WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The American Council on Renewable Energy issued the following statement on Dec. 14, 2023: * * * The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed regulations today on the Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit for solar and wind components, inverters, batteries, and qualifying critical minerals. Following is a statement from Jose Zayas, Executive Vice President of Policy and Programs for the American Council on  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following on Dec. 14, 2023: * * * The American Clean Power Association (ACP) released the following statement from ACP Chief Advocacy Officer JC Sandberg after the U.S. Treasury Department issued guidance today on the Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit. "We commend the Administration for the work that went into issuing this important guidance on tax credits that directly support new and expanded domestic manufact  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (TNSres) -- The Africa Center for Strategic Studies issued the following commentary on Dec. 12, 2023: * * * Africa-India Cooperation Sets Benchmark for Partnership By Paul Nantulya, Research Associate India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, termed Africa as India's "sister continent," in recognition of the long ties of affinity. Since the 1960s, India's prime ministers have visited Africa 76 times, a level of engagement unmatched by Africa's other external partner  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command issued the following news: By Alyssa Crockett After the Chief of Staff of the Army charged AMC with leading efforts to deliver ready combat formations, the Army's senior sustainer, Gen. Charles Hamilton, delivered his vision for the future of the sustainment enterprise. Army Materiel Command will modernize the way it looks at delivering sustainment and materiel readiness to meet the needs of   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 16 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision denying relief and dismissing complaint (Case No. 23-12-020) on Dec. 15, 2023: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA David Chooljian, Complainant; vs. Southern California Edison Company (U338E) and Southern California Edison d/b/a Edison Carrier Solution (U6096), Defendants. DECISION DENYING RELIEF AND DISMISSING COMPLAINT Summary Complainant, Da  more

IRVING, Texas, Dec. 15 -- Caterpillar, a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2023: Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) announced today that Jason Kaiser, senior vice president of the Electric Power Division, has been appointed to Group President of the Energy & Transportation (E&T) segment, effective Jan. 1, 2024. In this role, Kaiser will have responsibility for the Rail Division, Solar Turbines, Large Power Systems Division, Industrial Po  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 15 -- Clean Air Task Force, an organization that says it works to safeguard against the impacts of climate change by catalyzing the development and deployment of low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies, issued the following news: Clean Air Task Force (CATF) welcomes Ashley Arax as Senior California Policy Manager to the U.S. State Energy and Climate Policy Program. Ashley will leverage her deep ties to the state by collaborating with government o  more

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 16 -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: * * * Consent Items TRANSPORTATION 1. PROCEEDING NO. 23A-0552CP-EXT 303 party bus llc IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF 303 PARTY BUS LLC FOR AUTHORITY TO EXTEND OPERATIONS UNDER CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY NO. 55 846 . a. Filing Date and Party: 11/03/2023 303 party bus llc Description: Application for authority to extend Certificate of Public Convenienc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 15 (TNSres)(TNScapv) -- Environment Massachusetts issued the following news release: Following an unprecedented order made by the Department of Public Utilities to transition Massachusetts off of natural gas, over 30 leading environment, civic, and public health groups urged the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy to pass the bill committing the state to 100% clean energy. The 100% Clean Act (H.3689), filed by state Reps. Marjorie Decker and  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 15 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2023: Today, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) announced its decisions on the Multi-Year Integrated Grid and Rate Plans of both Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren) and Commonwealth Edison (ComEd). The ICC rejected the plans from both utilities, citing deficiencies in meeting standards such as transparency, demonstrated equity, affordability, and the ability to meet the state's c  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 15 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2023: California regulators today granted Pacific Gas & Electric's misguided and dangerous request to extend the operation of its aging Diablo Canyon nuclear plant five years beyond the originally scheduled closure, in 2025. "This ill-conceived decision will further escalate financial strain on California ratepayers and extend the threat of a catastrophe at Diablo Canyon," said E  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 15 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight advised Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) in a 10 year pay-as-produced power purchase agreement (PPA) in Portugal with global renewable energy producer Sonnedix. The PPA was announced December 5. Equinix will secure renewable electricity from July 2025 supplied by Sonnedix's first Portuguese solar PV project, 149MW Sonnedix Douro. When operational, the solar PV plant will produce renewable  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials issued the following testimony by Manhattan Institute senior fellow Mark P. Mills involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "America Leads the Way: Our History as the Global Leader at Reducing Emissions": * * * Good morning. Thank you Chair Johnson and Ranking Member Tonko for the opportunity to testify. Permit me to begin by contrasting rhetoric with reality. The phrase  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials issued the following testimony by Mark W. Menezes, president and CEO of the U.S. Energy Association, involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "America Leads the Way: Our History as the Global Leader at Reducing Emissions": * * * Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Tonko, and members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the invitation and opportunity to testify before you toda  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials issued the following written testimony by Karl Hausker, a senior fellow at the World Resources Institute, involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "America Leads the Way: Our History as the Global Leader at Reducing Emissions": * * * Summary 1. Climate change impacts are happening now, inflicting severe economic and environmental damage. Nations need to move aggressivel  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 15 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: The Australian government's Capacity Investment Scheme is set to play a key role in helping achieve 82% renewables by 2030 and ensuring coal-fired power plants such as Eraring can close on schedule. IEEFA worked with ITP Renewables' openCEM energy market modelling tool to analyse the requirements for new renewable generation capacity, system reliabi  more

