WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- 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. 27, 2023, edition (Vol. 6, Issue 22): Letters: * The Perspective of Thermochemical Cycles for Concentrated Solar Energy * Impact of the Current on Reverse Bias Degradation of Perovskite Solar Cells Ar  more

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 27 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Bitcoin mining is often perceived as environmentally damaging because it uses huge amounts of electricity to power its intensive computing needs, but what if the mining process could be used to mitigate climate change instead of accelerating it? A new study led by Cornell researchers investigated planned renewable energy projects across the U.S. and calculated each project's potential to profit from bitcoin mining durin  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 27 -- The city of Boston issued the following news release: Today, the City of Boston announced new electricity rates through Boston's Community Choice Electricity (BCCE) program, and encouraged all customers to choose BCCE as their electricity supplier. The City's new rates will be in effect beginning December 2023 until December 2025 using a new contracted supplier, Direct Energy. BCCE's default and Green100 rates offer more renewable energy and cost less than Ever  more

PERTH, Australia, Nov. 27 (TNSres) -- Curtin University issued the following news release: A new report by Curtin University and The University of Queensland has provided insights into the trade-offs between overhead and underground transmission lines and the challenges of expanding Australia's grid for renewable energy initiatives. The federal government has set a goal of more than 80 per cent of electricity coming from renewable energy by 2030, and one of the key pillars of this transition i  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Nov. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: As the United States moves toward net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the nation will need a broad mix of clean energy projects to carry the load. To build these projects, developers must overcome any number of challenges including financing, siting and environmental regulations. Now, the Department of Energy (DOE) is helping developers eliminate some of the obstacles by   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following agency statement on Nov. 27, 2023: * * * Key Takeaways 1 The Biden Administration announced a deal with China to push the purchase and use of China's "green products" by Americans, while continuing to abandon the use of the oil, coal and gas that powered the United States to be the world's largest economy. 2 The United States is also working with France to punish private investors who choose to finance and build co  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 28 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Nov. 27, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced New York was awarded nearly $24 million in federal funding to strengthen and modernize the State's electric grid to reduce the impacts of extreme weather and natural disasters. The Grid Resilience and Tribal Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy under the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will provide support for New York projects t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that Boston Metal will receive a $50 million grant through the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Recycling Grants Program to support the construction of a new facility in Weirton, West Virginia, to manuf  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Just before Thanksgiving, the South Carolina Public Service Commission (SCPSC) approved the Dominion Energy South Carolina (DESC) Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) in its entirety, only requiring that DESC "fully address" the Office of Regulatory Staff's' limited recommendations in its 2024 IRP update. In the approved plan, Dominion chose not to consider 100% clean energy scenarios to replace its aging Williams coal plant,   more

READING, England, Nov. 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Reading issued the following news wrap up entitled "Reading in the News": #PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment * BBC World Service Radio spoke to Professor Christopher Merchant (Meteorology) on why, despite the Paris Climate Agreement of 2015, records are still being broken with the amount of carbon emissions in the atmosphere. The interview also aired on US radio station KUOW-FM. * IOL (https://www.  more