CHICAGO, Illinois, July 9 [Category: BizEnergy] -- ComEd, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release: * * * ComEd Commissions Two New Substations, Unlocking Up To 550MW of Wind Energy to the Grid * ComEd today announced the successful energization of two new 345 kV transmission substations to its grid, enabling the interconnection of up to 550 megawatts (MW) of wind generation in LaSalle and Woodford counties. With unprecedented demand for electricity across the US and her  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, July 10 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * From idea to startup: Entrepreneurial spirit drives Watson College faculty Juggling academics with enterprise requires new skills and time management By Katie Liu Before becoming a professor, Nancy Guo worked as a doctoral student with NASA. Her job was to predict which parts of NASA's robust satellite system were most likely to fail, so engineers could fix problems before they began. Anticipating failu  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Carlyle Group posted the following news release on July 9, 2026: * * * Carlyle agrees to sell Copia Power, a leading power and AI infrastructure platform built from the ground up, to EQT * Established by Carlyle in 2021, Copia Power develops, builds and operates grid connected gigawatt-scale power and data center infrastructure * Transaction marks the successful execution of Carlyle's platform creation strategy - Global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) today anno  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 9 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Einstein's relativity rules chemical bonds in heavy elements, new research shows * Brown University chemists have provided direct evidence that upends the textbook explanation of how triple chemical bonds work in heavy elements. In a study published in Science, the researchers show evidence that when atomic nuclei are sufficiently heavy, the principles described in Einstein's theory of relativity change t  more

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, July 10 -- Black and Veatch issued the following news release: * * * From dog house to smart kennel: Black & Veatch helps SAME STEM camp students harness solar power Students attending the 2026 Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Jacksonville STEM Camp received a firsthand look at how engineers solve real-world problems when professionals from Black & Veatch's Jacksonville office joined them for a special half-day renewable energy workshop. As part of the wee  more

SYDNEY, Australia, July 9 -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * Global honour for UNSW solar pioneer driving the future of clean energy Ashleigh Steele Scientia Professor Martin Green was recognised for decades of collaboration that helped advance China's solar technology industry. UNSW Sydney Scientia Professor Martin Green has received China's highest honour for international scientific collaboration, recognising more than four decades of contributions to s  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 9 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Groups Challenge Department of Energy's Illegal Orlando Area Coal Plant Extension The costs of running the coal plant, over $6 million per month, will likely be passed onto Central Florida families and businesses - Orlando, FL -- Public interest organizations are challenging the Department of Energy's (DOE) illegal emergency order extending the life of the 39-year-old Stanton coal plant in Orlando. Th  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 10 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release: * * * Hawaiian Electric announces approval of two renewable energy project contracts * Total of four renewable energy contracts now approved by PUC * Seven more contracts under negotiation - Hawaiian Electric recently received approval of power purchase agreements for two solar energy and battery storage projects, representing another milestone achievement in the expansion of renewable energy in Hawaii. Last  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 10 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT-led project opens first climate shelter in Bangladesh * In southwestern Bangladesh, where extreme heat and severe tropical cyclones threaten the lives of millions of people, a new kind of climate refuge has opened its doors. At the Baradal Aftab Uddin Collegiate School in the Satkhira district, the Jameel Observatory Climate Resilience Early Warning System Network (Jameel Obs  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 10 -- Princeton University issued the following news: * * * Princeton collaborators celebrate start of observatory's 'ultra-high-definition time-lapse record of our Universe' After decades of planning and construction atop a mountain in Chile, the monumental NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has officially started a 10-year sky survey that will provide an "ultra-wide, ultra-high-definition time-lapse record of our Universe," according to the observatory's announcem  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12701) by public finance analyst Nicholas E. Buffie. Here are excerpts: * * * The Production Tax Credit: Calculation, 2026 Values and Phaseout Timeline In June 2026, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published a notice specifying the 2026 values for the Production Tax Credit (PTC). The PTC is a tax credit available for wind, solar, and certain other forms of renewable electrici  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dina Titus Demands Answers from BLM on Data Center Reviews * Congresswoman Dina Titus today released a letter she sent to federal Bureau of Land Management questioning how the BLM is reviewing proposals for data centers on public lands, specifically its unilateral approval of a data center on federal land in Boulder City. "Residents of Boulder City and other communities in Southern Nevada have a   more