WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release: The American Clean Power Association (ACP) released the following statement from Moira Cyphers, ACP Director for Atlantic Offshore & Eastern State Affairs after comprehensive legislation was introduced in Massachusetts enhancing clean energy deployment. Key features include a major overhaul of energy infrastructure permitting, increased support for renewable sources like wind, solar  more

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 22 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release: * * * pound sterling3.5 million contract to lead to a 6,500 square-meter solar installation with close to 1 million kWh of clean energy generated annually. * * * FRAMINGHAM, MA and LONDON, UK - October 22, 2024 -Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specialising in energy efficiency and renewable energy, today  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (TNSres) -- The American Geophysical Union issued the following news release: * * * Pressure for climate intervention may gain momentum as world heats up * * * As interest grows in geoengineering as a strategy for tackling global warming, the world's largest association of Earth and space scientists today launched an ethical framework as a guide to responsible decision-making and inclusive dialogue. The report, facilitated by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and advi  more

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 23 -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, issued the following news on Oct. 22, 2024: DNV has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MIRDC, a non-profit foundation focused on the promotion of the development and upgrading of metals and related industries in Taiwan. The ceremony took place at the DNV Technology Centre in Singapore, marking the start of a long-term collaboration a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Oct. 22, 2024: * * * Funding from the Investing in America Agenda Continues to Boost U.S. Manufacturing, Strengthen Domestic Clean Energy Supply Chains, Cut Pollution, and Create Thousands of Good-Paying Jobs in Energy Communities * * * As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's historic Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $428 million for 14 projects to accelerate  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 23 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * * With added options, Green Source Advantage Choice helps large businesses access renewable energy on Duke Energy's grid * * * Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) has received approval for Green Source Advantage Choice (GSA-C) in North Carolina, a program that provides the opportunity for large business customers to support renewable energy development by supplementing their power usage with 100% renewable, carbon  more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 23 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: DENVER - Oct. 22, 2024 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP added a group of Environmental and Energy & Natural Resources practice shareholders based in the firm's Denver office. Andrew Spielman, Courtney M. Shephard, and Eric Waeckerlin join the firm from Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP. "Development opportunities on public and private lands are such an important area of business for existing  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs released the following testimony by Patrice Onwuka, director of the Center for Economic Opportunity at Independent Women's Forum, from a Sept. 25, 2024, hearing entitled "Kitchen Table Economics: How Failed Biden-Harris Policies Continue to Hurt Consumers": * * * Chairman Fallon, Ranking Member Bush, and Members of the Committee thank you for inviting me to appear  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs released the following testimony by Chuck DeVore, chief national initiatives officer for the Texas Public Policy Foundation, from a Sept. 25, 2024, hearing entitled "Kitchen Table Economics: How Failed Biden-Harris Policies Continue to Hurt Consumers": * * * The COVID-triggered recession of 2020 lasted two months, starting in February and ending in March, with the  more

LAUREL, Maryland, Oct. 23 (TNSres) -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: Space weather is a double-edged sword: It's capable of delivering majestic phenomena like the auroras near Earth's poles, but it can also have more alarming consequences with significant national security implications. In 2014, for example, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, discovered that plasma bubbles connected   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that reports new and original experimental and theoretical basic research of interest to physical chemists, biophysical chemists and chemical physicists, published research articles on the following topics in its Oct. 17, 2024, edition (Vol. 128, Issue 41): Reviews * Recent Advances in Poly(ethylene oxide)-Based Solid-State Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries * Advanced In  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 23 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00290) on Oct. 22, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency For A Certificate Of Construction For An Approximately 75 Megawatt Merchant Electric Generating KYMEA Energy Center I And Transmission Line In Madisonville, Kentucky Pursuant To KRS 278.700 And 807 KAR 5:110 ORDER On October 4, 2024, Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency (Kentuck  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 23 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00115) on Oct. 21, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Kentucky Power Company For: (1) Approval To Expand Its Targeted Energy Efficiency Program; (2) Approval Of A Home Energy Improvement Program And A Commercial Energy Solutions Program; (3) Authority To Recover Costs And Net Lost Revenues, And To Receive Incentives Associated With The Implementation Of Its Dema  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 23 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2024-00182) on Oct. 22, 2024: * * * STANDARD SOLAR, INC., Request for Approval of Certification For RPS Eligibility ORDER DISMISSING PETITION BARTLETT, Chair; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY In a petition filed on July 18, 2024, Standard Solar, Inc. requested certification of a 4.875 megawatt alternating current (MW AC) facility located at 138 Appleton Road East in Union, Maine (Fa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Last month, in the wake of Hurricane Helene, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III ordered over 1,500 active-duty soldiers assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps to assist with disaster response and recovery. Austin's response augmented thousands of National Guardsmen, who were similarly mobilized to mitigate the storm's devastating effects, propelling the military to the forefront of yet another climate-driven em  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Earthday.org, part of the environmental movement, issued the following news release: EARTHDAY.ORG, the global leader in Earth Day advocacy, observed by over one billion people worldwide every April 22, invites you to back our theme for 2025, Our Power, Our Planet. Join EARTHDAY.ORG as we call for renewable energy generation to triple, globally by 2030. "The world must move away from fossil fuels and transition to clean, renewable energy," says Kathleen Rogers, President   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (TNSres) -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: * * * New incentives support solar manufacturers and encourage the domestic buildout of the earlier stages of the solar supply chain * * * Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury clarified that solar ingot and wafer production facilities and equipment qualify for Section 48D 25% investment tax credit (ITC) under its final rules for the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: The Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit Will Spur American Job Growth, Fuel Innovation, and Strengthen U.S. Semiconductor Supply Chains Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final rules for the Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit (CHIPS ITC) created in the Biden-Harris Administration's CHIPS and Science Act. President Biden and   more