NYON, Switzerland, March 6 -- The Union of European Football Associations issued the following news release: As part of UEFA EURO 2024 in Germany, and under the slogan 'United by Football - Together for Nature', UEFA announced a climate fund at the start of the year from which German amateur clubs are able to request financial support for climate protection projects until 30 June. The climate fund has proved to be an instant success with the German football community: 2,307 clubs from all 21 r  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: The BLM Cedar City Field Office today initiates a 30-day scoping comment period to gather public input on the Star Range Solar Development Project Environmental Assessment. The environmental assessment examines the impacts of the proposed solar energy project by 174 Power Global, a Hanwha Energy Corporation subsidiary, set to span approximately 4,288 acres in   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Environmental Entrepreneurs issued the following news release: * * * 14 New Projects Announced in Feb. * * * More than 100,000 jobs--including 97,000 in manufacturing--have been announced as part of major new clean energy and clean vehicle projects since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law after businesses announced 14 new large-scale projects in February, according to the monthly tally of private-sector announcements from E2. The new projects - which  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 6 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * Key Takeaways: Tasmanians could collectively save $146 million over the lifetime of their heating, hot water and cooking appliances for every year that all new appliances installed are efficient and all-electric, rather than inefficient electric, gas or LPG-fuelled. An all-electric Tasmanian home could cut their bills by nearly $1,000/year by replacing worn o  more

BRISTOL, England, March 5 -- Journal of Instrumentation, a peer-reviewed journal from the International School for Advanced Studies that says it covers instrumentation in detector physics and accelerator science, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2024 edition (Vol. 19): Here are excerpts: * * * Papers: * A microwave blackbody target for cosmic microwave background spectral measurements in the 10-20 GHz range * Signal shapes in multiwire proportional chamber  more

LONDON, England, March 6 -- The Journal of Materials Chemistry A, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it covers production of materials related to energy storage and conversion, sustainability or living, published research articles on the following topics in its March 14, 2024, edition (Vol. 12, Issue 10): * Recent advances on metal-organic frameworks for deep purification of olefins * Advancements in 3D-printed architectures for electromagnetic interference s  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Langmuir, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it focuses on the science and application of systems and materials, published research articles on the following topics in its March 5, 2024, edition (Vol. 40, Issue 9): Reviews: * Advances in Membrane Separation for Biomaterial Dewatering * Emerging Frontiers in Multichannel Membrane Capacitive Deionization: Recent Advances and Future Prospects * Supramolecular Logic Gates Based on the Conj  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 5 -- The Minnesota Utilities Commission issued the following decision involving Great River Energy, Northern States Power dba Xcel Energy, CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. dba CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas: * * * INTRODUCTION DECISION ITEMS 1. Details 2023-164 ** E002/CI-23-335; E002/M-13-867 Northern States Power d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of Implementation of 2023 Legislative Changes to Xcel Energy's Community Solar Garden Program. Should the Commis  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Can carbon trading systems reduce global emissions, or are they little more than greenwashing? Clear, enforceable standards may make the difference. * * * By David L. Chandler, MIT News One of the most contentious issues faced at the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) on climate change last December was a proposal for a U.N.-sanctioned market for trading carbon credits.  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 5 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The work will help researchers tune surface properties of perovskites, a promising alternative and supplement to silicon, for more efficient photovoltaics. * * * By David L. Chandler, MIT News Perovskites, a broad class of compounds with a particular kind of crystal structure, have long been seen as a promising alternative or supplement to today's silicon or cadmium tell  more

ALBANY, New York, March 6 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: * * * New York School Bus Incentive Program Makes Charging Infrastructure and Electric Upgrades for Clean Buses More Affordable for Public Schools Supports Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act Goal to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 85% by 2050 * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced funding is now available for electric school bus charging infrastructure under t  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * With batteries based on iron and air, Form Energy leverages MIT research to incorporate renewables into the grid. * * * By Deborah Halber, MIT Energy Initiative In 2016, at the huge Houston energy conference CERAWeek, MIT materials scientist Yet-Ming Chiang found himself talking to a Tesla executive about a thorny problem: how to store the output of solar panels and wind   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 (TNSres) -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility issued the following news release: A new analysis by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, Clean Water Action, and Progressive Maryland reveals that Maryland is poised to waste over $300 million dollars subsidizing trash incineration between 2012 and 2030. These findings come days before the Maryland General Assembly is scheduled to hold its final hearing on the Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2024 (H  more

SAN DIEGO, California, March 6 -- San Diego State University issued the following news: By Olivia Li Associated Students (A.S.) was the 2023 winner of San Diego Green Building Council's (SDGBC) Leadership Legend Award, reflecting a longstanding commitment to sustainability while activating emerging leaders. "I believe our sustainability leadership has the potential to inspire other universities, local and national businesses, individuals and nonprofits," said Charlotte Roberts, A.S. Sustainab  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "Examine the Opportunities and Challenges Associated With Developing Geologic Hydrogen in the United States": * * * The Committee will come to order. Today we are here to discuss the opportunities and challenges of developing geologic hydrogen - that is, hydrogen produced below the Earth's surface.  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 6 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following statement on March 5, 2024: * * * This week the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a proposed decision that rejects a plan to bolster the state's community solar market and instead approves a utility-backed alternative. Following is a statement from Stephanie Doyle, California State Affairs Director for the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA): "This is a significant misst  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 (TNSres) -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: The U.S. solar industry added a record-shattering 32.4 gigawatts (GW) of new electric generating capacity in 2023, a 37% increase from the previous record set in 2021 and a 51% increase from 2022. According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight 2023 Year in Review released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, solar accounts for 53% of all new electric gen  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * How much time do planets have to form from a swirling disk of gas and dust around a star? A new University of Arizona-led study gives scientists a better idea of how our own solar system came to be. * * * Scientists believe that planetary systems like our solar system contain more rocky objects than gas-rich ones. Around our sun, these include the inner planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth and   more