WEINHEIM, Germany, July 21 -- Advanced Sustainable Systems, a peer-reviewed journal on the development and implementation of systems, solutions, technologies and applications that share the focus on the advancement of sustainable living, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2023 edition: Reviews: * Plastic Recycling: A Review on Life Cycle, Methods, Misconceptions, and Techno-Economic Analysis * Solutions to the Challenges of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries by Carbon Nano  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, July 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: Mobility Guardian 23 is giving U.S. and coalition forces an opportunity to experiment in the theater that matters. "Experimenting in the Pacific is important because we've spent the last 20 plus years focused elsewhere in the world," said Lt. Col. Matthew Novotney, MG23 Exercise Control Group Experiment Lead. "Testing new technology and ideas in this theater is what MG23 is all  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: Congressman Ed Case's (HI-01) U.S. House Committee on Appropriations today passed two key measures funding federal programs addressing transportation, housing, urban development, environmental protection, public lands, natural resources, indigenous peoples and other areas. The measures propose funding for the upcoming Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 (commencing October 1, 2023). The Transportation, Housing  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, July 20 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Coupling of electronic and nuclear dynamics revealed in molecules with ultrafast lasers and X-rays * * * Nearly a century ago, physicists Max Born and J. Robert Oppenheimer developed an assumption regarding how quantum mechanics plays out in molecules, which are comprised of intricate systems of nuclei and electrons. The Born-Oppenheimer approximation as  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 (TNSper) -- The American Farmland Trust issued the following news release: Eric Bronson joins American Farmland Trust as Mid Atlantic Senior Smart Solar Specialist, where he will develop and implement AFT's Smart Solar principles and strategies at the intersection of solar energy generation and farmland conservation and support services for farmers and landowners in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. With substantial solar development expected in the Mid-Atlantic region i  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, a journal from the American Chemical Society that reports new and original experimental and theoretical basic research of interest to physical chemists, biophysical chemists and chemical physicists, published research articles on the following topics in its July 20, 2023 edition: Reviews: * Confined Etchant Layer Technique: An Electrochemical Approach to Micro-/Nanomachining Perspectives: * Flow Assurance of Hydrate Risk in Natura  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 20 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news: Gov. Janet Mills has signed into law a joint proposal from Sen. Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, and Sen. Stacy Brenner, D-Scarborough, that would advance Maine's energy independence by promoting building solar energy projects on farmland that has been contaminated by PFAS. The proposal is a combination of Sen. Brenner's LD 1591, "An Act to Promote Economic Reuse of Contaminated Land Through Clean Energy Development,"   more

ALBANY, New York, July 21 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the completion of the largest rooftop solar project in New York State. Located in Orange County atop a distribution center owned by Medline Industries, the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of medical products, the 7.2-megawatt community solar project is helping to reduce energy costs for both the company and residents i  more

ALBANY, New York, July 21 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that construction has begun on Park Place, a $34 million affordable and supportive housing development in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. The development will include 43 mixed-income apartments, including eight supportive homes for families experiencing homelessness, and a primary care facility open to the larger community. Park Place is pa  more

ALBANY, New York, July 21 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) today adopted a strategic framework for the State's energy efficiency (EE) and building electrification (BE) portfolios. The revised strategic framework and associated policy direction will guide program administrators' proposals to ensure the future EE/BE portfolios are in better alignment with the Climate Leader  more

ALBANY, New York, July 21 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) today approved modifications to four major transmission projects in New York that are needed to help ensure reliability and improve the flow of clean energy across the State. "New York is making significant upgrades and additions to the State's existing transmission and distribution systems to integrate new large-  more

ALBANY, New York, July 21 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) today received an update regarding the Commission's actions and activities associated with the overall compliance with the requirements of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act or Climate Act. In addition, the Commission reviewed progress on achieving renewable energy program targets and some of the   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The University of Michigan's Graham Sustainability Institute is launching the Center for EmPowering Communities to foster decarbonization solutions that advance community goals and priorities. The center will help Michigan communities tackle the planning and zoning challenges related to renewable energy projects such as wind and solar installations. In addition, the center will spur collabora  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 20 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 19, 2023: * * * This week, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden will both head to the Keystone State to discuss how Bidenomics is building Pennsylvania's economy from the bottom up and middle out. Ahead of the visits, Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chairman Sharif Street issued the following statement: "Pennsylvanians are so proud to welcome the President and the First Lady ba  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) applauds the selection of the University of New Hampshire (UNH) for one of nine Onsite Technical Assistance Partnerships (TAPs). Through this partnership, UNH is eligible to receive up to $23 million in federal funding from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) to support technical assistance activities to accelerat  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 (TNStalk) -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following statement on July 19, 2023: * * * Following is a statement by Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on the National Solar Jobs Census released today by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC): "The National Solar Jobs Census shows that our booming solar sector continues to deliver good, family-supporting careers in every corner of the country  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 21 (TNSjou) -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: A Southwest Research Institute-led team has modeled the early impact history of Venus to explain how Earth's sister planet has maintained a youthful surface despite lacking plate tectonics. The team compared the early collision histories of the two bodies and determined that Venus likely experienced higher-speed, higher-energy impacts creating a superheated core that promoted extended volcani  more