PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 23 -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: By Caroline Grace The national business association Advanced Energy United is urging the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) to vote against the new solar surcharge proposed in the Recommended Opinion and Order (ROO) in Arizona Public Service (APS)'s rate case. The surcharge imposes a fee that exclusively and unfairly targets solar customers. This fee would increase solar ratepayers' monthly bills 15%, add  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The American Red Cross issued the following statement on Feb. 20, 2024: * * * The following statement may be attributed to the American Red Cross: "The days and months since October 7 have brought immeasurable heartbreak and endless devastation. As the hostilities between Israel and Hamas continue, we mourn the thousands of lives lost and continue to support the work of the global Red Cross Movement in the reunification of loved ones, as well as the critical delivery of  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- The Business Council for Sustainable Energy issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: * * * Twelfth annual edition of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook highlights national data on the U.S. energy transition in 2023 * * * U.S. clean energy sectors demonstrated their resiliency in 2023, with both mature and emerging decarbonization solutions seeing growth despite higher interest rates and supply chain difficulties. This strong performance by c  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) reported fourth quarter 2023 earnings per share of $4.64 on an as-reported basis and 52 cents on an adjusted (non-GAAP) basis. For the full year, the company reported 2023 earnings per share of $11.10 on an as-reported basis and $6.77 on an adjusted basis. "2023 was a year of successful exeution to support our customers," said Drew Marsh, Entergy Chair and Chief Executive Offi  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 22 -- General Electric, a manufacturer of appliances, lighting, power systems and other products, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Today, GE Vernova launched GridOS(R) Data Fabric, the first data fabric designed for grid orchestration, to help utilities operate a grid that is both smarter, as renewable energy scales, and more resilient, as extreme weather events increase. The grid today is more complex than ever before, and energy data is a con  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 23 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Real Estate Practice with the addition of Shareholder Paul M. Williams. He joins the firm from Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP. Williams' practice rests at the intersection of the firm's Real Estate and Energy & Natural Resources practices. He advises clients acquiring, selling, leasing, and financing real property across the United States, rangin  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 23 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight advised Greenalia S.A., a leading Spanish developer of renewable power projects, in securing $200 million of three-year credit facilities to support the development of its solar and wind projects in the United States, including the buildout of its 1.9 gigawatt (GW) Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) renewables pipeline. The transaction was announced on February 19. Nomura Securit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced it is awarding $73.5 million in new loans and grants under the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) to support extensive energy efficiency and climate resilience renovations for low-income Americans as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda. The investment from President Biden'  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, a journal from the American Chemical Society that reports new and original experimental and theoretical basic research of interest to physical chemists, biophysical chemists and chemical physicists, published research articles on the following topics in its Feb. 22, 2024 edition (Vol. 128, Issue 7): Energy Conversion and Storage: * PEDOT:PSS-Nafion/n-Si Hybrid Heterojunction TOPCon Solar Cells: Experiment and Simulation * Hollow Cub  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 23 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Today, Governor Whitmer announced the Battery and Advanced Manufacturing Challenge, a $125 million strategic investment from the Make it in Michigan Competitiveness Fund that offers matching grant dollars for battery and advanced manufacturing projects to help bring federal infrastructure in transformative projects to Michigan. This challenge is yet another step forward in Michi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory's (PPPL) plans to construct a state-of-the-art building, the Princeton Plasma Innovation Center (PPIC), are moving forward. PPPL recently received permission to use $10 million in funding from Princeton University to prepare the site and received a $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for geothermal wells, bringing t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that ten small businesses in Madison and Macoupin counties will be receiving more than $1.8 million in Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. These funds will go directly to energy efficiency upgrades that will lower energy bills for recipients. Many of the awards allow for the buildout of new  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued the following written testimony by Bill Slover, a principal at Avco Interests LLC, involving a hearing on Jan. 31, 2024, entitled "A Blueprint for Prosperity: Expanding Housing Affordability": * * * Chairman Whitehouse, Ranking Member Grassley, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify and share my perspective on the critically important issue of housing affordability, a challenge that affects too many peopl  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 21 -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news Feb. 20, 2024: The University and Vital Energi will work together to continue the development of thermal storage Intellectual Property (IP). The University of Birmingham has signed a collaboration agreement with Vital Energi to develop and commercialise a range of innovative thermal storage solutions, which will help accelerate decarbonisation within the heating and cooling sector. The University and Vital   more

PASADENA, California, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has found the best evidence yet for emission from a neutron star at the site of a recently observed supernova. The supernova, known as SN 1987A, was a core-collapse supernova, meaning the compacted remains at its core formed either a neutron star or a black hole. Evidence for such a compact object has long been sought, and while indirect evidence for the presen  more