LONDON, England, April 22 -- Energy and Environmental Science, a peer-reviewed journal linking all aspects of the chemical, physical and biotechnological sciences relating to energy conversion and storage, alternative fuel technologies and environmental science from the Royal Society of Chemistry, published research articles on the following topics in its April 7, 2024, edition (Vol. 17, Issue 7): * Supply risk considerations for photoelectrochemical water splitting materials * Towards green a  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, a peer-reviewed 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 April 18, 2024, edition (Vol. 128, Issue 15): Perspectives: * Transient Absorption Spectroscopy of Films: Impact of Refractive Index Energy Conversion and Storage:  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, April 22 -- The Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, a peer-reviewed journal from American Institute of Physics that says it covers renewable and sustainable energy relevant to the physical science and engineering communities, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2024 edition (Vol. 16, Issue 2): REVIEW ARTICLES: * Methane catalytic cracking by solid materials and molten media for hydrogen production: A review * Systematic literature  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 22 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following statement on April 20, 2024, by State Sen. Rich Draheim, R-Madison Lake: * * * The Minnesota Senate on Thursday passed a bill that claims to improve the permitting process for energy but lacks significant improvement for manufacturing, mining, and other industries. While the Chamber of Commerce supports this bill, their own research indicates this bill will not go far enough. Senator Rich Draheim (R-  more

ALBANY, New York, April 21 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order approving utility trading (Case No. 15-E-0751; 15-E-0302) on April 19, 2024: * * * In the Matter of the Value of Distributed Energy Resources. Proceeding on Motion of the Commission to Implement a Large-Scale Renewable Program and a Clean Energy Program. ORDER APPROVING UTILITY TRADING OF RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATES BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION On November 14, 2023, the Joint Utiliti  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation honoring Earth Day: * * * More than 50 years ago today, some 20 million Americans came together across the country to demand that we prioritize our planet's well-being. They came from every walk of life and political background, and were united around a common vision: to protect the Earth and our natural treasures for future generations. Their actions that day ignited an environmental movement and proved that nothing is  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following remarks on April 20, 2024, by Administrator Samantha Power at the Moldovan-American conference at the Library of Congress: * * * ADMINISTRATOR SAMANTHA POWER: It is really, really wonderful to be here. And congratulations on the tenth anniversary of the convention. Elena [Dragalin], as founder and chairperson, and you have been absolutely instrumental in guiding the diaspora to support Moldova's developm  more