WASHINGTON, March 4 -- 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 March 4, 2024, edition (Vol. 12, Issue 9): Letters: * Modified 1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene Catalytic System for the Etherification of Lignin-Derived Phenolic Compounds with Gree  more

LONDON, England, March 5 -- Chemical Society Reviews, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it focuses on chemical sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its March 7, 2024, edition (Vol. 53, Issue 5): * Hydrogen energy futures - foraging or farming? * 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine: the many faces of the sixth base of mammalian DNA * Chemical multiscale robotics for bacterial biofilm treatment * Bioinspired 2D nanofluidic membranes for energ  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 1 -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: * * * Consent Items TRANSPORTATION 1. PROCEEDING NO. 24AL-0057TR IN THE MATTER OF ADVICE LETTER NO. 2 AND PASSENGER TARIFF, COLORADO PUC NO. 2 FILED BY ABSOLUTE BIKES ADVENTURES, LLC TO REVISE THE FARES FOR THE CHARTER AND SHUTTLE SERVICES AUTHORIZED BY CERTIFICATE 55862, TO BECOME EFFECTIVE MARCH 11, 2024. Filing Date and Party: 02/06/2024 Absolute Bikes Adventures, LLC Desc  more

PARIS, France, March 5 -- General Electric, a manufacturer of appliances, lighting, power systems and other products, issued the following news release: Vera Silva, Chief Strategy & Technology Officer of GE Vernova's Electrification Systems business, has been recognized by two elite engineering academies, one in France and one in the U.S. Vera was among 16 top scientists and industry leaders newly elected as a member of the National Academy of Technologies of France (NATF) and among 21 internat  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 5 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP secured an expedited Issue Notification for Moser Energy Systems' new EV charger controller patent application under the United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program. The novel invention empowers users to choose their charging energy source, prioritizing cost, carbon footprint or efficiency, paving the way for more sustainable and person  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * The discovery means textbooks will (literally) need to be rewritten * * * Correcting 50-year-old errors in the math used to understand how electromagnetic waves scatter electrons trapped in Earth's magnetic fields will lead to better protection for technology in space. "The discovery of these errors will help scientists improve their models of artificial radiation   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- MFA Oil, a farmer-owned energy supply cooperative, issued the following news release: MFA Oil, a leading provider of energy products, is excited to announce Feeding Missouri as the company's official charity partner. This strategic collaboration underscores MFA Oil's commitment to community welfare and aligns with its values of supporting the communities it serves. Feeding Missouri, a network of six regional Feeding America food banks, is dedicated to a well-nourished an  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Real Estate] -- The National Association of Home Builders issued the following news release: The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) named the winners of its 11th annual Best of IBS(tm) Awards during the NAHB International Builders' Show(r) (IBS) in Las Vegas last week. The awards were presented during a ceremony held on the final day of the show. This year's Best of IBS Awards received more than 230 entries. Decided by a panel of 36 independent judges m  more

NEW YORK, March 5 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on March 4, 2024: New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced progress on several jails-focused initiatives to provide greater care and enhanced programming for people in custody and released two feasibility studies on potential sustainability uses of Rikers Island. The city will invest $14 million to enhance programing initiatives for people in custody. Mayor Adams also directed NYC Health + Hospitals to move forw  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to identify developers interested in executing a commercial, clean energy solar project on NNSA-administered land at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS). This project is part of DOE's Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative to increase clean en  more

SINGAPORE, March 5 (TNSres) -- The National University of Singapore issued the following news release: Scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a novel triple-junction perovskite/Si tandem solar cell that can achieve a certified world-record power conversion efficiency of 27.1 per cent across a solar energy absorption area of 1 sq cm, representing the best-performing triple-junction perovskite/Si tandem solar cell thus far. To achieve this, the team engineered a  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, March 5 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: A group of University of Oklahoma students won first place in the U.S. Department of Energy's 2023 Geothermal Collegiate Competition. This is the second year in a row that OU has taken first place in the competition's technical track. Team GeoTribe consisted of Nabe Konate, Jose Aramendiz, Gurban Hassanov, Cesar Vivas and Vagif Mammadzada, graduate students at the University of Oklahoma. The students des  more

RICHLAND, Washington, March 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news release: There's a down side to "smart" devices: They can be hacked. That makes the electric grid, increasingly chock full of devices that interact with one another and make critical decisions, vulnerable to bad actors who might try to turn off the power, damage the system or worse. But smart devices are a big part of our future as the world moves more towa  more

ATHENS, Pennsylvania, March 5 -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that it has advised PPC Renewables S.M.S.A., the renewables arm of Public Power Corporation S.A., one of the leading power utilities in Southeast Europe, on its successful acquisition of a portfolio of wind assets totalling approximately 164 MW from Intrakat S.A. In addition, the firm advised on the parties' strategic cooperation for the joint   more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, March 5 (TNSres) -- SETI Institute, a research and education organization whose mission is to lead humanity's quest to understand the origins and prevalence of life and intelligence in the Universe, issued the following news release: The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is helping scientists uncover how planets form by advancing understanding of their birthplaces and the circumstellar disks surrounding young stars, in a paper published in the Astronomical Journal, a   more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 5 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: The Texas Public Policy Foundation's Life:Powered campaign announced its policy priorities for the 2025 89th Texas Legislative Session. The campaign focuses on making energy more reliable and affordable, as well as improving Texans' energy IQ across the state. Life:Powered has worked on several successful reforms such as making the electric grid more reliable, combatting energy discrimination and har  more

SYDNEY, Australia, March 5 (TNSres) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * On this year's World Engineering Day, we celebrate engineers at UNSW whose research is helping create a more sustainable world. * * * By Cecilia Duong Engineers have helped solve some of the world's most wicked problems. With an increasingly concern about the impact of human activity on the world, investments in sustainable technologies, infrastructure, and practices not only mitigate   more

LANSING, Michigan, March 5 (TNSres) -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release: Marking 150 years of regulation from the Michigan Public Service Commission and its forerunner agencies, 2023 saw the Commission continuing its focus on improving the reliability and resilience of the state's energy grid. The MPSC's 2023 Annual Report released today highlights actions the Commission took after a round of ice and snow storms spanning February 22 to March 4 left more   more