HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Nov. 10 -- Adtran, a provider of networking and communications equipment, issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2023: Adtran today announced the opening of its new Terafactory in Meiningen, Germany, fortifying supply chain resilience and accelerating regional technological advancements. The new state-of-the-art facility brings production back to Central Europe, boosting the company's robustness against global logistics shocks and promising to create new local jobs. T  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Nov. 9, 2023: * * * CRA Tracker: Congressional Review Act in Recent Years By Dan Bosch and Dan Goldbeck EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * The Congressional Review Act (CRA) allows Congress to effectively void rules promulgated by federal agencies. * Due to the CRA's structure, however, it has been seldom used as to be successful, and it typically must be used when a new president from a different party than the predecess  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release: * * * State Will Operate on 100-Percent Clean Energy by 2040 * * * An ambitious package of renewable energy bills that just passed the Michigan Legislature--now on its way to be signed into law by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer--is drawing strong praise from business-friendly clean energy-focused organizations throughout the state and across the nation. Dubbed the Clean Energy Future Plan, the  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Nov. 10 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: For more than 100 years, the power grid has relied mainly on large electric generators providing alternating current along transmission wires to places both near and far. Thousands of generators are synchronized through the power network to provide stability when problems arise. Maintaining that reliability is critical as thermal power plants retire and more renewable energy sources join the grid, or els  more

BAKERSFIELD, California, Nov. 10 (TNSres) -- California State University-Bakersfield issued the following news: * * * CSUB's Dr. Liaosha Song researches carbon and hydrogen storage * * * A problem as big and complex as climate change doesn't have one easy solution to fix it. Mitigating its effects on the world requires a full toolbox of practical, scientific methods. At California State University, Bakersfield, Dr. Liaosha Song is researching two of them. An associate professor in CSUB's De  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management today announced the Arlington Solar Energy Center in Riverside County is now fully operational. The facility will generate up to 364 megawatts, enough energy to power 110,000 homes a year, and will include 242 megawatts of battery energy storage. "The completion of the Arlington Solar Energy Center represents another major s  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The Electric Power Supply Association issued the following statement on Nov. 9, 2023: * * * A coalition of natural gas and power trade associations known as the Reliability Alliance provided nearly a dozen jointly-developed recommendations for improvements to gas-electric coordination to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in advance of today's annual Technical Conference on Reliability. The trade associations, along with member company technical experts, ha  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced a $440 million investment by the Department of Energy to install solar panels and battery storage systems for 30,000-40,000 low-income households in Puerto Rico. This funding was allocated through the department's Puerto Rico Energy Resilience Fund (PR-ERF) and will also support thousands of clean energy jobs, improve the island's grid resiliency and rel  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following agency statement on Nov. 9, 2023: * * * Key Takeaways 1 Some countries including the United States are arguing for a tripling of renewable energy sources (principally wind and solar) by 2030, but renewable energy is having issues with supply chains, inflation and high interest rates. 2 They would also like to double the world's annual rate of improving energy efficiency to 4 percent per year. 3 Countries are not a  more

LONDON, England, Nov. 10 -- The Journal of Materials Chemistry C, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it covers production of materials related to display technologies, optical materials, magnetics, electronics or information storage technology, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 21, 2023, edition (Vol. 11, Issue 43): * Recent advances in the construction and application of stretchable PEDOT smart electronic membranes * Principles,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it advances in physical chemistry, chemical physics and materials science, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 9, 2023, edition (Vol. 14, Issue 44): Perspectives: * Toward Consistent Physics-Based Modeling of Local Backbone Structures and Chirality Change of Proteins in Coarse-Grained Approaches * Geminal-Based Strategies for Modeli  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 9 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The Michigan Senate gave final approval Wednesday to a package of clean energy bills, including one that requires Michigan to get 100% of its electricity from clean sources by 2040. The bills now move to the desk of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who is expected to sign them. Other bills in the package give state regulators power to approve zoning applications for solar and wind energy generation facilities, s  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Nov. 10 (TNScapv) -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news release: On Friday, Governor Tim Walz will