CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * 3 Questions: How a new mission to Uranus could be just around the corner * The successful test of SpaceX's Starship launch vehicle, following a series of engineering challenges and failed launches, has reignited excitement over the possibilities this massive rocket may unlock for humanity's greatest ambitions in space. The largest rocket ever built, Starship and its 33-engine "sup  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Oct. 1 -- EDF Renewables, a renewable energy developer, issued the following news release: * * * EDF power solutions North America and El Paso Electric Announce Commercial Operation of the Milagro Energy Center Commercial operations celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony * SANTA TERESA, N.M. (Sept. 30, 2025): EDF power solutions North America and El Paso Electric (EPE) proudly announce the start of operations at the Milagro Solar+Storage project with a ribbon-cutti  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release: * * * Energy Department Announces $365 Million in Funding to Provide Overdue Support to Puerto Rico's Power Grid The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it will reallocate up to $365 million to address Puerto Rico's grid crisis and deliver affordable, reliable energy for the 3.2 million Americans who call Puerto Rico home. The funding will support commonsense repairs and emergency measures that   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 [Category: Real Estate] -- The National Association of Realtors posted the following news release: * * * Homebuyers Interest in Energy Efficiency Is Increasing * WASHINGTON (September 30, 2025) - Sustainable features, particularly those that reduce costs or offer financial savings, are increasingly influencing home search and remodeling decisions, according to new findings from the National Association of REALTORS(r) 2025 REALTORS(r) Residential Sustainability Report.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Administrator Zeldin in Fox News: This is how America will Achieve Energy Dominance * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin published a joint op-ed with U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright highlighting how the Trump Administration can unleash energy dominance, specifically beautiful, clea  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: * * * Illinois Lawmakers Can Fight Rising Energy Costs During Veto Session * Energy prices are at record highs and will rise again in 2026. Legislators must pass the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act to prevent future increases. ILLINOIS --llinois clean energy advocates are calling on the Illinois General Assembly to pass the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (CRGA) durin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Last New England Coal Plant Closes Three Years Ahead of Retirement Date * BOW, NH. - Merrimack Station, New England's last coal-burning plant, has officially closed in New Hampshire less than 24 hours after the Trump administration announced sweeping measures to revive the coal industry, including opening 13.1 million acres of federal land for coal mining leases, extending compliance dead  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Latta in Washington Times: Nuclear Energy is the Clean Energy of America's Future * In a new op-ed in the Washington Times, Congressman Bob Latta (OH-5), the Chairman of the Energy Subcommittee on the Energy and Commerce Committee, outlines why nuclear energy is essential to meeting America's growing energy needs. Below, please find an excerpt from the op-ed. Nuclear energy is the clean energy   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 [Category: Energy] -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: * * * Lawmakers Can Fight Rising Energy Costs During Veto Session * ILLINOIS - Illinois clean energy advocates are calling on the Illinois General Assembly to pass the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (CRGA) during the legislature's October veto session to help protect families and businesses from rising energy costs. Numerous studies and real-world examples from oth  more

LIVERMORE, California, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * HEDS fellow Patricia Cho probes cosmic mysteries The High Energy Density Science (HEDS) Center fellowship at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) encourages postdoctoral scientists to expand their horizons and pursue new research possibilities related to the study of matter and energy under extreme conditions. For HEDS Center fellow and experimental   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 30 [Category: BizEnergy] -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: * * * NATIVE HEALTH Receives a Solar-Covered Parking Structure through the SRP's Solar for Nonprofits Program * Salt River Project (SRP) has completed the installation a 40-kW solar parking structure for NATIVE HEALTH at its Mesa location as part of the SRP Solar for Nonprofits(tm) program. The system is estimated to produce around 74,000 kWh  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Responding to the climate impact of generative AI * In part 2 of our two-part series on generative artificial intelligence's environmental impacts, MIT News explores some of the ways experts are working to reduce the technology's carbon footprint. The energy demands of generative AI are expected to continue increasing dramatically over the next decade. For instance, an April 2  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 30 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Emerson, a technology, software and engineering company that says it provides solutions for customers in industrial, commercial and residential markets, issued the following news release: * * * Salt River Project Completes Hydropower Modernization Project for Greater Renewable Energy Production Efficiency and Reliability * Standardizing on Emerson's Ovation platform, Arizona power provider reduces maintenance costs by 30%, cuts trou  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 30 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Scientists uncover room-temperature route to improved light-harvesting and emission devices * Atoms in crystalline solids sometimes vibrate in unison, giving rise to emergent phenomena known as phonons. Because these collective vibrations set the pace for how heat and energy move through materials, they play a central role in devices that capture or emit light, like solar cells and LEDs. A team of research  more