ORLANDO, Florida, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Central Florida issued the following news: * * * This distinguished honor recognizes researchers at universities across the state in the categories of science, engineering, and medicine and public health. * * * Four mid-career researchers from the University of Central Florida received Rising Stars awards by the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL), a group that brings together the nation's most distinguished  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- 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 Nov. 13, 2023, edition (Vol. 6, Issue 21): Letters: * Anion-Exchange Membrane-Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Using Porous Hematite Photoanodes * Highly Active Nanostructured NiCoMo-Based Catalyst for   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: PHOENIX -- The Bureau of Land Management has approved construction of a 500-kilovolt generation tie line (gen-tie) about 60 miles west of Phoenix in Maricopa County. A gen-tie line connects the facility where energy is generated into the larger transmission system. This project will support the delivery of solar energy from the 150-megawatt Harquahala Sun solar generation faci  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's Arizona State Office issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management has approved construction of a 500-kilovolt generation tie line (gen-tie) about 60 miles west of Phoenix in Maricopa County. A gen-tie line connects the facility where energy is generated into the larger transmission system. This project will support the delivery of solar energy from the 150-megawatt Harquahala Sun s  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following Q&A on Nov. 13, 2023: * * * Insights into the Foreign Pollution Fee Act By William Alan Reinsch and Thibault Denamiel On November 2, 2023, Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced the Foreign Pollution Fee (FPF) Act, which aims to allow the United States to "address economic, geopolitical, and national security all at once" by imposing a fee on product  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Dentons, a law firm, issued the following news release: Dentons has advised DNB Bank ASA and mBank S.A. on extending a revolving credit facility to Greenvolt Power, a company belonging to Greenvolt Group, which specializes in wind and solar projects. The Euros90 million credit facility will be utilized to finance the construction of wind farms and large-scale photovoltaic projects in Poland. "The revolving credit line is an instrument that provides the investor with flex  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- Environmental Entrepreneurs issued the following statement on Nov. 13, 2023: * * * Businesses announced nearly $16 billion in new private-sector investments for 13 new large-scale clean energy projects in October, according to the latest monthly analysis of new clean energy and clean vehicle projects by the national nonpartisan business group E2. The projects include electric vehicle, battery and solar panel factories and hydrogen projects in eight states. Base  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 14 -- The Exploratorium issued the following news release: The Exploratorium is proud to announce that it is officially a Net Zero Energy building, achieving its goal of becoming the largest net zero energy use museum in the U.S., if not the world. Opening along San Francisco's waterfront in 2013 as one of the greenest buildings of its time, the Exploratorium now generates as much or more energy than it uses on an annual basis at its 220,000-square foot headquart  more

OTTAWA, Illinois, Nov. 14 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release: State Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa, delivered a bipartisan package that will lead to low-cost energy production in Illinois and create jobs by clearing the way for new, small nuclear energy projects. "Nuclear energy is one of the most efficient ways to power our cities, towns and villages. As we continue to shift to green energy, it is clear that we must use nuclear reactors in some capacity," said Yed  more

LIVERMORE, California, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Director Kim Budil and The University of Toledo President Gregory Postel sign a collaboration agreement. (Photos: Daniel Miller/The University of Toledo) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and The University of Toledo (UToledo) formalized a collaboration agreement with a signing ceremony on Wednesday, Nov.   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * It Would Have Taken Humans Years * * * It can take years of focused laboratory work to determine how to make the highest quality materials for use in electronic and photonic devices. Researchers have now developed an autonomous system that can identify how to synthesize "best-in-class" materials for specific applications in hours or days. The new system, called SmartDope, wa  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 14 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation along with several tourism stakeholders in Niagara Falls, NY will be collaborating with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to provide programming and special events around the Total Solar Eclipse that will take place on April 8, 2024. "Niagara Falls is a specta  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will reduce emissions and pollution, incentivize adaptation, increase R&D, reduce economic vulnerability WASHINGTON - Today the U.S. Department of the Treasury published analysis on how the Inflation Reduction Act, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and other federal policies to address climate change can promote economic growth. The analysis by   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- President Biden and Indonesian President Joko Widodo issued the following joint statement on Nov. 13, 2023, on elevating relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership: * * * President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is honored to welcome Indonesian President Joko Widodo to Washington, D.C. The two leaders mark a historic new phase of bilateral cooperation and friendship between the world's second- and third-largest democracies. On the cusp of celebrating 75 years of diplomatic  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 14 -- The Environmental Integrity Project issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2023: After years of community opposition to building a dirty fossil-fuel-burning power plant and litigation by a team of environmental groups to challenge its permit's weak pollution controls, Invenergy has abandoned its proposal to build the Allegheny Energy Center ("AEC") south of Pittsburgh in Elizabeth Township, PA. Late Friday, Invenergy announced that it had given up it  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability issued the following news on Nov. 13, 2023: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today selected four organizations to receive nearly $8.4 million to develop technologies that will improve grid reliability, optimize electricity infrastructure, and facilitate grid connection with renewable resources. DOE's Office of Electricity (OE) and Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) are  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 14 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Technique Solaire, a French independent producer of renewable energies, and its founders on a Euros200 million capital increase raised from its historical financial shareholders Bpifrance and a pool of investors from the Credit Agricole Group. The three founders, via the holding company JLT Invest, will retain a large majority of the capital. The fundraising will en  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Releases Fifth National Climate Assessment and Announces More Than $6 Billion to Strengthen Climate Resilience Across the Country Since Day One, President Biden has delivered on the most ambitious climate agenda in history - signing into law the largest investment in climate action ever, including more than $50 billion in climate resilience, taking bold action to reduce climate p  more