DURHAM, North Carolina, Feb. 8 -- The North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network issued the following news release: Lawyers for Duke Energy were on defense today before the North Carolina Court of Appeals/* over the decision last year by state regulators, at the behest of the monopoly power company, to slash the financial incentives for residents seeking to adopt rooftop solar. Attorneys for a coalition of clean energy advocacy organizations hammered Duke Energy and the North Carolin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Julianne Ogden, Associate Director, Chemical Products and Technology Division, American Chemistry Council, has issued a public comment on behalf of the American Chemistry Council Diisocyanates Panel to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The comment was written on Jan. 19, 2024, and posted on Jan. 25, 2024. The comment was on Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0438. * * * The American Chemistry Council's (ACC) Diisocyanates (DII) Panel respectfully submit the following co  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The American Clean Power Association has issued a public comment to three federal agencies. The comment was written on Jan. 24, 2024, and posted on Jan. 30, 2024. The comment was signed by Gene Grace, General Counsel; and Amanda Stoner, Counsel. The comment, on Docket No. OCC-2023-0008, was sent to Ann E. Misback, Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve; James P. Sheesley, Assistant Executive Secretary, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and the Chief Cou  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- BorgWarner Inc. issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Today, an alliance of the country's biggest names in truck manufacturing and supply, the Heavy-duty Leadership Group, released a joint "Statement of Principles" calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to finalize a rule by March 31st to implement new greenhouse gas standards for heavy-duty commercial vehicles. The Heavy-duty Leadership Group companies, which include BorgWarner, Cummins, Eaton a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The China Semiconductor Industry Association has issued a public comment to the U.S. Department of Commerce. The comment was posted on Jan. 25, 2024. The comment was on Docket No. BIS-2022-0025-0052. * * * On October 17, 2023, the Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") of the U.S. Department of Commerce issued three rules. Two of the rules updated the "Implementation of Additional Export Controls: Certain Advanced Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing Items Exported  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 8 (TNScapv) -- Save the Sound issued the following joint news release on Feb. 6, 2024, with 12 organizations: Today, the Connecticut Coalition for Climate Action announced its legislative priorities for the 2024 legislative session. The Coalition, a broad-based group of more than 40 health care providers, scientists, environmental organizations, religious groups, and others representing more than 300,000 members, was formed one year ago to address the climate crisis  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: * * * The study provides a roadmap for the transformation of Puerto Rico's electrical system with energy justice and resilience to climate change * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released the results (https://www.energy.gov/articles/us-department-energy-and-fema-study-finds-puerto-rico-can-achieve-100-renewable-energy) of the Puerto Rico Electric Grid Resilience Study  more

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 8 (TNSres) -- Khalifa University issued the following news: * * * New study highlights the techno-economic and environmental assessment of hydrogen production from gas processing byproduct * * * Hydrogen has emerged as a potential solution to the world's energy needs with experts predicting a surge in demand -- from 90 million tons in 2020 to potentially 500 million tons or more by 2050. However, current production capabilities are lagging far behind the  more

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 8 (TNSres) -- Khalifa University issued the following news: * * * New model harnesses machine learning to efficiently predict hydrogen adsorption in shale gas formations, will save significant time in planning underground hydrogen storage * * * Hydrogen is a promising clean fuel alternative, but its storage poses problems for large-scale use. There is potential for underground hydrogen storage, but researchers need to be able to predict how much it is po  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 7 -- Rice University issued the following news release: The reliability of electricity service in ERCOT, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, has come under increased scrutiny since Winter Storm Uri in February 2021. Increasing demand will create issues, but there are several available "insurance" actions that will likely need to be called upon to ensure long-term reliability, according to a new report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. Current  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 8 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised a subsidiary of Spearmint Energy, a next-generation renewable energy company enabling the clean energy revolution through battery energy storage, in connection with a $47.5 debt financing to support Spearmint's recently-completed Revolution Project - a 150 MW, 300 MWh battery energy storage facility in West Texas. Partners Luis F. Gomar (Energy & Infrastructure) and Jason H. Busch  more