lead a trade delegation to Australia, with stops in the major business centers of Sydney and Melbourne. The mission will focus on growing the state's exports of goods and services, showcasing Minnesota as a top destination for business investment, and developing new partnerships. This will be Minnesota's first-ever trade m  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Nanoscale, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that publishes experimental and theoretical work across the breadth of nanoscience and nanotechnology, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 21, 2023, edition (Vol. 15, Issue 43): * Advances in pixel driving technology for micro-LED displays * MXene-modified electrodes and electrolytes in dye-sensitized solar cells * Utilization of 2D materials in aqueous zinc ion batteries   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The Natural Gas Supply Association issued the following news release: A coalition of natural gas and power trade associations known as the Reliability Alliance provided nearly a dozen jointly-developed recommendations for improvements to gas-electric coordination to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in advance of today's annual Technical Conference on Reliability. The trade associations, along with member company technical experts, have been working togethe  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Nov. 10 -- The North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network issued the following agency statement on Nov. 9, 2023: * * * Watchdog nonprofit NC WARN today thanked NC Gov. Roy Cooper in an open letter for expanding his recent criticism of Duke Energy's plans to gamble the state's climate and economic future on natural gas and experimental nuclear reactors. Today's letter explains that Duke Energy leaders are conning Cooper and the public by planning to keep build  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Nov. 10 -- Physical Review Letters, a journal from the American Physical Society that publishes reports of fundamental and interdisciplinary physics research, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 10, 2023, edition (Vol. 131, Issue 19): LETTERS: - Quantum Information, Science, and Technology * Asymptotic Quantum Many-Body Scars * Macroscopic Quantum Synchronization Effects * Exact Solution of the Infinite-Range Dissipative Transverse-Field   more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Nov. 10 -- Physics Review Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Physical Society that says it features polymers, chemical, soft matter and biological physics, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 10, 2023, edition (Vol. 131, Issue 19): LETTERS: - Quantum Information, Science, and Technology * Asymptotic Quantum Many-Body Scars * Macroscopic Quantum Synchronization Effects * Exact Solution of the Infinite-Range Dissipative Tran  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), and U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), sent a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips and Commissioner  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Nov. 10 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on Nov. 9, 2023: * * * In a win for Kentuckians, regulators at the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) approved Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities' (LG&E/KU) request to install 877 MW of solar generation and a 500 MWh battery to generate and store power in the state. This decision represents a nine-fold increase in the amount of renewable energy LG&E/KU provide today. The PSC also approved the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following statement on Nov. 9, 2023: * * * On November 8, news broke that NuScale Power, the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems, or UAMPS, and the U.S. Department of Energy have terminated their disastrous small modular reactor, or SMR, nuclear project. The boondoggle has wasted hundreds of millions in taxpayer money. "It's about time the plug was pulled on this small modular reactor disaster," said Environmental Working G  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: An electromagnetic pulse, or EMP, can be triggered by a nuclear explosion in the atmosphere or by an electromagnetic generator in a vehicle or aircraft. Here's the chain of reactions it could cause to harm electrical equipment on the ground. Credit: Andy Sproles/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 10 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news on Nov. 9, 2023: By Nancy Luedke Since 2013, the Chancellor's Research Initiative (CRI) has attracted world-renowned scholars and researchers to Texas A&M University. Yet even among these top scholars, Dr. D. Nathan Meehan is a standout; he's the first petroleum engineer accepted under the program. Given his background, his choice of research funded by the CRI is also singular.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: I'm Ricky Ingram, we are at Paint Rock River National Wildlife Refuge, and you're watching This Week at Interior! This Week at Interior In Bozeman, Montana this week, Secretary Haaland held the 12th and final stop on The Road to Healing, a nationwide tour to allow survivors of the federal Indian boarding school system the opportunity to share their stories, help connect communities with trauma-infor  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Nov. 10 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The Maverick Entrepreneur Program and Award Fund distributed $117,000 to 10 student entrepreneurs at the MavPitch grand finale event. The Maverick Entrepreneurship Program and Award was established to encourage UT Arlington students to explore and express their business ideas in a friendly and encouraging environment. The program is one of the most generously funded student-focused entrepre  more