WASHINGTON, April 30 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2024 In a joint letter to Congress today, a diverse coalition of more than 40 national and regional organizations and companies requested robust funding for electric transmission deployment and research in the Department of Energy (DOE)'s Fiscal Year 2025 budget. In the letter, the groups highlight how upgrading and expanding the nation's transmis  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNScapv) -- The American Council on Renewable Energy posted the following news release on April 30, 2024: In a joint letter to Congress today, a diverse coalition of more than 40 national and regional organizations and companies requested robust funding for electric transmission deployment and research in the Department of Energy (DOE)'s Fiscal Year 2025 budget. In the letter, the groups highlight how upgrading and expanding the nation's transmission network has taken on new  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 1 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: On April 25, the Biden administration made several major announcements that will expand the use of clean energy, improve the electric grid, and save homeowners money by improving the energy efficiency of homes. These include a new power plant standard, key regulations for new and expanded access to electric transmission, and a strengthening of efficiency requirements for new houses and   more

DENVER, Colorado, May 1 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Yesterday, the Senate Finance Committee approved legislation sponsored by Senate President Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder, and Senator Chris Hansen, D-Denver, to modernize Colorado's energy distribution systems. In order to accomplish Colorado's goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and meet state and federal decarbonization targets, Colorado's electric grid needs updating. Coloradans h  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 1 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Oracle today announced that CPS Energy plans to standardize its mission critical technologies on a single, modern Oracle cloud platform. By integrating data and processes across the utility, CPS Energy can optimize its operations and enhance service for its 1.3M customers. This collaboration supports the utility's Vision 2027 strategic plan designed to provide rapi  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: A project co-led by two Penn State professors has been selected to receive up to $815,959 from the Grid Deployment Office of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The team will evaluate prospective market design changes to efficiently integrate batteries and other unconventional resources into wholesale electricity markets, with the aim of improving electrical grid reliability. Mort Webster, prof  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment issued the following news release: As the District celebrates Back to Basics Season, the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) announces a new pilot initiative under which vulnerable women and their families will benefit from electric bill savings resulting from community solar. Through a partnership with New Partners Community Solar and House of Ruth, DOEE will provide free community solar subscriptions to  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Electric Power Supply Association issued the following news release: The federal permitting process for energy infrastructure should be streamlined and made more efficient for all types of power generation and storage assets, said the head of the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) following the Biden Administration's release of Phase 2 reforms to the federal permitting process under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). EPSA President and CEO Todd Snitchle  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Environmental Science and 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 April 30, 2024, edition (Vol. 58, Issue 17): Viewpoints: * AI Personal Assistants and Sustainability: Risks and Opportunities Reviews: * Wasted Food, Wasted Resources? A Critical Review of Environmental Impact Analysis of Food Loss and  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 1 -- Environment Georgia issued the following news release: Environment Georgia is leading an effort urging Gov. Brian Kemp to sign HB 1192, which would pause tax credits given to data centers and investigate the energy impacts they have on Georgia. The bill was introduced by state Rep. John Carson. Just a few days after Earth Day, Environment Georgia and eight allied organizations delivered a letter to Gov. Kemp applauding the legislation and raising concerns around the   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies issued the following testimony by Camille Calimlim Touton, commissioner of the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation, involving a hearing on April 17, 2024, entitled "Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Army Corps of Engineers (Civil Works) and the Bureau of Reclamation": * * * Thank you, Chairman Fleischmann, Ranking Member Kaptur, and members of the Subcommittee fo  more

LONDON, England, May 1 -- The Journal of Materials Chemistry A, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it covers production of materials related to energy storage and conversion, sustainability or living, published research articles on the following topics in its May 7, 2024, edition (Vol. 12, Issue 17): * Revolutionary SAMs: transforming inverted perovskite solar cells * A review of noble metal-free high entropy alloys for water splitting applications * Radiati  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Bipartisan infrastructure law led by Sinema and shaped by Kelly delivers up to $7.6 million to provide electricity to hundreds of off-grid homes on the Navajo Nation Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema today announced up to $7.6 million to expand electricity and clean energy access to hundreds of off-grid homes on the Navajo Nation from the bipartisan infrastructure law led by Sinema and shaped by  more

BUFFALO, New York, May 1 -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE: MTB) today released its 2023 Sustainability Report, Committed to our Communities. This fourth annual report highlights the progress the company has made toward its sustainability goals including environmental and social finance solutions for customers as well as initiatives that support the bank's business and community relationships. Key highlight  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 30 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2023-00236) on April 29, 2024: * * * PITTSFIELD SOLAR I LLC, CORINNA SOLAR I LLC, PISCATIQUIS VALLEY SOLAR LLC, GUILFORD HIGH STREET SOLAR LLC, SNAKEROOT SOLAR, LLC, USS BLAINE SOLAR LLC Request for Good Cause Exemption Pursuant to 35-A M.R.S. Sec. 3209-A ORDER BARTLETT, Chair; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY The Commission denies the Late-filed Petition to Intervene filed by Ind  more

