WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2023: The Biden-Harris administration today announced $5.65 million from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda for the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona to construct and install solar panels over the Casa Blanca Canal. Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton celebrated the investments with th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-WY) sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) Director Jigar Shah regarding a $3 billion partial loan guarantee to Sunnova Energy Corporation. KEY LETTER EXCERPTS: "We are a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSres) -- Business Roundtable issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2023: On Monday, December 4, Business Roundtable and the European Round Table for Industry hosted an event, "The Future of Climate, Sustainability and Clean Energy: A Conversation with Global CEOs," at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. During a series of panel discussions, Business Roundtable CEOs and other member company leaders discussed the i  more

WELLESLEY HILLS, Massachusetts, Dec. 9 -- Massachusetts Bay Community College issued the following news release: MassBay Community College is proud to announce it has been recognized by the Healey-Driscoll Administration at the 17th Annual Leading by Example Awards for exemplary efforts in advancing clean energy, sustainability, and decarbonization initiatives on all three campuses. Through multiple green initiatives, the College has made significant strides in reducing its carbon footprint. "  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 9 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting has issued a final siting permit for Brookside Solar LLC to develop, design, construct, operate, maintain, and decommission a 100-megawatt solar energy facility in the Towns of Burke and Chateaugay, Franklin County. Once completed, this solar facility is expected to generate enough clean energy to  more

SINGAPORE, Dec. 9 (TNSres) -- Nanyang Technological University issued the following news release: The Singapore Land Authority signed a research collaboration agreement with Energy Research Institute @ Nanyang Technological University (ERI@N) in 2019 for the research, design, and deployment of customized renewable energy systems at the offshore islands, at a project cost of $2 million. Deployment started on Kusu Island in 2020, for the deployment of a solar-powered seawater reverse osmosis des  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 9 -- The Ohio Environmental Council issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2023: * * * On Friday, December 8, LEEDCo announced a temporary pause to the Icebreaker Wind Project. The corporation is still exploring future avenues, but in a written statement said the "pause is necessitated by a confluence of adverse circumstances and numerous delays resulting in a current financial climate where the project's commercial viability is in question." * * * The following state  more

BRISBANE, Australia, Dec. 9 (TNSres) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: What could clean energy buses and sewage treatment plants have in common? Answer: the co-location of hydrogen production by electrolysis at a wastewater facility to produce hydrogen for fuel cells to run buses, and oxygen to feed beneficial bacteria in the treatment tanks. * Splitting water to make hydrogen energy at a sewerage plant would provide oxygen for beneficial bacteria and hydrog  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Dec. 9 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: By Dave Graves When it comes to electrical engineering scholarship, the program at South Dakota State University could be considered the standard of the power grid. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has announced the 2023-24 recipients of the Power and Energy Society Scholarships. For the second year in a row, SDSU dominated. The nine current selections are one better than th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2023: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today sent a letter to the Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) Director Jigar Shah regarding a $3 billion partial loan   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following testimony by Abigail Regitsky, senior manager on the U.S. Policy and Advocacy team at Breakthrough Energy, involving a hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "Opportunities in Industrial Decarbonization: Delivering Benefits for the Economy and the Climate": * * * Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Capito, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the be  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following testimony by Leah Ellis, CEO and co-founder of Sublime Systems, involving a hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "Opportunities in Industrial Decarbonization: Delivering Benefits for the Economy and the Climate": * * * Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Capito, and Members of the Committee, thank you for hosting me today and offering me the opportunity to share industry perspectives on the critical role th  more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Delaware issued the following news: * * * Robert Spiers is UD's first graduate student to win NNSA Stewardship Science fellowship * * * Some may look for the easiest, quickest path forward. That would not be Robert "Robbie" Spiers, who is a doctoral student at the University of Delaware. He likes to work on the tough stuff -- especially if it points to great benefit for society. That's one reason he was drawn to the research group of Ari  more