WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- 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 Feb. 26, 2024, edition (Vol. 7, Issue 4): Reviews: * Recent Trends and Challenges in Lead-Free Perovskite Solar Cells: A Critical Review Letters: * Trapping of Intermediates of a Photocatalytic Oxygen Evo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen outlining serious concerns with proposed guidance from the IRS regarding 45V tax credits for hydrogen, which would impose burdensome requirements that jeopardize the viability of future energy projects across the cou  more

WESTMINSTER, Colorado, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: Today, the Polis administration released an updated Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap 2.0 (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ltnNkUsGx_7ZgpAR1LeFzLczQu7DRbZR/view). This important plan lays out a set of near-term actions to reduce emissions across economic sectors and create key new pathways to assist in reaching Gov. Polis' ambitious goals of cutting greenhouse g  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Feb. 26, 2024: In support of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $45 million to 16 projects across six states to protect the nation's energy sector from cyber attacks. Managed by DOE's Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER), selected projects will help develop new cybersecurity tools and technologies designed to reduce cyber  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 27 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: The Southwest Power Pool (SPP), once again, submitted a discriminatory accreditation plan with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). SPP was required to go back to the drawing board following a challenge by environmental advocates last year who challenged the unfair treatment of renewable energy. SPP now comes back with two parallel accreditation proposals, one for thermal units like coal, gas, and  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: Robert Petterborg saw an opportunity to improve a critical part used to test a weapons system. Using his spare time at work and with the help of his Sandia National Laboratories colleagues, he designed a new cable connector that eliminates misalignments that could interfere with testing and potentially damage hardware. "I wasn't assigned   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 27 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: Holland & Knight has bolstered its nationally recognized Real Estate Practice with the addition of Gerami Granello in Houston. He was previously a partner with Mayer Brown, where he helped lead the firm's asset management and leasing group. For more than 20 years, Mr. Granello has provided asset management and leasing representation to institutional real estate funds and advisers in c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness issued the following testimony by Rachel Jacobson, assistant secretary of the Army for energy, installations and environment, involving a hearing on Feb. 7, 2024, entitled "Readiness Subcommittee: State of DOD Housing and Aging Infrastructure": * * * I want to thank Chairman Waltz, Ranking Member Garamendi, and the distinguished members of the Subcommittee on Readiness of the House Armed Services Committee for inviting m  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: FLINT--Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08), member of the House Ways and Means Committee, today led a letter with other Members of Congress calling on the U.S. Department of Treasury to issue rules for new solar energy tax credits that will support American manufacturing jobs and reduce America's dependence on the People's Republic of China for solar components. In 2022, Congressman Kildee helped pass the Infl  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27 -- PennEnvironment issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan joined PennEnvironment today at the Reformation Lutheran Church in Exeter Township in Berks County to see the newly installed solar panels at this local house of worship. Churches across the country and in our own backyards are increasingly powered by the sun, thanks, in part, to new federal clean energy tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act. "T  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Feb. 27 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following State of the State address on Feb. 26, 2024: * * * Today, Governor Tate Reeves gave his 2024 State of the State Address. Below is the full transcript, as prepared. * * * Full Transcript: Thank you, Lieutenant Governor Hosemann and Speaker White. To the members of the legislature and other elected officials - thank you. Thank you for what you do every single day to make Mississippi an even better place to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), are welcoming over $35 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for rural development projects across New Mexico as part of the Administration's Investing in America initiative.  "As Chair of t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 [Category: Real Estate] -- The National Association of Home Builders issued the following news release: The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Leading Suppliers Council, in collaboration with Professional Builder magazine, today unveiled the official show home of the International Builders' Show (IBS): The New American Home(r) 2024. IBS attendees and media members may tour the home Feb. 27-29. Located in the luxury home community of Ascaya in Henderson, Nev., the   more

LONDON, England, Feb. 27 -- Nature Energy, a journal that says it features natural, social and behavioural sciences, economics and multi-billion-dollar global industries, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2024 edition (Vol. 9, Issue 2): Comment & Opinion: * Equity, diversity and inclusion in climate and energy philanthropy matters Research Highlights: * Breaking free from high pressure * Getting the microstructure right * Energy demands of water distribu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Consumer Law Center issued the following news release: State Community Solar Programs With Strong Consumer Protections Can Ensure Equitable Outcomes for Low-Income Consumers WASHINGTON - The transition to a clean energy economy requires utility companies, advocates, and policymakers to balance rising energy bills with the need to address climate change. A new report from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) provides states with bes  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 27 -- Red Hat, a provider of open source software solutions, issued the following news release: As part of the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) initiative, NTT Corporation (NTT) and Red Hat, Inc., in collaboration with NVIDIA and Fujitsu, have jointly developed a solution to enhance and extend the potential for real-time artificial intelligence (AI) data analysis at the edge. Using technologies developed by the IOWN Global Forum and built on the found  more

ORLANDO, Florida, Feb. 27 -- The Orlando Utilities Commission issued the following news on Feb. 26, 2024: On February 17, more than $115,000 was raised at the annual OUC Charity Golf Tournament held at the Shingle Creek Golf Club. This brings the event's all-time contributions to more than $1 million since its inception in 1995. All charitable tournament donations support nonprofit agencies in Orange and Osceola counties devoted to improving Central Florida through the areas of social impact,   more

SAN DIEGO, California, Feb. 27 -- The San Diego Foundation issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: San Diego Foundation (SDF) and San Diego Community Power (SDCP), California's second largest Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) serving nearly 1 million customers, announced today that the two organizations anticipate awarding upwards of $1 million in grants to nonprofits proposing projects or programs that move communities towards a healthier, more sustainable, clean energy future. "T  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen outlining serious concerns with proposed guidance from the IRS regarding 45V tax credits for hydrogen, which would impose b  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: The Southwest Power Pool (SPP), once again, submitted a discriminatory accreditation plan with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). SPP was required to go back to the drawing board following a challenge by environmental advocates last year who challenged the unfair treatment of renewable energy. SPP now comes back with two parallel accreditation proposals, one for thermal units like coal, gas, and nuclear, an  more

WURZBURG, Germany, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * The batteries of the future must be both powerful and sustainable. A new joint project, coordinated by the University of Wurzburg, aims to make sodium-ion batteries ready to fulfill for these requirements. * * * There is a promising alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries, namely sodium-ion batteries. In these batteries, it is sodium ions instead of lithium ions that flow back  more

UPPSALA, Sweden, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- Uppsala University issued the following news release: Uppsala University is the new world record holder for electrical energy generation from CIGS solar cells. The new world record is 23.64 per cent efficiency. The measurement was made by an independent institute and the results are published in the journal Nature Energy. The record results from a collaboration between the company First Solar European Technology Center (formerly known as Evolar) and solar c  more

LAMPETER, Wales, Feb. 27 -- The University of Wales Trinity St. David issued the following news: In a significant move towards sustainable construction, the University of Wales Trinity Saint David's (UWTSD) Construction Innovation Centre (CWIC) proudly unveils its latest training initiative, 'Efficiency without Compromise', as part of the Construct Net Zero Cymru programme. This pioneering, year-long initiative is set to revolutionise the construction landscape in Carmarthenshire by ingraining  more