WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- 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 Dec. 11, 2023, edition (Vol. 6, Issue 23): Reviews: * A Comprehensive Review of Current and Emerging Binder Technologies for Energy Storage Applications Articles: * Unlocking the Potential of Recycled End  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, a journal that says it features challenges of sustainability in the chemical enterprise and advance principles of green chemistry and green engineering from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Dec. 11, 2023, edition (Vol. 11, Issue 49): Articles: * Configuring Highly Sensitive Formaldehyde Colorimetric Sensors on Hierarchical Wood Substrates * Thermogravimetric Analysis as   more

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 12 -- Akerman, a law firm, issued the following news release: Akerman is proud to announce that our firm represented Nexwell USA Services LLC in the formation of its strategic partnership with Urban Solar, one of Florida's largest residential solar providers. Nexwell's significant investment into Urban Solar will finance the company's expansion in its core market, as well as new ones. The Akerman team was led by Corporate Partners Jonathan Beckham and Karyn Koiffman, with   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- Barnard College issued the following commentary on Dec. 11, 2023: * * * Avigail Greenberg '25 -- a political science major and environmental science minor -- shines a light on renewable energy systems in Africa for a road map to a sustainable future. * * * The more time I spend researching renewable energy systems, the more I learn about how they offer a win-win solution for a planet -- and the many people on it -- in distress. When I think about human-caused c  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 12 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision denying petition for rulemaking (Agenda ID No. 22055) on Dec. 11, 2023: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Petition To Adopt, Amend, Or Repeal A Regulation Pursuant To Pub. Util. Code Sec. 1708.5. Petition 23-06-018 DECISION DENYING PETITION FOR RULEMAKING Summary This decision denies Petition 23-06-018, filed by the Center for Biological Dive  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 11 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Chiral materials interact with light in very precise ways that are useful for building better displays, sensors and more powerful devices. However, engineering properties such as chirality reliably at scale is still a significant challenge in nanotechnology. Rice University scientists in the lab of Junichiro Kono have developed two ways of making wafer-scale synthetic chiral carbon nanotube (CNT) assemblies startin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Dec. 11, 2023: * * * Natural Gas Can Deliver Energy Justice and Climate Progress in Africa By Gracelin Baskaran and Quill Robinson The COP28 Global Stocktake in Dubai showed that even with all existing emissions reduction pledges, the world is still not on pace to meet the stated goal to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius. A group of policymakers from developed countrie  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced the selection of four research and development (R&D) projects to receive nearly $10 million for the treatment and management of produced water--or wastewater associated with oil and natural gas development and production--and the management of legacy wastewater associated with   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Earthjustice issued the following statement on Dec. 11, 2023: * * * Today, 238 climate, environmental justice, public health, faith, and community organizations signed on to a letter urging President Biden and Energy Secretary Granholm to reject Calcasieu Pass 2 (CP2) Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export license and update the Department of Energy's (DOE) methods for evaluating the public interest in LNG exports. Moneen Nasmith, senior attorney at Earthjustice, released t  more

PENNINGTON, New Jersey, Dec. 11 -- ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, a peer-reviewed journal from the Electrochemical Society that says it covers solid-state science and technology, including chemistry and the physics of materials and devices, published research articles on the following topics in its November 2023 edition (Vol. 12, Issue 11): Carbon Nanostructures and Devices: * Chemical Functionalization of Silicon Carbide Nanotube (SiCNT): First Principles DFT Study * A Ne  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 12 -- Energy and Environmental Science, a peer-reviewed journal linking all aspects of the chemical, physical and biotechnological sciences relating to energy conversion and storage, alternative fuel technologies and environmental science from the Royal Society of Chemistry, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2023 edition (Vol. 16, Issue 12): * Periodic module rejuvenation provides early market entry for circular all-perovskite tandem photo  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 12 -- Energy Technology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features generation, conversion, storage and the distribution of energy, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2023 edition (Vol. 11, Issue 12): Reviews: * Machine Learning in Perovskite Solar Cells: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives * Advances and Perspectives on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: From Nanotechnology to Power Electronics Devices Research Articles: * Impact  more

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, Dec. 12 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC), a leading clean technology integrator specializing in energy resiliency, today announced that it has been selected in Hawaiian Electric Company's clean energy procurement initiative to bring a cleaner and more resilient energy supply to Hawaii. Ameresco was awarded two clean energy facilitie  more

