WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Part of an effort to improve safety by upgrading and building control towers in small towns and at regional airports The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $20 million to 20 airport-owned airport traffic control towers across the country, spanning 17 states. The funding will be used to upgrade existing or build new control towers, delivering on President Biden's Investing in America   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Catholic University issued the following news: The University has received The Clean Energy DC Award from the Washington, D.C. Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) for its new and innovative energy technology or a strategy or model that has significant replication potential. The University has installed 2,600 solar panels starting since 2009 and has been building the region's largest solar array on its West Campus. The array is scheduled to open this summer and   more

FORT MILL, South Carolina, March 22 -- Continental, a developer of pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Continental Tire the Americas (Continental) has officially opened a new sustainably designed facility in Fort Mill, S.C., today with local and state officials, key building project representatives, and corporate social responsibility partners. The state-of-the-art, 90,000 squ  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, March 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: * * * The U.S. Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office spotlights impactful Argonne hydropower research in its annual accomplishments report * * * Three recent studies by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory advance the role of hydropower in driving the clean energy transition. The research explore  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on March 21, 2024: As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $475 million in funding for five projects in Arizona, Kentucky, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia to accelerate clean energy deployment on current and former mine land. This funding--made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law--will support a variety of diverse, locally-  more

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, March 22 (TNSres) -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news: * * * Researchers from TU/e and the University of Chicago discovered how to manipulate turbulent flows to create regular patterns like those seen in the tabby coat pattern of a cat. The new research has been published in Nature. * * * Controlling the chaos of a turbulent flow to make regular patterns sounds like a contradiction in every sense of the word. Turbulent flows are marked   more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, March 22 (TNSres) -- Environmental Entrepreneurs issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: * * * * New report models impact of nine announced large-scale clean energy projects tracked by E2 in just the first year after the IRA was signed into law * During construction, projects will generate 24,600 jobs, $7.6 billion in new wages, add $10.2 billion to N.C.'s GDP * During operation, projects will generate 5,400 jobs, $380 million in wages, add $594 mill  more

BASEL, Switzerland, March 22 -- The European Physical Journal Plus, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features geophysics, astrophysics, mathematical and quantum physics, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2024 edition (Vol. 139, Issue 3): * Slip and chemical reaction effects on the peristaltic rheology of a viscoplastic liquid in different wave frames: application of a high-permeability medium * On the symmetries of elementary fermions * Errors and losses imp  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) affirmed its determination on key provisions in Order No. 2023, its landmark interconnection ruling. In July 2023, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) supported FERC's proposed interconnection reforms and praised the commission for its efforts to promote accountability and penalize utilities and transmission owners  more

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, March 22 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to expand its real estate and hospitality capabilities in the Middle East with the addition of two associates in its Dubai office. As the newest members of Greenberg Traurig's Middle East Regional Real Estate and Hospitality Practice, Senior Associate Samantha Shaw and Associate Dani French will assist clients with a wide range of real esta  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Last night the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) hosted its annual Capital Dinner for its members where Vice President Kamala Harris was featured as the keynote speaker. LCV was also joined by Senators Debbie Stabenow and Cory Booker, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Representatives Emilia Sykes, Gabe Vasquez, and Nikki Budzinski, and advocates to celebrate progress on addres  more

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, March 22 (TNSres) -- Indiana University issued the following news release: Indiana -- land of farms, fields and forests -- is also home to factories, fertilizer plants and other industries that emit carbon dioxide. The Hoosier state ranks third in the nation in carbon dioxide emissions and 11th in the number of carbon-dioxide-emitting sources. Indiana, however, could also become a leader in decarbonizing the atmosphere through carbon capture and storage -- the capture of   more

LONDON, England, March 22 -- The Journal of Materials Chemistry C, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it covers production of materials related to display technologies, optical materials, magnetics, electronics or information storage technology, published research articles on the following topics in its March 28, 2024, edition (Vol. 12, Issue 12): * Strategies for constructing high-performance tin-based perovskite solar cells * Solvent engineering of self-sep  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, a journal from the American Chemical Society that reports new and original experimental and theoretical basic research of interest to physical chemists, biophysical chemists and chemical physicists, published research articles on the following topics in its March 21, 2024, edition (Vol. 128, Issue 11): Perspectives: * Trap States in Semiconductor Quantum Dots: Friends or Foes Energy Conversion and Storage: * Inhibition of Oxygen   more