LAUREL, Maryland, Dec. 16 -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: NASA's Parker Solar Probe team has earned agency honors for its novel efforts to guide a spacecraft toward record-setting close distances from the Sun -- and revealing more about our star than mission planners and scientists ever expected. NASA presented its Group Achievement Award to the Parker team during a mission Science Working Group meeting on Nov. 6 at the Johns Hopkin  more

CATONSVILLE, Maryland, Dec. 16 -- Management Science, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features studies on organizational, managerial, group and individual decision making, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2023 edition (Vol. 69, Issue 12): Research Articles: * The Impact of Vertical Integration on Physician Behavior and Healthcare Delivery: Evidence from Gastroenterology Practices * Commentary on "The Impact of Vertical Integration on Physician Behavior  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Dec. 16 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news: By Joe Zimmermann, science writer with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Off Route 450, just outside of Annapolis, there's an unassuming side road that cuts through a forest. For almost 40 years, city trash trucks hauled up and down the winding road to a landfill on top of the hill. Then, in 1989, the landfill reached its capacity and was covered, and the site sat quietly for ne  more

HADLEY, Massachusetts, Dec. 15 -- VentureWell, formerly known as the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance, issued the following news agency statement on Dec. 13, 2023: We are thrilled to congratulate the VentureWell program participants who were recently recognized in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2024. The business magazine honored six innovators across four startups that participated in a combination of our Aspire investor engagement training program; the Advancing Climatet  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rocky Mountain Institute issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2023: * * * Today, the US Department of the Treasury unveiled initial guidance on one of the highest-value tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act, the 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit, which incentivizes the domestic production of solar, wind, inverter, and battery components. This guidance provides certainty to investors on the specific technologies and production conditions that   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 14, 2023: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on new guidance from the U.S. Department of Treasury on the advanced manufacturing production credit for solar, wind, battery and critical mineral supply chains: "I wrote the Inflation Reduction Act to make an historic investment in clean energy manufacturing he  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on Dec. 14, 2023: * * * Today the Biden Administration filed a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with proposed guidance on how companies can utilize the clean energy tax credits available through the Inflation Reduction Act, also known as the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit or Section 45X. The notice kicks off a 60-day comment period with a hearing scheduled for February 22, 2024. The 45X tax credit incentivizes U.S. m  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2023: Today the U.S. Department of Treasury released new guidance on the Section 45X advanced manufacturing production tax credit that passed as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on today's guidance: "This guidance provides important clarity for American manuf  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Tall Timbers, an advocate to protect the right to use prescribed fire for land management, issued the following article: The following highlights were collected from the updates we provide the Tall Timbers Board of Trustees throughout the year. We hope you enjoy this look back at a few of our successes and challenges in 2023. Tall Timbers' fire researchers effect changes in federal funding policy In November, the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Se  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release: The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today issued proposed regulations to provide guidance for the advanced manufacturing production credit established by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The new Section 45X provides a credit for the production (within the United States) and sale of certain eligible components including solar and wind energy comp  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 15 -- The University of Chicago's Energy Policy Institute issued the following news: By Aman Majumdar When we first arrived on the COP28 campus at Expo City in Dubai, it looked to us like a Universal Studios or Disney Land but for grownups tackling climate change. Straight ahead of the entrance were solar panels propped up and arranged into big satellite-like disks. The sun in the cloudless sky, the middle eastern heat, questioned my bringing a blazer; I was sweating. M  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * UChicago research could help pave way for new discoveries in biology, sustainability * * * Much like the humans that created them, computers find physics hard, but quantum mechanics even harder. But a new technique created by three University of Chicago scientists allows computers to simulate certain challenging quantum mechanical effects in complex electronic materials with far less effort. By  more