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, Dec. 12 -- Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) is preparing for the upcoming winter season at its Elkhart Hydroelectric Generating Station. To prevent ice buildup, I&M will lower the reservoir level at the facility. Starting next Monday, Dec. 18, the reservoir level at the Elkhart Hydroelectric Generating Station, located on Johnson Street near downtown Elkhart on the St. Joseph River,   more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Dec. 12 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: Governor Wes Moore and the Maryland Energy Administration today announced the annual launch of two key programs that bring better energy solutions to the homes of low-to-moderate income Marylanders and Marylanders living in overburdened or underserved communities. The FY24 Energy Efficiency Equity Grant Program and FY24 Solar Energy Equity Grant Program are expected to provide a total  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 12 -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: * * * Meta and SRP customers will benefit from the solar and stored energy from Eleven Mile Solar Center in Pinal County * * * Today, Meta announced its Mesa data center will soon be supported by new solar energy from Salt River Project (SRP) through a contract with a leading U.S. clean energy provider, 0rsted. Under the contract, Meta will  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Dec. 12 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: National Grid Renewables announced today its plans to donate $600,000 to three volunteer fire departments and a youth athletic organization in Falls County, Texas through its Copperhead Solar and Storage Project (Copperhead). Copperhead is a 150-megawatt (MW) solar and 100-megawatt hour (MWh) storage project that is currently under construction a  more

PARIS, France, Dec. 12 -- 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 Dec. 28, 2023, edition (Vol. 47, Issue 48): * Tunable emissions in lanthanide-based supramolecular metallogels * Manufacture of complex pattern flexible copper microcircuits based on silver seeds through chemical growth  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Oil Change International issued the following news release: As the negotiations heat up, so does the pressure to deliver a fossil fuel phaseout. In the final hours of COP28, groups push to exclude fossil fuel industry dangerous distractions from global climate change agreement. Join us for the events below. We will follow up with a reaction to the latest GST draft once it becomes available. Press Conferences: Press Conference: The Dangers of 'Abatement': The Dirty Truth  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: Today, 238 climate, environmental justice, public health, faith, and community organizations sent a letter 9 https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/default/files/2023-12/External%20Organization%20Stop%20CP2%20LNG%20Sign%20On%20Letter_Dec%2011.pdf) urging President Biden and Energy Secretary Granholm to seize the building momentum against LNG exports by rejecting the Calcasieu Pass 2 Liquefied Natural Gas (CP2 L  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Understanding the risk of compound energy droughts--times when the sun doesn't shine and the wind doesn't blow--will help grid planners understand where energy storage is needed most * * * Solar and wind power may be free, renewable fuels, but they also depend on natural processes that humans cannot control. It's one thing to acknowledge the risks tha  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Brandon Williams, R-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: Today, Congressman Brandon Williams (NY-22) returned from Dubai following his attendance at the 2023 United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP28) of the UNFCCC. COP28 has been dubbed the "Nuclear COP." Informed by thousands of hours supervising the operation of nuclear power plants and participating in the refinancing of billions of dollars of infrastructure assets, Rep. Williams r  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 12 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: Today, Connecticut climate and environmental groups released a policy paper in support of increased energy efficiency, solar power and available clean heat. Titled "Our Climate Can't Wait," the paper outlines Connecticut's clean energy shortcomings and offers suggestions on how legislators can steer the state towards its decarbonization goals. While neighboring states have made impressive prog  more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Delaware issued the following news: * * * Plasma physicist recognized for 'breakthroughs and sustained impact' * * * It's a great thing to make breakthrough discoveries in science, providing new insight into how the world works and why. To be recognized for "sustained impact" is a whole 'nother level of scientific prowess. The American Geophysical Union, the largest Earth and space sciences association in the world, has recognized Unive  more

GUILFORD, England, Dec. 12 -(TNSres) - The University of Surrey issued the following news release: As the COP28 climate conference comes to an end in Dubai, there is no route to net zero without solar power, writes Professor Ravi Silva, director of the University's Advanced Technology Institute. There, researchers are developing solar panels that could unlock the clean energy of the future. When it comes to climate action - the UK is used to leading. It played a pivotal role in securing the  more

BOULDER, Colorado, Dec. 12 -- Western Resource Advocates issued the following news: WRA advocates for a smart energy siting approach that not only looks at the climate benefits of new clean energy projects but also accounts for the carbon impacts of land use change, ensures that conservation values are incorporated in the location and design of a project, and directly benefits host communities. As the West pushes toward its ambitious climate goals, the delicate balance between clean energy dev  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 11 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: An interdisciplinary team led by University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists has developed a new technique that could help farmers extract useful nutrients such as ammonia and potassium from livestock manure to efficiently make fertilizer and other useful chemical products. While the strategy still needs to be scaled up beyond a proof-of-concept stage, the group's preliminary analyses show it co  more