GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, June 13 -- Center of the American Experiment, civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies that make Minnesota a freer, more prosperous and better-governed state, issued the following news: By Sarah Montalbano, Policy Fellow The National Center for Energy Analytics has estimated that a fully-electric vehicle future would cost between $2 trillion and $4 trillion. Moving to 100% EVs will impose enormous infrastructure costs to install s  more

DENVER, Colorado, June 13 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: To encourage and spur more international investment into Colorado and boost our state's thriving economy, Governor Polis, officials within the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) and the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, and a Colorado delegation are on an investment mission in Denmark, Sweden and Finland. "Colorad  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news on June 12, 2024: * * * Participants From Municipalities, Tribes, and Community-Based Organizations Will Convene for Six Months To Learn From Each Other and Experts About Agrivoltaics, Residential Energy Efficiency Programs, and Electrifying Municipal Fleets * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a new round of leaders from 45 entities that will  more

SHANGHAI, China, June 14 -- DuPont issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: DuPont(TM) Tedlar(R) will be exhibiting at 2024 SNEC International Photovoltaic Power Generation and Smart Energy Exhibition, taking place from June 13 to June 15 at National Exhibition & Convention Center (Shanghai). It will introduce its latest Tedlar(R) frontsheet offerings at booth 2.2H-D695. "We are very proud to launch Tedlar(R) frontsheet to value chain partners in the photovoltaic industry at SNEC,"   more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Electric Power Supply Association issued the following statement on June 13, 2024, by President and CEO Todd Snitchler: * * * The head of the national trade association representing competitive power suppliers welcomed this week's Senate votes to confirm three new members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Todd Snitchler, president and CEO of the Electric Power Supply Association, EPSA, which represents companies owning power generation assets in co  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 (TNSres) -- Environment America Research and Policy Center issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: A panel of experts discussed the potential of offshore wind to provide clean, reliable energy to millions of Americans on Tuesday. The webinar (https://environmentamerica.org/center/events/why-america-should-go-big-on-offshore-wind/), organized by Environment America Research & Policy Center and the New England for Offshore Wind coalition, explained how, despite set  more

HILLSBOROUGH, Florida, June 14 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Tampa Electric Company (TECO) customers and advocates with the Sierra Club, Food and Water Watch, League of United Latin American Citizens, Florida Rising, League of Women Voters Hillsborough, and Central Florida Jobs with Justice blasted the monopoly utility's proposed rate hike at a press conference and public hearing this morning, saying it's unaffordable and props up expensive and polluting  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security released the following testimony by Melissa Lott, a professor of professional practice at the Columbia University, from a hearing dated June 4, 2024, entitled "Powering AI: Examining America's Energy and Technology Future": * * * Good morning, Chairman Duncan, Ranking Member DeGette, and members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for your invitation to speak with you today. My name is Melissa Lo  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 13 -- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been awarded a federal grant totaling $14,963,220 from the United States Department of Energy's (U.S. DOE) Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund (EE RLF) Grant Program. The federal funding will have a project period from June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2029. The Illinois EPA's Office of Energy has partnered with the Illinois Finan  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, June 13 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00115) on June 12, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Kentucky Power Company For: (1) Approval To Expand Its Targeted Energy Efficiency Program; (2) Approval Of A Home Energy Improvement Program And A Commercial Energy Solutions Program; (3) Authority To Recover Costs And Net Lost Revenues, And To Receive Incentives Associated With The Implementation Of Its Dema  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Phani Ratna Vanamali Marthi, an R&D associate in the Power Systems Resilience group at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elevated to the grade of senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, or IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization. Although IEEE has more than 160,000 members, only ab  more

ALBANY, New York, June 13 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced over $5 million is now available for long duration energy storage projects through New York State's Renewable Optimization and Energy Storage Innovation Program. This funding will advance the development and demonstration of scalable innovative long duration energy storage (LDES) solutions that harness and provide stored renewable energy to the St  more

OLD ELVET, England, June 14 (TNSres) -- Durham University issued the following news: * * * Durham is playing an intrinsic role in harnessing the UK's potential for geothermal energy advancement, through the launch of a new, collaborative centre. * * * The National Geothermal Centre (NGC) will accelerate research and innovation for the geothermal sector by developing expertise, driving policy reform and promoting investment. It will also highlight new opportunities for transitioning sectors.   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news: The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) announced a proposed clean energy project at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS), which NNSA selected under the Department's Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative. The initiative aims to increase clean energy production by making DOE land available for carbon-free energy projects. The Cleanup t  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation, in partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), announced the three winning teams of the 2024 Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC). The annual competition seeks to strengthen entrepreneurial thinking among community college students by challenging them to develop STEM-based solutions to real-world problems. It also e  more

