WASHINGTON, March 13 -- ACS Nano, a journal from the American Chemical Society that says it covers nanoscience and nanotechnology at the interfaces of chemistry, biology, materials science, physics and engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its March 12, 2024, edition (Vol. 18, Issue 10): Perspectives: * Visual Biosensing with Specific Liquid-Based Interface Behaviors Articles: * Superior Low-Temperature All-Solid-State Battery Enabled by High-Ionic-Conductivit  more

NORTON, Virginia, March 13 (TNSres) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, Appalachian Voices released a new report detailing Southwest Virginia coalfield leaders' perspectives on new energy technologies in their communities. The report, "Modeling a Just Transition in Virginia's Coalfields: Engaging Community Stakeholders on Emerging Energy Technologies," is based on the results from a community survey conducted in partnership with the Appalachian Cent  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects the benchmark Henry Hub spot price to average about $2.25 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) in 2024, a 10% decrease from 2023 and a 65% decrease from 2022. In its March Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA forecasts that U.S. natural gas inventories will be more than 30% higher than averag  more

WARSAW, Poland, March 13 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Greenberg Traurig supported Axpo Polska in connection with the negotiations and signing of a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the offtake of energy from six wind farms in Poland with DIF Capital Partners. Under the partnership with DIF Capital Partners, a Netherlands-based infrastructure fund manager, Axpo Polska will offtake energy from all DIF Capital Partners wind farms in Polan  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: The Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs today held a hearing titled "The Power Struggle: Examining the Reliability and Security of America's Electrical Grid" to examine ongoing threats and challenges to affordable, reliable power to the United States. At the hearing, lawmakers discussed how Biden Administration   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, led by Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), is holding a hearing entitled "Mission Critical: Restoring National Security  more

ALBANY, New York, March 13 -- The Interstate Renewable Energy Council issued the following news release: The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) and partners are excited to launch Charging Smart, a new designation program that awards communities for electric vehicle (EV) readiness with a special focus on EV charging. Charging Smart is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO). The program provides personalized, no-cost technical assistance to help   more

LONDON, England, March 13 -- 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 21, 2024, edition (Vol. 12, Issue 11): * Exploring the mechanisms of magnetic fields in supercapacitors: material classification, material nanostructures, and electrochemical properties * Recent  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Washington, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) announced that the Quinault Indian Nation will receive $3.65 million in new federal funding through the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Tribal Electrification Program. This grant will fund the installation of solar power generation and electricity infrastructure upgrades and retrofits to eventually deliver clean energy to nearly  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, March 12 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2023-00404) on March 11, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Tariff Filings Of Louisville Gas And Electric Company And Kentucky Utilities Company To Revise Purchase Rates For Small Capacity And Large Capacity Cogeneration And Power Production Qualifying Facilities And Net Metering Service-2 Credit Rates COMMISSION STAFF'S THIRD REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRI  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 13 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: The Maine House enacted legislation on Tuesday sponsored by Rep. Vicki Doudera, D-Camden, to establish a clean hydrogen pilot program. "Clean hydrogen has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to be an integral part of Maine's green energy revolution, combating the effects of climate change," said Doudera. "Investing in this fuel is not a replacement for other types of rene  more

ALBANY, New York, March 13 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the following letter on March 12, 2024: * * * To: Bruce Levy, 1359 Broadway Suite 1210, New York, NY 10018 RE: 2023 Annual Compliance - BMR Community Solar Holdings NY LLC Dear Bruce Levy: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the documentation submitt  more

WHITE PLAINS, New York, March 13 -- The New York State Power Authority issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: The New York Power Authority (NYPA) today issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to pre-qualify renewable development companies and investors that meet requirements to collaborate with NYPA on the development of renewable energy generating projects and storage systems, including solar photovoltaic, wind, battery storage, green hydrogen, geothermal, and renewable-related  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Optics Express, a peer-reviewed journal from the Optical Society that emphasizes scientific and technology innovations in all aspects of optics and photonics, published research articles on the following topics in its March 11, 2024, edition (Vol. 32, Issue 6): 3D IMAGE ACQUISITION AND DISPLAY: TECHNOLOGY, PERCEPTION AND APPLICATIONS: - Imaging Systems, Microscopy, and Displays * Denoising in optical coherence tomography volumes for improved 3D visualization * Visual  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: The Biden-Harris administration today submitted to Congress the President's Budget for fiscal year 2025 that includes approximately $1.6 billion for the Bureau of Land Management to strengthen and expand the agency's multiple use and sustained yield mandate. With those funds, BLM will expand the Administration's commitment to address the climate crisis; acc  more

ATHENS, Greece, March 13 -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that it has advised Phoebe Energy S.M.S.A., a subsidiary of PPC Renewables, on a Euros 294.40 million financing for the construction and operation of a 550 MWp solar PV project in Western Macedonia. The project aims to generate 1 TWh of electricity annually, powering 200,000 homes. PPC Renewables, a wholly owned subsidiary of Public Power Corporati  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on the American manufacturing boom, the IRA and CHIPS & Science Act on March 12, 2024: * * * There's a lot for the Finance Committee to discuss on the topic of manufacturing this morning. I want to start off with a bit of recent history on key manufacturing priorities. On infrastructure, it became a running joke during the Trump administration that every week  more

LONDON, England, March 13 -- Sustainable Energy and Fuels, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it features the development of sustainable energy technologies, published research articles on the following topics in its March 21, 2024, edition (Vol. 8, Issue 6): * Current advances and future outlook of heterogeneous catalytic transesterification towards biodiesel production from waste cooking oil * Perspectives and advances in consolidated bioprocessing strategi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 13 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott yesterday met with the Australian Ambassador to the United States Dr. Kevin Rudd and the German Minister for Economic Affairs, Labour, and Tourism of Baden-Wurttemberg Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut at the Texas Capitol. During the two meetings, the Governor discussed bolstering Texas' international economic partnerships with Australia and Germany and highlighted Texas   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai issued the following statement on March 12, 2024: * * * "Today, the Office of the United States Trade Representative received a petition from USW, IAM, IBB, IBEW, and MTD regarding the People's Republic of China's (PRC) acts, policies, and practices in the critical maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sector. "We have seen the PRC create dependencies and vulnerabilities in multiple sectors, like steel, aluminum, solar, batterie  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 13 -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * UH Professor Using CAREER Award to Ensure Continuous Quality Electricity for All * * * By Rashda Khan In the race to achieve a net-zero future based on clean energy, renewable energy sources like solar and wind power have emerged as potential champions in the battle against climate change. However, as traditional synchronous generators are replaced by inverter-based renewable energy resources, the transi  more