WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The Alliance to Save Energy issued the following news: The Alliance to Save Energy applauds the Administration, EPA and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for defining the value and role of demand-side policy in the energy transition. Energy Efficiency is foundational to climate mitigation and sustainability, and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund provides the necessary capital and relevant programs to lead the transition with immediate and accelerated investments in demand  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Projects include funding for aircraft apron parking, runway lighting, runway and taxiway improvements and more that will enhance safety and efficiency The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $148.3 million for 73 airport-related infrastructure projects in 28 states and Guam. These projects are funded exclusively under the Bipartisan Infrastructure L  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 5 -- Rice University issued the following news release: If you were to throw a message in a bottle into a black hole, all of the information in it, down to the quantum level, would become completely scrambled. Because in black holes this scrambling happens as quickly and thoroughly as quantum mechanics allows, they are generally considered nature's ultimate information scramblers. Rice University theorist Peter Wolynes and collaborators at the University of Illinois Urban  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Jim Costa, D-California, issued the following news release: FRESNO, Calif. - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced $15 million to install solar panels over the Delta-Mendota Canal as part of an initiative to study the water efficiency gains and the amount of clean energy produced for future larger-scale implementation. "Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, we are making groundbreaking investments to advance the integration of r  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 5, 2024: * * * Evaluating Chip Overcapacity and the Transatlantic Trade Tool Kit By Emily Benson, Catharine Mouradian and Pau Alvarez-Aragones A topic of growing prominence in the transatlantic policymaking arena is to what extent Chinese overcapacity of legacy ("mainstream") chips is or will become a problem and, if it is a problem, what to do about it. European Commission vice  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Today, a new tool was launched help District residents concerned about climate change and higher energy bills learn how much they can save when switching to affordable, energy-efficient electric appliances. The new D.C.-specific calculator, which lists available federal and District incentives, was developed in partnership with the D.C. Department of Energy an  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: This week, New Yorkers are continuing to call out vulnerable Republicans Mike Lawler and Brandon Williams for failing voters of New York's 17th and 22nd congressional districts. Lawler is facing criticism for dismissing four-time indicted, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's hateful and dangerous attacks on Jewish Americans in addition to concerns ov  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on April 4, 2024: * * * President Biden's Investing in America Agenda is Improving Critical Infrastructure and Removing Barriers to Clean Energy Deployment in Historically Underserved Communities * * * In support of President Biden's Investing in America agenda (https://www.whitehouse.gov/invest/?utm_source=invest.gov) and the historic Justice40 Initiative, today the U.S. Department of Energy announced $27 m  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 5 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Today, the Biden administration announced $20 billion in new climate funding to fund local projects to reduce emissions, advance environmental justice, and lower energy costs for millions of families. The funding is from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, created by the Inflation Reduction Act to spur investments in local climate solutions. Today's funding comes from a $20 billion fund that i  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: ALBUQUERQUE - This week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Electrification Caucus, provided a video keynote speech to the first ever Business to Business Electrify New Mexico event hosted by Renewable Energy Industries Association of New Mexico. U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich addresses the Electrify  more

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, April 6 (TNSres) -- Khalifa University issued the following news: * * * Khalifa University PhD Student's Paper Applies Principles from Wind Energy Industry to Review PV System Operation and Maintenance * * * A team of researchers from Khalifa University have recommended advancing maintenance practices for large-scale photovoltaic (PV) systems by implementing comprehensive system-wide strategies and optimizing scheduling, potentially resulting in annual cost s  more

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, April 6 (TNSres) -- Khalifa University issued the following news: * * * Research Published in Nature Communications Shows Efficient Solar Energy Utilization for Sustainable Freshwater Production with Zero Brine * * * Making ways for efficient solar energy utilization and freshwater production, a team of researchers from Khalifa University has found that solar vapor generators decline in performance due to the loss of light absorption rather than the physical   more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following statements on April 4, 2024: * * * Today, the Biden-Harris administration announced awards for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, which will direct $20 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act to community development entities to finance projects that will reduce pollution, tackle the climate crisis, lower energy costs for families, and create good-paying jobs across the country, particularly in communities of low we  more

MERCED, California, April 6 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: By Patty Guerra, UC Merced Federal and state government officials journeyed to the western corner of Merced County on Thursday to announce a new project to place solar panels on the water in the Delta-Mendota Canal. The project is part of a $19 million investment through President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act announced by the Department of the Interior to install panels over irrigatio  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, April 5 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: * * * * Densely packed, fast-moving stars at the Milky Way's center can collide with each other * New research uses simulations to explore the outcomes of these collisions * Some collisions are more like 'violent high fives' while others are full-on mergers * Research will be presented on April 4 at the American Physical Society * * * Despite their ancient ages, some stars orbiting the Milky  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) announced $19.5 million from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda to install solar panels in irrigation canals as part of an initiative to study the water efficiency gains and amount of clean energy produced for future larger scale implementation. $15 million of this funding has been awarded to the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority for the Delta-Mendot  more

LEUVEN, Belgium, April 5 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks by Secretary Antony J. Blinken and European Commission Executive Vice President and European Union Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis at the Minerals Security Partnership Forum launch: * * * MR RUBINACCI: Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis, Secretary of State Blinken, ministers, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this inaugural event of the Minerals Security Partnership Forum. Many thanks to our  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following statement on April 5, 2024: Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA): "This is Washington's worst kept secret. SEIA has been leading the effort to develop smart trade solutions that support American solar manufacturers in the near-term. "American solar manufacturers have been rightly sounding the alarm bell about deteriorating market  more

WEST POINT, New York, April 6 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following news: By Jorge Garcia, Public Affairs Specialist Imagine the spectacle of a solar flare erupting from the Sun's incredible mass. The explosive burst of radiation released from magnetic energy towers 66,000,000 feet into the vast expanse above. From this monstrous explosion emerges an average sunspot the size of our humble blue planet. Now, think about a common task you would accomplish in eight minutes. Perhaps it  more

LEUVEN, Belgium, April 6 -- The White House issued the following joint statement on April 5, 2024, with the European Union: * * * I. Introduction The sixth ministerial meeting of the Trade and Technology Council ("TTC") took place in Leuven, Belgium, on 4 and 5 April 2024. It was co-chaired by European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, United States Secretary  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 6 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By David Pulgar, VCU College of Engineering James Vulcanoff, a mechanical and nuclear engineering graduate student, wants to improve power production efficiency in the realm of renewable energy. Their work using computational fluid dynamics will be featured at the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering's Research Showcase on April 10, where graduate students such as Vulcanoff wi  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 6 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on April 4, 2024, at an event at the Naomi Drenan Recreation Center on investments in climate action: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon. Please have a seat. Please have a seat. Donnetta, thank you for that introduction and all the work you've been doing at Self-Help. I'm going to talk about that work in a minute. But I really -- I really appreciate the fact that   more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The White House issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Yesterday, as part of President Biden's historic climate agenda, Vice President Kamala Harris and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan announced $20 billion in awards to expand access to clean energy and climate solutions and lower energy costs for communities across the nation. This investment, made possible by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, will stand up a first-of-its  more