CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * 3 Questions: Shedding light on why power grids go dark * On April 28, 2025, the power grid serving continental Spain and Portugal went down, causing gridlock in cities, cutting communications networks, and stranding people on trains, in airports, and in elevators all across the Iberian peninsula and briefly in a small area in southwest France close to the Spanish border. The unprece  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 12 [Category: BizEnergy] -- American Electric Power Corp. posted the following news release: * * * AEP Announces Public Offering of Common Stock with a Forward Component * COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 12, 2026 - American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) today announced the commencement of a registered underwritten offering of $2,600,000,000 of shares of its common stock. Subject to certain conditions, all shares are expected to be borrowed by the forward counterparties (as defined bel  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Calls on Senate to Fix America's Costly, Complex, and Cumbersome Permitting Process * "America is a nation of builders. We are not a nation of waiters. It's time for America's permitting process to get out of the way." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today discussed the challenges facing American builders because of the costly, complex, and cumbersome permit  more

NOTTINGHAM, England, May 13 -- Boots Group, a British pharmacy and health and beauty business, issued the following news: * * * From memory to connection: Boots backs new research to explore role of Memory Boxes in dementia care * Boots marks one year on from its Memory Boxes initiative by commissioning new research with University of Nottingham to support further developments in the future of care for those with Dementia * Over 1,000 Memory Boxes have been distributed to care homes and care  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, May 13 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on May 12, 2026: * * * Wyoming, UW Expands Energy Partnerships with Taiwan During the current trade mission led by Governor Mark Gordon (R-WY), the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources has signed three new agreements with partners in Taiwan, opening the door to expanded research and collaboration on energy and technology. The memoranda of understanding were signed with National Central Uni  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Mark Messmer, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Messmer and Walberg Host Field Hearing on the Future of Mining in Southwest Indiana * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Mark Messmer (R-IN) joined the chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), for a field hearing in Fort Branch, Indiana, titled " Protecting Workers and Powering America: The Future of Mining. " The hearing examined workforce development, mine safety, do  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, May 13 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release on May 12, 2026: * * * Georgia Power agrees to modest bill relief, lower profits in fuel and storm costs settlement Georgia PSC Staff secures important improvements for customers, as Georgia Power gives no assurance that data centers will pay their fair share * ATLANTA --Today the Georgia Public Service Commission staff issued a settlement in Georgia Power's fuel and storm costs dock  more

IRVINE, California, May 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * UC Irvine team identifies where renewable hydrogen delivers the greatest social benefit Energy source comparison study offers a strategic roadmap for decarbonization * A new UC Irvine study uses monetized life-cycle analysis to compare hydrogen, direct electrification and fossil fuel pathways across heavy-duty transport and industrial sectors. * The researchers conclude  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Hickenlooper, Fetterman Release GAO Report Highlighting Gaps In Black Lung Benefits for Miners and Families Gaps In Black Lung Benefits for Miners and Families * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and John Fetterman (D-PA) announced the release of a study conducted by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to evaluate t  more