WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- ACS Applied Energy Materials, a journal that says it covers all aspects of materials, engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to energy conversion and storage from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 28, 2023, edition (Vol. 6, Issue 16): Articles: * Fluorine-Doped Tin Oxide Thin Films with High Surface Conductance and Low Transparency for Boosting Performance in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Application  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, a journal from the American Chemical Society that says it serves the interdisciplinary community of chemists, engineers, physicists and biologists, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 30, 2023, edition (Vol. 15, Issue 34): Biological and Medical Applications of Materials and Interfaces: * Dual-Responsive Carbon Quantum Dots for the Simultaneous Detection of Cytosine and 5-Methylcytosine Interpreted by a M  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 31 -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: In her "What's Next Address," Governor Whitmer named her clean energy priorities for the remainder of the legislative session, among them: reforms to permitting of large-scale renewable energy, a 100% clean energy standard, improvements to utility energy waste reduction programs, and authorization of the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) to consider equity and climate in its regulation of utilities.   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Matthew Clouse, Air Force Research Laboratory Public Affairs More than 20 industry partners attended the first in-person AFWERX Collider event in over three years at Fed Supernova in Austin. Colliders went virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic but the return of face-to-face interaction gave Air Force leaders the opportunity to share the same room with small businesses and entrepreneurs to spark interaction and unleash Am  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Aug. 31 -- Alliant Energy issued the following news release: More than 50% of the energy Alliant Energy's Iowa utility provided to its customers in 2022 came from renewable energy generation. Alliant Energy, the third-largest owner-operator of regulated wind in the U.S., increased production by 25% from 2021 levels. This increase allowed its Iowa utility to provide a double-digit surge of renewable energy to its customers in 2022, boosting the percentage of renewable energ  more

CUPERTINO, California, Aug. 31 -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: Apple today announced its third Impact Accelerator class: a cohort of 12 Black-, Hispanic/Latinx-, and Indigenous-owned environmental solution and service providers on the cutting edge of green technology and clean energy. Established to help mature, diverse businesses scale their impact and reach the next stage of development, t  more

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 30 -- Bridgestone, a tire and rubber company, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: Bridgestone today announced it will be supplying teams at the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (BWSC) with tires developed using 63% recycled and renewable materials. The tires, which are custom-designed to meet the unique challenges of the 3,000 kilometer across Australia, mark the first use of the company's new ENLITEN(R) technology in motorsport competition. *2 Bridgestone h  more

ITHACA, New York, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- Cornell University issued the following news: By Patrick Gillespie From exploring the mechanics of early-stage bone metastasis to analyzing price formation policies in wholesale electricity markets, Cornell Engineering's Sprout Awards are funding unique research projects with the potential to grow partnerships across Cornell. The Sprout Awards program, which launched in 2022, provides support to teams of investigators from different fields in the early st  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 31 -- Ameren, a provider of electric power services, issued the following news release: Delmar DivINe's latest contribution to St. Louis begins every day as soon as the sun rises over the horizon. New solar panels, installed by Ameren Missouri, are now generating renewable energy on the nonprofit campus' parking lot in the West End. "We want Delmar DivINe to be a catalyst for community development and social improvement north of Delmar Boulevard," said Jorge Riopedre,  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 31 -- Entergy issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: Entergy Louisiana today filed a regulatory proposal with the Louisiana Public Service Commission that outlines the blueprint for providing customers with clean, reliable and affordable electric service into the future. The proposal not only would pave the way for future improvements to the grid while maintaining low rates, but also would hold the company accountable for providing high levels of servic  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 31 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: This week, the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) kicked off the first of three public input and discussion sessions to review state laws related to how utilities set their rates. These sessions will wrap up in early November and will result in a set of legislative recommendations to be considered in the 2024 legislative session. This process stemmed from the passage this year of Ho  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Aug. 31 -- Environmental Science and Pollution Research, a peer-reviewed journal from the European Chemical Society that says it serves the international community in environmental science and related subjects with emphasis on chemical compounds, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2023 edition (Vol. 30, Issue 40): * Aquatic worms: relevant model organisms to investigate pollution of microplastics throughout the freshwater-marine continuum * Im  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news on Aug. 30, 2023: By Jim Garamone, DOD News As Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks spoke to West Point cadets today about climate change and the military, the Category 3 Hurricane Idalia slammed ashore in Florida. The storm is just the latest in environmental impacts caused by climate change. Hicks pointed to the firestorm in Maui, floods in Pakistan, droughts in Africa and heat domes in the United States and   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * DOE FAIR awards partner Los Alamos with minority-serving and emerging research institutions * * * Los Alamos National Laboratory is partnering with five different institutions from New Mexico and beyond to expand research capacity at those institutions and bring more undergraduate and graduate students into research. The partnerships are spurred by the Department o  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The National Geographic Society issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: The National Geographic Society and the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today the recipients of the 2023 Fulbright-National Geographic Award. Chosen through a merit-based and highly competitive process, these 2023 Fulbright-National Geographic Award recipients -- who were selected for Fulbright awards of an academic year in length and have b  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 31 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: The Michigan Public Service Commission today announced next steps in its ongoing efforts to address challenges to electric reliability, seeking comment on a straw proposal for utilities whose customers experience repeated, lengthy power outages and announcing the start of an audit that will examine all facets of the electric distribution systems of Consumers Energy and DTE El  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 31 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced an update to the Value of Carbon guidance, a key tool for state actions to reduce climate-altering greenhouse gas emissions and advance the ongoing implementation of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act). The guidance updates   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Pepco issued the following news release: Pepco has reached a major milestone in its efforts to strengthen reliability and resiliency for its customers as it fully energized the company's upgraded Takoma substation in Takoma Park, Md. This is the first of three substations to be upgraded and re-energized as part of Pepco's broader Capital Grid project, which further builds reliability and resiliency in the energy grid, while supporting the growth of renewable energy and en  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Virginia Tech researchers work to secure power grid communication on military bases. * * * For months, U.S. officials have been sniffing out malicious computer code that they suspect to be planted inside the power grid and communication control systems on U.S. military bases. Virginia Tech researchers already are working on a plan to secure future military base power grid operations and their critical m  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 31 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: Today the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), on behalf of Georgia Interfaith Power and Light (GIPL) and Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE), agreed to settlement terms with Georgia Power that will offset rate increases from Plant Vogtle construction costs and provide additional much-needed bill relief for seniors and lower-income Georgians. Georgia Power negotiated wi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is awarding $266 million in loans and grants to agriculture producers and rural small businesses to make investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency improvements that will lower their energy costs, generate new income, and strengthen the resilience of their operation. This funding is made poss  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Trade and Development Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a technical assistance grant to Guatemala's National Secretariat of Science and Technology (Senacyt) to promote rural connectivity and digital literacy. Senacyt selected California-based New Sun Road to carry out the assistance, which will include the installation of women-led solar-powered digital community centers (DCCs)  more

ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 30 -- Water Resources Management, a peer-reviewed journal from the European Water Resources Association that says it features water resources assessment, development, conservation, control, planning, operation, maintenance and administration of water resource systems, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2023 edition (Vol. 37, Issue 11): * Improved Treatment of Model Prediction Uncertainty: Estimating Rainfall using Discrete Wavelet Transform  more