WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- ACS Omega, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features findings in chemistry and interfacing areas of science from the American Chemical Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Jan. 10, 2023 edition: Mini-Review: * Archaeosomes: New Generation of Liposomes Based on Archaeal Lipids for Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications Reviews: * Advances in Lung Cancer Treatment Using Nanomedicines * Research on the Identification Mechani  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * The Geospatial Energy Mapper is an interactive online mapping tool that can help identify areas across the country that are suitable for wind, solar, and other clean energy infrastructure projects. * * * It can be hard to remember, or for some to even imagine, what life was like before most of us carried around a dynamic mapping platform in our back pocket. Being  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects global consumption of liquid fuels such as gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel, to set new record highs in 2024. According to EIA's January Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), global liquid fuel consumption will exceed 100 million barrels per day, on average, in 2023 for the first time since 2019, then average more than 102  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2023: The Alaska Wilderness League, The Wilderness Society, Sierra Club, Defenders of Wildlife, Evergreen Action, Environment America, Friends of the Earth, SILA, Sunrise Movement American University, Northern Alaska Environmental Center, Zero Hour, and others delivered over 100,000 comments of concern to the White House in opposition to ConocoPhillips' dirty and dangerous Willow project and rallied at Laf  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Jan. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following analysis on Dec. 13, 2022, entitled "IEEFA Responds to PRI's Dismissal of Complaint Against TIAA's Climate Action Plan." The analysis was written by Tom Sanzillo. Here are excerpts: * * * KEY FINDINGS * PRI ignores a complaint from 300 TIAA customers about the retirement fund's inaction on climate change. * PRI's ongoing reviewing of its standards announced in the wake of the   more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Jan. 10 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following analysis on Nov. 3, 2022, entitled "Ahead of COP27, 'STEPS' in the Right Direction But More Clean Energy Finance Needed." The analysis was written by Vibhuti Garg. Here are excerpts: * * * KEY FINDINGS * Russia's invasion of Ukraine has prompted the International Energy Agency to reduce the share of fossil fuels in the global energy mix scenarios in its World Energy Outlook.   more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Jan. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following analysis on Dec. 22, 2022, entitled "New Puerto Rico Bond Deal - Another Unsustainable Transaction That Makes Matters Worse." The analysis was written by Tom Sanzillo. Here are excerpts: * * * KEY FINDINGS * Puerto Rico electricity prices will remain among the highest in the nation. * The plan offers a $400 million bond to pay fees for advisors. * It includes unrealistic reco  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Jan. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following analysis on Dec. 8, 2022, entitled "Australian Energy Ministers Step Towards Renewables and Storage in an Historic Day." The analysis was written by Johanna Bowyer and Tristan Edis. Here are excerpts: * * * KEY FINDINGS * Today's announced Capacity Investment Scheme has the critical features necessary to provide investment certainty. * The Capacity Investment Scheme will enabl  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Jan. 10 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following analysis on Nov. 7, 2022, entitled "COP27 Must Deliver on Climate Finance for Bangladesh." The analysis was written by Shafiqul Alam. * * * Here are excerpts: KEY FINDINGS * Bangladesh needs increasing finance for climate change adaptation now and into the foreseeable future. * The pursuit of clean energy technologies significantly hinges on international support like climate  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Jan. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following analysis on Dec. 14, 2022, entitled "Despite High Prices, the Global LNG Industry Has Struggled to Keep Plants Online." The analysis was written by Clark Williams-Derry and Sam Reynolds. Here are excerpts: * * * KEY FINDINGS * Despite having more incentive than ever to keep LNG plants operating at full capacity, the global LNG industry had a disappointing track record this year  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Jan. 10 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following analysis on Nov. 18, 2022, entitled "For Security and Affordability, Bangladesh Must Shore up Renewable Energy." The analysis was written by Shafiqul Alam. Here are excerpts: * * * KEY FINDINGS Easing lending norms for coal-based power plants might dent Bangladesh's recent strides towards a clean energy transition. With the risk of coal projects being stranded assets in the c  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Jan. 10 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following analysis on Nov. 7, 2022, entitled "Global Crises Must Not Push Clean Energy Down the Agenda." The analysis was written by Vibhuti Garg. Here are excerpts: * * * KEY FINDINGS * There is a danger that as governments turn inward to deal with food and energy crises, climate goals slip down agendas. * COP27 presents an opportunity for countries to enhance their ambition to deploy  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Jan. 10 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following analysis on Oct. 3, 2022, entitled "Indian Banks Face Climate Risks: Time for SBI to Walk the Green Talk." The analysis was written by Shantanu Srivastava . Here are excerpts: * * * KEY FINDINGS * State Bank of India (SBI), India's largest bank, has been wary of the climate risks that it faces and plans to tackle them through a sustainability and business responsibility policy  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Jan. 10 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following analysis on Nov. 2, 2022,entitled "Introducing a Gas Reservation Policy Ensures a Return on Investment for Gas Companies While Reducing Electricity Prices for Consumers." The analysis was written by Bruce Robertson. Here are excerpts: * * * KEY FINDINGS * Implementing a gas reservation policy would reduce electricity prices for all businesses and households on Australia's east  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Jan. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following analysis on Dec. 2, 2022, entitled "Kentucky Bankers Sue State Over Right to Classify Climate Risk as Financial Risk." The analysis was written by Tom Sanzillo. Here are excerpts: * * * KEY FINDINGS * The Kentucky Bankers Association is suing the state's attorney general * Kentucky is one of 19 states with anti-ESG investment laws * The anti-ESG laws discourage banks from ref  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Jan. