SACRAMENTO, California, April 3 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following proposed resolution (No. E-5317) on April 2, 2024: * * * San Diego Gas & Electric Company Amendments to Mid-Term Reliability Contract with Daggett Solar Power I, LLC. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves San Diego Gas & Electric Company Amendments to Mid-Term Reliability Contract with Daggett Solar Power I, LLC. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * There are no safety considerations associated with this resoluti  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10288) on April 2, 2024, by Kelsi Bracmort, natural resources and energy policy specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * Overview of the 2018 Farm Bill Energy Title Programs Congress has long encouraged the production of renewable energy and products derived from agriculture-based feedstock in pursuit of various policy goals. These goals include U.S. energy security, greenhouse gas emissio  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, April 3 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Today, Duke Energy Florida filed for new base rates with the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC). The company stated it would also reduce rates by filing a fuel mid-course adjustment. Additionally, the company requested approval of new cost-effective energy efficiency goals and programs, which will help customers save on energy bills. Base Rates The base rate filing proposes smart investme  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 3 -- Environment Georgia issued the following news release: The Georgia state legislature has closed the books on its 2023-24 session with little change to state policies regarding solar energy. Lawmakers denied multiple anti-solar bills but also failed to pass legislation that would have helped grow Georgia's solar capacity. "Expanding access to clean solar power is good for our air, health and bank accounts," said Environment Georgia's State Director Jennette Gayer. "  more

LONDON, England, April 3 -- 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 April 14, 2024, edition (Vol. 12, Issue 14): * Metal/covalent-organic framework based thin film nanocomposite membranes for advanced separations * Challenges and opportunities for characterisation of h  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- 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 April 2, 2024, edition (Vol. 40, Issue 13): Perspectives: * A Perspective of Bioinspired Interfaces Applied in Renewable Energy Storage and Conversion Devices Reviews: * The Overlooked Potential of Sulfated Zirconia: Reexamining Solid Superacidity Toward the Contro  more

NEW YORK, April 3 -- Morgan Stanley, a multinational financial services corporation, issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: New York & San Francisco -- Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners ("MSCP"), the middle-market focused private equity team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, today announced it has acquired Resource Innovations ("RI" or the "Company"), a leading tech-enabled services company focused on energy efficiency and sustainability. Under the   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Emily Winget, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will highlight cutting-edge space-related programs and technologies during the 39th Space Symposium in exhibit booth #625 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs April 8-11, 2024. NRL's Dr. Steven Meier will speak at the "Inventing the Future for Space Superiority" panel discussion, April 11,  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Daniel Parry, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) plasma physicist, Arati Dasgupta, Ph.D., head, Radiation Hydrodynamics Branch, Plasma Physics Division, receives the 2024 IEEE Plasma Science and Applications Committee (PSAC) Award for her fundamental contributions to, and leadership of, high energy density plasma, atomic, and radiation physic  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, April 3 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: Nobel laureate Moungi Bawendi grew up in France, Tunisia and the United States, living in West Lafayette while his parents taught at Purdue University. Now the Lester Wolfe Professor of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bawendi will return to Purdue for a Presidential Lecture Series (https://www.purdue.edu/president/lecture-series/) event April 25. Bawendi will join Purdue President M  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, April 3 -- The National Science Teaching Association issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Toshiba and the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) announced today the regional winners of the 32nd annual ExploraVision program, the largest K-12 science competition designed to build problem-solving, critical thinking and collaboration skills that are central to the Next Generation Science Standards. This year's regional winners' projects include innovative ide  more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 3 -- Research Corporation for Science Advancement issued the following news: Research Corporation for Science Advancement has named three exemplary Cottrell Scholars as recipients of its 2024 STAR and IMPACT Awards. CS 1997 Mark Moldwin, Physics, University of Michigan, has won the STAR award, and CS 2009 Maura McLaughlin, Physics, West Virginia University, and CS 2009 Rory Waterman, Chemistry, University of Vermont, have won IMPACT awards. "Excellence in teaching, resea  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 (TNSres) -- Resources for the Future issued the following news release: * * * The newest report harmonizes energy projections from organizations around the world that envision a rapid expansion of renewable energy and clean energy technologies, but a foggy future for fossil fuels and the climate at large. * * * The Global Energy Outlook, an annual analysis from Resources for the Future (RFF), charts a wide range of pathways for the world's energy future. The newest report  more

MONCKS CORNER, South Carolina, April 3 -- Santee Cooper, South Carolina's largest power provider and source of electricity, issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Ninety years ago this week, South Carolina Governor Ibra Blackwood inked his signature on the bill passed by the Legislature that established the South Carolina Public Service Authority, known today as Santee Cooper, to bring electricity to rural South Carolina. It also provided jobs and economic opportunity in areas that  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 3 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Today the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit (https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/001%20complaint.pdf) against the City of Boise challenging a 70-year-old ordinance that unconstitutionally restricts the use of loudspeakers and megaphones in public spaces. The lawsuit asks Idaho's federal court to halt enforcement of that ordinance and others like it because they violate First Amendment right  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 3 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: * * * Replacement Methane Gas Plant Would Be Polluting, Costly * * * Today, after years of dedicated community advocacy and activism, the Tennessee Valley Authority finalized its plan to retire the 1,700-megawatt Kingston coal plant in Roane County, Tenn. The federal utility issued the final decision to decommission all nine units in 2027. This is the 382nd coal plant to announce a r  more

TAMPA, Florida, April 3 -- Tampa Electric, an Emera company, issued the following news release: For the second time this year, Tampa Electric wants to reduce power bills. In January, the company reduced residential bills by about 11 percent because of a decline in fuel prices and other factors. Today, the company asked the Public Service Commission for a further reduction - this time 5 percent - based on continued low natural gas prices. In total, these reductions could save customers nearly $  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 2 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: EXPERTS ADVISORY The April 8 total eclipse will reveal the sun's outer atmosphere as a tangle of light that outlines the moon's silhouette like a crown. This image inspired the Latin name for the sun's atmosphere--the corona. University of Michigan researchers are preparing cameras, weather balloons, radio antennas and other scientific instruments, as well as young citizen scientist collaborators, for this o  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, April 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: By Karla Cruise Windows welcome light into interior spaces, but they also bring in unwanted heat. A new window coating blocks heat-generating ultraviolet and infrared light and lets through visible light, regardless of the sun's angle. The coating can be incorporated onto existing windows or automobiles and can reduce air-conditioning cooling costs by more than one-third in hot climates. "The angl  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, April 3 (TNSres) -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: On April 1, PacifiCorp submitted its update to the 2023 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). The Wyoming Public Service Commission will review the IRP. The IRP lays out the direction for how the state's largest utility plans to source its energy for the next two decades. The update includes installation of carbon capture technology on coal-fired units 3 and 4 at the Jim Bridger Pow  more