CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: CHAPEL HILL, N.C.-- Regulated monopoly Duke Energy's proposed Carbon Plan violates state and federal laws, includes flawed analyses that favor delaying climate action, and underinvests in no-regrets, carbon-free renewable energy resources, according to a brief and proposed order filed with the North Carolina Utilities Commission by the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of cle  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Arizona Today President Biden and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Arizona Electric Power Cooperative (AEPCO) has been selected as a finalist to receive funding through USDA's $9.7 billion Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program. Today's announcement identified 16 large rural electric utilities that are in line to collectively receive $7.3 billion in grants and loans for   more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- The Modular Building Institute posted the following news release from its affiliate ATCO Structures & Logistics Ltd.: * * * ATCO Structures & Logistics Ltd. (ATCO Structures) has successfully closed the previously announced acquisition of NRB Limited (NRB), a leading Canadian manufacturer of modular industrial, educational and residential buildings, from Dexterra Group Inc. The purchase, completed for $40 million in cash, was subject to normal closing adju  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: WASHINGTON - The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) today published a new set of policy recommendations from its engineered carbon removal (ECR) technology working group. The ECR technology working group convenes leading companies across the ECR ecosystem, including direct air capture (DAC) and biomass carbon removal and storage (BiCRS) companies,   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: There are no off seasons for the Steger Center for International Scholarship. This summer, between student study abroad programs, the university's academic center in southern Switzerland hosted more than 80 faculty members from Virginia Tech and from institutions across Europe and around the world all keen to engage in intensive workshops aimed at igniting joint research initiatives and strengthening scholarly partnersh  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: NEVADA Today President Biden and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Arizona Electric Power Cooperative (AEPCO) has been selected as a finalist to receive funding through USDA's $9.7 billion Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program. AEPCO services customers throughout the Southwest, including rural Southern Nevadans in Pahrump and Mesquite. Today's announcement identified 1  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Christine, Tex. Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it is preparing to release more than $7.3 billion for 16 rural electric cooperatives selected as finalists to invest in renewable energy, storage, transmission, and emissions reductions across the United States. In Texas, the San Miguel Electric Cooperative (SMEC) in Atascosa County has been selected as a finalist for i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: FLORIDA President Joe Biden announced today that Seminole Electric Cooperative's application to construct and procure a combination of utility-scale solar and battery energy storage across rural portions of Florida was chosen as a finalist in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program. The New ERA program, authorized through the Inflation Reduction Act, is a co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Today, the White House and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it was preparing to release $7.3 billion in Empowering Rural America (New ERA) grants and loans for the first 16 rural electric cooperatives selected as finalists. The New ERA program will fund investments in renewable energy, storage, transmission, and large-scale emissions reductions. This funding will allow these lea  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: CHAPEL HILL, N.C.-- Regulated monopoly Duke Energy's proposed Carbon Plan violates state and federal laws, includes flawed analyses that favor delaying climate action, and underinvests in no-regrets, carbon-free renewable energy resources, according to a brief and proposed order filed with the North Carolina Utilities Commission by the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of cle  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: Southwest Research Institute has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Blade Energy Partners, establishing a new research collaboration focused on advancing carbon dioxide storage technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) refers to the practices of capturing CO2 from its industrial sources or the atmosphere, transport it using pi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: WESTMINSTER, Colo. Colorado's second-largest electricity provider has been selected as a finalist to receive funding from the federal government toward its ambitious plans for renewable energy. This funding is part of Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association's (Tri-State) finalized Colorado resource plan featuring an accelerated and reliable clean energy transition. Today, the White House  more

MERCED, California, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: As California lawmakers consider a package of bills aimed at increasing the production of clean energy, a major question arises: How would we store all this new power? Storage is a vital issue because while the state can create plenty of energy through solar, wind and hydro power, there must be ways to effectively stockpile it for use overnight or on calm, overcast days or when the waterways   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * UChicago part of partnership to pave the way for safe, powerful, sustainable batteries * * * The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Argonne National Laboratory to spearhead the Energy Storage Research Alliance (ESRA), one of two new Energy Innovation Hubs. This energy innovation hub unites top researchers from three national labs and 12 universities, including the University of Chicago, to   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release: * * * NSF-funded system expands TACC's capacity for AI with Arm-based NVIDIA technology * * * The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas today announced that Vista, a new artificial intelligence (AI)-centric system, is in full production for the open science community. "Vista serves as a bridge between Frontera, the current NSF   more