WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 [Category: Political] -- The Ripon Society posted the following news release: * * * "Permitting in this country is broken." * Johnson and Peters Lead Bipartisan Effort to Cut Red Tape Slowing Down Key Energy & Infrastructure Improvements WASHINGTON, DC - Congressmen Dusty Johnson (R-SD-At-Large) and Scott Peters (D-CA-50), bipartisan leaders of the ePermit Act, addressed The Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange Monday evening, discussing their le  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Center for Global Sustainability at the University of Maryland has released the report 'Toward 2035: Forging a High-Ambition U.S. Climate Pathway,' authored by Alicia Zhao and 17 co authors, with modeling support from University of Maryland supercomputing resources and funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies. Issued in September 2024 as PNNL 36589 in the Department of Energy's distribution system, the 68 page study outlines how an "all of society" strategy coul  more

RENO, Nevada, Jan. 14 (TNSjou) -- The Desert Research Institute issued the following news release: * * * A Rare Desert Plant Shows Benefits of Sustainability Efforts at a Large Solar Array in the Mojave Desert Surveys of threecorner milkvetch at the Gemini Solar Project two years after construction show promising results for advancing renewable energy projects while balancing ecosystem preservation. * Las Vegas, Nev. - Although sunlight is one of the cleanest forms of renewable energy avai  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Jan. 15 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy brings new grid battery on line at former Allen coal plant * $100 million, 50-megawatt (MW) battery to be followed by 167-MW battery, the company's largest, to support rapid growth across the Carolinas * New energy infrastructure will reduce fuel costs, maximize 40% federal tax credits to save customers money * Duke Energy has brought on line a 50-megawatt, four-hour battery energy storag  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Jan. 15 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Duke Energy Florida announces storm cost recovery charge will be removed from customers' bills a month early * Residential customers can expect an approximately $33 reduction on their monthly bills beginning in February * In March, residential customers will experience another approximately $11 decrease - meaning their bills will be $44 lower when compared to January * ST. PETERSBU  more

MERCED, California, Jan. 14 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * Innovative Research Secures Coveted Fellowships for Ph.D. Students * The ARCS Foundation Northern California awarded five UC Merced graduate students with 2025-26 fellowships. ARCS advances science and technology in the United States by providing financial awards to exceptional graduate-level scholars in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. In total, the ARCS Foundation N  more

STAFFORDSHIRE, England, Jan. 14 -- Keele University issued the following news: * * * Keele University launches pioneering green hydrogen generation hub Senior leaders in energy policy, climate science, and industry were among the guests at the launch of Keele University's innovative new green hydrogen generation hub today, to learn more about the university's unique approach to using excess renewable energy for hydrogen production. The university has been a leader in hydrogen and low carbon  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 15 (TNSjou) -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * NJIT Researchers Discover Long-Hidden Source of Gamma Rays Unleashed by Solar Flares By Jesse Jenkins Solar physicists say they have found a key source of intense gamma rays unleashed when Earth's nearest star produces its most violent eruptions. In findings published in Nature Astronomy, scientists at NJIT's Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (NJIT-CSTR) have pinpointed a prev  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 [Category: Food/Beverage] -- The Center for Food Safety issued the following news release: * * * Over 30 Organizations Urge USDA to Limit Federal Support for Manure Digesters * WASHINGTON -Today, a coalition of 34 organizations filed a rulemaking petition urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS) to deem anaerobic digesters that are located at industrial livestock operations or use livestock manure ineligible for grants and loan  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Public Interest Groups Challenge Trump Administration Order to Keep Washington's Last Coal Plant Operating * Washington, D.C. - Today, public interest groups challenged the Department of Energy's (DOE) illegal emergency order forcing Washington's last coal plant to operate past its planned retirement date. The groups' request for rehearing was filed with DOE in response to the 90-day order is  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 14 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Quantum simulator sheds light on how nature moves energy in systems like photosynthesis and solar conversion * Researchers led by Rice University's Guido Pagano used a specialized quantum device to simulate a vibrating molecule and track how energy moves within it. The work, published Dec. 5 in Nature Communications, could improve understanding of basic mechanisms behind phenomena such as photosynthesis and s  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pfluger Sounds the Alarm on Grid Security, Pushes Back Against Use of High-Risk Foreign Technology * W ASHINGTON, DC -Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) turned up the heat on his efforts to protect America's electric grid from foreign threats. During a House Energy and Commerce Energy Subcommittee legislative hearing, he asked a Department of Energy (DOE) witness for his insight into the growin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 [Category: Political] -- The Ripon Society posted the following news release: * * * "Permitting in this country is broken." Johnson and Peters Lead Bipartisan Effort to Cut Red Tape Slowing Down Key Energy & Infrastructure Improvements * Congressmen Dusty Johnson (R-SD-At-Large) and Scott Peters (D-CA-50), bipartisan leaders of the ePermit Act, addressed The Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange Monday evening, discussing their legislation to mode  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz: Trump Is Intentionally Raising The Price Of Electricity * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) spoke on the Senate floor about how President Donald Trump's ban on clean energy is creating a shortage of electricity and driving up Americans' utility bills. Schatz spoke after Senate Republicans blocked a resolution to affirm that climate change is not a hoax. "Donald Trump is the  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Jan. 15 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * UMass Amherst Receives $1.66 Million Grant to Enhance Electrical Distribution System In December, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $8 million in grants through the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center's (MassCEC) Enhancing Grid Resilience and Reliability Program, including $1,665,000 to UMass Amherst to upgrade its electrical distribution system. The grant program was designed in partn  more

SWANSEA, Wales, Jan. 14 -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * University in new project to advance perovskite solar innovation * The initiative, AI-Enhanced Perovskite Manufacturing using Inline Metrology, Performance Assessment and Characterisation Techniques (AI-IMPACT), has won Innovate UK funding following a Developing Semiconductor Hardware for Critical Technologies call. AI-IMPACT aims to address major capability gaps in inline and end-of-line testing for PSCs at sca  more