WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2023: The American Clean Power Association (ACP) today announced two new additions to the organization, one to run State Affairs and the other to lead Campaign Communications. Sarah Cottrell Propst, New Mexico's Cabinet Secretary of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, will join ACP as Vice President of State Affairs to lead a team of dedicated state affairs directors. In  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- ACS Applied Nano Materials, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it covers engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to applications of nanomaterials, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 10, 2023, edition (Vol. 6, Issue 21): Reviews: * Trends in Using Fluorescent MXene Quantum Dots for Selective Detection and Bioimaging Applications: A Review * Extending the Optical Absorption Limit of Graphitic Car  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- ACS Energy Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it features scientific advances in applied sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 8, Issue 11, edition (Vol. 8, Issue 11): Energy Focus: * Empowering Tomorrow's Leaders Viewpoints: * Reducing Humidity Dependency of Ambient-Air-Processed Wide-Bandgap Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells * Perovskite Solar Modules for the Residential Sector Perspecti  more

DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 10 (TNSres) -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: An analysis of the electric resource plan (ERP) for Xcel Energy's Colorado subsidiary, the Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo), found that a portfolio of clean energy resources - including solar, wind, and battery storage - would be a more cost-effective way to power Colorado homes and businesses compared to building a new natural gas "peaker" plant. The independent report from Strategen Consul  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Applied Nano Materials, a journal that says it covers engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to applications of nanomaterials from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 10, 2023, edition (Vol. 6, Issue 21): Reviews: * Trends in Using Fluorescent MXene Quantum Dots for Selective Detection and Bioimaging Applications: A Review * Extending the Optical Absorption Limit of Graphitic Carbon Nitride Photoc  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 10 (TNSres) -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The research, which was published in Nature Astronomy last month, has the potential to impact our understanding of how water, a critical resource for life and sustained future human missions to the Moon, formed and continues to evolve. * * * Scientists have discovered that electrons from Earth may be contributing to the formation of water on the Moon's surface. The research, published in Na  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 10 -- The Ohio's Electric Cooperatives issued the following news: Last Christmas, Ohio came within minutes of experiencing blackouts over the holiday due to electricity demand exceeding available power supply. The close call came during a stretch of extremely cold days over Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Thankfully, Ohio avoided blackouts, but states just south of Ohio weren't so lucky. This winter, Ohio, and nearly the entire eastern half of the United States is "at ris  more

MELVILLE, New York, Nov. 11 -- Physics Teacher, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Association for Physics Teachers, published research articles on the following topics in its November 2023 edition (Vol. 61, Issue 8): FIGURING PHYSICS: * October Figuring Physics Answer * Answer to November 2023 Figuring Physics Question PAPERS: * Can 1 kg of Iron Float on Water? * Where Is Half of the Universe? * Using Math in Physics: 6. Reading the physics in a graph * Strategic Design of a Fi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation issued the following testimony by James C. O'Brien, assistant secretary of State for European and Eurasian affairs, involving a hearing on Oct. 25, 2023, entitled "Assessing the Department of State's Strategy for Security in the Black Sea Region": * * * Senator Shaheen, Ranking Member Ricketts, distinguished members of the Committee: Thank you for the invitation to speak with you today  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 11 -- The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy issued the following news release: This week, in a 6-1 vote, the South Carolina Public Service Commission approved Dominion Energy South Carolina's long range power plans (its Integrated Resource Plan, or "IRP") without incorporating any changes suggested by the public or intervening parties to the case. Dominion's plan includes a large new gas-fired power plant that would be jointly financed by Santee Cooper and would   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 11 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2023: This week, in a 6-1 vote, the South Carolina Public Service Commission approved Dominion Energy South Carolina's long range power plans (its Integrated Resource Plan, or "IRP") without incorporating any changes suggested by the public or intervening parties to the case. Dominion's plan includes a large new gas-fired power plant that would be jointly financed by Santee C  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2023: From artificial intelligence to spot illegal online sales of freshwater turtles, to harnessing solar energy to reduce marine bycatch in illuminated gillnets, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize winners are reaching beyond the traditional conservation community to foster technology-driven solutions that can solve con  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, Nov. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Tulsa College of Engineering and Natural Sciences issued the following news: At The University of Tulsa, scholarly activity has long been a core component of faculty work. From oil technology to oil tycoons, the subjects of research at TU have been as vast as the open prairie where Tulsa was founded. "Every great city has a great university that drives the economy, feeds the culture and raises the bar for education. TU is that engine for T  more