KARLSRUHE, Germany, June 7 -- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Clusters of Excellence: KIT Succeeds with Its Proposals on Battery Research and 3D Designer Materials Road Clear for the Renewal of KIT's University of Excellence Status * Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has been successful with two approved proposals in the final of the Clusters of Excellence funding line that is part of the Excellence Strategy competition of the Federation and   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Fighting for a Livable Future: Markey, Labor Leaders, Workers Speak Out Against Republican Efforts to Cut Clean Energy and Climate Investments * Watch: Markey, labor leaders, workers slam clean energy investment cuts Markey joined by labor leaders, workers in Dorchester at IBEW Local 103 Boston (June 6, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on June 4, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, on clean energy, one of Donald Trump's core promises on the campaign trail was that he would lower energy costs, he said, by 50 percent, but the opposite is happening. Energy costs are soaring across the country. People are paying more on thei  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following floor remarks on June 4, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, I am here now for the 299th time in my effort to alert our somnolent body to the looming dangers of climate change. Since President Trump's inauguration in January, he has embarked upon a series of actions that quite simply defy reality.   more

MUNICH, Germany, June 7 (TNSjou) -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * Imports without guarantees are not competitive Green hydrogen from Africa much more costly than previously assumed * To meet Europe's demand for green hydrogen, governments and the private sector have high hopes for production in Africa. A study led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now shown that the financing costs for production facilities in African countries would be mu  more

HAIFA, Israel, June 7 (TNSjou) -- The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Towards Green Hydrogen Decoupled water electrolysis paves the way for producing green hydrogen on an industrial scale - a breakthrough that would disrupt the global energy market and help combat climate change * A recent review in Nature Reviews Clean Technology presents, for the first time, a pathway for scaling up decoupled water electrolysis (DWE) technologies to produce indus  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 7 -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy's Wildfire Mitigation Plan moves forward Plan will enhance customer safety while keeping bills low DENVER (June 6, 2025) - Yesterday, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) verbally approved Xcel Energy's Wildfire Mitigation Plan. The approved plan expands on the work and programs already underway to reduce wildfire risk and is part of the unanimous settlement agreement reached in April  more