ITHACA, New York, Dec. 19 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Hector D. Abruna, the Emile M. Chamot Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, will receive the Enrico Fermi Award, one of the oldest and most prestigious science and technology honors bestowed by the U.S. government. The award will be shared with two other scientists, Paul Alivisatos and John Hopkins Nuckolls. Abruna is being recognized "for revolut  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 17 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12170456 B2, initially filed Nov. 18, 2022) developed by Lan Yu, Canton, Michigan, and Michael W. Degner, Novi, Michigan, for "Control of vehicle and home energy storage systems."  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The General Services Administration has released the following public communication on Dec. 9, 2024, from CBRE Inc., Dallas, Texas: * * * RFI: Notice of Inquiry Regarding Sustainable Leasing Executive Order 14057 on Federal Sustainability Submitted by: Matt Bartlett, Transaction Management Director, CBRE, Inc. * * * CBRE responses are in blue font below. (1.) What measures would be required to transition to electric, non-fossil fuel using equipment for major buildin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release: A new independent study reveals that the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will deliver substantial economic benefits for the United States, notably growing the economy by $1.9 trillion over the next ten years. The benefits extend across the energy sector, positively impacting renewable resources, oil, gas, hydrogen, nuclear energy, and battery storage systems as well as the power secto  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 18 -- Portland General Electric, an electric utility company, issued the following Q&A on Dec. 17, 2024, with Bill Messner and Jay Landstrom: * * * How federal grants are helping fund the future of reliable, clean energy Q&A with PGE's grant management experts * * * We spoke with PGE's Bill Messner and Jay Landstrom, who manage the company's grant application and implementation process, to answer some questions about how PGE is securing federal dollars for the benefit  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the finalization of $4.37 billion in clean energy investments stemming from Empowering Rural America (New ERA) grants and loans at 10 large rural electric cooperatives. The New ERA program funds investments in renewable energy, storage, transmission, and large-scale emissions reductions. This funding will allow these leading electric cooper  more