MANCHESTER, England, May 8 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: The University of Manchester has signed a landmark new deal that will see up to 65% of its electricity demand supplied through a brand-new renewables project. In a major move towards achieving its 2038 zero carbon ambitions, the University has partnered with leading UK clean energy company Enviromena to buy electricity generated from its brand-new solar farm based in Medebridge, Essex. Once complete,  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following article on May 6, 2024: * * * Abby Dernburg and Ramamoorthy Ramesh have joined the prestigious organization for scientists and engineers * * * By Aliyah Kovner Abby Dernburg and Ramamoorthy Ramesh, two senior faculty scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in recognition of their distinguished  more

MATERIALS PARK, Ohio, May 7 -- ASM International posted the following news from ACME: ACME, Canada, is spearheading the Eurpean Union's transition from fossil fuel systems to advanced, high-efficiency electrode boilers. This transition not only promises a significant reduction in carbon emissions but also enhances the energy efficiency of district heating networks across the EU. District heating, crucial for centralized heat generation and distribution in urban areas, is undergoing a transform  more

PASADENA, California, May 7 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: While growing up, alumnus Tyler Colenbrander (BS '23) knew that he liked making things, but it was not until his high school STEM program that he found his true calling as an engineer: "My first year in high school, we had an alternative energy car project in class. We made small model cars, and then we were supposed to make them move 5 meters with some alternative form of energy. Some of the sugges  more

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, May 7 (TNSres) -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release: * * * Solid Execution with Growth Across All Business Lines 45% Y/Y Growth in Contracted Backlog Over 750 MWe Ameresco Owned Energy Assets in Development Reaffirms 2024 Guidance First Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights: * Revenues of $298.4 million * Net loss attributable to common shareholders of $2.9 million * GAAP EPS   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 8 -- Bechtel issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: bechtel.org, the social enterprise arm of Bechtel that delivers sustainable, scalable infrastructure projects to address local challenges, announced today a major achievement by the Health Electrification Telecommunications Alliance (HETA), a public-private partnership that includes bechtel.org. HETA successfully brought clean, reliable solar photovoltaic (PV) systems to more than 300 health facilitie  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 8 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: In just the last two days, California has seen two firsts related to zero-emission vehicles: the nation's first solar-powered electric truck charging depot and Amazon's largest electric truck fleet in any country. The two milestones illustrate Governor Gavin Newsom's commitment to building more, faster to achieve California's world-leading climate goals. In recent years, the stat  more

LONDON, England, May 8 -- Chemical Society Reviews, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it focuses on chemical sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its May 7, 2024, edition (Vol. 53, Issue 9): * The circular economy of water across the six continents * Contact-electro-catalysis (CEC) * Empowering ultrathin polyamide membranes at the water-energy nexus: strategies, limitations, and future perspectives * Synthesis of metallic high-e  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 8 -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: By Caroline Grace Groundbreaking legislation, Senate Bill 24-218, sponsored by Senate President Steve Fenberg, Senator Chris Hansen, House Majority Leader Monica Duran, and Representative Kyle Brown, garnered significant support on the House Floor and passed the legislature. The bill now moves to Colorado Governor Jared Polis's desk for signature. National business association Advanced Energy United, joined b  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSres) -- Environmental Entrepreneurs issued the following news release: * * * Companies Add 1,500 New Jobs in April Companies announced 4 new projects in April, $2 billion in investments * * * More than 100,000 manufacturing jobs have been announced by companies since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law after companies announced four new large-scale clean energy projects in April that are expected to hire nearly 1,500 manufacturing workers, according t  more

SYDNEY, Australia, May 8 (TNSres) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: By Katie Miller UNSW has academic experts available to comment on May's federal government budget announcements. On 14 May, the Australian government will deliver the 2024-25 federal budget. The following UNSW experts are available for comment on relevant themes. Experts who are available for comment on various federal budget topics Gigi Foster, Professor of Economics, School of Economics, UN  more

BROOKLYN, New York, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration issued the following remarks on May 7, 2024, by Under Secretary Marisa Lago: * * * As Prepared Good morning, everyone. Thank you so much for your warm welcome, Shaina. There are so many reasons that I'm delighted to be here today. It starts with the fact that I'm a native New Yorker who grew up not far from here on the South Brooklyn waterfront. In the 1950s, it was still a working waterfront, w  more

