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  • Mass. changes rules for 10-town pilot program barring fossil fuels from new developments

    Michael P. Norton | State House News Service May 12, 2023

    After incorporating changes based on public feedback, state energy officials say they expect to finalize rules by July 1 for a program that will enable 10 cities and towns to require new building construction or major renovation projects to be

    Michael P. Norton | State House News Service May 12, 2023
  • 2023 Power 50: Stephen Woerner

    Updated: May 1, 2023

    Stephen Woerner possesses the power to turn the lights on and off.

    Updated: May 1, 2023
  • 2023 Power 50: Bob Mumgaard

    Updated: May 1, 2023

    Bob Mumgaard co-founded CFS in 2018 out of MIT with the goal of commercializing fusion energy, a puzzle whose solution has eluded scientists since the 1940s.

    Updated: May 1, 2023
  • 2023 Power 50: Mike O’Kronley

    Updated: May 1, 2023

    Under Mike O’Kronley’s leadership, Ascend closed $300 million in a funding round in 2022, and the company received more than $480 million grants from the U.S. Department of Energy, where O’Kronley participated in a press conference with President

    Updated: May 1, 2023
  • Eversource to begin construction on Framingham geothermal pilot program

    Kevin Koczwara April 27, 2023

    A Framingham geothermal heating pilot program is inching closer to reality as New England utility company Eversource Energy expects to begin construction of its closed-loop project by the end of May.

    Kevin Koczwara April 27, 2023
  • Central Mass. businesses to split $264K to improve mattress and food recycling

    Kevin Koczwara April 25, 2023

    Four organizations in Central Massachusetts received grants totaling more than $264,000 to help expand the collection of mattresses, textiles, and food materials as part of the Commonwealth Recycling and Reuse Business Development Grant program on

    Kevin Koczwara April 25, 2023
  • Central Mass. water improvement projects to split $152M in financing

    Kevin Koczwara April 14, 2023

    Fourteen projects across Central Massachusetts have received more than $152 million in federal and state low-interest-rate loans and grants to improve water quality, upgrade or replace drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, and reduce treat

    Kevin Koczwara April 14, 2023
  • WBJ names the 2023 Manufacturing Excellence Award winners

    Brad Kane Updated: April 3, 2023

    Now in its eighth year, the Manufacturing Excellence Awards seeks to highlight the past, present, and future of manufacturing in Central Massachusetts.

    Brad Kane Updated: April 3, 2023
  • Manufacturing awards: VALIS develops technology to improve scrap recycling

    Kevin Koczwara Updated: April 3, 2023

    VALIS grew out of an idea at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the Leominster research-and-development company Solvus Global, and the company gives recycling factories solutions by offering them proprietary software to help them make decisions and

    Kevin Koczwara Updated: April 3, 2023
  • Framingham firm to use Australian battery technology on energy storage projects

    Kevin Koczwara March 30, 2023

    The clean and renewable technology companies reached an agreement where Redflow will supply the Framingham company with advanced non-lithium battery energy storage technology so Ameresco can install and use the storage devices for its projects.

    Kevin Koczwara March 30, 2023
  • MBTA says $31M needed to offer low-fare option

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service March 24, 2023

    MBTA officials estimated Thursday it would need at least a year and about $5 million to get a widespread low-income fare option off the ground, plus tens of millions of dollars per year to cover its recurring costs.

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service March 24, 2023
  • Ameresco to plant more trees in England

    Kevin Koczwara March 20, 2023

    Ameresco, Inc. has extended its partnership with the British charity Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust to plant 1,000 trees and help landscape the Yorkshire Dales National Park in England.

    Kevin Koczwara March 20, 2023
  • Westborough EV recycling firm extends Honda battery deal

    Kevin Koczwara March 9, 2023

    Ascend Elements and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. reached an agreement to extend their collaboration on recycled lithium-ion batteries for Honda’s electric vehicles in North America.

    Kevin Koczwara March 9, 2023
  • Teenagers press Mass. legislators on climate bills

    Sam Doran | State House News Service February 8, 2023

    Around 50 schoolkids descended on the State House Tuesday to lobby for their climate agenda, but before they started knocking on lawmakers' doors, one 16-year-old student told the crowd that their activism was hampered by the secret nature of the

    Sam Doran | State House News Service February 8, 2023
  • Stretch codes: More stringent building codes coming to Central Mass.

    Kevin Koczwara Updated: January 23, 2023

    With new building codes on the horizon, battles will be fought in the name of progress, as developers and various interest groups are hesitant to make sweeping changes.

    Kevin Koczwara Updated: January 23, 2023
  • Central Mass. splitting $1.6M for Green Community projects

    Kevin Koczwara January 4, 2023

    Sixteen Central Massachusetts received nearly $1.6 million total in Green Community Grants from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources for energy efficiency and clean energy projects. 

    Kevin Koczwara January 4, 2023

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