WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release: The American Clean Power Association (ACP), the clean energy industry's leading trade organization, today announced its 2024 Officers, Board of Directors, and Executive Committee.  Mirroring the depth and breadth of the clean energy industry, ACP's new Board includes executives from a diverse range of wind, utility-scale solar, energy storage and transmission companies, in addition  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, a journal that says it features challenges of sustainability in the chemical enterprise and advance principles of green chemistry and green engineering from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Feb. 5, 2024, edition (Vol. 12, Issue 5): Perspectives: * A Review of the Current and Future Prospects for Producing Bioplastic Films Made from Starch and Chitosan * Thermochemical Val  more

MUNCIE, Indiana, Feb. 6 -- Ball State University issued the following news release: Ball State University's Charles W. Brown Planetarium--Indiana's largest planetarium--will host a full slate of free activities in anticipation of Muncie's first total solar eclipse in more than 1,000 years. From Friday, April 5, through Sunday, April 7, the planetarium and other University entities, such as the David Owsley Museum of Art and the Dr. Joe and Alice Rinard Orchid Greenhouse, will present a series   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is holding an open-house meeting in Grand Junction on February 20 at the Grand Junction Convention Center to provide information on the Department of the Interior's ongoing efforts to support appropriate renewable energy development on our nation's public lands through an updated Western Solar Plan. The public meeting   more

GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: * * * Updated roadmap for solar development will help meet President Biden's goals for net-zero electric grid by 2035 * * * The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is holding an open-house meeting in Grand Junction on February 20 at the Grand Junction Convention Center to provide information on the Department of the Interior's   more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 5 -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: * * * Consent Items TRANSPORTATION PROCEEDING NO. 23A-0621CP-EXT Explorer Tours and/or Red Rocks Shuttle IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF MOUNTAIN STAR TRANSPORTATION LLC DOING BUSINESS AS EXPLORER TOURS AND/OR RED ROCKS SHUTTLE, FOR AUTHORITY TO EXTEND OPERATIONS UNDER CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY NO. 55952. a. Filing Date and Party: 12/26/2023 Explorer To  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Feb. 6 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: Duke Energy Florida has informed the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) of its intention to submit a rate request in April proposing investments to increase the efficiency of generating units , reduce the number of power outages and expand solar generation as part of the increase in base rates that will take effect in January 2025. The expected effect of the requested base rate changes will be an average an  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 6 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on Feb. 5, 2024: * * * To: Paul Lavoie, Solar Liberty Energy Supply, Inc, 6500 Sheridan Drive, Suite 120, Buffalo, NY, 14221, Paul.Lavoie@solarliberty.com Re: 2024 ESCO Annual Compliance Dear Paul Lavoie: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 2.D.1 of the New York Department of Public Service's Uniform Business Practices (UBP). This letter is to inform you that the  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have developed an algorithm to predict electric grid stability using signals from pumped storage hydropower projects. The method provides critical situational awareness as the grid increasingly shifts to intermittent renewable power. Hydropower is a renewable energy source directl  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 6 -- Portland General Electric, an electric utility company, issued the following news release: On Friday, February 2, Portland General Electric (PGE) issued to market its 2023 All-Source Request for Proposal (RFP), seeking bids for renewable generation projects and resources that can provide non-emitting dispatchable capacity. An All-Source Request for Proposal is a competitive bidding process through which a utility solicits proposals for electricity generation/storage   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, entitled "Examine Federal Electric Vehicle Incentives Including the Federal Government's Role in Fostering Reliable and Resilient Electric Vehicle Supply Chains": * * * The committee will come to order. We're here to talk about a familiar subject to members on this committee, the electric vehicle supply chai  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, Feb. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: Reflectors placed in orbit around the Earth which reflect sunlight towards future solar power farms at dawn and dusk could help accelerate the transition to net-zero, researchers say. Space engineers from the University of Glasgow have published new research showing how kilometre-wide orbiting reflectors could boost the output of future large-scale solar farms by reflecting additional sunlight towards th  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 6 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Feb. 5, 2024: Today, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes led a 20-state letter to Secretary Gina Raimondo of the U.S. Department of Commerce responding to the Department's request for information on the regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Twenty states signed the letter, objecting to the Biden Administration's Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, whi  more