TNS Tipoffs - Energy and Gov't
E2: Clean Energy Companies Announce 19K+ Jobs But Project Cancellations Erase Job, Investment Gains
WASHINGTON, July 20 [Category: Environment] -- Environmental Entrepreneurs issued the following news release:
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E2: Clean Energy Companies Announce 19K+ Jobs But Project Cancellations Erase Job, Investment Gains
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Clean energy projects continued to grow in May and June as renewable energy developers and clean energy-related manufacturers raced to meet federal tax credit deadlines amid growing demand and prices for electricity.
Still, federal policy rollbacks and other challenges are c
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Emery Brown, Daniel Hastings, and Douglas Lauffenburger named Institute Professors
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 20 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Emery Brown, Daniel Hastings, and Douglas Lauffenburger named Institute Professors
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A physician and neuroscientist who studies how anesthesia affects the brain; a leader in aerospace engineering, policy, and education; and the founding head of MIT's Department of Biological Engineering have been awarded MIT's highest faculty honor: the title of Institute Professor.
With the appo
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Hawaiian Electric Orders GE Vernova Aeroderivative Packages to Help Hawaii's Power Remain Stable and Uninterrupted
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 21 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release on July 20, 2026:
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Hawaiian Electric orders GE Vernova aeroderivative packages to help Hawaii's power remain stable and uninterrupted
- Six of GE Vernova's LM6000VELOX aeroderivative gas turbine packages ordered to modernize Waiau Power Plant in O'ahu, Hawaii.
- Multi-phase project to replace aging steam turbines, advancing the state's emissions reduction goal
- High-efficiency, fue
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Lights On: Burundi Hospital's Maternal Health Unit Powered by Solar Energy
SANTA BARBARA, California, July 20 [Category: Health Care] -- Direct Relief posted the following news:
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Lights On: Burundi Hospital's Maternal Health Unit Powered by Solar Energy
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The monitors beep as doctors prepare for a cesarean. The suction machine and the bed warmer are arranged for the incoming baby.
Unexpectedly, the lights go out, followed by all of the electrical medical equipment. The temperature of the room quickly begins to escalate.
Doctors, nurses, and midwives stand
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PolyU Develops Durable Shade-stable Perovskite-organic Tandem Solar Cells, Advancing Thin-film Solar Technology Application
KOWLOON, Hong Kong, July 20 (TNSjou) -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release:
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PolyU develops durable shade-stable perovskite-organic tandem solar cells, advancing thin-film solar technology application
It is common for solar panels to be shaded by trees, clouds, birds or buildings. For thin-film solar technologies, however, such shading can cause the shaded areas to develop reverse bias stress (negative voltage), which can reduce power-generation effici
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PolyU develops durable shade-stable perovskite-organic tandem solar cells, advancing thin-film solar technology application
HONG KONG, July 20 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release:
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PolyU develops durable shade-stable perovskite-organic tandem solar cells, advancing thin-film solar technology application
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It is common for solar panels to be shaded by trees, clouds, birds or buildings. For thin-film solar technologies, however, such shading can cause the shaded areas to develop reverse bias stress (negative voltage), which can reduce power-generation efficiency and even d
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Rapidly testing portable security systems
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release:
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Rapidly testing portable security systems
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At Coyote Canyon, the challenge was not just whether a drone could be detected by radar or whether a sensor could spot movement across rough terrain. The bigger question was whether all that information could move through a portable security system fast enough to help people make decisions in the field.
For two
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Rep. Khanna, 3 Co-Signers Issue Letter to Customs & Border Protection, IRS
WASHINGTON, July 20 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, with three co-signers issued the following letter to the Customs and Border Protection and Internal Revenue Service:
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Here is the text of the letter:
July 16, 2026
The Honorable Rodney S. Scott
Commissioner
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20229
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