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, May 8 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: A Loughborough University led initiative, which aims to bring affordable green energy and food security to communities across Africa, has won a major, global prize. Aftrak overcame four other finalists to secure top spot and $1million in the Milken Motsepe Prize in Green Energy at an awards ceremony in Los Angeles last night (Monday 6 May). The groundbreaking project involves a revolutionary self-sustai  more

ALBANY, New York, May 8 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: * * * Solar Vehicle Cover Manufacturer Seeing Exponential Growth at its Town of West Seneca Facility * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that Worksport Ltd. will invest $6 million and expand its state-of-the-art facility in the Town of West Seneca, adding 280 new jobs to its workforce. The company, which is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange [NASDAQ: WKSP], manufactures tonnea  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release: * Operating utility-scale solar surpasses 100 GW * 5.6 GW of new clean power online in Q1 2024, up 28% year-over-year * First large-scale offshore wind project in federal waters supplies 132 MW of grid capacity MINNEAPOLIS, MN (May 7, 2024) - In an impressive start to the year, the American Clean Power Association (ACP) revealed that the U.S. utility-scale solar, wind, and storage  more

NEW YORK, May 8 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on May 7, 2024: New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Department of Education (DOE) Chancellor David C. Banks, and New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Commissioner Jessica Tisch today announced that the Adams administration has completed its expansion of composting to every single New York City public school, three months ahead of schedule. That means that all New York City public schools are now compo  more

MATERIALS PARK, Ohio, May 7 -- ASM International posted the following news from Nextracker: Nextracker, Philadelphia, PA, has announced a major expansion at their Leetsdale, Pennsylvania steel facility, in collaboration with JENNMAR subsidiary JM Steel. This expansion has successfully tripled the factory's capacity to support the growing demand for solar energy in Pennsylvania and the broader mid-Atlantic region. The Leetsdale facility, originally built during World War II to produce materials  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs today announced $2,485,000 in fiscal year 2024 Technical Assistance Program (TAP) funding to the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) to purchase needed medical equipment, train youth for employment, and train utility employees in energy grid management and integration across power sources. "Funding to the   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senator Jon Ossoff is continuing his work to strengthen domestic solar manufacturing. Last week, Sen. Ossoff pressed the Biden Administration to end the emergency declared in June 2022 that authorized the U.S. Department of Commerce to waive certain duties on solar products manufactured in China and imported from Southeast Asian countries. With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, domestic solar  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 7 [Category: Chemicals] -- The American Chemistry Council issued the following news release: MIAMI (May 7, 2024) - Today, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) released a new Sustainability Report, "Sustainability Starts with Chemistry," to highlight the crucial role the chemical industry plays in advancing sustainability progress around the globe. The report was launched at ACC's Responsible Care(r) and Sustainability Conference, the chemical industry's premier event fo  more

TAMPA, Florida, May 8 -- Tampa Electric, an Emera company, issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: For the second time this year, Tampa Electric will reduce power bills. In January, the company reduced residential bills by nearly $18 because of a decline in fuel prices and other factors. Today, the Public Service Commission unanimously approved a further reduction - this time about $7 - based on continued low natural gas prices. In total, these reductions will save customers nearly   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 8 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Danielle Sullivan The 12th annual Engineering Project Showcase at Texas A&M University included over 300 teams of 1,400 students presenting their senior capstone design projects and competing for top prizes. The event, which was hosted at the Zachry Engineering Education Complex, brought together 170 industry judges to observe a year's worth of dedicated work and innovation. The showca  more

NEW YORK, May 8 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following transcript of an interview on May 6, 2024, with Curtis "DJ LeRoy" Archer and Bob "NightWatchman" Ponce of WHCR 90.3 FM's Soul Lounge Primetime: * * * Curtis "DJ LeRoy" Archer: All right. Well, I'm thinking that I want to actually introduce you to who I call The Nightlife Mayor. That can only be live from the republic of the BK, my mayor, Eric Adams. Bring him up, man. Come on! Bob "NightWatchman" Ponce: Welcome. Mayor Eri  more