WASHINGTON, April 24 -- ACS Applied Electronic Materials, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its April 23, 2024, edition (Vol. 6, Issue 4): Reviews: * A Critical Review on Triboelectric Nanogenerators (TENGs) with Flame Retardant, Antibacterial, Self-Cleaning, or Water Repellent Properties * Membrane-Based NEMS/MEMS Biosensors Articles: * Effect of Annealing Temperature on Minimum Domain Size of Ferroelectric   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Projects Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower Energy Costs and Expand Access to Cleaner Fueling Options ERIE, Pa., April 23, 2024 - Today, in honor of Earth Day 2024, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is funding more than 700 clean energy projects to lower energy bills, expand access to domestic biofuels  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: Today, on Earth Day, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding over $156 million to the Washington State Department of Commerce to expand the Solar For All Program, which helps deliver residential solar energy to low-income households. "These historic awards will empower over 900,000 American households   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Chemistry of Materials, a scientific journal from the American Chemical Society that contributes fundamental research on the interface of chemistry, chemical engineering and materials science, published research articles on the following topics in its April 23, 2024, edition (Vol. 36, Issue 8): Perspectives: * Toward a Topological Classification of Nonadiabaticity in Chemical Reactions * Artificial Intelligence Driving Materials Discovery? Perspective on the Article:   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: LAS VEGAS - Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) announced over $218 million in local and regional solar energy investments from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to support residential solar installations, targeted outreach, technical assistance, and workforce development to help transform the Nevada solar market into a vibrant and self-sustaining industry -- as well as enable disadvantaged and Triba  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: This Funding Comes From The Inflation Reduction Act's Solar For All Grant Program Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) announced they helped secure $156 million to expand access to solar energy for Nevadans, making it more accessible and affordable for communities. This funding comes from the Solar for All grant program that the Senators created through th  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news on April 22, 2024: Today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon(R) DOE's longest-running student competition, announced the winners of the 2024 Design Challenge. The Solar Decathlon challenges the next generation of building professionals to design high-performance, low-carbon buildings powered by renewable energy, promoting student innovation, STEM e  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news: Google, Vital Integration of Environmental Electronics, Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, and the Florida Semiconductor Institute signed a pledge to improve the energy efficiency of semiconductors. Drafted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Energy Efficiency Scaling for 2 Decades (EES2) pledge now has 65 signatories, including Google, Intel, Microsoft,   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas.) today delivered opening remarks at a field hearing in Plano, Texas titled "Drilling Down: Oversight of the Challenges and Opportunities Facing U.S. Energy Production". Sub  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 24 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Surprising "photomolecular effect" discovered by MIT researchers could affect calculations of climate change and may lead to improved desalination and drying processes. * * * By David L. Chandler, MIT News It's the most fundamental of processes -- the evaporation of water from the surfaces of oceans and lakes, the burning off of fog in the morning sun, and the drying of  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Last week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Terner Labs cohosted an event in Detroit, Michigan, uniting leaders from the public sector, housing experts, researchers, and technologists for the third iteration of their Housing & Technology Symposium series. HUD leaders also traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota to highlight innovative affordable h  more

LONDON, England, April 24 -- 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 28, 2024, edition (Vol. 12, Issue 16): * Doping engineering of phosphorus-based polyanion-type cathodes for sodium storage: a review * Flexible resistive tactile pressure sensors * Cellulose-ba  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, April 24 (TNSres) -- La Trobe University issued the following news release: La Trobe University has welcomed Infrastructure Victoria's recommendations to adapt the state's infrastructure to ensure it is better prepared for climate change and reduce harm and the costs of disaster recovery. The latest research, Weathering the storm: adapting Victoria's infrastructure to climate change, was today launched at La Trobe's Bundoora campus, where climate change adaptations and su  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- George Washington University issued the following news: Residential solar panels are so popular in California that the state has enough solar power to provide over a quarter of its electricity. However, according to The Washington Post, "the state and its grid operator are grappling with a strange reality: There is so much solar on the grid that, on sunny spring days when there's not as much demand, electricity prices go negative." John Helveston is an assistant profess  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: Solar For All Program funded in 2022 under the Cantwell and Murray-backed Inflation Reduction Act Today, on Earth Day, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding over $156 million to the Washington State Department of Commerce to expand the Solar For All Program, which helps deliver residential solar energy to low-inco  more

ALBANY, New York, April 24 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: * * * Parking Lot Canopy with Solar Panels and Accompanying Battery Storage System Will Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Approximately 6,000 Metric Tons Annually The 12-Megawatt Solar Project will Reduce Airport Energy Use at Peak Hours and Support the Port Authority's 2050 Net Zero Goal Across the Agency In Addition to Supplying Power to JFK, Nearby Low-Income Communities will  more

ALBANY, New York, April 24 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Next Phase of the State's Supply Chain Activities Released in the Form of $200 Million Supportive Manufacturing and Logistics RFP Request for Information Also Announced to Inform Fifth Offshore Wind Solicitation and $300 Million Major Component Supply Chain RFP Steps Support Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act Goal to Develop 9,000 Megawatts of Offshore Wind by 2035 * * * Gover  more

