BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 13 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The nation's transition to a sustainable and clean-energy future heavily focuses on the use of hydrogen as an energy source. To expedite a hydrogen-fueled future, the Biden administration recently announced more than $7 billion in federal funding to expand hydrogen infrastructure on a nationwide scale. Rohit Pandey, assistant professor of mining and minerals engineering at Virginia Tech, has received $1.5 million in resea  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 14 -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) announced today it will retain its retail energy business, AEP Energy. The company is reaffirming its 2024 operating earnings guidance of $5.53 to $5.73 per share, long-term growth rate of 6% to 7% and FFO/Debt target of 14% to 15%. AEP management will meet with investors tomorrow at the Citi 2024 Energy Conference. The company's updated cash flow for  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Denver -- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) alongside 18 of their Congressional colleagues called on U.S. Senate and House Appropriations Committee leaders to appropriate at least $8 million in Fiscal Year 2025 to support transitioning energy communities across the country through the Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Coal & Power Plant Communities  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 14 -- Circulation, a journal from the American Heart Association that says it publishes cardiovascular health and disease, including observational studies, clinical trials, epidemiology, health services and outcomes studies, published research articles on the following topics in its May 14, 2024, edition (Vol. 149, Issue 20): Frame of Reference: * Unraveling the Complex Relationship Between Gut Microbiome and Cardiovascular Diseases * Win Ratio: A Seductive But Potentially  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 14 -- Clean Water Action issued the following news release: Advocates raised the alarm this morning about legislation currently advancing through the Michigan State Legislature which would exempt new data centers from paying sales and use taxes in Michigan. SB 237 passed the Michigan Senate on Thursday and SB 238, the other bill in the package, is expected to be up for a floor vote early this week. The data center tax exemptions raise an important question about exactly w  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security released the following testimony by Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm from a hearing dated May 1, 2024, entitled "The Fiscal Year 2025 Department of Energy Budget": * * * Chairman Duncan, Ranking Member DeGette, and Members of the Subcommittee, it is an honor to appear before you today to discuss the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget request for the Department of Energy ("the Depar  more

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, May 14 (TNSres) -- The Indiana Senate Democrats posted the following statement on May 13, 2024, from State Sen. Shelli Yoder, D-Bloomington: * * * Assistant Democratic Leader Senator Shelli Yoder (D-Bloomington) released the following statement on the proposed electrical rate hikes by Duke Indiana for customers throughout the state: "I am deeply troubled by these proposed rate hikes that would increase consumer electric bills by almost 33%, or about $42.07 a month for an  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, May 14 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: The Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) board approved 11 New Mexico companies for funding to support workforce training for 116 new and current employees, Acting Economic Development Department (EDD) Cabinet Secretary Mark Roper announced today. Twelve awards were announced for eleven organizations, including one amended and two Step Up awards. The original Jo  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The brightest minds in the Oregon federal workforce gathered Tuesday, May 7, at the Historic Hangar, located adjacent to Pearson Air Museum, in Vancouver, Washington, for the Oregon Federal Executive Board (FEB) Excellence in Government Awards, where an NETL researcher took home a prestigious honor NETL's Jennifer Bauer received the award for Outstanding  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Staff and researchers at NETL-Morgantown and NETL-Pittsburgh received two team awards and 10 individual awards from the Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board (FEB) during its 2024 Excellence in Government Awards program at the Heinz History Center during Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW), which was held May 5-11. Also as part of PSRW, NETL's Sean Plasynski, act  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 14 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced $5,672,751 in funding for eight abandoned mine lands (AML) and abandoned mine drainage (AMD) restoration projects as a part of the Abandoned Mine Lands and Acid Mine Drainage Grant Program. The awards are part of the $244.7 million announced by U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland,   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 13, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Kicks Off Infrastructure Week by Highlighting Historic Results Spurred by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda Administration releases updated map showcasing 56,000 infrastructure projects and unveils new Investing in America state-by-state fact sheets When President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in November 2021, he committed to deliver  more