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

BOWIE, Maryland, May 13 -- Bowie State University issued the following news release: * * * Bowie State University Awarded $727,500 State Grant to Advance Campus Clean Energy Initiatives Bowie State University has been awarded a $727,500 grant from the Maryland Energy Administration to support a comprehensive clean energy initiative aimed at expanding renewable energy use, strengthening academic offerings and preparing students for careers in the growing energy sector. "This investment repre  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Carbajal Statement on Platform Habitat Fire * Today, U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) issued the statement below following the fire on Platform Habitat. "I want to thank the U.S. Coast Guard, Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol, Santa Barbara City Fire Department, and the Santa Barbara and Ventura County Fire Departments for safely evacuating the crew and extinguishing the fire on Platform  more

NEW YORK, May 13 -- Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: * * * A New Study Explains How Carbon Dioxide Cools the Upper Atmosphere--and Warms Earth Below Researchers have solved a long-standing atmospheric puzzle: how rising carbon dioxide cools the stratosphere even as it warms Earth's surface and lower atmosphere. Highlights * Researchers explain why rising carbon dioxide cools the stratosphere even as it warms Earth's surface and lower atmosphere  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 13 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release on May 12, 2026: * * * ENKA and GE Vernova mark the start of commercial operation of Turkiye's first HA-powered plant * Project supports Turkiye's energy transition with high-efficiency, flexible generation technology * Plant features GE Vernova's 9HA.02 gas turbine, marking the first H-class gas turbine installed in Turkiye * ENKA Kirklareli Natural Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant is expec  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, May 13 (TNSbrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release with Climate and Sustainability Initiative: * * * India's critical minerals sector faces financing challenges Concerted government efforts are needed to unlock investment across the supply chain. Key Takeaways: Volatile demand and supply, sharp swings in the prices of critical mineral inputs, long gestation periods, and high upfront capital requirements limit the f  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, May 13 (TNSbrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Restructuring PLN's transmission business could lower financing costs and align grid investment with Indonesia's energy transition needs (IEEFA Asia): A new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) finds that Indonesia's grid expansion is being constrained not by a lack of policy ambition but by how transmission is financed -  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 12 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * New reactor design produces renewable methane from carbon dioxide * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -An international team, led by Penn State's Institute of Energy and the Environment Director Bruce Logan, has developed a new reactor design that efficiently converts carbon dioxide and renewable electricity into methane -the primary component of natural gas -while scaling the system up by roughly an o  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, and 45 co-signers, sent a letter to Energy Secretary Chris Wright involving post-disaster energy security associated with Puerto Rico residents with disabilities, very low-income households, rural health care facilities, and residents in communities that are the hardest to reenergize. * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 23, 2026 The Honorable Chris Wright Secretary U  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 12 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Team MatterFlow Triumph at the Das Family Innovate x LA Student Competition * Shortly after winning the hackathon at The Games Week: Building LA28 (2-6 March), Team MatterFlow shared their tips on how to craft a persuasive business pitch. The problem they were tackling? The inefficiency of waste sorting at large venues. Their solution? An automated system   more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, May 12 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * The dam dilemma: How to build dams to best protect community, environment * As the U.S. and other countries expand clean energy, large hydropower dams, often seen as a reliable renewable solution, can come with significant environmental and social costs if not planned thoughtfully. New research from Michigan State University finds that without better planning and community involvement, dam projects  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