WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- 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 Sept. 25, 2023, edition (Vol. 6, Issue 18): Metal-Organic Frameworks for Energy Storage Applications Editorial: * Forum on Metal-Organic Frameworks for Energy Storage Applications Spotlight on Applications  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, a journal that says it features challenges of sustainability in the chemical enterprise and advance principles of green chemistry and green engineering from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 25, 2023, edition (Vol. 11, Issue 38): Perspectives: * Perspectives from the 2022 Cohort of the American Chemical Society Summer School on Green Chemistry & Sustainable Energy   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The American Farmland Trust issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: American Farmland Trust (AFT) applauds today's bipartisan introduction of the Protecting Future Farmland Act of 2023. The legislation, introduced by Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), would make significant progress toward ensuring the current renewable energy buildout benefits rural communities, protects farmland, and strengthens farm viability. Specifically, the Prot  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Sept. 26 -- EDF Renewables, a renewable energy developer, issued the following news release: EDF Renewables North America today announced the execution of a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with El Paso Electric (EPE). The PPA covers the output from the 150 MWac Milagro Solar and the 75 MW / 300 MWh Milagro Storage Project, which are slated for commercial operation in 2025. The Milagro Solar+Storage project, located on undeveloped private land in the Santa Teresa a  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 26 -- MidAmerican Energy issued the following news: MidAmerican Energy reached a new milestone - delivering 100% renewable energy to serve its Iowa customers' electricity usage last year. In 2022, MidAmerican's wind fleet generated more than 27,000 gigawatt-hours over the 12-month period, exceeding the total annual usage of the company's Iowa customers. The achievement was possible thanks to a record-setting wind resource in 2022 and MidAmerican's decades-long commitmen  more

DULUTH, Minnesota, Sept. 26 -- Minnesota Power, a division of Allete, issued the following news release: Minnesota Power plans to add eight all-electric pickups to its light-duty vehicle fleet as it switches a significant portion of its fleet to EVs as part of its EnergyForward strategy for a carbon-free future. The new Chevrolet Silverado pickups will join the fleet late this year or early in 2024. Minnesota Power is highlighting its plans for light-duty vehicles during National Drive Electri  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Optics Express, a peer-reviewed journal from the Optical Society that emphasizes scientific and technology innovations in all aspects of optics and photonics, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 28, 2023, edition (Vol. 31, Issue 17): AMPLIFYING BLACK VOICES IN OPTICS AND PHOTONICS: - Terahertz and X-ray Optics * Emulating the Deutsch-Josza algorithm with an inverse-designed terahertz gradient-index lens - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL OPTICS EX  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 26 -- Processes, a peer-reviewed open access journal on processes in chemistry, biochemistry, biology, materials and systems engineering research fields, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2023 edition (Vol. 11, Issue 9): * A Compact Microwave-Driven UV Lamp for Dental Light Curing * A Comparative Study on the Bioavailability and Soil-to-Plant Transfer Factors of Potentially Toxic Element Contamination in Agricultural Soils and Their   more

BRISBANE, Australia, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: Finding ways to engage the public in the transformation of Australia's electricity systems, including the adoption of electric vehicles, is the challenge set for teams competing in Nudgeathon 2023 at QUT this week. The behavioural change challenge (26-28 September) is presented by QUT's Centre for Behavioural Economics, Society and Technology (BEST) in collaboration with the Behavioural  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: In the high desert of Nevada, Elizabeth Silber watched NASA's Sample Return Capsule from OSIRIS-REx descend into Earth's atmosphere on Sunday, but unlike most scientists, she wasn't there for the asteroid rocks. Silber, a physicist at Sandia National Laboratories, is working with researchers from Sandia and Los Alamos national laboratories, the Defense T  more

BRISTOL, England, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: A new study shows unprecedented heat is likely to lead to the next mass extinction since the dinosaurs died out, eliminating nearly all mammals in some 250 million years time. The research, published today in Nature Geoscience and led by the University of Bristol, presents the first-ever supercomputer climate models of the distant future and demonstrates how climate extremes will dramatically in  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago's Energy Policy Institute issued the following news: * * * Harris Public Policy students worked for UChicago faculty as part of the 2023 Bartlett and DRW fellowship programs. * * * Five students from the Harris School of Public Policy spent their summers working closely with University of Chicago faculty as part of the James Bartlett Fellowship Program in Energy and Environmental Policy and the DRW Graduate Fellowship in Econo  more