CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 14 -- Alliant Energy issued the following news release: The Cedar Rapids Community Solar garden is now generating renewable energy for the more than 300 Alliant Energy customers who subscribed to the utility's first community solar garden in Iowa. The 4.5-megawatt garden is Alliant Energy's largest operational solar project to date in Iowa. Alliant Energy began constructing the project in 2021. It is north of the 1100 block of 33rd Avenue SW on Alliant Energy-owned pro  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 14 -- Blackstone, an investment firm, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2024: NEW YORK and SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Arevon Energy, Inc., a leading renewable energy developer, owner, and operator, together with Blackstone Credit & Insurance (BXCI), today announced a successful financial close for the 200 megawatt/800 megawatt-hour Condor Energy Storage Project (Condor) currently under construction in Grand Terrace, California. The project is anticipated to start operation  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Chemistry of Materials, a scientific journal from the American Chemical Society that contributes fundamental research on the interface of chemistry, chemical engineering and materials science, published research articles on the following topics in its Feb. 13, 2024, edition (Vol. 36, Issue 3): Perspectives: * Where Atomically Precise Catalysts, Optoelectronic Devices, and Quantum Information Technology Intersect: Atomic Layer Deposition * Organic Cathodes, a Path towar  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release: New York and London, -- Corporations publicly announced a record 46 gigawatts (GW) of solar and wind contracts in 2023, some 12% more than the previous record of 41GW in 2022. The improving economics in key regions like Europe, alongside imminent company clean energy goals, were the main drivers underpinning this growth and position the market even better for 2024, finds BloombergNEF (BNEF) in it  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- Environment America Research and Policy Center issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2024: In 2022, small-scale rooftop solar produced enough energy to power 5.7 million typical American homes, a tenfold increase over the last decade. That's according to Rooftop Solar on the Rise, a new report unveiled on Tuesday by Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group. "This report celebrates the dramatic growth of rooftop solar p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Environmental Science & Technology, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it promotes interdisciplinary understanding in the environmental field, published research articles on the following topics in its Feb. 13, 2024, edition (Vol. 58, Issue 6): Viewpoints: * The Need to Include a Fluorine Mass Balance in the Development of Effective Technologies for PFAS Destruction * The European Union Ban on Microplastics Includes Artificial Turf Cru  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 13 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Marc Baldo, Jacopo Buongiorno, and Hsiao-hua Burke, along with 13 additional MIT alumni, are honored for significant contributions to engineering research, practice, and education. * * * Two MIT faculty, a principal staff member of MIT Lincoln Laboratory, and 13 additional alumni are among the 114 new members and 21 international members elected to the National Academy of  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Feb. 12, 2024, at the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference held at Washington Hilton Hotel: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. AUDIENCE: Hello! THE PRESIDENT: If you have a seat, take one. (Laughter.) Thank you so very, very much. You know, I want to thank Commissioner McGuire from Ramsey County, Minnesota. You know, the fact is that it's an honor to join all of you. And I want to thank you for   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) today announced the results of the 2022 Census of Agriculture, spanning more than 6 million data points about America's farms and ranches and the people who operate them down to the county level. The information collected directly from producers shows a   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Feb. 12, 2024: * * * Lowering Home Energy Costs Through President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act A majority of Americans support programs to lower energy bills and expand clean energy into homes Through President Biden's historic Investing in America agenda, the Biden-Harris Administration is cutting costs for hardworking American families in every corner of the country. One of the largest costs for many Ame  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Feb. 12, 2024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Wow, that was a flash. (Laughs.) My goodness. Is that a Polaroid? Q: It is. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Whoa. Taking us back. Okay. I think -- is the mic okay? Q: Yeah, it sounds good. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Yeah? Okay. All right, everybody. Happy Monday and good afternoon to eve  more