WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following statement on Oct. 24, 2023: * * * The American Clean Power Association (ACP) released the following statement from Josh Kaplowitz, Vice President for Offshore Wind, after New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the solicitation awards for three offshore wind and 22 land-based renewable energy projects totaling 6.4 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy: "The projects announced today represent $20 billion in new investme  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- ACS Applied Electronic Materials, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Oct. 24, 2023, edition (Vol. 5, Issue 10): Halide Perovskite Materials and Devices for Energy and Electronic Applications Editorial: * Joint Forum on Halide Perovskite Materials and Devices for Energy and Electronic Applications Spotlight on Applications: * Recent Progress of Halide Perovskites Applied to Five Senses  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- 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 Oct. 23, 2023, edition (Vol. 6, Issue 20): Halide Perovskite Materials and Devices for Energy and Electronic Applications Editorial: * Joint Forum on Halide Perovskite Materials and Devices for Energy and El  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- ACS Nano, a journal from the American Chemical Society that says it covers nanoscience and nanotechnology at the interfaces of chemistry, biology, materials science, physics and engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its Oct. 24, 2023, edition (Vol. 17, Issue 20): Editorial: * Three Decades of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Research: Envisioning the Next Breakthrough Applications * Celebrating a Nobel Prize to the "Discovery of Quantum Dots  more

WEINHEIM, Germany, Oct. 25 -- Advanced Sustainable Systems, a peer-reviewed journal on the development and implementation of systems, solutions, technologies and applications that share the focus on the advancement of sustainable living, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2023 edition (Vol. 7, Issue 10): Reviews: * All-Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells: Rapid Development of Thin Film Photovoltaic Technology * Recent Development and Future Perspectives of High Entr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is announcing that Southeastern Pennsylvania has been selected as a Regional Technology and Innovation Hub (Tech Hub) for life sciences. Led by the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA, the Greater Philadelphia Region Precision Medicine Tech Hub will focus on an expanded view of precision medicine by building on Greater Philadelphia's world-class l  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is announcing a $400,000 grant to further develop the manufacturing sector in North Central Pennsylvania. The Economic Development Administration (EDA) at the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has awarded the competitive planning grant to the North Central Pressed Materials Strategy Development Consortium thanks to the Tech Hubs Strategy Development Grant program  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 25 -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing many of the world's largest companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and other global sustainability challenges, issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2023: Ceres released the following statement in response to the adoption of a historic, interagency Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rulemaking. The final amendments to the regulations implementing the CRA are the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America issued the following commentary on Oct. 23, 2023: * * * U.S. Solar Industry Threatened by China's Overproduction By Jeff Ferry As campaign season approaches, Democrats in Congress and the Biden administration will surely tout the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as a major achievement. And thanks to generous tax credits, the 2022 law has spurred more than $10 billion in new domestic solar manufacturing plans. The White House reports   more

LONDON, England, Oct. 25 -- Dalton Transactions, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that encompasses the organometallic, bioinorganic and materials chemistry of the elements, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 7, 2023, edition: * Fluorescent and chromogenic organic probes to detect group 10 metal ions: design strategies and sensing applications * A lithium-scandium sulfate with second-harmonic generation response and deep-ultraviolet transp  more

VIENNA, Austria, Oct. 25 -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: The Energy Community Secretariat and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) have announced a significant partnership to revolutionise renewable energy project planning and permitting processes. This landmark collaboration is cemented through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and aligns with the Energy Community Treaty's commitment to sustainable energy development. The MOU's primary objective is to bolster the sustainability  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2023: * * * Memorandum of understanding between GSA and the Southern Company sparked by President Biden's executive order reestablishing federal government as a sustainability leader * * * The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) today announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between GSA and Southern Company to develop carbon pollution-free electricity (CFE) option  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute issued the following news: Marissa Weichman, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, has been awarded a 2023 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation for her proposal to study atmospheric aerosols and their potential role in climate change. Weichman is one of 20 scientists nationwide to receive the prestigious, early-career fellowship, among the na  more

BOGOTA, Colombia, Oct. 25 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight advised GreenYellow Colombia S.A.S. on its latest financing round from Banco Santander S.A. On October 13, GreenYellow announced a new non-recourse green loan of $35 million (approximately 144 billion Colombian pesos) from Banco Santander for an energy efficiency portfolio with Grupo Exito in Colombia. GreenYellow is a French multinational energy company that helps clients lower the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight and the Subcommittee on Research and Technology issued the following written testimony by Caleb Watney, co-CEO at the Institute for Progress, involving a joint hearing on Oct. 18, 2023, entitled "Balancing Knowledge and Governance: Foundations for Effective Risk Management of Artificial Intelligence": * * * Chairman Obernolte and Chairman Collins, Ranking Member Foushee and Ranking Membe  more

PASADENA, California, Oct. 25 -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: To explore the mysterious ice-encrusted moon Europa, the mission will need to endure bombardment by radiation and high-energy particles surrounding Jupiter. When NASA's Europa Clipper begins orbiting Jupiter to investigate whether its ice-encased moon, Europa, has conditions suitable for life, the spacecraft will pass repeatedly through one of the most punishing radiation environments in our solar syst  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- 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. 23, 2023, edition (Vol. 62, Issue 42): Communications: * Uranyl Polyoxotungstate Cluster for Visible-Light-Driven Heterogeneous C-H Selective Fluorination Articles:   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- 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. 23, 2023, edition (Vol. 62, Issue 42): Communications: * Uranyl Polyoxotungstate Cluster for Visible-Light-Driven Heterogeneous C-H Selective Fluorination Articles: * N-N-Bridged Polynuclear POM-Based Coordination Polymers Based on a V-Type Ligand: Proton Conduction and Ma  more

