WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The American Iron and Steel Institute issued the following news release on July 24, 2023: Jonathan Humble, FAIA, NCARB, LEED BD+C, regional director of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Construction Technical Program, was presented with the Cool Roof Rating Council's (CRRC) Lifetime Award at its annual meeting held on June 14, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was recognized for his many years of service and contributions to the CRRC. Humble has represented AISI o  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 26 -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: Starfire Mine, formerly one of the largest coal mines in the United States, will be the new site of a solar energy center. The announcement was made today by global renewable power producer BrightNight CEO Martin Hermann, Rivian Automotive Inc. Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe, and The Nature Conservancy CEO Jennifer Morris. They were joined by Kentucky Department of Energy and the Environment   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Environmental Science & Technology, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it promotes interdisciplinary understanding in the environmental field, published research articles, including the following topics, in its July 25, 2023 edition: Policy Analysis: * Cross-Species Evaluation of Bioaccumulation Thresholds for Air-Breathing Animals * A Facility-Level Phaseout Strategy for China's Blast Furnaces to Address Multiple Policy Objectives Ec  more

LEEDS, England, July 26 -- The International Journal of Energy Sector Management, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers the management of the energy sector, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 14, No. 4 edition: * Does public capital expenditure reduce energy poverty? Evidence from Nigeria * Energy intensity among European Union countries: the role of renewable energy, income and trade * Factors affecting consumer purchase intention for buying solar energy pr  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 26 -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: Researchers have created a robot capable of conducting experiments more efficiently and sustainably to develop a range of new semiconductor materials with desirable attributes. The researchers have already demonstrated that the new technology, called RoboMapper, can rapidly identify new perovskite materials with improved stability and solar cell efficiency. "RoboMapper allows us to conduct ma  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 26 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following readout of the third meeting of the Georgia Hydrogen Energy Braintrust on July 25, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is continuing his work to make Georgia the national leader in advanced energy manufacturing and innovation. Yesterday, Sen. Ossoff, Georgia Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols, and Georgia Tech convened the third meeting of the Georgia Hydrogen Energy Braintrust at Georgia Tech's Kendeda Building  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 26 -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news release: Salt River Project (SRP) and Clenera, an Enlight Company ("Enlight", NASDAQ: ENLT, TASE: ENLT.TA), today announced a power purchase agreement for an additional 394 megawatts (MW) (AC) - or 475 MW (DC) - of clean energy at CO Bar Solar outside of Flagstaff, Arizona. This is the second agreement executed between Clenera and SRP at the CO Bar complex, and with bo  more

MAPLE GROVE, Minnesota, July 24 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: A new report shows that a federal program could cover more than 75 percent of the cost for Great River Energy (GRE) to switch to renewable energy and energy storage. The utility provides electricity to approximately 1.7 million people through its 27 member-owner cooperatives and customers in rural and suburban Minnesota. The Empowering Rural America, or New ERA, program, which was created through the  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. State Department issued the following fact sheet on July 24, 2023: * * * The United States-Tonga Relationship The partnership between the United States and Tonga is broad and deep, based on shared values and close cooperation on matters ranging from combating the climate crisis to improving maritime security and fostering cooperation and development in the region. The Kingdom of Tonga was a protected state of the United Kingdom until 1970. It is the So  more

KENT, Ohio, July 26 -- Wright State University issued the following news: Allen Hunt, Ph.D., professor of physics at Wright State University, published a new co-authored paper, "Predicting Streamflow Elasticity Based on Percolation Theory and Ecological Optimality," in the journal AGU Advances. AGU is a global community supporting more than half a million advocates and professionals in the Earth and space sciences. Hunt's paper showcases a new model for determining the response of streams wor  more