AALTO, Finland, April 30 -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * Aalto Inventors turns one: A year of bridging research and real-world impact One year ago, the very first Aalto Inventors pilot kicked off -- and what started as a single cohort has grown into a thriving programme that has reached nearly 200 researchers in Aalto and beyond. Today, we're excited to celebrate everything that's been built, learned, and set in motion. Since its first session in April 2025, Aal  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 [Category: Energy] -- Oil Change International posted the following news release: * * * Civil Society to Takaichi: Stop Using the Hormuz Energy Crisis to Increase Asia's Fossil Fuel Dependency * 30 civil society organizations released a statement today urging Japan to stop exploiting the global energy crisis triggered by the US-Israeli war on Iran to push its fossil fuel agenda across Asia Pacific. The statement was released as Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi prep  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, April 30 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * From capstone to community: Wake Forest seniors build solar trailer to support local fire department * In a fitting presentation for Earth Day, Wake Forest senior Scarlett Johnson showed Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines and Fire Chief Trey Mayo the mobile solar-powered trailer a team of engineering students designed and built. Johnson pointed out the 48-volt solar panels, the inverter box, th  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on April 30, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Heinrich to Secretary Burgum on Interior Budget Request: "This Budget Would Decimate the Management of Our National Parks and Monuments" In opening statement during hearing to examine President Trump's FY27 budget request, Heinrich emphasizes administration's disregard for our national parks, our public   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Heinrich to Secretary Burgum on Interior Budget Request: "This Budget Would Decimate the Management of Our National Parks and Monuments" * WASHINGTON -Yesterday, during a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine the Trump administration's Budget Request for the Department of the Interior (DOI) Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27), U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.),   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 1 (TNSxrep) -- New Jersey League of Conservation Voters, an organization that says it works to elect environmentally responsible candidates to state and local offices, issued the following news release on April 30, 2026: * * * New Jersey LCV Issues 'A' Grade for Governor Sherrill's First 100 Days, Applauds Bold Action on Clean Energy and Water Marking the first 100 days of the Sherrill administration, the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters today released a repor  more

VALLEY FORGE, Pennsylvania, May 1 -- PJM Interconnection, a regional transmission organization that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity, issued the following news release on April 29, 2026: * * * Over 800 New Generation Projects Seek To Connect Under PJM's Reformed Process First-ready, first-served Cycle ends backlog and offers a faster, more predictable path for resources to join the grid * PJM Interconnection today announced that 811 new generation projects, capable of gener  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 30 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Perovskite solar cells skip yellow phase, degrade slower thanks to key additives * Halide perovskites are gaining ground on silicon as a critical material for solar cell technologies: A new study published in the journal Science reports a method to make perovskite-based photovoltaics more durable, allowing the films to attain the desirable black phase of crystal configuration quicker and at lower temperature  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 30 [Category: BizEnergy] -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: * * * SRP Announces 3,000 MW Solar Agreement with NextEra Energy Resources Salt River Project (SRP) today announced an agreement with NextEra Energy Resources to develop 3,000 megawatts (MW) of new solar generation by the end of 2034, or enough capacity to power 595,000 Arizona homes.  The solar development agreement will support SRP's plan   more

COVENTRY, England, April 30 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * Scientists uncover new 'in-between' materials for solar fuels and batteries * Researchers have identified previously unknown materials, including a new form of a widely studied clean-energy material, by carefully controlling and tracking how molecular precursors break down during heating. Published in Nature Communications, the study uncovers a series of hidden intermediate stages that appear   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * SEEC Slams Republican Farm Bill's Failure to Help America's Farmers * The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko and Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Suzanne Bonamici, Sean Casten, Mike Levin, and Chellie Pingree, released the following statement in response to the House passage of the Republican-led F  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 1 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news on April 30, 2026: * * * Shapiro Administration Invests Over $1 Million in Environmental Education Projects - Supporting Summer Camps, Field Research, and Classroom-to-Creek Learning Across Pennsylvania The 46 projects will expand environmental education and stewardship opportunities for Pennsylvanians of all ages - with more than 75 percent of projects in underserved environme  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * Transportation, Environmental, Community and Economic Development and Additional Grant Opportunities * NEWLY LISTED PROGRAMS Department of Environmental Protection: Growing Greener Plus Act 167 Plans Who May Apply: Counties Use: To prepare and adopt a watershed stormwater management plan. Funds: Grant awards will be at least $30,000 and not more than $50,000. Application   more

MUNICH, Germany, April 30 -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * TUM team wins global competition * Global Sustainability Challenge A solar-powered cooling system for remote regions and a concept for predicting bark beetle infestation: these start-up concepts for food security and the protection of forests were each awarded first prize in their category at the Global Sustainability Challenge. They were selected from a field of more than 3,500 participants rep  more

NORTHBROOK, Illinois, April 29 [Category: BizLaboratory Sciences] -- UL Solutions, a company that says it delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, issued the following news release: * * * UL Solutions Begins Construction of New Electromagnetic and Wireless Testing Laboratory in Germany * UL Solutions has broken ground on a new electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and wireless testing laboratory in Neu-Isenburg, Germany, to  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 30 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy gains approval for natural gas plant in southwest Minnesota * MINNEAPOLIS (April 30, 2026) -Xcel Energy will start constructing a new natural gas peaking plant this summer to support grid reliability, delivering service to customers when renewable energy in southwest Minnesota isn't available and at times of peak demand, after receiving approvals this week from the Minne  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 30 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Building a superconducting quantum circuit that follows protons on the go A new device that originated at a pair of Yale labs simulates quantum proton "tunneling," a ubiquitous phenomenon found commonly in chemistry and biology. By Jim Shelton Researchers at Yale, Google, and the University of California-Santa Barbara have created a device that simulates the quantum "tunneling" behavior of proton  more