COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 26 -- The Ohio's Electric Cooperatives issued the following news on April 25, 2024: Today, the Environmental Protection Agency released its long-anticipated final rule targeting emissions from power plants across the country -- including the Cardinal Power Plant in Brilliant, Ohio, the backbone of reliable, affordable electricity generation for Ohio's 1,000,000+ electric cooperative members. The new EPA rule demands existing coal-fired plants be 90% carbon emission free b  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: In a major win for the climate and public health, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized four separate standards today that will slash air, water, and carbon pollution from power plants. These critically-needed safeguards will improve air and water quality for families, particularly for Indiana communities suffering from pollution from the Gibson, Edwardsport and Clifty Creek coal-burning  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Today, the Biden administration finalized federal carbon pollution standards for new gas-fired power plants and-for the first time-existing coal-fired plants. These critically-needed standards will slash carbon pollution and improve air quality for families and communities nationwide. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates the carbon pollution standards will avoid 1.4 billion metric tons   more

BAKERSFIELD, California, April 25 (TNSres) -- California State University-Bakersfield issued the following news: The California Energy Research Center (CERC) at California State University, Bakersfield once again welcomed experts from academia, industry and regulating agencies for its third annual Carbon Management and Energy Innovation Technical Symposium. Around 180 people gathered in the CSUB Student Recreation Center gymnasium on April 12 for the symposium, which was organized by CERC part  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Electric Power Supply Association issued the following news release: Thad Hill, Chief Executive Officer of Calpine Corp., is the new chairman of the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) Board of Directors following his election at the Board's Annual Spring Meeting, which took place Tuesday, April 22, 2024. Mark Sudbey, CEO of Alpha-Gen, was elected by EPSA's Board to serve the role of vice chairman. Jim Ginnetti, representing Energy Capital Partners, will serve   more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Carbon Capture Coalition issued the following statement on April 25, 2024: * * * The following statement on the publication of the Final Rule to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants may be attributed to Jessie Stolark, Executive Director of the Carbon Capture Coalition: "The Coalition appreciates the administration's publication of final rules to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from existing coal-fired and new natural gas power plants. While the fi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 26 (TNSres) -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing many of the world's largest companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and other global sustainability challenges, issued the following news release: Ceres celebrates the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's newly released power plant standards as a key policy that will ensure the nation is powered by abundant, reliable, affordable low-carbon energy. "By redu  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following statement on April 24, 2024, with three organizations: * * * Today, petitions were filed with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission requesting imposition of anti-dumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules imported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Thailand. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), American C  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The American Council on Renewable Energy issued the following statement on April 24, 2024, with three organizations: * * * Today, petitions were filed with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission requesting imposition of anti-dumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules imported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Thailand. The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), Solar E  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: By Adam Winer A new antidumping/countervailing duty petition has been filed with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission requesting imposition of anti-dumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules imported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Thailand. Advanced Energy United (United), the Solar Energy Industries Association (  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 26 -- Clean Wisconsin issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: * * * New standards will slash carbon, coal ash, mercury, contaminated wastewater and other toxic pollution from power plants * * * For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has moved to directly limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants as part of sweeping new pollution standards announced today by the Biden Administration. The standards drastically reduce a host o  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Climate Justice Alliance issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: This morning, the Biden Administration's Environmental Protection Agency issued new rules requiring coal-burning power plants in the United States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2039. The E.P.A. also imposed additional regulations on coal-burning power plants including stricter limits on mercury emissions from lignite coal plants, as well as more tightly restricting the seepag  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: The EPA today announced its final rule establishing carbon dioxide (CO2) emission guidelines for existing coal power plants and CO2 performance standards for new natural gas power plants. CEI energy policy experts explain how the rule will drive up energy prices, make energy less reliable, and undermine constitutional constraints on unaccountable government power. Statement by Dare  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Electric Power Supply Association issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: With surging electric demand already threatening to outpace supply, power system reliability will be further strained by the newly finalized U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule to limit power plant emissions, says the head of the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA), calling on the agency to heed industry and investor input on the Rule's impact. The EPA today releas  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on April 25, 2024, entitled "Paradigm Shift Hydro, LLC; Notice of Declaration of Intention and Soliciting Comments, Protests, and Motions to Intervene." The notice was issued by Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. * * * Take notice that the following application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. Application Type: Declaration o  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: By Adam Winer Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced newly finalized emissions regulations for existing coal-fired power plants and new gas plants. Advanced Energy United, the national association of businesses united in their mission to achieve 100% clean energy and electrified transportation in America, expressed support for the regulations and called on utilities to d  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 24 -- An inventor from San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sean Walsh has been awarded a patent (No. US 11967826 B2, initially filed Feb. 14, 2022) for "Optimization and management of power supply from an energy storage device charged by a renewable energy source in a high computational workload environment."  more

BASALT, Colorado, April 26 -- Rocky Mountain Institute issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized new pollution reduction standards for coal plants and new gas-fired power plants. In response, electric sector expert Mark Dyson with the non-partisan group RMI released the following statement: "EPA's new standards make the quick, no-regrets tools we have for grid expansion even more attractive than they already were. Electr  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Today, the Biden administration finalized federal carbon pollution standards for new gas-burning power plants and-for the first time ever-existing coal-burning plants. These critically-needed standards will slash carbon pollution and improve air quality for families and communities across the country. The EPA estimates the carbon pollution standards will avoid over 1.4 billion metric tons of CO2 pollu  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 26 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: In a hearing today, the Arizona Power Plant and Line Siting Committee voted 9-2 to deny Unisource Electric's (UNSE) request that the utility's planned 200 MW expansion of its Black Mountain Generating Station in Mohave County be exempted from obtaining a certificate of environmental compatibility (CEC), a process that requires weighing environmental impacts against the need for a power plant. The   more

ALBANY, New York, April 26 (TNSres) -- The State University of New York's University at Albany issued the following news: The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention. * Carl J. Bon Tempo, associate professor in the Department of History, won an Organization of American Historians/Japanese Association of American Studies Japan Residencies Fellowship for 2024. As part of the two-week fellowship, Bon Te  more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 26 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: CyVerse, an open science platform led by the University of Arizona, will provide the computing infrastructure for a new center focused on molecular and cellular biosciences that has received a $20 million award from the U.S. National Science Foundation. The NSF funding will support the creation of the National Synthesis Center for Emergence in the Molecular and Cellular Sciences, or NCEMS. The center will  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 26 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following statement on April 25, 2024, by Chitra Kumar, managing director, and Julie McNamara, a senior analyst and deputy policy director of the climate and energy Program: * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued four final rules regulating climate- and health-harming pollutants from fossil fuel-fired power plants, covering mercury, air toxics, and wastewater discharge from coal-fired   more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * Capacitors with 2D Nanomaterials May Revolutionize Energy Storage * * * By Rashda Khan In the quest for more efficient and sustainable energy solutions, a multi-university research team has reached a significant milestone in capacitor technology. Researchers from the University of Houston, Jackson State University and Howard University have developed a new type of flexible high-energy-density cap  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, April 26 -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news: By Charlie Bier The College of Engineering's Dr. Terrence Chambers traces the origins of his career to a 22-acre plot of land in Kansas bordered by wheat fields. There, just outside the family home and "miles from anything," sat his father's aviation mechanic's business. Federal Aviation Administration-mandated overhauls of airplane engines were the elder Chambers' specialty. He catered   more