a cool, clear evening in May 2023, Caltech electrical engineer Ali Hajimiri and four members of his lab gathered on the roof of the Gordon and Betty Moore Laboratory of Engineering to await a signal from the heavens. In preparation, the researchers had strewn portable floodlights across the floor and erected a collapsible canopy in a corner of the roof to shelter instruments and monito  more

SELINSGROVE, Pennsylvania, Nov. 7 -- Susquehanna University issued the following news: Susquehanna University has installed four publicly accessible electric vehicle chargers on campus. The EV chargers, produced by SWTCH Energy, are in a parking lot adjacent to the university's Admission House. Grant Rowe '23, of Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, was the driving force behind the effort to install the EV chargers on campus. Rowe recently earned dual bachelor's degrees in environmental studies and poli  more

RESTON, Virginia, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2023: * * * The U.S. Geological Survey partners with Arizona to identify areas in the state with critical mineral resource potential that could strengthen the national economy. * * * The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will invest more than $3.1 million to map critical mineral resources in Arizona in partnership with the Arizona Geological Survey. The funding  more