WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- ACS Omega, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features findings in chemistry and interfacing areas of science from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Oct. 24, 2023, edition (Vol. 8, Issue 42): Reviews: * Effect of Minor Oxide and Residual Carbon on Coal Ash Crystallization Behavior and Slag Properties during Coal Gasification: Critical Literature Review and Thermodynamic Simulation Articles: * Design-of-Experim  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON -- - U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) joined the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today to announce nearly $3.2 million to fund 5 projects in Maryland that advance environmental justice as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), as well as the Economic Development Administration (EDA), Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), the National institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to support   more

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 25 -- The Colorado Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Passenger rail service from Denver through Steamboat Springs and on to Craig could be re-established thanks to a $5 million investment that will study the rail line as well as statewide transit connectivity, such as the Bustang system on I-70 and how it can grow in the future. Local communities along the Yampa Valley have brought attention to the potential to re-establish passenger rail, s  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 25 -- The European Commission issued the following remarks on Oct. 24, 2023, by Executive Vice President Maros Sefcovic and Commissioners Kadri Simson and Wopke Hoekstra on the European Union Wind Power Package and the State of the Energy Union 2023: * * * Today, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, addressed the College by videoconference and the Commission reaffirmed its unwavering support to Ukraine for as long as it takes. Now we can find his speaking poin  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The European Commission issued the following news release: In the State of the Energy Union Report 2023, the European Commission looks back on the EU response to the unprecedented energy crisis of the past two years, assesses the state of play with the green transition at national, European and global level, and sets out the challenges and opportunities ahead as Europe pursues its ambitious climate and energy goals for 2030 and 2050. The Report shows how   more

PARIS, France, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- Greenpeace International, a coordinating organization of Greenpeace, issued the following news release: In response to the release of the International Energy Agency World Energy Outlook report, Kaisa Kosonen, Policy Coordinator, Greenpeace International said: "We now have everything we need to solve this crisis but it hinges on governments acting with the political courage to make a fast and fair plan to end climate-wrecking fossil fuels. The priority of thi  more

PARIS, France, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The International Energy Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2023: * * * World Energy Outlook shows there are set to be almost 10 times as many electric cars on the road, with renewables nearing half of the global power mix, but much stronger policies needed for 1.5 C * * * Major shifts underway today are set to result in a considerably different global energy system by the end of this decade, according to the IEA's new World Energy Outlook  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Desiree Plata is on a lifelong mission to make sustainability a bigger factor in design decisions. * * * In a recent podcast interview with MIT President Sally Kornbluth, Associate Professor Desiree Plata described her childhood pastime of roaming the backyards and businesses of her grandmother's hometown of Gray, Maine. Through her wanderings, Plata noticed a disturbing p  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 25 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2023: New York State Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that Community Offshore Wind, a joint venture of RWE and National Grid Ventures, was provisionally awarded a 1.3 gigawatt (GW) offtake contract as part of the state's third solicitation for offshore wind. The project will be developed as the first of multiple phases located within Community Off  more

PARIS, France, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- Oil Change International issued the following statement on Oct. 24, 2023: * * * Today, the International Energy Agency's flagship report, the World Energy Outlook (WEO), reaffirms that world leaders must not develop new oil, gas, or coal beyond existing fields, and must close some existing fields and infrastructure early, to remain within the internationally agreed upon temperature limit. The WEO's findings reinforce urgent calls for governments to commit to   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: A revolutionary NETL technology that uses domestic coal as a feedstock to make better batteries, stronger construction materials and improve a wide range of consumer products has been acquired for commercial development by Carbon Holdings Intellectual Properties, a subsidiary of Ramaco Inc. The Lab's patented process converts lignite, bituminous and anthracite r  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2023: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a nearly $465 million grant for grid infrastructure investments in North Dakota and the surrounding region. The grant is being awarded to the Joint Targeted Interconnection Queue (JTIQ) Transmission Project, a collaboration between Midcontinent Independent Se  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 25 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2023: Today clean energy advocates convened at the Public Service Commission (PSC) to spotlight how Rocky Mountain Power continues to slow its transition to clean energy at the expense of its customers and Utah taxpayers. In May, Rocky Mountain Power submitted its biennial Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) that foreshadows where the utility plans to get power for the next twenty years. As it stands, the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release statement on Oct. 24, 2023: * * * The IEA published its annual World Energy Outlook today, which shows that progress is being made to move the global economy to renewable resources, but there is still too much reliance on fossil fuels that put energy security and the future livability of the planet at risk. Thanks to existing policies, including the U.S.'s Inflation Reduction Act, IEA predicts global fossil fuel demand w  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 20 -- The European Commission issued the following joint statement by the U.S. and the European Union after the U.S.-EU Summit: * * * 1. The United States and the European Union and its Member States, representing nearly 800 million citizens, united by our values and bound together by the most dynamic economic relationship on earth, reaffirm our commitment to a transatlantic partnership that delivers for all our people. Since the last U.S.-EU Summit in June 2021, the wo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded $2,720,950 in federal funding to spur economic development across Southwest Virginia by helping more businesses access capital and upgrading outdoor recreation infrastructure. The funding was awarded by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)'s Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiati  more