WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: * * * Clean Energy Industry Needs More Certainty from Federal Permitting Reform * SPEED Act can be important building block in a more comprehensive legislative package WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act, (SPEED Act, H.R. 4776), legislation aimed at reforming significant, longstandin  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (TNSrpt) -- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Health Experts Release Policy Roadmap to Alleviate the Burden of High Energy Bills Local and state governments have numerous policy levers to address energy insecurity and the "heat or eat" dilemma in which low-income households are forced to choose between paying a utility bill and having enough food to eat * Energy insecurity--the inability to adequately meet basic household   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 19 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * Year in Review 2025: Turning Concept Into Reality In 2025, as GE Vernova celebrated one full year as a standalone company, the company took ideas that were only recently on the drafting board and put them into action. From small modular nuclear reactors to advanced grid software to a high-voltage superhighway on the Baltic Sea, a new world of innovations is emerging to electrify and   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 19 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release: * * * Hawaiian Electric to begin construction of first standalone load-shifting battery energy storage system on Maui KAHULUI, Dec. 17, 2025 - As part of its transition to using more renewable energy and cutting carbon emissions to power Maui, Hawaiian Electric will begin construction in January of the island's first large standalone load-shifting battery energy storage system (BESS). The Waena BESS will enable   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * House Passes SPEED Act, Failing to Lower Energy Costs or Speed Clean Energy Deployment * Washington, DC \- Today, the House of Representatives passed the "Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act," or the SPEED Act. Rather than fixing the real barriers slowing clean energy projects, the SPEED Act weakens the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in ways that woul  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * IRS Sued Over Anti-Solar and Wind Tax Rules * WASHINGTON, D.C. - A broad array of groups with strong interests in clean and affordable energy sued the IRS and Treasury Department over new rules for tax credits that unfairly and illegally discriminate against wind and solar projects. As part of a series of attacks on wind and solar, the IRS eliminated a key pathway for companies to demonstra  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Trump Plan to Shut Americans Out of Public Lands Decisions * WASHINGTON, D.C. Conservation groups sued the Trump administration today for scrapping decades-old rules protecting Americans' right to participate in environmental reviews for logging, mining, drilling, road construction and other industrial projects on their public lands. Environmental reviews under the Nat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Trump Plan to Shut Americans Out of Public Lands Decisions * WASHINGTONConservation groups sued the Trump administration today for scrapping decades-old rules protecting Americans' right to participate in environmental reviews for logging, mining, drilling, road construction and other industrial projects on their public lands. Environmental reviews unde  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 19 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2025: * * * PSC Greenlights Solar Array Project Project Expected to Power 64,000 Average-Sized Homes with Clean, Renewable Energy * The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) today granted Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCNs) to an upstate solar array totaling 250- megawatts (MWs) or enough electricity for 64,000 averaged-sized homes. Gra  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: * * * New FERC Co-Location Order Has Potential to Improve Electricity Affordability and Reliability for Consumers * New Options for Co-Location and Flexible Large Load Interconnections Could Enable More Development and Grid Reliability WASHINGTON, DC - As large energy load users, including data centers, seek faster connection to the power grid of PJM Interconnection, co-locating with powe  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 18 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Next Generation Arkansas Announced * LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Entergy Arkansas today announced Next Generation Arkansas, the company's comprehensive plan to provide electricity that does more for Arkansas by strengthening reliability, expanding energy supply, driving economic growth and keeping power affordable for all customers. The company, and its more than 2,800 employees, are focusing th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Plug Power Inc., Slingerlands, New York, announced the installation of a 5MW GenEco electrolyzer system for Cleanergy Solutions Namibia. The project, located in Walvis Bay, represents the first fully integrated commercial green hydrogen facility in Africa and is intended to serve as a foundation for hydrogen mobility across Namibia and nearby markets. The electrolyzer is integrated at a site that includes a solar park and a battery energy storage system, allowing for off-  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Tran Rejects Legislation to Dismantle Federal Environmental Protections * Washington, DC - U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) issued a statement following his vote against H.R. 4776, the SPEED Act. This bill would significantly limit the scope of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, one of the most significant pieces of federal environmental policy. "Today, I v  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2025: * * * Republicans Pass Christmas Gifts for Billionaire Polluters, Leave Hardworking Americans in the Cold Republicans Pass Christmas Gifts for Billionaire Polluters, Leave Hardworking Americans in the Cold Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) took to the House Floor and slammed Republic  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 19 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * New Partnership Will Revitalize Ocean Research Off the Jersey Shore Rutgers and Stockton scientists join forces with state officials and a company to restart a pioneering marine observatory By Darshini Ajithkumar A new partnership between Rutgers University, Stockton University, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and marine technology company Ocean Power Technologies Inc. will bring new life  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 [Category: Energy] -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: * * * SEIA Statement on House Passage of SPEED Act * WASHINGTON D.C. Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), on the passage of the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act in the U.S. House of Representatives: "The SPEED Act falls short of ensuring a fair and predi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes National Defense Authorization Act Containing Key Hirono-led Provisions for Hawaii and Indo-Pacific * ~ Within the FY26 NDAA, Hirono secured over $1.1 billion for infrastructure in Hawaii and $10 billion for projects, capabilities, and exercises to support the Indo-Pacific region ~ WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Armed Se  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club: Rising Prices Directly Linked to Trump Tariffs, Cuts to Clean Energy * WASHINGTON, DC \- Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released consumer price index data for September to November, showing a 2.7% increase in inflation for goods and services. BLS did not release an October report due to Republicans' refusal to fund affordable healthcare, which ignited the longest govern  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 [Category: Energy] -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: * * * Solar Industry Statement on New Jersey's Passage of Smart Solar Permitting Bill to Lower Costs, Protect Consumers * TRENTON, NJ Today, the New Jersey Senate passed A-5264, a bill to streamline and modernize the process for permitting residential solar energy systems. The law takes effect immediately. Following is a statement from Leah Meredith, mid-Atlantic state affai  more

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Dec. 19 -- Stockton University issued the following news: * * * Partnership Will Revitalize Ocean Research Off Jersey Shore A new partnership between Stockton University, Rutgers University, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and marine technology company Ocean Power Technologies Inc. will bring new life to a historic ocean research program off the Jersey Shore. The collaboration is expected to deliver significant economic and innovation benefits for New Jers  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 19 -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * UCL in 2025: a year in review In 2025, UCL scientists made breakthroughs in Huntington's disease, cancer and sight loss, revealed the Sun's south pole and life under the Antarctic ice. We also found lost maps, flew with wasps, and identified an ancient reptile. Here we look back at another extraordinary year. January The year began, as it did in 2023, with a visit from Sir Keir Starmer. The Prime Mini  more

MANCHESTER, England, Dec. 19 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * The Faculty of Science and Engineering's 2025 news highlights Over the past year, the Faculty of Science and Engineering has delivered a wide range of work, from pioneering research breakthroughs to impactful collaborations and well-deserved recognitions. This review highlights a selection of the top stories that shaped the year across the Faculty. January The year kicked off with surprisin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Win: Kelly, Gallego Bill to Expand Economic Opportunity in La Paz County Heads to President's Desk * Bill will enable La Paz County to create hundreds of jobs and power thousands of homes Last night, the Senate unanimously passed Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego's La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act, legislation that will allow La Paz County to purchase 3,400 acres of certai  more