PASADENA, California, Dec. 18 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: As we close out the year and look ahead to the next, we take this opportunity to reflect on the groundbreaking research findings that emerged from Caltech in 2023. From furthering humanity's knowledge of and response to viruses, to refining the use of autonomous technologies, to leveraging advanced instrumentation to bring greater clarity on our universe and our place within it, Caltech continues   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- Oil Change International issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2023: Today, leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) Leaders' Joint Statement. The leaders convened the community's first summit at the end of the three-day ASEAN-Japan 50th anniversary commemorative summit held in Tokyo f  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2023: Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) led 106 colleagues in a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg, and Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu urging the agencies to revise tax equity provisions in the Basel III endgame proposed rules that may imperil the clean energy transition and undermine the implementation of the Inflation Reduct  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: Many of tomorrow's biggest advances will rely on incredibly small features created with tight precision. Microprocessor components are already measured in nanometers, and metamaterials must be designed with features smaller than the wavelengths of light or sound they seek to manipulate, which is on the order of hundreds of nanometers for the visible spectrum. Advanced devices and   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- The Electric Power Supply Association issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2023: Today, the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) released a new analysis evaluating the real-life impacts of different energy resource options on the reliability of the electric grid. The analysis is an effort to better capture the "full-cycle" levelized cost of electricity (LCOE), including the impact of regional costs, interconnection costs, curtailment costs, and the c  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Dec. 19 -- The San Diego Foundation issued the following news release: * * * The funding is the first Transformative Climate Communities implementation grant to benefit San Diego County since the California Strategic Growth Council's start in 2016. San Diego Foundation and Environmental Health Coalition announced today that they have been awarded $22 million by the California Strategic Growth Council (https://sgc.ca.gov/) for their Transformative Climate Communities (ht  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security issued the following testimony by Anne Bradbury, president and CEO of the American Exploration and Production Council, involving a hearing on Dec. 5, 2023, entitled "America's Future: Leading a New Era of Energy Dominance, Security and Environmental Stewardship": * * * Chairman Duncan, Ranking Member DeGette, and distinguished members of the committee: Thank you for the invitation to speak h  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security issued the following testimony by Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories President Edmund O. Schweitzer III involving a hearing on Dec. 5, 2023, entitled "America's Future: Leading a New Era of Energy Dominance, Security and Environmental Stewardship": * * * Good morning, everyone. Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories is part of the 140-year-old electric power industry. It is a legacy stemming f  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: "COP 28 made it clear that tackling the climate crisis requires every country across the world to do their part--and America must continue to lead that fight." Washington, D.C. -- Today, New Democrat Coalition Chair Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Climate Change and Clean Energy Task Force Chair Scott Peters (CA-50) penned a joint op-ed in Newsweek on their experience representing the United States at the COP   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following agency statement on Dec. 18, 2023: * * * COP28 Ends * * * Key Takeaways 1 The U.N.'s annual Conference of the Parties (COP 28) has ended after 70,000-plus attendees met to discuss "transitioning" the world away from fossil fuels, which supply 80 percent of the world's energy and their consumption this year is forecast to break records. 2 Countries pledged to wean their economies off fossil fuels in a "ju  more

AMES, Iowa, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: As 2023 comes to an end, the Iowa State University News Service team is looking back and sharing some of its favorite and more popular stories of the year. Click on each headline to read the full story. NSF awards Iowa researchers $20 million to build advanced biomanufacturing capacity (https://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2023/05/09/ia-epscor) Researchers across Iowa are working together for the state to be  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 19 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order approving compliance filing (Case No. 17-F-0619) on Dec. 18, 2023: * * * Application of Hecate Energy Greene 1 LLC, Hecate Energy Greene 2 LLC, and Hecate Energy Greene County 3 LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article 10 of the Public Service Law for Construction of a Solar Electric Generating Facility Located in the Town of Coxsackie, Greene Cou  more

SINGAPORE, Dec. 19 -- Nanyang Technological University issued the following news release: Using an innovative device that can energise old solar cells with multiple times the intensity of sunlight, scientists from EtaVolt, a spin-off from NTU Singapore can rejuvenate old solar panels quickly and affordably. It can also protect both new and old solar panels from performance degradation caused by light and heat. The underlying science behind this cutting-edge technology was developed at the Energ  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 15 (TNSres) -- Ohio State University issued the following news: * * * New method to scan the Earth for hydrogen deposits * * * As efforts to transition away from fossil fuels strengthen the hunt for new sources of low-carbon energy, scientists have developed a deep learning model to scan the Earth for surface expressions of subsurface reservoirs of naturally occurring free hydrogen. Researchers used the algorithm to help narrow down the potential whereabouts of ovoids o  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Dec. 19 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Fifteen climate, public health and economic justice organizations submitted a letter applauding Washington Governor Inslee's recent commitments with the U.S. Climate Alliance to accelerate the transition to pollution-free homes and buildings. The letter called on his administration to take specific steps to equitably advance the transition off of fossil fuels. "We applaud Governor Inslee for his continued climat  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 -- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison LLP, a law firm, issued the following news on Dec. 18, 2023: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that Taner Hassan, a senior sponsor-side finance partner, is joining the firm's finance team in London as head of European Leveraged Finance. Hassan advises global private equity borrowers and sponsors in a broad range of financings, including buyout and infrastructure financings, across Europe. "Taner is trust  more

MENLO PARK, California, Dec. 19 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2023: * * * Called Arras Energy, it can help utilities plan disaster response and integrate renewable energy sources into their grids * * * The Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and its partners at Hitachi America Energy Solutions Laboratory have released a new open-source software platform for simulating how all the parts of an electric grid wor  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Dec. 19 -- The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy issued the following news release: Following an order late Friday from the North Carolina Utilities Commission, regulated monopoly Duke Energy Carolinas will raise rates for customers for three years, boost profits for shareholders, and spend hundreds of millions, largely on distribution grid infrastructure projects over the next three years, clean energy advocates said. The order establishes Duke Energy Carolinas' f  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 19 -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news release: * * * * SRP is leading Western electric utilities in large-scale battery investments. * SRP's total battery storage online by 2024 equates to nearly10% of the current battery storage in the entire U.S. * * * Salt River Project (SRP) and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC have officially commissioned a 100-megawatt (MW) battery energy storage system to store the  more