WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Ocasio-Cortez's Bill to Scale Up Development of Geothermal Energy Projects * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) released the following statement following the House passage of the Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act within the bipartisan Geothermal Energy Advancement Act. "At a time when Americans are seeing their electric bills sk  more

LIVERMORE, California, June 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Analyze an asteroid sample in the latest episode of the Big Ideas Lab In the early 2000s, a team of planetary scientists at NASA began planning something audacious. They would build a spacecraft. Aim it at an asteroid. Launch it across more than a billion miles of space. Map the asteroid's rugged terrain at an unprecedented, centimeter-level resolution. Hover   more

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, June 2 -- Radboud University posted the following news: * * * NWO grant for research into data sharing for the energy transition * Four research projects are set to begin thanks to KIC funding from the call 'Data sharing for the energy transition: socio-technical challenges', including a project led by researchers from Radboud University. For this call, NWO sought research that could offer solutions to challenges surrounding data use in the energy transition, suc  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 3 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following statement on June 2, 2026: * * * Oceantic Statement: New York-Led AG Suit Challenges Offshore Wind Lease Buyout Deals Today, Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) and Attorney General Letitia James announced that New York is leading a coalition of six other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over its unlawful cancellation of a major offshore wind lease. In respon  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association posted the following news release: * * * REPORT: Clean Power Capacity Grows to Power 80 Million Homes in Q1, Despite Slowdown in the Wind Sector * * Cumulative clean power capacity hit 370 GW in Q1 2026, enough to power nearly 80 million homes. * The pipeline for clean power projects rose by 6% compared to Q1 2025, driven primarily by a 13% growth in the solar pipeline and 8% growth in the battery storage pipel  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 2 [Category: BizEnergy] -- ComEd, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release: * * * Revolution Brewing Receives $30,000 Rebate as ComEd Launches New Energy Efficiency Offering Designed to Help Breweries, Wineries and Distillers with Rising Energy Costs * ComEd today announced the launch of the ComEd Breweries Pilot, a new energy efficiency program designed to help breweries, distillers, and wineries reduce energy costs through free assessments with targ  more

FLINT, Michigan, June 2 -- The University of Michigan-Flint posted the following news: * * * UM-Flint students turn climate passion into action through inaugural fellowship * The Michigan Community Climate Action Fellowship is giving six University of Michigan-Flint students a new opportunity to turn their interest in sustainability and environmental justice into hands-on experience with community partners across the state. Launched this year and coordinated by the U-M Graham Sustainabilit  more

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, June 1 -- The Technical University of Denmark posted the following news: * * * Visitor at Open House on Riso Campus: "It's my dream study programme" * This year, DTU is admitting its first students to the Industrial Engineering study programme, designed to train the energy engineers of the future. Curious visitors have attended an Open House on Riso Campus to learn more about the study programme. Linnea Lundberg Being part of shaping a new study programme is a pr  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 2 [Category: BizEnergy] (TNSrep) -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy powering communities, economies as energy landscape evolves * Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) is strengthening its energy grid with new electric generation and infrastructure to adapt to a rapidly evolving energy landscape, the company announced today in its 21 st annual Sustainability Report. Xcel Energy's investments in a diverse and increasingly carbon-free energy   more