WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- 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 Oct. 16, 2023, edition (Vol. 11, Issue 41): Perspectives: * Metal-Free Carbon-Based Nanomaterials: Insights from Synthesis to Applications in Sustainable Catalysis * Recent Advances o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Advanced Functional Materials, a peer-review journal produced in Weinheim, Germany, that says it reports on breakthrough research in all aspects of materials science, including nanotechnology, chemistry, physics and biology, published research articles on the following topics in its Oct. 10, 2023, edition (Vol. 33, Issue 42): Reviews: * Challenges and Solutions for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries with Lean Electrolyte * 2D MXenes as a Promising Candidate for Surface Enhanced   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is announcing that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding up to $925 million to develop a hydrogen hub spanning four Appalachian states including Pennsylvania. "The ARCH2 hydrogen hub is an incredible regional opportunity to put Appalachia at the forefront of the 21st century economy," said Senator Casey. "Southwestern Pennsylvania has a long, proud his  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is announcing the Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded up to $750 million to develop a hydrogen hub in Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, and Delaware. "The Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub is a gamechanger for Southeastern Pennsylvania," Senator Casey said. "This hub will bring good union jobs, economic growth, and clean energy innovation to the r  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2023: The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) today released a brief providing policy recommendations and community insights on clean hydrogen following a local stakeholder roundtable in Houston, Texas this summer. The roundtable was convened in partnership with the Center for Houston's Future, to explore the potential economic opportunities represented by the development,  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 17 -- The North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2023: A coalition of clean energy advocates has filed an appeal with the North Carolina Court of Appeals, contending that the state's electric utility regulators violated state law when they approved Duke Energy's plan to gut financial incentives for residential solar customers. The coalition is petitioning the court to reverse changes the North Carolina Uti  more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 17 -- Clean Water Action issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2023: In her "What's Next" address in late August, Governor Whitmer called on the Michigan Legislature to prioritize and pass strong legislation to create a 100% clean energy standard aligned with the policies outlined in the MI Healthy Climate Plan - a goal supported by a majority of Michigan voters. Strong climate legislation is at risk of stalling or being further weakened due to the corrosive infl  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Oct. 17 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2023: Duke Energy Florida is taking steps to reduce customer rates in 2024, while continuing to add more solar power and make grid improvements to enhance reliability, security and resilience. The company today filed its projected Hurricane Idalia storm recovery costs with the Florida Public Service Commission and asked the commission to reduce the 2024 rate charged for previous storms, including hurr  more

DARWIN, Australia, Oct. 17 -- Charles Darwin University issued the following news: An international team of students from Saxion University of Applied Sciences and the University of Twente in the Netherlands is making last minute adjustments to their solar car at Charles Darwin University (CDU) ahead of the Bridgestone World Solar Car Challenge in a matter of days. Based in the Dutch town of Enschede, Solar Team Twente have made a trades workshop at CDU their base for the last month to prepare  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- The Engine Technology Forum (formerly the Diesel Technology Forum) issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2023: The Engine Technology Forum announces the release of the white paper Benefits of Renewable Bio-Based Diesel Fuels developed by Transport Energy Strategies, a leading consultancy on global transport energy issues. Renewable biobased fuels, such as biodiesel and renewable diesel, are a proven and available strategy for immediately reducing greenhou  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Inorganic Chemistry, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it features bioinorganic, organometallic, solid-state, materials and nanoscale chemistry, energy and photochemistry, catalysis, theory and computation, published research articles on the following topics in its Oct. 16, 2023, edition (Vol. 62, Issue 41): Featured Articles: * Nickel(I)-Phenolate Complexes: The Key to Well-Defined Ni(I) Species Communications: * A Cationic Octanuc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Inorganic Chemistry, a journal that says it features studies in all phases of inorganic chemistry from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Oct. 16, 2023, edition (Vol. 62, Issue 41): Featured Articles: * Nickel(I)-Phenolate Complexes: The Key to Well-Defined Ni(I) Species Communications: * A Cationic Octanuclear Zirconium Peroxide Ring with Unusual Thermal Stability * Second-Harmonic Generation in Homochiral Anti  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 17 -- The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2023: New York City Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue opened the North Park section of Freshkills Park on Staten Island -- the first section inside the former Fresh Kills Landfill site to open to the public -- on October 15. Once fully developed, Freshkills Park will be the second-largest park in the five boroughs and serve as an enduring symbol of urban  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Oct. 16, 2023: * * * Conventional systems for producing hydrogen depend on fossil fuels, but the new system uses only solar energy. * * * By Jennifer Chu MIT engineers aim to produce totally green, carbon-free hydrogen fuel with a new, train-like system of reactors that is driven solely by the sun. In a study appearing today in Solar Energy Journal, the engineers lay out the  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 17 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a milestone in New York's nation-leading effort to combat climate change and transition to zero-emission vehicles. The Federal Highway Administration has approved New York State's updated plan to utilize National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program Funds to install and operate additional fast charging stations, clearing the way for the state t  more

HYATTSVILLE, Maryland, Oct. 17 -- Pepco issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2023: Housing Initiative Partnership, Inc. (HIP), a nonprofit affordable housing developer, along with Pepco, BlockEnergy(TM), and its public-private partners today celebrated the ground breaking of a new residential community in the Town of Fairmount Heights. The community will feature six zero energy single-family homes, powered by a BlockEnergy advanced community microgrid energy system, and a pocket park t  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 14 -- President Biden issued the following remarks during his visit at the Tioga Marine Terminal about creating good-paying union jobs, investing in America and building the clean energy future: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. It's good to be almost home. Hey, guys, I live in Delaware. Okay? (Laughter.) And, by the way, I'm a big Pennsylvania guy, but you have an advantage in Philly. One, I married a Philly girl. Two, you're between Scranton and Wilm  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The White House issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2023: Today, President Biden will visit CS Wind in Pueblo, Colorado -- the largest wind tower manufacturer in the world -- to highlight how his Bidenomics agenda is creating jobs and opportunities in Colorado's third congressional district. CS Wind recently announced it is expanding operations and creating hundreds of jobs as a direct result of the Inflation Reduction Act -- which extreme Congressional Republic  more

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, Oct. 17 -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news: The world's first off-road solar car, Stella Terra, operates more efficiently than initially calculated with a range of approximately 550 kilometers, depending on the terrain. TU/e student team Solar Team Eindhoven has reached the end point of their 1,000-kilometer test drive, from northern Morocco to the Sahara, with the world's first off-road solar car Stella Terra. In Morocco, the solar car   more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 17 -- EcoWatch posted the following news: By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes Solar is a major contributor to the renewable energy mix, with everything from solar lights and heating to solar TVs and refrigerators. Now, there is the Stella Terra, the first off-road solar-powered car, which recently completed a test drive of 620 miles across north Africa without recharging. "We are pushing the boundaries of technology. With Stella Terra, we want to demonstrate that the transition  more