CHICAGO, Illinois, March 21 -- The American Gas Association issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: The International Code Council's Board of Directors today approved appeals from AGA and others to the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code, moving problematic electric-ready provisions of the code to a non-mandatory appendix and presenting other provisions outside the code as a resource. The move protects the integrity of the code as a leading energy efficiency resource for st  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Business Council for Sustainable Energy has issued a public comment to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The comment was written on Feb. 26, 2024, and posted on Feb. 29, 2024. The comment was on Docket No. IRS-2023-0066-0001. * * * BCSE Comments on Proposed Regulations Related to the Section 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit under the Inflation Reduction Act Thank you for the opportunity for the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) to provide i  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Coalition for Clean Affordable Energy, Albuquerque, New Mexico, has issued a public comment to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The comment was written on Feb. 27, 2024, and posted on Feb. 29, 2024. The comment was signed by Charles de Saillan and Cara R. Lynch, Attorneys. The comment was on Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0292. * * * To: The Honorable Michael S. Regan Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center Air Docket Mail Co  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 20 -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release: A coalition of organizations and individuals are requesting that the Department of the Interior (Interior) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) cancel the proposed large-scale solar energy project located south of Pahrump, Nevada called the Rough Hat Clark County Solar Project because of significant impacts to the imperiled Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). Irreversible impacts would occu  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Environmental Defense Fund, New York, has issued a public comment to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The comment was posted on March 5, 2024. The comment was on Docket No. IRS-2023-0066-0001. * * * Outline of Topics for Oral Comments presented by the Environmental Defense Fund for the Public Hearing on the 45V Treasury Guidance Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) requests to have Dr. Ilissa Ocko, Senior Climate Scientist II, present oral comments at the 3/25/24   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule (14 CFR Part 33), published in the Federal Register on March 20, 2024, entitled "Special Conditions: Safran Electric & Power S.A. Model ENGINe US100A1 Electric Engines." The proposed rule was issued by Patrick R. Mullen, Manager, Technical Policy Branch, Policy and Standards Division, Aircraft Certification Service. COMMENT DEADLINE: April 19, 2024 * * * SUMMARY: This act  more

AKRON, Ohio, March 21 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: The Board of Directors of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.425 per share of outstanding common stock payable June 1, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 7, 2024. Subject to continued Board approval, FirstEnergy expects to declare dividends totaling $1.70 per share in 2024, an increase of more than 6% compared to $1.60* per share declared in  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 21 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * How Tasmania could profit from electricity storage and dispatchable generation by hoarding water in hydro dams * * * Key Takeaways: Tasmania could significantly reduce its energy costs by optimising its energy assets: importing more cheap electricity, exporting more high-priced electricity, and slashing electricity costs of residential and commercial build  more

SANTA CLARITA, California, March 21 -- The College of the Canyons issued the following news release: Holly Hitt-Zuniga, an architecture and interior design instructor at College of the Canyons, has been selected to represent the college and the National Science Foundation's Center for Renewable Energy Advanced Technological Education (CREATE) in Iceland as part of a 10-person delegation of educators participating in an international education program focused on clean energy and electric transpo  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 21 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised KKR, a leading global investment firm, on the signing of a definitive agreement pursuant to which investment funds and accounts managed by KKR agreed to acquire a majority stake in Avantus, a premier U.S. developer of large utility-scale solar and solar-plus-storage projects. Following the close of the transaction, KKR and existing investor EIG, a leading institutional inv  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The National Park Service, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has issued a public comment to the U.S. Department of the Interior. The 16-page comment was written on March 14, 2024, and posted on March 20, 2024. The comment was signed by Jonathan Meade, Associate Regional Director, Resource Stewardship and Science, Interior Region 1- North Atlantic Appalachian. The comment was on Docket No. BOEM-2024-0001-0001. Here are excerpts: * * * To: NY BIGHT PEIS Chief - Division of   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 (TNScapv) -- Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles and 55 health organizations, health professionals and students from across California have issued a public comment to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The comment was written and posted on March 20, 2024. The comment was on Docket No. EPA-R09-OW-2023-0623-0005. * * * To: Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department ATTN: Keith Alvidrez, Planner II 2700 "M" Street, Suite 100 Bakersfield, CA   more

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, March 21 (TNSres) -- The Technical University of Denmark issued the following news: Professor Jens Kehlet Norskov's lifelong passion is theoretical catalysis, and he is one of the world's most cited researchers in this field. He now receives the Hans Christian 0rsted Gold Medal for his research. There can be no green transition without Power-to-X. There can be no Power-to-X without catalysis. And when talking about catalysis, Jens Kehlet Norskov's name is bound to pop   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release: Over 4 GW deployed in Q4, a 358% increase compared to Q4 2022 HOUSTON/WASHINGTON, March 20, 2024 - The US energy storage market shattered previous records for deployment across all segments in the final quarter of 2023, with 4,236 megawatts (MW) installed over the period, a 100% increase from Q3 according to a new report released today. For the first time, the grid-scale segment   more

NEW YORK, March 21 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised TotalEnergies on its agreement to acquire 100 percent of Talos Low Carbon Solutions, an American company focused on carbon capture and storage. The transaction results in TotalEnergies owning a 25 percent share in the Bayou Bend project, a major carbon transportation and storage solution project for industrial emitters. Located along the Texas Gulf Coast in the Port  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, March 21 -- The University of Michigan's Dearborn Campus issued the following news: By Lou Blouin Xuan Zhou, the first-ever graduate of a UM-Dearborn doctoral program, is now a faculty member in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. He couldn't be happier about the life twists that led him here -- and led him back. The first time Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Xuan Zhou heard of the University of Michigan-Dearborn he was a 25-year-old  more