WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on new solar energy work in eastern Riverside County. If approved, the Sapphire Project could generate and store up to 117 megawatts of photovoltaic solar energy and deliver renewable electricity to the statewide transmission grid. The project would include approximately 41 acres of public lands fo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The American Farmland Trust issued the following news release: Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) have announced a major investment in American Farmland Trust as part of the state's inaugural funding for Agrivoltaics Research and Demonstration Grants, administered under the Department's Agricultural Drought and Climate Resilience Office. AFT, in partnership with Agrisolar Consulting, Colorado Open Lands, and Colorado State University E  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security issued the following testimony by Noah Kaufman, an economist at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, involving a hearing on Dec. 5, 2023, entitled "America's Future: Leading a New Era of Energy Dominance, Security and Environmental Stewardship": * * * My name is Noah Kaufman. I am an economist at the Center on Global Energy Poli  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 19 -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Key Takeaways: * While the economic benefits of rooftop solar are clear, the sector is held back by a lack of awareness, low confidence, perceived risks, high import duties and tight fiscal conditions. * Expanding rooftop solar deployment requires risk-mitigation instruments, business models for utilities, waiving import duties on solar accessories and easing the let  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 19 -- The Journal of Materials Chemistry A, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it covers production of materials related to energy storage and conversion, sustainability or living, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 7, 2024, edition (Vol. 12, Issue 1): * Temperature and pressure induced structural transitions of lead iodide perovskites * Defect-containing metal-organic framework materials for sensor applicati  more

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 20 -- The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International posted the following news release from its member company MatrixSpace: MatrixSpace announces the authorization of MatrixSpace Radar by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). MatrixSpace Radar has been thoroughly tested to perform within the FCC's emissions and frequencies specifications and can now be sold to commercial and public organizations in the United States. MatrixSpace offers radio   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 20 -- McGuireWoods, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGuireWoods assisted SinglePoint Inc., a renewable energy and sustainable solutions provider, in the company's transition to the Cboe BZX Exchange and its underwritten public offering of common stock. SinglePoint is the first U.S. company to be listed on the Cboe BZX Exchange. Shares began trading Dec. 15, 2023, under the symbol (Cboe:SING). The company's public offering of 800,000 shares of common st  more

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: Big ideas, big actions, and big challenges dominate Michigan's newly released 2023 Michigan State of the Great Lakes Report (https://www.michigan.gov/egle/about/organization/office-of-the-great-lakes/state-of-the-great-lakes-report). In its 42 pages, the report covers progress cleaning up pollution in the Great Lakes, momentum behind fisheries management in Mi  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 19 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Starship Bascom floats in space thanks to a handy 360-degree lens and a little post production magic by University Communications photographer Jeff Miller. Photo: Jeff Miller In 2023, we studied, innovated, faced down challenges and celebrated victories. We also welcomed new faces to campus while bidding farewell to dear friends. We even learned to say demisemiseptcentennial. Sort of. How do y  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 20 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order addressing interconnection costs (Case No. 22-E-0701) on Dec. 19, 2023: * * * Petition of LSE Perseus LLC Regarding Standardized Contract for Interconnection of New Distributed Generation Units and/or Energy Storage Systems with Capacity of 5 MW or Less Connected in Parallel with Utility Distribution Systems for a Solar Photovoltaic Facility Located at 260 Hunt Creek Road, Nichols. ORDER ADDRE  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 20 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order addressing interconnection costs (Case No. 22-E-0702) on Dec. 19, 2023: * * * Petition of LSE Pisces LLC Regarding Standardized Contract for Interconnection of New Distributed Generation Units and/or Energy Storage Systems with Capacity of 5 MW or Less Connected in Parallel with Utility Distribution Systems for a Solar Photovoltaic Facility Located at Smith Creek Road, Nichols. ORDER ADDRESSIN  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 20 -- Nature Energy, a journal that says it features natural, social and behavioural sciences, economics and multi-billion-dollar global industries, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2023 edition (Vol. 8, Issue 12): Editorial: * Update on the Solar Cells Reporting Summary Research Highlights: * Cool ceramics * Predictably selective * Shipping policy forecast * Evidence of discrimination News & Views: * Decoding energy model vari  more

PASADENA, California, Dec. 19 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: As part of a plan to prepare for the quantity and range of data that will be coming in from the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, currently scheduled to launch by May 2027, NASA has granted funding to five project infrastructure teams (PITs), which will write software, run simulations, and plot out optimal uses of the telescope's data stream. Three of these PITs, each of which has received five-  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Dec. 19 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2023: 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 Ene  more

ORLANDO, Florida, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Central Florida issued the following news: * * * The experiments aim to enhance understanding of bone loss in space, how dust behaves in microgravity, and how seismic waves and shaking impact asteroids. * * * By Christin Senior When the Blue Origin space flight blasted off on Dec. 19, it carried three UCF-led research studies aimed at keeping astronauts and equipment safe, and understanding the formation of our solar system. This is t  more

AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 20 -- The University of Akron issued the following news release: With a new year upon us, our collective gaze is fixed on the impending presidential election, its outcome poised to shape not only the political landscape but also reverberate down the ballot. Simultaneously, the mysteries of artificial intelligence (AI) captivate our minds, prompting a communal struggle to grasp its implications. And, while the economy defies expectations, uncertainty lingers--will this prosperi  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School issued the following news: * * * More than two dozen researchers from schools and centers across the University traveled to Dubai for the UN's annual climate change conference. * * * Descending on Dubai for the world's largest climate change conference, more than two dozen delegates from Penn shared their expertise on topics ranging from the energy transition to urban climate finance to health--an  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The White House issued the following commentary on Dec. 19, 2023: * * * Building a Thriving Clean Energy Economy in 2023 and Beyond By Heather Boushey, Chief Economist, Investing in America Cabinet; and Justina Gallegos, Deputy Director for Industrial Innovation, Office of Science and Technology Policy In 2021 and 2022, President Biden signed into law his Investing in America agenda (https://www.whitehouse.gov/invest/?utm_source=invest.gov), a series of strategic publ  more