ALFRED, New York, Oct. 25 -- Alfred University issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2025: * * * Alfred University holds ceremony for New Edibon Power Systems Simulation lab The AUEnergy Conference, held on the Alfred University campus Thursday, Oct. 23, concluded with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Edibon Power Systems Simulation Lab; tours of labs across the McMahon Engineering Building; a poster presentation of current research by Alfred engineering students; and a networkin  more

ALFRED, New York, Oct. 25 -- Alfred University issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2025: * * * Alfred University hosts AUEnergy Conference Alfred University hosted the AUEnergy Conference on Thursday, Oct. 23. The event, themed "Emerging Technology for a Resilient Grid," brought a number of power industry professionals and energy enthusiasts to campus, where they heard talks from industry leaders and presentations on emerging technologies, and toured Alfred's renewable energy and po  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * CenterPoint Energy Announces Costly Intention to Backtrack on Coal Retirements, Keeping Expensive Culley Plant Online Past 2027 * EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Today, CenterPoint Energy announced an intention to delay plans to retire Unit 3 of its F.B. Culley Generating Station, backtracking on their commitment to be entirely coal-free by 2027. In previous CenterPoint plans, the utility wrote that "C  more

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 25 -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: * * * Consent Items GENERAL MATTERS 1. PROCEEDING NO. 25M-001AGENDA a. Filing Date and Party: 10/24/2025 IN THE MATTER OF ESTABLISHING THE INTEREST RATE ON CUSTOMER DEPOSITS TO BE PAID BY TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS WITH FILED TARIFFS OR TERMS OF SERVICE AT THE COLORADO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN CALENDAR YEAR 2026. Analyst(s): Gladys Rey Meghan Ruwet RECOMMENDATION: Open   more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Oct. 25 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Four Students Awarded 2025-26 Mazilu Engineering Research Fellowship Calista Adler '26, Jake Crawford '27, Jeremy Wang '27, and Nayeli Yanez '27 were each awarded a Mazilu Engineering Research Fellowship for 2025-2026. The award will support their work in nanoparticle medicine, semiconductor materials, sustainable energy systems, and biomedical therapeutic scaffolds, respectively. Calista Adler '26 Project  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The Electric Power Supply Association issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2025: * * * EPSA Congratulates New FERC Chairman Laura Swett, Calls for Market Certainty to Meet Surging Power Demand Statement From EPSA President and CEO Todd Snitchler * The Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA), the national trade association representing America's competitive power suppliers, today congratulated Laura Swett on being sworn in as Chairman of the Federal Energy Re  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news wrapup, This Week in Climate Action - Oct. 24, 2025: * * * Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. This week, we're covering energy affordability, conservation attacks from the Trump administration, and states' work to protect the environment and democracy. Be sure to follow LCV on Faceb  more

BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 25 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * Momentum builds for UB's Entry-Level Manufacturing Technician program The effort is strengthening WNY's advanced manufacturing workforce pipeline * The Entry-Level Manufacturing Technician (EMT) training program, a dynamic initiative from the University at Buffalo Center for Industrial Effectiveness (UB TCIE), is preparing Western New Yorkers for careers in advance  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: Can honey bee-inspired research make electric grids more resilient? * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. What do honey bees and electric power grids have in common? More than you might think, according to Wangda Zuo, professor of architectural engineering at Penn State. Zuo is leading a new project funded by a $1 million award from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to investigate how coor  more

BRISBANE, Australia, Oct. 24 -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: * * * QUT strengthens international ties through Bavarian collaboration QUT researchers have been awarded six grants under the 2025 Queensland-Bavaria Collaborative Research Program, supporting innovative research from antimicrobial materials and bio-inspired 3D-printed bone implants to AI, clean energy and next-generation construction. The program, jointly funded by the Queensland Government a  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 24 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * The brain power behind sustainable AI * How can you use science to build a better gingerbread house? That was something Miranda Schwacke spent a lot of time thinking about. The MIT graduate student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE) is part of Kitchen Matters, a group of grad students who use food and kitchen tools to explain scientific concepts through  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2025: * * * TVA Board of Directors to Host Public Session and Quarterly Meeting in Oxford, Miss., on November 6 Release Summary * What: Board of Directors quarterly business meeting * When: 9 a.m. CT on Thursday, Nov. 6 * Where: Oxford Conference Center, 102 Ed Perry Blvd, Oxford, MS 38655 * KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors invites the public to join t  more