FAIRFAX, Virginia, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- George Mason University issued the following Q&A on Jan. 8, 2024, with Distinguished University Professor J.P. Singh: * * * By Damian Cristodero A team of George Mason University researchers, led by Distinguished University Professor J.P. Singh, has received a $1.4 million grant from the Department of Defense to examine the way countries are implementing their national artificial intelligence infrastructure strategies. Specifically, said Singh, who works  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Jan. 10 -- AMB Express, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features applied and industrial microbiology, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2023 annual edition: * Association between erythrocyte membrane fatty acids and gut bacteria in obesity-related cognitive dysfunction * Seasonal changes of soil microbiota and its association with environmental factors in coal mining subsidence area * Klebsiella michiganensis: a nitrogen-fixing endohy  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding left-wing climate policy: "It's now been three years since President Biden put radical activists in charge of American energy policy. "And three years in, the American people continue to bear the burden of its devastating effects. "The Bide  more

LONDON, England, Jan. 10 -- The European Union's European Bank for Reconstruction and Development issued the following news: * * * * EBRD extends financial package of up to PLN 126.1 million to support renewable energy capacity in Poland developed, constructed and operated by Eurowatt Green Energy Group * Investment to finance construction of Grabkowo windfarm and sustain operational needs of EBRD-financed Orla windfarm * EBRD financing complemented by parallel loan from PKO Bank Polski * *  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2024: The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects solar electric generation will account for 7% of total U.S. electricity generation in 2025, up from 4% in 2023, according to its January Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). Developers have reported that almost 80 gigawatts of solar power will come online over the next two years, increasing U.S. solar ge  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 10 -- 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 January 2024 edition (Vol. 12, Issue 1): Reviews: * Nanocomposite Counter-Electrode Materials for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: A Review * Graphene-Based Microfibers Electrode Materials for Wearable Fiber-Shaped Supercapacitors * Carbon Quantum Dot Electrocatalysts in Hydrogen  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 10 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta issued the following community and economic development article on Jan. 9, 2024, by David Pendered, staff writer for economy matters: * * * Civic leaders in Mobile, Alabama, are focused on workforce development as they prepare for a large increase of jobs in sectors related to shipbuilding, airplane construction, and the logistics industry and anchored by the expanding state-owned seaport. Mobile's effort to increase its number   more

MADRID, Spain, Jan. 9 -- The International Finance Corp., a member of the World Bank Group, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2024: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced today a green and sustainability-linked loan (SLL) of Euros300 million (equivalent to $329 million) to Iberdrola. IFC's loan will finance renewable energy projects in emerging markets, including a number of countries that currently rely heavily on coal, such as Morocco, Poland, and Vietnam. IFC has al  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The National Endowment for the Humanities issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2024: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $33.8 million in grants for 260 humanities projects across the country. Among these are grants to support research for a cultural, political, and legal history of cancer in America that focuses on the Ames test for carcinogens; create a baccalaureate degree program in Native American studies at Saginaw Chippewa Tribal  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requesting information on the increasing retirements of power plants across the country and the implications for America's electric grid reliability. KEY LETTER EXCERPT: "Regulatory, poli  more