LONDON, England, Oct. 25 -- The Journal of Materials Chemistry A, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it covers production of materials related to energy storage and conversion, sustainability or living, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 7, 2023, edition (Vol. 11, Issue 41): * Journal of Materials Chemistry A Editor's choice collection: Advancing electrocatalysts for a sustainable world * Phase engineering of inorganic halide Cs-P  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 25 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following transcript of remarks on Oct. 24, 2023: * * * Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul announced the largest state investment in renewable energy in United States history, demonstrating New York's leadership in advancing the clean energy transition. The conditional awards include three offshore wind and 22 land-based renewable energy projects totaling 6.4 gigawatts of clean energy, enough to power 2.6 million New York  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 25 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the largest state investment in renewable energy in United States history, demonstrating New York's leadership in advancing the clean energy transition. The conditional awards include three offshore wind and 22 land-based renewable energy projects totaling 6.4 gigawatts of clean energy, enough to power 2.6 million New York homes and deliver approx  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 -- New Journal of Chemistry, a peer-reviewed journal from the National Center for Scientific Research that says it covers crystal design and understanding of solid-state and crystalline materials, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 7, 2023, edition (Vol. 47, Issue 41): * A facile and efficient preparation of prism[6]arene and its dual responsive complexation with 1-adamantane ammonium tetrakis[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-phenyl]borate * A hollow  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 25 -- Penn State's College of Education issued the following news on Oct. 23, 2023: As the world of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) is constantly changing, so too is the world of science education. Penn State's Center for Science and the Schools (CSATS) in the College of Education has worked for nearly two decades to provide educators with the tools needed to engage Pennsylvania's students in authentic science and engineering. The cen  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: Sandia National Laboratories is collaborating with New Mexico-based CSolPower LLC to develop an affordable method of storing energy from renewable sources. The primary goal of the partnership is to transition to zero-carbon solar and wind energy for generating electricity. "You need to have energy storage and dispatchable power when renewable energy is unavailable  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- Associated Builders and Contractors issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2023 : According to an October 2023 survey of ABC contractor members published today, 98% of respondents stated that controversial prevailing wage and government-registered apprenticeship policies imposed by the Inflation Reduction Act will make them less likely to bid on clean energy projects. The survey gauged ABC members' responses to a proposed rule issued by the Internal Reven  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Steve Kuhlmann Tucked away in the mountains of western Puerto Rico, the rural community of Castaner faced months without power in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017. A team, including researchers from Texas A&M University, is now working to better manage and withstand future challenges using technology and distributed energy resources like rooftop solar panels. The pro  more

OAKLAND, California, Oct. 25 -- The Greenlining Institute issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2023: Today, the federal regulators responsible for administering the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) unveiled an update of the nation's landmark anti-redlining legislation. Redlining was a tool used by banks to systematically deny financial services to communities of color prior to the CRA's enactment in 1977, which outlawed the practice. Unfortunately, the update missed a critical opportu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued the following news release: On the weekend of November 18-19, Catholics across the United States are asked to respond to Pope Francis' World Day of the Poor by giving to the U.S. bishops' Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD). This special annual collection supports the U.S. bishops' anti-poverty and social justice program established a half-century ago and assists poor and marginalized populations in communities acr  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * New UChicago, Field Museum study finds lunar crystals formed at least 4.46 billion years ago * * * More than 4 billion years ago, when the solar system was still young and the Earth was still growing, a giant object the size of Mars crashed into the Earth. The biggest piece that broke off of the early Earth formed our moon. But precisely when this happened has remained a mystery. In a new study  more

FORT DAVIS, Texas, Oct. 25 -- The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory issued the following news release: McDonald Observatory is honored to receive a grant from Permian Basin Area Foundation in support of the Observatory's ongoing efforts to renovate exhibits at its Frank N. Bash Visitors Center. The exhibits are a meaningful part of the visitor experience, providing an opportunity to learn about the fundamentals of astronomy and the questions it's trying to answer. Since the   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 25 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a comment letter to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), led by the State of Iowa, opposing the Proposed Rule for Phase Two Revisions of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations. The Proposed Rule was released on July 28, 2023. NEPA is the federal law that requires agencies to prepare environmental assessments and environmental impact statement  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $93,123,844 in federal funding to help low-income individuals and families in Virginia pay for home heating costs, cover utility bills, and help weatherize homes to lower their energy bills as winter approaches. The funding is awarded through the Administration for Children and Families' Low Income Home Energy Assistance Progra  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The White House Council on Environmental Quality issued the following news release: In a historic first, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a whole-of-government commitment to power federal facilities in Arkansas with locally supplied 100 percent carbon pollution-free electricity (CFE) under a first of its kind 24/7 CFE contract with utility Entergy Arkansas. The federal clean energy commitment will drive development of new clean energy projects in Arkansas, creati  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has introduced legislation that would help state, local and Tribal governments accelerate the permitting and inspection process for residents to install home energy systems, like rooftop solar panels. "Each year, more Americans are installing solar panels and other clean energy products into their homes but local governments are struggling to streamline t  more