AMHERST, Massachusetts, May 14 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Energy Transition Successes, Challenges Shared at Higher Ed Decarbonization Forum * The UMass Energy Transition Institute, School of Earth and Sustainability and Clean Energy Extension hosted a Campus Decarbonization Forum recently as a way for leaders in higher education sustainability to share their successes, challenges and roadmaps to transition their campuses to clean energy. The event inc  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: * * * Four EWG-backed California bills clear key appropriations panels, advancing protections Legislation targets PFAS pesticides, energy affordability and more * SACRAMENTO - Stronger safeguards for families and the environment are moving forward after four bills sponsored by the Environmental Working Group cleared California Legislature spending committees. The bills address consumer protection, food   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 14 [Category: BizEnergy] -- ComEd, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release: * * * Higher PJM Supply Costs Expected to Increase ComEd Customer Bills This Summer * Beginning June 1, the average monthly residential customer bill in the ComEd service territory is expected to increase by $2 to $3 a month as a result of the annual PJM Interconnection capacity auction held last year. Rising capacity costs reflect a growing imbalance between rising energy dem  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 15 -- Baltimore Gas and Electric, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release: * * * Investments in Local Infrastructure Strengthen Electric Service Reliability, Reduce Outages for BGE Customers in 2025 BGE continued to deliver stronger electric reliability for customers in 2025 due to system maintenance, electric system upgrades, and deployment of innovative technologies across the system. In 2025, the average number of customer interruptions (0.64) was  more

SINGAPORE, May 14 -- Nanyang Technological University posted the following news: * * * Near-invisible ultrathin solar cells that could turn windows into power generators * Imagine a car whose windows and sunroof can help top up its battery while parked under the sun, or a pair of smart glasses whose lenses can harvest light to power built-in electronics. Such applications could become more feasible with a new type of ultrathin transparent solar cell developed by scientists from Nanyang Tec  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 14 -- PennEnvironment issued the following news release: * * * NEW DATA: PA ranks abysmal 47th in U.S. for renewable energy growth State makes small gains after ranking 49th in 2025, but still fails to tap clean energy potential * Pennsylvania ranks 47th in the nation for rate of growth in total solar, wind and geothermal generation over the past decade, according to The State of Renewable Energy online interactive dashboard released on Wednesday by the PennE  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Salinas, Harrigan, Introduce Legislation to Unlock Oregon's Geothermal Energy Potential * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Pat Harrigan (NC-10), introduced the Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act, a bipartisan bill that would accelerate development of clean, continuous geothermal energy across the United States. The bill would improv  more

PASADENA, California, May 14 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Space Weather and Sun Science: A Conversation with Christina Cohen * Space physicist Christina Cohen first joined the Space Radiation Laboratory (SRL) as a postdoctoral scholar in 1996. At the time, the group was helmed by the late Edward Stone, a giant in the fields of space physics and planetary astronomy, who spent six decades at Caltech establishing the SRL and leading numerous space m  more

LONDON, England, May 15 (TNSjou) -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * Coal pollution is cutting solar power output Pollution from coal-fired power plants is significantly reducing the energy output of solar photovoltaic (solar PV) installations, particularly where these are expanding side by side, according to new research led by UCL and the University of Oxford. The new study, published in the journal Nature Sustainability, mapped and assessed more than 140,000   more