SYDNEY, Australia, Oct. 31 -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * Bright futures: UNSW scientists advance solar efficiency By Melissa Lyne UNSW researchers are working towards a new generation of solar technology that could make sunlight work smarter - by turning one particle of light into two packets of energy. In the race to make solar energy cheaper and more efficient, a team of UNSW Sydney scientists and engineers have found a way to push past one of the b  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell, Curtis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Supercharge U.S. Fusion Manufacturing * 10.31.25 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), senior member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, joined U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT) to introduce the Fusion Advanced Manufacturing Pari  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 1 -- The Citizens Utility Board issued the following news release: * * * CUB APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF THE CLEAN & RELIABLE GRID AFFORDABILITY (CRGA) ACT The following is a statement from Citizens Utility Board (CUB) Executive Director Sarah Moskowitz: The General Assembly's passage of the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability (CRGA) Act is a victory for Illinois consumers. Our escalating energy bills require solutions at the state, regional, and federal levels, so passing  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Illinois Passes Comprehensive Clean Energy Package, Countering Trump Fossil Fuel Push and Rising Electricity Costs * CHICAGO, Ill. (October 30, 2025)The Illinois General Assembly passed a comprehensive energy bill today, the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (CRGA, SB25), that further cements the state as a leader in pursuing an equitable clean energ  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following memorandum: * * * MEMO: NJ + VA ELECTION UPDATE: Energy Affordability Is On the Ballot and On Tuesday Voters Will Decide * TO: Interested Parties FR: Sara Schreiber, SVP of Campaigns, League of Conservation Voters RE: NJ + VA ELECTION UPDATE: Energy Affordability Is On the Ballot and On Tuesday Voters Will Decide As Early Voting wraps and we head into Election Day, energy prices cont  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: * * * Newly Passed Legislation to Help Prevent Further Utility Bill Spikes Amid Rising Energy Demands in Illinois * The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act will allow for more energy storage and create a virtual power plant program SPRINGFIELD, IL Illinois legislators today responded to rising utility bills and growing energy demand by passing the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordabi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Demand Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases * WASHINGTON, DC - In response to leaked plans that the Trump Administration wants to open up offshore drilling along the East and West coasts, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), the top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today joined over 100 lawmakers in dema  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Energy] -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: * * * Solar and Storage Industry Applauds Illinois Legislature for Passing the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act * SPRINGFIELD, IL Today the Illinois legislature passed the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act, a bill that will help Illinois families and businesses save $13 billion on their electricity bills over 20 years. The bill now goes to Governor Pritzker fo  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 31 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Using classic physical phenomena to solve new problems * Quenching, a powerful heat transfer mechanism, is remarkably effective at transporting heat away. But in extreme environments, like nuclear power plants and aboard spaceships, a lot rides on the efficiency and speed of the process. It's why Marco Graffiedi, a fifth-year doctoral student at MIT's Department of Nuclear Scienc  more