WEINHEIM, Germany, Aug. 14 -- Advanced Energy Materials, a peer-reviewed journal that says it contributes on materials used in all forms of energy harvesting, conversion and storage, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Aug. 11, 2023 edition: Cover Picture: * A Structurally Flexible Halide Solid Electrolyte with High Ionic Conductivity and Air Processability (Adv. Energy Mater. 30/2023) Back Cover: * Rapid Processing of Uniform, Thin, Robust, and Large-Area G  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 18 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Maintains "all of the above" strategy calling for a diverse deployment of new technologies supported by the North Carolina Utilities Commission in its 2022 Carbon Plan Proposes new advanced nuclear at Belews Creek, new hydrogen-capable natural gas facilities at Roxboro and Marshall, plus significant increase in renewables and storage Retires coal by 2035; achieves carbon neutrality by 2050, as required  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 19 -- Energy and Environmental Science, a peer-reviewed journal linking all aspects of the chemical, physical and biotechnological sciences relating to energy conversion and storage, alternative fuel technologies and environmental science from the Royal Society of Chemistry, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2023 edition (Vol. 16, Issue 8): Review Article: * Covalent triazine frameworks for advanced energy storage: challenges and new oppor  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 14 -- The Journal of Materials Chemistry A, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it covers production of materials related to energy storage and conversion, sustainability or living, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Aug. 21, 2023 edition: Review Article: * Hybrid water electrolysis with integrated and cascading reactions using two-dimensional electrocatalysts * Ferrocene to functionalized ferrocene: a v  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: * * * A new study finds system deployment processes have been slow to improve over time -- but must be addressed to lower clean energy costs in the future. * * * To continue reducing the costs of solar energy and other clean energy technologies, scientists and engineers will likely need to focus, at least in part, on improving technology features that ar  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 19 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on Aug. 18, 2023: * * * To: Hon. Michelle Phillips, Secretary to the Commission, New York State Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350 Re: Proceeding on Motion of the Commission to Implement Transmission Planning Pursuant to the Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth and Community Benefit Act. Dear Secretary Phillips: On August 17, 2023, the Public   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following web feature: * * * Regional wind data from around the U.S. helps improve a national weather forecasting model, which allows utility companies better plan for windy days * * * The wind doesn't always blow where it's needed--that's the biggest hurdle in fitting wind energy to the nation's portfolio of renewable energy. When the wind isn't blowing, utility companies must tu  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Aug. 14 -- Physical Review Letters, a journal from the American Physical Society that publishes reports of fundamental and interdisciplinary physics research, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Aug. 11, 2023, edition (Vol. 131, Issue 6): HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES: * All-Order Coulomb Corrections to Delbruck Scattering above the Pair-Production Threshold * How to Cross an Energy Barrier at Zero Kelvin without Tunneling Effect * Metalearning   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on the anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Scott. (Applause.) Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Please, thank you. I think your patience today exceeds your good judgment, but thank you. (Laughter.) And I want to say one thing to your children: I know some really great ice cream places around here -- (laughter) -- and Daddy owes you. Okay? (Laughter.) So, talk to me afterward  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Aug. 14 -- Progress in Photovoltaics, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features photovoltaics, solar cell, solar energy, silicon cell, renewable energy, rural electrification, grid-connected system, copper indium diselenide and cadmium telluride, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2023 edition: REVIEW: * Progress, challenges, and perspectives on polymer substrates for emerging flexible solar cells: A holistic panoramic review RESEARCH A  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell, John Podesta, senior advisor for clean energy innovation, and Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everyone. Q: Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi. Apologies for the delay. We had -- the Administrator was actually briefing the President in the Oval Office, so  more