LYONS, Nebraska, Feb. 25 -- The Center for Rural Affairs issued the following news release: * * * Center calls on lawmakers to uphold federal contracts and obligations LYONS, NEBRASKA - The Center for Rural Affairs calls on members of Congress to uphold federal funding obligations. Last month, President Trump ordered a federal spending freeze that halted payments for federal grants and loans, jeopardizing the financial stability of agencies, organizations, programs, and projects that serve ru  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Lawdragon Recognizes 51 Kirkland Attorneys in its 2025 List of the 500 Leading Energy Lawyers Lawdragon named 51 Kirkland attorneys to its 2025 list of the "500 Leading Energy Lawyers," which recognizes those who work in all areas of energy -- nuclear, wind, solar, hydropower, and oil and gas -- including those involved in infrastructure projects and development, lit  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 25 -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Morgan Lewis Advises National Grid on Sale of US Onshore Renewables Business BOSTON, February 24, 2025: Morgan Lewis is representing National Grid plc in an agreement to sell the company's National Grid Renewables US onshore renewables business to Brookfield Asset Management and its institutional partners, including Brookfield Renewable Partners. National Grid is a global energy company   more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Feb. 25 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2025: * * * Economic Development Department awards 8 SBIR Matching Grants State supports new technologies with grants of up to $100K SANTA FE, N.M. -- The Office of Strategy, Science and Technology has awarded SBIR Matching Grants to eight technology companies with active federal funding to boost technologies in advanced energy, aerospace, advanced computing, and b  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Wilderness Society issued the following news release: * * * New map illustrates public lands reach of Trump's "energy dominance" vision Early orders could threaten iconic landscapes, including millions of acres of wildlife habitat and migration corridors WASHINGTON D.C. (Feb. 24, 2025) -- A new map and data from The Wilderness Society illustrate the potential reach of executive and secretarial orders issued to fulfill President Trump's fossil fuel-centric "energy d  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 25 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Reducing carbon emissions from residential heating: A pathway forward A new MIT study identifies steps that can lower not only emissions, but also costs, across the combined electric power and natural gas industries that now supply heating fuels. By Nancy W. Stauffer, MIT Energy Initiative In the race to reduce climate-warming carbon emissions, the buildings sector is falling behi  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Rooftop panels, EV chargers, and smart thermostats could chip in to boost power grid resilience MIT engineers propose a new "local electricity market" to tap into the power potential of homeowners' grid-edge devices. By Jennifer Chu, MIT News There's a lot of untapped potential in our homes and vehicles that could be harnessed to reinforce local power grids and make them more res  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Feb. 24 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * Scientists Reveal Key to Affordable, Room-Temperature Quantum Light New research from the University of Oklahoma solves light emission problems prevalent in quantum applications By Josh DeLozier, joshdelozier@ou.edu NORMAN, OKLA. - Quantum light sources are fickle. They can flicker like stars in the night sky and can fade out like a dying flashlight. However, newly published research from the Un  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 25 -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: * * * SRP Issues 2025 All-Source RFP for New Resources as Demand Grows To meet the growing power demands of the Phoenix metropolitan area, SRP issued a 2025 All-Source Request for Proposals (RFP) today, February 24. The RFP seeks competitive proposals for resources that can provide at least 600 megawatts (MW) of summer capacity by the summer of 2031 and an additiona  more