ALBANY, New York, April 30 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice requesting comments (Case No. 20-F-0043) on April 29, 2024: * * * Application of Garnet Energy Center, LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article 10 to Construct and Operate a Solar Generating Facility and Energy Storage System in the Town of Conquest, Cayuga County. NOTICE REQUESTING COMMENTS ON WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION APPLICATION On Octobe  more

ALBANY, New York, April 30 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice requesting comments (Case No. 19-F-0366) on April 29, 2024: * * * Application of Trelina Solar Energy Center, LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article 10 to Develop, Construct and Operate a Solar Generating Facility with a Maximum Generating Capability of 80 MW in the Town of Waterloo, Seneca County. NOTICE REQUESTING COMMENTS ON WATER QUALITY   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 1 -- The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Two new grants and a new partnership will help the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden continue to lead the way in sustainability practices. OKC Zoo Sustainability Coordinator, Kelly Dillow helped secure grants from the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) worth a total of $532,000 for upcom  more

NEW YORK, May 1 (TNSres) -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on April 30, 2024: New York City Mayor Eric Adams introduced the city's first-ever climate budgeting publication through the city's Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Executive Budget. Climate budgeting is a process that incorporates science-based climate considerations into the city's budget decision-making process by evaluating how actions and spending today contribute to meeting longer-term climate targets and needs. The  more

RICHLAND, Washington, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news: The circular economy just closed the loop on scrap aluminum, thanks to a new patent-pending technology developed at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. That twisted aluminum mesh, those banged up bicycle frames, and the used car parts now languishing in junk yards could gain new life as building structures such as door and window frames, f  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, May 1 -- Physical Review D, a journal that says it covers particles, fields, gravitation and cosmology from the American Physical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its April 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 109, Issue 7): LETTERS: * Toward a neutrino-limited dark matter search with crystalline xenon * Distinguishing the low-lying vector beauty-charm meson via polarization analysis * Two-fermion negativity and confinement in the Schwinger model *   more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, May 1 -- Physical Review D, a journal that says it covers particles, fields, gravitation and cosmology from the American Physical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its April 15, 2024, edition (Vol. 109, Issue 8): Here are excerpts: LETTERS: * Constraints on metastable superheavy dark matter coupled to sterile neutrinos with the Pierre Auger Observatory * Quasiparticle cosmology * Catalog variance of testing general relativity with gravi  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on April 30, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today issued the following statement on the White House Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) final rule to clarify and improve the environmental review process for federal agencies and implement changes to the National Environme  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Historic climate and energy law shaped by Sinema and Kelly provides more than $156 million for solar energy projects in underserved communities across Arizona Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly announced $156,120,000 for residential and neighborhood solar projects for low-income and disadvantaged communities in Arizona - strengthening access to electricity, lowering costs, and creating jobs.   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Bipartisan infrastructure law led by Sinema and shaped by Kelly delivers up to $7.6 million to provide electricity to hundreds of off-grid homes on the Navajo Nation Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly today announced up to $7.6 million to expand electricity and clean energy access to hundreds of off-grid homes on the Navajo Nation from the bipartisan infrastructure law led by Sinema and shape  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Sunrise Movement issued the following statement on April 30, 2024: * * * In response to the Senate Committee on the Budget's report on, "Denial, Disinformation, and Doublespeak: Big Oil's Evolving Efforts to Avoid Accountability for Climate Change," and their hearing on May 1st, Sunrise Movement's Executive Director, Aru Shiney-Ajay, released the following statement: "President Biden must hold Big Oil responsible by declaring a climate emergency and suing fos  more

LONDON, England, May 1 -- Sustainable Energy and Fuels, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it features the development of sustainable energy technologies, published research articles on the following topics in its May 7, 2024, edition (Vol. 8, Issue 9): * Future costs of hydrogen: a quantitative review * Lignocellulosic biomass-based materials: a promising resource for viable energy storage * Design and development of nanostructured photocatalysts for large-  more

GUILFORD, England, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: The creation of a first-of-its-kind imaging system at the University of Surrey could help the UK lead a revolution in materials sciences. The new facility promises a better understanding of the effects of pharmaceuticals and could eventually lead to better drug development. Thanks to a pound sterling3 million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Surr  more