WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Atmospheric Radiation Measurement facility issued the following news: * * * A New Mexico scientist lets her curiosity range wide over the Arctic and into the stratosphere * * * In the summer of 2018, a profile of atmospheric scientist Erika Roesler appeared on the website of the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. ARM, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facility, operates st  more

SALISBURY, North Carolina, Sept. 1 -- Catawba College issued the following news: John E.P. Morrison has been named as Catawba College's Center for the Environment Interim Director effective in September. He currently serves as the Executive Director of the North Carolina Clean Future program, a partnership between Catawba and Wake Forest University. Morrison takes the helm from Brad Ives, who is departing the College for a position at Louisiana State University. "Catawba is a showcase for sust  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following Q&A on Aug. 30, 2023: * * * Another Leap Forward: India's Historic Moon Landing and the Space Competition Underway By Kari A. Bingen Indian lunar lander Chandrayaan-3 successfully touched down on the lunar surface on August 23, 2023, making India the fourth nation to successfully land on the Moon and the first to land in the south pole region. This historic accomplishment further cements India's ri  more

DOVER, Delaware, Sept. 1 -- Delaware Technical Community College issued the following news: Delaware Tech energy department faculty worked with the Center for Renewable Energy Advanced Technological Education (CREATE) and the National Science Foundation to host a STEM Educator Energy Institute this summer on the College's Terry Campus in Dover. The professional development workshop, focused on building automation, energy efficiency, and solar photovoltaics, was attended by 11 participants comp  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The Environment California Research and Policy Center issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: * * * Analysis of Los Angeles, Ventura, San Diego counties finds 4,800 untapped acres of suitable roadside space for panels * * * Together, the counties of Los Angeles, Ventura and San Diego have more than 4,800 acres of suitable space to develop solar power alongside highways, which could potentially accommodate up to 960 MW of clean energy c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news on Aug. 31, 2023: With the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act one year ago, GSA hasn't wasted a moment in putting its $3.4 billion toward greening the federal footprint. The agency is driving to reduce carbon emissions from federal buildings by buying cleaner materials, reducing dependence on fossil fuel equipment, investing in emerging clean energy technologies, and more. These efforts are crucial to r  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Key Takeaways: Australian iron ore faces growing competition in the emerging green iron market from countries and regions that produce higher-grade ore better suited to non-coal-based steelmaking. The cost of shipping green hydrogen means it should be used at the place of production wherever possible. Australia has an opportunity to shift towards onshore pro  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Despite major roadblocks, rooftop solar capacity additions in the country are growing fast, with nearly 2 gigawatts (GW) already added in April-July 2023. Key Takeaways: Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and the union territory of Delhi have the most favourable ecosystems for rooftop solar projects. Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh continue to discourage their   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following agency statement on Aug. 31, 2023: * * * * The Biden Administration has reduced the size of the legally required oil and gas offshore lease sale scheduled in September, ostensibly to protect the Rice whale. * The Interior Department reduced acreage by almost 10 percent after capitulating to oil and gas opponents who had sued over the Gulf of Mexico sale. * This is the last sale planned because the Biden administrat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The Journal of Physical Chemistry A from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 31, 2023, edition (Vol. 127, Issue 34): Structure, Spectroscopy, and Reactivity of Molecules and Clusters: * Irradiation of Plutonium Tributyl Phosphate Complexes by Ionizing Alpha Particles: A Computational Study * The Effects of Solvent Dynamics on the Back Reaction of Solar-Thermal Energy Storage Systems * Unexplored Isomerization   more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 1 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced two business expansion projects, expected to create 84 new jobs and generate over $1.4 million in capital investment, have received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. The projects are in the cities of Yale and Berrien Springs. "Today's investments will create 84 good-p  more

WHITE PLAINS, New York, Sept. 1 -- The New York State Power Authority issued the following news release: The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has partnered with the City University of New York (CUNY) to implement a boiler plant upgrade at Bronx Community College that will improve the reliability of the campus' heating system. The improvements directly support BuildSmart2025, a statewide energy efficiency program administered by NYPA, aimed at reducing energy usage in state facilities by 11 trill  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 1 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release: * * * * Community Offshore Wind is the first offshore wind developer to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the New Jersey AFL-CIO to negotiate a Labor Harmony Agreement for long-term, non-construction jobs in the industry if the project is selected. * Community Offshore Wind also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with affiliates of the South Jersey Buildin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following abstract of a journal article: * * * Abstract Unprecedented global vegetation greening during past decades is well known to affect annual and seasonal land surface temperatures (LST). However, the impact of observed vegetation cover change on diurnal LST across global climatic zones is not well understood. Using global climatic time-series datasets, we investigated the lo  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news release: * * * Innovative Organic SolidFlow(TM) battery technology poised to deliver 5 megawatts of power for at least 10 hours per cycle, supplementing other storage resources on SRP's system * * * Salt River Project (SRP), a community-based, not-for-profit public power utility serving the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, and CMBlu Energy (CMBlu), a desi  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with USDA Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Farah Ahmad and New Jersey State Director Jane Asselta, visited Eastern Fresh Growers Inc. in Cumberland County to announce grants awarded to recipients through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). More than $3.3 million in funding was awarded to 17 New Jersey rural small business and agricultural pr  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $14,860,642 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development program for thirteen projects, which will build economic prosperity across West Virginia. The funding will support a variety of local businesses and community initiatives. "Investing in our communities means long-term econo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today announced $3,781,798 in federal investments for 43 projects to help Michigan farmers and small businesses address the climate crisis by making their operations more energy efficient. These projects include solar panels, geothermal heating and cooling units, and equipment a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: As a result of his Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. Senator Jon Tester this week secured $1,375,897 in United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding for 35 renewable energy infrastructure projects in Montana. Tester was the only member of Montana's congressional delegation to support the Inflation Reduction Act, which increased REAP grant amounts and increased program funding by $820 million through Fis  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The State University of New York's University at Albany issued the following news: By Mike Nolan Last summer, the University at Albany's Paleoclimate Lab opened its doors at ETEC, offering a new way to analyze samples of natural materials, such as coral and lake sediment, to help reconstruct Earth's climate history. Now, through nearly $800,000 in new support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) this summer, lab researchers are focused on South Asia  more

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- Tokyo Institute of Technology issued the following news release: Alpha-FAPbI3, a promising solar cell material with a cubic perovskite structure that is metastable at room temperature, can be stabilized by introducing a pseudo-halide ion like thiocyanate (SCN-) into its structure, demonstrated by Tokyo Tech researchers in a new study. Their finding provides new insights into the stabilization of the Alpha-phase via grain boundary and pseudo-halide engineering.   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Efforts aim to boost EV use, energy storage, safety of firefighters and well-being of migrant workers Key takeaways * Five projects led by UCLA investigators have received two-year grants to pursue research related to climate change, and to health, technology and other challenges brought by climate change. * The California Climate Action grants are being disbursed through a par  more