MIDLAND, Michigan, March 22 (TNSres) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: Natural gas and nuclear power lead the rest of the class in generating clean and affordable energy, according to a new national energy report card created by Northwood University in partnership with the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. "We ranked eight key energy industry sectors based on their ability to meet growing demand for affordable, reliable and clean electric generation,"  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 21 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Results suggest the clouds of Venus could be hospitable for some forms of life. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News If there is life in the solar system beyond Earth, it might be found in the clouds of Venus. In contrast to the planet's blisteringly inhospitable surface, Venus' cloud layer, which extends from 30 to 40 miles above the surface, hosts milder temperatures that c  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 22 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following statement on March 21, 2024: * * * This week the International Code Council decided to reverse course on its 2024 International Energy Conservation Code, which included mandates that would have made housing more expensive. Prior to the ruling, Attorney General Hilgers submitted a letter to the Council outlining how these provisions would only make the current housing crisis worse. "I applaud the Council  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) participated in a hearing held by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water to hear Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm testify on the fiscal year 2025 agency budget request. During the hearing, Secretary Granholm refused to acknowledge the long-term implications of the Columbia River Systems Operation Agreement are a de-facto breach of the   more

MIDLAND, Michigan, March 22 (TNSres) -- Northwood University issued the following news: Natural gas and nuclear power lead the rest of the class in generating clean and affordable energy, according to a new national energy report card created by Northwood University in partnership with the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. "We ranked eight key energy industry sectors based on their ability to meet growing demand for affordable, reliable and clean electric generation," explained co-author Dr.   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 22 -- The Ohio Environmental Council issued the following news release: The Ohio Environmental Council (OEC) applauds the Ohio Power Siting Board's (OPSB) approval of Oak Run Solar -- the largest solar power generation facility approved in Ohio to date. With proposed 800 megawatts of solar generation and a 300 megawatt battery energy storage system, this project takes a huge step toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Ohio. The OEC joined this case as an intervening  more

NEW YORK, March 22 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release: Avantus, a premier U.S. developer of large utility-scale solar and solar-plus-storage projects, has announced the signing of a definitive agreement pursuant to which investment funds and accounts managed by KKR have agreed to acquire a majority interest in Avantus. As part of the transaction, KKR and existing investor EIG have secured development financing commitments alongside their equity commitments to Avantus re  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) spoke on the House floor in support of H. Res. 987, a resolution denouncing Biden's anti-American energy policies. Leader Scalise slammed President Biden for emboldening our adversaries with his anti-American energy agenda that allows countries like Iran, Russia, and Venezuela to keep producing and exporting while we shut down American   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) today reintroduced essential legislation that would take on the affordable housing crisis and the existential threat of climate change. The Green New Deal for Public Housing Act invests up to $234 billion over ten years to transition the entire public housing stock in the United States into zero-carbon, highly energy-  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today, U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) held a hearing to consider the below nominees to serve as Commissioners on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). * Ms. Judy W. Chang to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2029  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today, the U.S. Senators on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing to consider President Biden's nominations to fill current and future vacancies for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The FERC nominees are Democrats Judy Chang and David Rosner, and Republican Lindsay See. By statute, only three of the five commissioners can be from the same political party. FERC is an in  more

MONTREAL, Quebec, March 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news release: The interstellar objects are usually paired as binary systems, but in a new study Clemence Fontanive shows that, as they get older, few actually keep their companion. Clemence Fontanive, a researcher at Universite de Montreal's Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets, used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to study some of the coldest and lowest-mass "brown dwarfs" of our solar system. Brown  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, March 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: Two undergraduate students from the University of Nottingham are part of an international team who have revealed that a brilliant supermassive black hole is not living up to expectations in a new study using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The students undertook the research, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, as a final year project for their Physics degree.  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 22 -- Vermont Conservation Voters posted the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today, the Vermont House of Representatives passed H.289, to modernize Vermont's Renewable Energy Standard. The bill would put Vermont on track to achieve 100% renewable electricity across all the state's utilities by 2035, which would make Vermont only the second state to meet that critical benchmark, and would significantly increase the requirements for Vermont utilities to suppor  more