WASHINGTON, March 10 -- ACS Energy Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it features scientific advances in applied sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 8, Issue 3 edition: Perspectives: * Kinetic Impacts of Defect Sites in Metal-Organic Framework Catalysts under Varied Driving Forces * Energy Demand of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Based Fertilizers and Approaches to Circularity * Affordable Green Hydrogen from Alkaline  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 11 -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: * * * Consent Items TRANSPORTATION 1. PROCEEDING NO. 23A-0049R City of Longmont IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF THE CITY OF LONGMONT, COLORADO FOR AUTHORITY TO INSTALL GRADE SEPARATED CROSSINGS TO ACCOMMODATE A PEDESTRIAN UNDERPASS UNDER GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF COLORADO RAIL FACILITIES, OMNITRAX, IN THE CITY OF LONGMONT, WELD COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO. Filing Date and Par  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on March 10, 2023: U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday advocated ending uranium imports from Russia, which remains one of the few Russian products not sanctioned by the United States following Vladimir Putin's 2023 invasion of Ukraine. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee conducted a hearing to examine the U.S. nuclear fuel cycle, which currently relies on foreign source  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 11 -- The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, March 13, 2023 CAUSE NO.: 45772; ALJ: SPARKS DRAKE; TIME: 9:30 A.M.; COMMISSIONER: KREVDA; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 PETITION OF NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, LLC PURSUANT TO IND. CODE Sec.Sec. 8-1-2-42.7, 8-1-2-61, AND 8-1-2.5-6 FOR (1) AUTHORITY TO MODIFY ITS RETAIL RATES AND CHARGES FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE THROUGH A PHASE IN OF RATES, (2) APPRO  more

BRISTOL, England, March 10 -- The Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics, a journal that says it features applied physics, physics of renewable energy, sustainability and the biomedical and life sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 56, No. 14 edition: Papers: * Tetramethylammonium hexafluorophosphate interface modification for high-efficiency perovskite solar cells * Effect of dielectric target properties on plasma surface ionization wave propagation * A t  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 11 -- The Minnesota Utilities Commission issued the following decision involving Northern States Power Co. dba Xcel Energy: * * * INTRODUCTION DECISION ITEMS 1. Details 2023-025 * G-002/M-21-765 Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of the Petition of Northern States Power Company, for Approval of a Gas Utility Infrastructure Cost Rider True-up Report for 2020, Updated Costs for 2021, Revenue Requirements for 2022, and Revised Adjustment   more

ALBANY, New York, March 11 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on March 10, 2023: * * * To: Ms. Diane Sullivan, SVP, Environmental & Permitting, 621 W. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60661, DSullivan@HecateEnergy.com Re: Case 17-F-0617- Hecate Energy Albany 1 LLC and Hecate Energy Albany 2 LLC - Minor Change Request (07). Dear Diane Sullivan: On February 21, 2023, the Department of Public Service (DPS) received your request for minor change (07) t  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) announced $6 million in funding for six university-led research and development projects that will repurpose domestic coal resources for high-value graphitic products and carbon-metal composites that can be employed in c  more

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, March 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Copenhagen's Niels Bohr Institute issued the following news: * * * Black holes become active and grow by consuming gas captured from other galaxies. This is the finding of a new study from University of Copenhagen researchers, and shows a clear connection between the evolution of supermassive black holes and galactic interaction. * * * In the outer regions of the Milky Way, our blue planet rotates in its orbit around the Sun, the ma  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 10 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on March 9, 2023, on his budget for fiscal 2024: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Philadelphia! Now, before I get going -- hey, everybody. How are you? (Applause.) "Moms Demand Action." We're going to get action. Hey, you know, what? His mom is watching -- Tina. Tina, I don't know -- I wish you were here. I could meet you. But they say -- they speak of the -- with a little bit of an accent in southern Delaware.   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 (TNSgov) -- The Solar Energy Industries Association posted the following news release: The United States added 20.2 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity in 2022, a 16% decrease from 2021. This was due in large part to an investigation into new anti-circumvention tariffs by the U.S. Department of Commerce, as well as equipment detainments by Customs and Border Protection under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight 2022 Year in Re  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 11 (TNSres) -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: In honor of National Consumer Protection Week, the Tennessee Attorney General's Office Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) announced the top ten complaint categories for 2022. DCA received a total of 8,088 formal consumer complaints during the last calendar year. The team works diligently to route complaints to appropriate agencies or mediate them. The mediation process is designed  more