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following analysis on Dec. 14, 2022, entitled "KEPCO Cannot Keep Resorting to Bonds to Pay Fossil-Linked Debt." The analysis was written by Christina Ng. Here are excerpts: * * * KEY FINDINGS * On 8 December 2022, parliament rejected a bill to increase KEPCO's corporate bond issuance limit - the bond market is the company's main financing avenue. Members believed that addressing KEPCO's   more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Jan. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following analysis on Dec. 20, 2022, entitled "The Liquefied Natural Gas Boom in Europe Isn't All Good News for U.S. Exporters." The analysis was written by Clark Williams-Derry. Here are excerpts: * * * KEY FINDINGS * U.S. imports to Europe topped White House targets by mid-August * LNG shipments to Europe could hit 75 billion cubic meters by year's end, up 44 bcm from 2021 * Europe r  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Jan. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following analysis on Dec. 8, 2022, entitled "MENA, a Potential New Hub for Green Steel and Green Iron Metallics." The analysis was written by Soroush Basirat. Here are excerpts: * * * KEY FINDINGS * The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has the high-grade iron ore supply, existing DRI capacity, green hydrogen potential and renewable energy resources necessary for producing gree  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Jan. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following analysis entitled "Overshadowed by Pandemic, War and Economic Concerns, the Electric Power Transition Has Become a Juggernaut in the U.S." The analysis was written by Dennis Wamsted and Seth Feaster. Here are excerpts: * * * KEY FINDINGS * The growth of renewables in the U.S. electricity grid is poised for a huge leap. * Wind and solar have accounted for more than 15% of U.S.   more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Jan. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following analysis entitled on Dec. 5, 2022, "Puerto Rico Fuel Line Settlement Ignores Reality of Island's Poor Economy." The analysis was written by Tom Sanzillo. Here are excerpts: * * * KEY FINDINGS * Puerto Rico cannot pay back 84% of the electric power authority's debt. * Unrealistic promises made to fuel line lenders signals settlement of authority's $8.9 billion will repeat mista  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Jan. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following analysis entitled on Dec. 1, 2022, "Puerto Rico Has an Opportunity to Build a Resilient Grid - But Officials Are Balking." The analysis was written by Tom Sanzillo. Here are excerpts: * * * KEY FINDINGS * More than $12 billion in federal funds is available for grid reconstruction * Rooftop solar, augmented by storage, is increasingly popular among residents * Puerto Rico lead  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Jan. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following analysis on Dec. 16, 2022, entitled "Relief in Sight From Australia's Skyrocketing Electricity Prices." The analysis was written by Johanna Bowyer. Here are excerpts: * * * KEY FINDINGS * The coal and gas price caps will put downward pressure on electricity prices in the short term. * The electrification package, along with the capacity investment scheme, will accelerate the t  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Jan. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following analysis entitled on Dec. 7, 2022, "Transformative Impact of INFLATION Reduction Act Is Coming Into Focus." The analysis was written by Dennis Wamsted. Here are excerpts: * * * KEY FINDINGS * The effects of the Inflation Reduction Act are already being considered by utilities * Midwest utilities are announcing faster retirement timelines for older, more expensive coal plants   more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Jan. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following analysis Dec. 8, 2022, entitled "The UK's New Mine Approval Comes as Steelmakers Are Accelerating the Shift Away From Coking Coal." The analysis was written by Simon Nicholas. Here are excerpts: * * * KEY FINDINGS * The UK government's decision to approve the Cumbria coal mine comes as new low-carbon steel investments in Europe accelerate with government support. * Little of t  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Jan. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following analysis on Dec. 5, 2022, entitled "Unaffordable Fuel Prices Stall Asia's LNG Expansion." The analysis was written by Sam Reynolds. Here are excerpts: * * * KEY FINDINGS * Given the all-out bidding war with Asian buyers for the remaining limited global LNG (liquefied natural gas) supplies, fuel prices continue to climb to record highs, forcing some price-sensitive countries out  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Jan. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following analysis on Dec. 22, 2022, entitled "Where to Next for Australian Gas?" The analysis was written by Bruce Robertson. Here are excerpts: * * * KEY FINDINGS * The Australian government's recently enacted $12/GJ gas price cap ensures super profits for gas companies and the continual decline of gas-intensive manufacturing in Eastern Australia. * The gas industry's opposition to th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2023: Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today issued a Secretary's Order to establish an Orphaned Wells Program Office to ensure effective, accountable and efficient implementation of President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's historic investment in orphaned well clean up. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law delivers the largest investment in tackling legacy pollution in American h  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Jan. 11 -- The Journal of Materials Science, a journal that says it features techniques for studying the relationships between structure, processing, properties and performance of materials, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Vol. 58, No. 2 edition: Reviews: * A review to elucidate the multi-faceted science of the electrical-resistance-based strain/temperature/damage self-sensing in continuous carbon fiber polymer-matrix structural composite  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: Drs. Weihsueh Chiu and Ivan Rusyn, professors at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS), have received one of 11 new research grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of an initiative to find novel ways to assess the toxicity of chemical mixtures. While toxicology studies have tra  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Jan. 10, 2023: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $42 million in funding for 12 projects to strengthen the domestic supply chain for advanced batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs). Projects selected for the Electric Vehicles for American Low-Carbon Living (EVs4ALL) program aim to expand domestic EV adoption by developing batteries that last longer, charge faster, perform efficiently in free  more