LONDON, England, June 14 (TNSres) -- Imperial College-London issued the following news on June 13, 2024: By Navta Hussain, Saida Mahamed and Hayley Dunning Eight individuals and two teams involving Imperial researchers have won accolades in this year's RSC prizes. The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has announced the winners of its prestigious 2024 prizes. With 10 winners from the Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, this year has been a record-  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: As Prepared for Delivery Thank you. It is a tremendous honor to receive the Peter G. Peterson Leadership Excellence Award and to join the ranks of the distinguished group of policymakers who are its previous awardees. I'm also very glad to have the chance to speak to all of you today at a venue that, since 1907, has served as one of the country's premier fora for discussion of domestic and global iss  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 13 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Solar power is not only the fastest growing energy technology in recent history but also one of the cheapest energy sources and the most impactful in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. A Rice University study featured on the cover of today's issue of Science describes a way to synthesize formamidinium lead iodide (FAPbI3) the type of crystal currently used to make the highest-efficiency perovskite sola  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: * * * Partnership speeds up development of flow batteries for green grid, water * * * Most Americans don't leave home without at least one lithium battery-powered device, and someday, the house itself may have a battery back-up. Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are working to make these large back-up batteries less expensive,  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (I-WV) held a hearing to conduct oversight of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM). During his opening remarks, Chairman Manchin discussed BLM's policies towards energy development, how there are significant and costly delays and litigation to  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: This week, the Senate voted to confirm the three nominees to serve terms as commissioners at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Judy W. Chang was confirmed today, and David Rosner and Lindsay S. See were confirmed yesterday. By statute, only three of the five commissioners can be from the same political party. For that reason, given the current make-up of FERC, Chang and Rosner are Democrats and S  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, June 14 -- Solar RRL, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers solar energy conversion, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2024 edition (Vol. 8, Issue 11): Perspectives: - Hall of Fame * Wide-Gap Perovskites for Indoor Photovoltaics * Self-Assembled Molecule-Assisted Simplified Processing of High-Performance Solar Cells and Light-Emitting Diodes Hall of Fame: * Integration of Multijunction Absorbers and Catalysts for Efficient Solar-Driv  more

STANFORD, California, June 13 -- The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment issued the following news: U.S. Department of Energy funds initiative - built on Stanford Uncommon Dialogue - seeking greater consensus among solar companies, conservation groups, agricultural interests, tribal nations and others in developing large-scale solar projects. U.S. energy producers and policymakers are under increasing pressure to dramatically increase supplies of reliable, clean energy to fight climat  more

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, June 13 -- The Technical University of Denmark issued the following news: Six DTU students have developed a proposal for a return system for the international company BDR Thermea, which aims to increase circularity in their production of solar collectors. Through real-life cases on the MSc course 'Design for Circular Economy', students learn to advise companies on how they can reuse materials and products several times without losing resources. Henrik Stenrud Bergerse  more

ALBANY, New York, June 14 -- The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority issued the following news on June 13, 2024: The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced two agreements on underutilized sites for potential renewable energy development. Under these memorandums of understanding (MOU), NYSERDA, through its Build-Ready Program, will work closely with Tompkins County in the Southern Tier and Niagara County in Western New York to expl  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) announced $1.75 million for the White Earth Nation in Minnesota to use energy storage to increase their use of solar power and allow for greater energy flexibility. The project will expand an existing solar array at Pine Point Elementary School and Community Center to help lower electricity costs and support White Earth's goal to be energy independent. "Tribal Nations have al  more

NEW YORK, June 14 (TNSres) -- UBS, a financial services provider, issued the following news release: * * * * Report lays out strategies including life cycle assessments and effective waste management to minimize energy transition impact on nature * Major impacts include mining raw materials, land use and management of waste * Improving technology lifecycle is key to manage nature-related risk: 14,000 wind turbine blades are due to reach end of life by 2027 * Integrating natural capital onl  more

LA JOLLA, California, June 14 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Story by: Amanda Rubalcava NASA astronaut Kate Rubins '99 recently visited UC San Diego to participate in a panel discussion alongside renowned leaders in space technology and health. Hosted by Kiana Aran, an associate professor of bioengineering, and UC San Diego's Institute of Engineering in Medicine, the symposium offered insights into how research conducted in space can be tra  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * A research team trying to better understand the dynamics of how molecules are structurally changed by light has captured the process for the first time in an animated movie created from experimental data. * * * The minute-long "molecular movie" is an important step in confirming theoretical predictions with actual experiments, said Martin Centurion, a University of Nebras  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on June 13, 2024: * * * At the 2024 G7 Summit in Fasano, Italy, during the PGI Leader Forum co-hosted by the G7 Presidency and the United States, President Biden and G7 Leaders affirmed their commitment to accelerating sustainable infrastructure investment through the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI), the G7's flagship infrastructure and investment initiative. This marked the third consec  more