WASHINGTON, April 9 -- ACS Applied Energy Materials, a journal that says it covers all aspects of materials, engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to energy conversion and storage from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its April 8, 2024, edition (Vol. 7, Issue 7): Articles: * Ca Functionalization of the Polyaramid System for Reversible Hydrogen Storage: A DFT Study * Temperature and Pressure Dependence of Hydrothermal Electro  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 9 -- Commonwealth Edison, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: ComEd today announced the expansion of its 345,000-volt (345 kV) Elmhurst transmission substation, a critical infrastructure investment that will prepare the region for future power needs and increase resiliency of the transmission system. Construction is now underway, with the project expected to be complete by December 2025. Investments to expand the substation will s  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, April 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Renewable energy could partially replace diesel fuel to power instruments and provide heat at the South Pole * * * For almost as long as humans have spent time in Antarctica, the continent has been a home for science. One of the research outposts located there is the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. The science done there includes studies of climate ch  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 9 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) is implementing PowerPairSM, a new incentive-based pilot program for installing home solar generation with battery energy storage in its Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress service areas in North Carolina. The company received approval from the North Carolinas Utility Commission (NCUC) for the program on January 11, 2024. The one-time incentive-based program, designed to help  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy issued the following testimony by Tim Held, chief technology officer at Echogen Power Systems, involving a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "Bridging the Valley of Death: ARPA-E's Role in Developing Breakthrough Technologies." ARPA-E is the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. * * * Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. My name is Tim Held, I am the Chief Technology Officer at Echogen  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics issued the following testimony by NASA Acting Inspector General George A. Scott involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, entitled "Advancing Scientific Discovery: Assessing the Status of NASA's Science Mission Directorate": * * * Chairman Babin, Ranking Member Sorensen, and Members of the Subcommittee: The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is committed to providing independent, objective, and co  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics issued the following testimony by Nicola J. Fox, associate administrator of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA, involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, entitled "Advancing Scientific Discovery: Assessing the Status of NASA's Science Mission Directorate": * * * Chairman Babin, Ranking Member Sorensen, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear toda  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 9 -- The Minnesota Utilities Commission issued the following decision involving Q Link Wireless LLC, Dakota Electric Association and Northern States Power Co. dba Xcel Energy: * * * INTRODUCTION DECISION ITEMS 1. Details 2020-038 ** E002/GR-10-971; E002/M-20-743; E002/GR-21-630; E002/GR-92-1185; G002/GR-92-1186; G002/GR-21-678; E,G002/M-22-254; E,G002/M-23-468; E002/M-21-815; E002/M-15-1089 Northern States Power Company, d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of the Xc  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- 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 April 8, 2024, edition (Vol. 32, Issue 8): Research Articles: * Miniature atom bottle traps enabled by chiral doughnut light * Lateral shearing interferometry method based on double-checkerboard grating by suppressing aliasing effect * Adaptive imaging t  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Salem, OR - On Friday, April 5, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Mr. Andrew Berke, Rural Utilities Service Administrator at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, announced that five small businesses in Oregon's Sixth District will receive federal funding to make energy-efficient upgrades through the USDA's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). Rep. Salinas and Mr. Berke made the announcement   more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, April 9 -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: By Grace Boland Under the warm sun of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Viannely Francisco collaborated with a team of skilled engineers to pioneer a sustainable energy solution for the Punta Cana International Airport as part of an RWU-Grupo Puntacana internship program last summer. The senior from Providence, R.I., said she never could have anticipated this journey when she began her first year at Roger Will  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "American Made: Growing U.S. Manufacturing Through the Tax Code": 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

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following testimony by First Solar Inc. CEO Mark R. Widmar involving a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "American Made: Growing U.S. Manufacturing Through the Tax Code": * * * Good morning, Chair Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, and distinguished members of the Committee. My name is Mark Widmar, and I am the Chief Executive Officer of First Solar, the largest solar manufacturer in the Western Hemisphere. I have been with First Solar  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following testimony by Huntsman Corp. President and CEO Peter R. Huntsman involving a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "American Made: Growing U.S. Manufacturing Through the Tax Code": * * * Chairman Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, Members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to appear before the Committee to testify on how to best calibrate the tax code to grow U.S. manufacturing. It is an honor. I take very seriously   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following testimony by Anna Fendley, director of regulatory and state policy for United Steelworkers, involving a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "American Made: Growing U.S. Manufacturing Through the Tax Code": * * * On behalf of the members of the United Steelworkers (USW) union, I would like to thank Chairman Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, and the members of the committee for holding this hearing today and for inviting me to t  more

LEUVEN, Belgium, April 9 -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued the following joint statement on April 8, 2024, with the European Union: * * * I. Introduction The sixth ministerial meeting of the Trade and Technology Council ("TTC") took place in Leuven, Belgium, on 4 and 5 April 2024. It was co-chaired by European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, United States Secretary of State Antony Blin  more