ALBANY, New York, April 23 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order approving compliance filing (Case No. 19-F-0366) on April 22, 2024: * * * Application of Trelina Solar Energy Center, LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article 10 to Develop, Construct and Operate a Solar Generating Facility with a Maximum Generating Capability of 80 MW in the Town of Waterloo, Seneca County. ORDER APPROVING COMPLIANCE FILING 66(  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), along with U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), celebrated $43,510,000 in federal funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to help lower energy costs for Granite Staters by delivering affordable solar to low-income households. The funding comes from the U.S. Environmental Protect Agency's (EPA) Greenhouse Gas Red  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The New Hampshire delegation celebrated $43,510,000 in federal funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to help lower energy costs for Granite Staters by delivering affordable solar to low-income households. The funding comes from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund's Solar for All grant program. "I fought to pass the Inflation Reduction Act to lower costs f  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to make clean energy upgrades accessible to more Rhode Islanders, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced that the state will receive $49.3 million in federal funding through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Solar for All Program. The Biden Administration's $7 billion announcement of clean energy funding co  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Today, on Earth Day, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) released the following statement regarding new actions taken by the Biden administration to expand access to affordable solar energy, further promote the development of renewable energy, and protect public lands. "Buoyed by the biggest climate action in human history with the Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden administration is continuing to take si  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Optical Materials Express, a peer-reviewed journal from Optica that says it serves the optics and photonics community, published research articles on the following topics in its April 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 14, Issue 4): * Narrowband-seeded PPLN non-resonant optical parametric oscillator * Nanohardness and Young's modulus of II-IV-V2 chalcopyrite nonlinear optical crystals: a comparative study * Random laser emission from dye-doped gain media with optically trapped sca  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, as Californians celebrate Earth Day, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that he secured $249,800,000 for California's Solar for All project to help deliver residential solar for low-income and disadvantaged communities across the state. The funding, announced today by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), comes from the Inflation Reduction Act's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund as pa  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Long Branch, NJ - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today applauded major federal investment from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to expand solar energy access in New Jersey. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities will receive $156,120,000 from the Solar for All Program to deploy solar energy in low-income and disadvantaged households. The award is expected to fund solar projects fo  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, April 24 -- Physical Review Applied, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Physical Society that says it publishes papers that bridge the gap between engineering and physics, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2024 edition (Vol. 21, Issue 3): LETTERS: * Magnonic spin-current shot noise in an itinerant Fermi gas * Broadband detection of 18 teeth in an 11-dB squeezing comb * Highly sensitive microwave electrometry with enhanced instant  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced 10 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants worth a total of $657,298 for businesses in Maine's First Congressional District. The infusion of rural development funding comes from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed by Congressional Democrats and signed by President Biden. "The Inflation Reduction Act   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 (Rep.) -- Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-Virgin Islands, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced this week that the Virgin Islands Energy Office (VIEO) was selected to receive approximately $62.5 million to develop solar programs - the highest amount available to the territory in this competitive grant program. The grant will enable low-income and disadvantaged households to benefit from solar power. "I am very pleas  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 (Rep.) -- Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-Virgin Islands, issued the following statement on April 22, 2024: * * * In response to Governor Albert Bryan Jr.'s declaration of a state of emergency for the US Virgin Islands utility system, Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett reaffirms her willingness to work with Governor Bryan, his administration and the 35th Legislature of the Virgin Islands as they contend with the continued struggle to operate an efficient Water and Power Authority ("WAP  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Today, Congressman Steven Horsford announced the awarding of over $218 million in federal funding to enhance solar energy accessibility across Nevada. The Nevada Clean Energy Fund will receive $156.12 million from the Solar for All program, while GRID Alternatives' Western Indigenous Network will benefit from a $62.45 million grant aimed at Tribal communities. "I am thrilled to see this  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: This Funding Comes From The Inflation Reduction Act's Solar For All Grant Program Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced they helped secure $156 million to expand access to solar energy for Nevadans, making it more accessible and affordable for communities. This funding comes from the Solar for All grant program that the Senators created through the Inflation Red  more

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, April 23 -- Saint Mary's University issued the following news release: The Arena 2024 Pitch Competition concluded after a thrilling 40-day battle, crowning Keeley McCormick as the champion with a prize of $10,000. Keeley, a University of Victoria Engineering and Computer Science student, impressed the judges with her innovative venture, Revyn Medical Technologies Inc. The company redesigned a vaginal speculum that prioritizes patient comfort and sustainability. Revyn Medi  more

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, April 24 -- Saint Mary's University issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Saint Mary's University's solar installation on the Loyola Residence tower has won this year's Lieutenant Governor's Award for Excellence in Engineering. It is a fitting tribute to SMU and Dillon Consulting, who, with this project, transformed this 22-storey student residence into the tallest integrated solar exterior in North America. "This project demonstrates the tangible contribut  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Today, on Earth Day, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) announced that the Hawai'i Green Infrastructure Authority (HGIA) is receiving $62.45 million in grant funding from the Environmental Protection Agency to deliver solar power to low-income households across the state. HGIA is a part of the State of Hawaii's Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, and will help finance residential roo  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following media note from the Office of the Spokesperson: * * * Secretary Blinken congratulates the winners of the 2024 Greening Diplomacy Initiative (GDI) Award and the GDI-OBO Resilience Innovation Fund. This year's winners have gone above and beyond and showcase innovative and impactful initiatives in support of White House, Congressional, and Department mandates, including Executive Orders 14008 and 14057 and the Federal Sustaina  more

LONDON, England, April 23 -- The University of Greenwich issued the following news: As a higher education institute shaping the leaders of tomorrow and a large organisation with a sizeable carbon footprint of its own, the University of Greenwich has made sustainability a key pillar of its strategy. In order to achieve its goal of being carbon neutral by 2030, action is being taken in every area of the business from energy usage and recycling and waste management, to learning and training and re  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The White House issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Yesterday, to celebrate Earth Day 2024, President Biden traveled to Prince William Forest Park in Triangle, VA, a national park system site developed by FDR's Civilian Conservation Corps, to announce $7 billion in awards through EPA's Solar for All program and unveil major steps to advance the American Climate Corps. Building on the President's climate, clean energy, and environmental justice accomplish  more