CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 13 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on June 12, 2025: * * * Duke Energy Progress proposes new rates to support ongoing efforts to build a smarter energy future for South Carolina customers * Recent investments have strengthened the grid and reduced outages for customers * Company last requested a regulatory review of rates in 2022 * GREENVILLE, S.C. - Duke Energy Progress today asked South Carolina regulators to perform a public review of the  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 13 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Stein Announces JetZero Selects North Carolina for $4 Billion Airplane Manufacturing Hub, Creating 14,500 Jobs in Guilford County in Largest Job Commitment in State History Innovative aviation company to build first commercial all-wing jet * Today Governor Josh Stein announced JetZero, Inc., a breakthrough aviation company, will invest more than $4.7 billion in Greensboro  more

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, June 13 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release: * * * Ameresco Celebrates the Completion Solar Canopy Project with the City of Pendleton, Oregon The solar canopy, part of a multiphase infrastructure improvement project, is expected to offset significant energy costs and generate 325,000 kWh of electricity annually * FRAMINGHAM, MA and PENDLETON, OR - June 11, 2025 - Ameresco, In  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Carbon Capture Coalition issued the following news: * * * Carbon Capture Coalition Statement on Trump Administration Rollback of Regulations of CO2 Emissions from the Power Sector The following statement may be attributed to Jessie Stolark, executive director of the Carbon Capture Coalition (the Coalition), a non-partisan collaboration of companies, labor unions, and NGOs building support for carbon management policies. It is on the recent announcement that the Env  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 11 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Decarbonizing steel is as tough as steel * The long-term aspirational goal of the Paris Agreement on climate change is to cap global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels, and thereby reduce the frequency and severity of floods, droughts, wildfires, and other extreme weather events. Achieving that goal will require a massive reduction in global carbon dioxide (C  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 13 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on June 12, 2025: * * * Duke Energy Progress proposes new rates to support ongoing efforts to build a smarter energy future for South Carolina customers * Recent investments have strengthened the grid and reduced outages for customers * Company last requested a regulatory review of rates in 2022 * GREENVILLE, S.C. - Duke Energy Progress today asked South Carolina regulators to perform a public review of the  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Energy] -- Growth Energy, a trade association that represents ethanol producers, issued the following news release: * * * Growth Energy Hails Iowa Gov. Reynolds for Protecting Carbon Capture Investments * WASHINGTON, D.C.--Growth Energy, the nation's leading biofuel trade association praised Governor Kim Reynolds (R-Iowa) for her veto of legislation imposing onerous new regulations on carbon capture investments. The bill, House File 639, would make it nearly im  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- An issue brief released by Greenline Insights and the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) warns that proposed changes to federal clean energy tax credits in the House Ways & Means Committee's 2025 budget Reconciliation bill could result in widespread economic losses and higher emissions across the United States. The document, titled Economic Impact of Tech-Neutral Tax Credit Provisions in the 2025 Reconciliation Bill, was issued on May 21, 2025. It models five   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSrpt) -- The World Resources Institute issued the following news release: * * * One-Third of Forest Lost This Century Is Likely Gone for Good -- and Remaining Loss Carries Lasting Consequences, Analysis Warns New Data from WRI and Google DeepMind Reveals Causes Behind Global Tree Cover Loss in Unprecedented Detail * Washington, D.C. (June 12, 2025) -- One-third (34%) of all global forest lost between 2001 and 2024 is likely permanent -- meaning trees in those areas a  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Private equity investment in the U.S. energy sector is surging in 2025, driven by a potent mix of technological demand, shifting political priorities, and long-term structural trends, according to a new report from Troutman Pepper Locke. The report, Top Five Private Equity Investment Trends in US Energy, draws insights from major dealmakers and legal experts to outline where capital is flowing--and why. From data center-driven power demand to a revived focus on   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * New Report Warns of Big Risks from Small Nuclear Reactors in NY * As NuScale's SMR design gets federal greenlight, advocates warn of localized risk and rising costs New York, NY -- As Governor Hochul ramps up efforts to build out nuclear power across the state, a new report from Food & Water Watch warns that small modular reactors (SMRs) in particular could pose serious risks to com  more

SEATTLE, Washington, June 13 -- Amazon issued the following news: * * * RWE and Amazon Web Services sign Strategic Collaboration * RWE to help support Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center scaling with carbon-free energy * AWS to support RWE's digital innovation goals * RWE, one of the globally leading energy companies, and Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company and the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud, have signed a Strategic Framework Agreement a  more

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, June 13 (TNSrep) -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, posted the following news: * * * Turning point for CCS is now, DNV report finds, with global capture and storage capacity expected to quadruple by 2030 - Up to the end of the decade, cumulative investments in CCS are expected to reach USD 80 billion (pound sterling60bn). - Recent turmoil and budgetary pressure in the global economy pose ri  more