FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, Jan. 26 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release: Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy announces they have been awarded an Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) from Warren Woods Public Schools in Warren, Michigan. The collaboration aims to improve the district's facilities by promoting sustainability,   more

AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 26 -- Babcock and Wilcox Enterprises, a provider of energy and environmental technologies and services for the power and industrial markets, issued the following news on Jan. 25, 2024: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (B&W) (NYSE: BW) announced today that its subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox Solar Energy, Inc. (B&W Solar), has been awarded contracts by Cypress Creek Renewables, LLC to implement three utility-scale photovoltaic solar power installations totaling 75 megawatts in w  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory issued the following news on Jan. 24, 2024: * * * Research has important insights regarding wildfire influence on climate change * * * Days after a wildfire, a type of smoke can linger in the atmosphere that contains tiny, brown, light-absorbing particles known as tar balls. These particles are believed to have a significant impact on Earth's radiative balance, and as a r  more

GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 26 (TNSres) -- Gettysburg College issued the following news: By Corey Jewart Gettysburg College Economics Prof. Rimvydas Baltaduonis and colleagues from the University of Colorado Denver were recently awarded a $750,000 research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to explore the potential of using electric vehicles (EVs) as sustainable energy sources to meet the growing demands on the modern power grid infrastructure. The research grant was part of   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Jan. 25 -- The Kansas Chamber of Commerce issued the following news on Jan. 24, 2024: The Kansas Chamber on Monday announced that former United States Attorney General William Barr will be the keynote speaker of the statewide advocacy organization's 2024 Annual Dinner on April 29th at the Stormont Vail Events Center in Topeka. "The Kansas Chamber and its members are honored to have Attorney General Barr as its keynote speaker for this year's dinner," said the Chamber's Presiden  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 26 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice requesting comments (Case No. 23-E-0412) on Jan. 25, 2024: * * * Petition of Homer Solar Energy Center, LLC, for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity Pursuant to Section 68 of the Public Service Law and an Order Granting Lightened Regulation. NOTICE REQUESTING COMMENTS AND ANNOUNCING PUBLIC STATEMENT HEARING AND PROCEDURAL CONFERENCE Comments are requested concerning a petition   more

BIRMINGHAM, England, Jan. 26 (TNSres) -- The Nottingham Trent University issued the following news release: Inefficient UK homes, which were built decades ago, can now do away with their gas boilers and get all their energy needs off-grid, new research by Nottingham Trent University shows. Sustainable tech can make existing homes carbon zero Inefficient UK homes, which were built decades ago, can now do away with their gas boilers and get all their energy needs off-grid by retrofitting a comb  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 26 -- Fresh Energy issued the following news: By Isak Kvam In a quiet home art studio, a pen scratches across a sketchbook as a pup named Bruce naps beneath an oversized open book of bird illustrations. The afternoon light streams through the window of this St. Paul home, illuminating a wooden drafting table where Michael Iver Jacobsen has illustrated projects since he was a kid. As a freelance illustrator whose work has appeared in the Star Tribune, Minnesota Conserv  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: Yesterday, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) announced that Unimacts, a Las Vegas solar manufacturing company, will be adding 200 good-paying clean energy jobs in total between their current Las Vegas manufacturing facility and future facility in Sloan. Congresswoman Lee made the announcement during a tour of the Unimacts facility, located in Nevada's Third Congressional District, with CEO   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: Sal Rodriguez, a nuclear engineer at Sandia National Laboratories, is forging a rocket revolution with the help of the University of New Mexico and student Graham Monroe. Their cutting-edge research is propelling the future of aerospace by infusing rocket science with a touch of golf ball magic. They incorporated dimples similar to those found on  more

MENLO PARK, California, Jan. 25 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: * * * They've discovered that crystals can twist when they are sandwiched between two substrates - a critical step toward exploring new material properties for electronics and other applications. * * * Researchers with the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University and the DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) grew   more

PLYMOUTH, England, Jan. 26 -- The University of Plymouth issued the following news release: The University of Plymouth has been awarded Government funding to help it create a sustainable heating system for one of the largest buildings on its campus. Work is already underway to provide a new and more efficient source of heating for the Portland Square Building, which will replace the system installed when the facility was built in the early 2000s. The project will deliver new low carbon techno  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 25 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today met with Indian industry executives to strengthen the unique economic partnership between Texas and India and attended a reception with the U.S. Commercial Service in New Delhi, India. Joined by First Lady Cecilia Abbott, Secretary of State Jane Nelson, the Governor's Economic Development & Tourism Office Executive Director Adriana Cruz, Texas Economic Development   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) - a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee - led her Inland Empire colleagues in sending a letter today to the U.S. Department of Treasury regarding the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, our nation's largest investment ever to tackle climate change. The lawmakers urged the agency to ensure the Inland Empire can fully le  more