LONDON, England, Dec. 17 -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2024: The UK and Norway are set to launch a new Green Industrial Partnership today (16 December) to combine their world-leading capabilities on clean energy, drive economic growth and deliver on the Prime Minister's Plan for Change. As one of the UK's most important and longstanding energy partners, with Norway being the single biggest supplier of gas after the UK Continental Shelf, t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release: (INDEPENDENCE, Ohio) Workers at two railroads represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) of the Teamsters Rail Conference have ratified new contracts. In Michigan, two dozen Teamsters at the Huron and Eastern Railway (HESR) secured a five-year contract increasing their wages by 19.5 percent as well as improving their vacation time. The HESR oper  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Virginia Tech media relations office has the following experts available for interviews this week surrounding issues in the news. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu. Virginia Tech experts available to discuss headlines in the news Exploring the consequences of power in transition, presidential appointments Two Virginia Tech professors are teaching a winter seminar from Dec. 27 Jan. 16 on  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, issued the following news release: * * * * Generadora San Felipe Ltd (GSF) ordered GE Vernova's H-Class natural gas-fired combined cycle power generation equipment for its new San Felipe power station, Dominican Republic * This project marks GSF's first commitment on a highly efficient and flexible combined cycle power plant, expected to deliver reliable electricity to the grid and support the growth of renewables power gen  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, issued the following news release on Dec 16, 2024: * * * * GE Vernova and Drydocks World awarded Ostwind 4, the first 2 GW HVDC grid connection for offshore wind farms in the German Baltic Sea * The project will transport renewable electricity equivalent to powering nearly two million households * GE Vernova to provide advanced HVDC technology, including SF6-free gas-insulated switchgear * * * GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV  more

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- Radboud University issued the following news: Countries that earn a lot of money from oil, coal, minerals and other natural capital by no means invest it wisely. A lot of money flows away into corruption and unsustainable investments. Investing more sustainably in education, health and infrastructure would benefit not only current, but also future generations within these countries. Charan van Krevel investigated why things still often go wrong. Hi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Milwaukee, WISCONSIN The Department of Energy's (DOE) Loans Program Office (LPO) has announced a conditional commitment for an Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment (EIR) loan guarantee of up to $2.5 billion to We Energies / Wisconsin Electric Power Company (WEPCO) to support a portfolio of clean energy and storage projects in Wisconsin. LPO's EIR program was created under the Inflation Reduction Act   more