FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, June 3 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release: * * * Ameresco Generates over $70 Million in Cash Proceeds from Sale of RNG-Related Investment Tax Credits RNG Tax Credit Sale Underscores Ameresco's Innovation in Clean Energy Finance * Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading energy solutions provider dedicated to helping customers navigate the energy transition today announced the  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * California Supreme Court to Hear Arguments Wednesday Challenging Rooftop-Solar Policy * LOS ANGELES-- The California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit challenging the California Public Utility Commission's decision to significantly slash the credit new solar users get for sharing excess energy with the grid. What : Oral arguments on the legality  more

FORT COLLINS, Colorado, June 3 (TNSjou) -- Colorado State University issued the following news release: * * * Research shows how solar arrays can aid grasslands during drought New research from Colorado State University and Cornell University shows that the presence of solar panels in Colorado's grasslands may reduce water stress, improve soil moisture levels and - particularly during dry years - increase plant growth by about 20% or more compared to open fields. The findings were published   more

AMES, Iowa, June 3 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * First year of farming at solar power site shows promise, ISU researchers say AMES, Iowa - Vegetables can thrive growing on a solar farm, as can new ideas and partnerships, the first year of an Iowa State University study showed. At the Alliant Energy Solar Farm at Iowa State University, a 10-acre facility south of Ames, an interdisciplinary team of ISU researchers is entering the second year of a four-year p  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Lower Costs, Cleaner Energy: Davids Highlights Solar Project at Shawnee Fire Stations * SHAWNEE, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited the City of Shawnee Fire Station Headquarters to see the new solar panels installed with federal resources she secured. At Davids' request, $126,750 was approved to support solar panel installation at both the Headquarters and Fire Station 73. Now that co  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 3 -- The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda items for June 5, 2025: * * * INTRODUCTION DECISION ITEMS 1. Details 2025-093 ** P6883/RV-24-408 Q-Link Wireless, LLC In the Matter of the Petition of the Minnesota Department of Commerce for Revocation of the Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Status of Q Link Wireless, LLC pursuant to Minn. R. 7812.1400, subp. 15. Should the Commission grant the request of the Minnesota Department of C  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 2 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * New material could provide cooling through existing mechanical energy * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As global temperatures rise, the demand for air conditioning is surging, driving up energy bills and straining power grids. In the United States, air conditioning accounts for nearly one-fifth of all residential electricity use, and cooling systems in commercial buildings consume about one-third  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 2 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice students chart a new course for autonomous sailboat fleets * In a corner of Rice University's Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK), a group of students is tackling a big idea: revolutionizing maritime transport with swarms of smart, self-sailing boats. The project, aptly named FleetCode, is the latest iteration of an ambitious multiyear effort to design autonomous sail craft that could one day deliv  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 [Category: Energy] -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release on June 2, 2025: * * * Solar and Storage Industry Statement: Texas Rejected Anti-Energy Legislation. Now It's Congress' Turn. * AUSTIN -- The Texas Legislature adjourns its 2025 legislative session today, and three bills that threatened to derail Texas' clean energy boom, destabilize the grid, and harm rural economies and tax bases -- Senate Bills 388, SB 715, and SB 819 -- fail  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, June 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * 'Crazy idea' about cooling effects of Pluto's haze confirmed by new James Webb Telescope data New study in Nature Astronomy affirms hypothesis made by UC Santa Cruz's Xi Zhang in 2017 By Mike Pena The first observations of Pluto by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveal dramatic phenomena on its surface, like seasonal cycles of volatile ice redistribution acro  more