WASHINGTON, May 2 -- ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, a journal from the American Chemical Society that says it serves the interdisciplinary community of chemists, engineers, physicists and biologists, published research articles on the following topics in its May 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 16, Issue 17): Reviews: * Recent Progress and Challenges in Paper-Based Microsupercapacitors for Flexible Electronics: A Comprehensive Review Biological and Medical Applications of Materials and Interfac  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 2 -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: * * * Key Takeaways: Distributed energy resources (DER) in homes and businesses will likely be the largest component of generation capacity, storage and flexible load in the National Electricity Market (NEM) by 2050. * * * The Australian Energy Market Operator's DER forecasts are conservative in several respects, meaning DER could play a much greater role tha  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 1 (TNSres) -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) today reported first-quarter 2024 earnings, prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), of $1 billion or $1.91 per share, compared with GAAP earnings of $397 million or $0.77 per share in first-quarter 2023. Operating earnings for first-quarter 2024 were $670 million or $1.27 per share, compared with operating  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: By Adam Winer In a joint letter to Congress today, a diverse coalition of more than 40 national and regional organizations and companies requested robust funding for electric transmission deployment and research in the Department of Energy (DOE)'s Fiscal Year 2025 budget. In the letter, the groups highlight how upgrading and expanding the nation's transmission network has taken on new immediacy.   more

DENVER, Colorado, May 2 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Today, the Senate passed legislation sponsored by Senate President Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder, and Senator Chris Hansen, D-Denver, to modernize Colorado's energy distribution systems. In order to accomplish Colorado's goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and meet state and federal decarbonization targets, Colorado's electric grid needs updating. Coloradans have faced delays when insta  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), the top Democrat leading the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, announced that three businesses in Unadilla and Lizella, Georgia, were awarded a total of $165,873 in grants through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). The t  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The White House Council on Environmental Quality issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Reforms to Modernize Environmental Reviews, Accelerate America's Clean Energy Future, Simplify the Process to Rebuild our Nation's Infrastructure, and Strengthen Public Engagement As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's all-of-government effort to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of federal permitting processes, th  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Humphreys Central Elementary School (HCES) located at Camp Humphreys, Korea has been selected as a 2024 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools award honoree. Humphreys Central Elementary School was nominated by the Department of Defense Education Activity. The environmentally forward Green Ribbon-select school opened its doors in 2013, as a new Dep  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on April 30, 2024: As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced more than $78 million for 19 projects across 12 states and 13 Tribal nations to develop and deploy sustainable clean energy solutions and expand access to reliable and affordable energy in rural and remote communities across the nation. The grant funding--made possible by the President's Bipa  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on May 1, 2024: In support of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced more than $26.9 million to nine states, 27 local governments and one Tribe for the next round of formula grants through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program, funded by the President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and managed by DOE's Office of State and Co  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-Washington, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: House Energy and Commerce Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) delivered the following opening remarks at today's Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee hearing titled "The Fiscal Year 2025 Department of Energy Budget." "The Department of Energy has immense   more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, May 2 -- 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 April 2024 edition (Vol. 16, Issue 2): REVIEW ARTICLES: * Methane catalytic cracking by solid materials and molten media for hydrogen production: A review * Systematic literature re  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 2 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release: Site Selection magazine has named the State of New Mexico 's agreement with Maxeon Solar Technologies to build a solar cell manufacturing plant in Albuquerque as one of the 2023 Top Deals in North America. In the publication's annual list, released Wednesday, May 1, the $1 billion Maxeon project in Mesa del Sol was ranked as the 17th top deal of 2023 and one of the few focused  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Winners of NETL's regional Science Bowl competitions for students in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia tested their knowledge in math, science, engineering and technology (STEM) topics at the 2024 National Science Bowl held April 25-29 in Washington, D.C. North Allegheny Senior High School (Wexford, Pennsylvania) compiled a 5-3 record to finish in fourth plac  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Business Council for Sustainable Energy issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: * * * Carbon emissions drop 10% as state heads toward zero-carbon power generation * * * Minnesota has once again proven itself a leader in the clean energy transition, with the 2024 Minnesota Energy Factsheet showing that zero-carbon power generated 54% of the state's electricity in 2023. The report, released today by Clean Energy Economy Minnesota (CEEM  more

ITHACA, New York, April 30 -- Cornell University issued the following news: An asteroid dubbed "Lucy's baby" after a NASA spacecraft discovered it orbiting another asteroid last November is in fact a solar system toddler - just 2-3 million years old, a Cornell-led research team estimates using novel statistical calculations. The team derived the age of Selam, a "moonlet" circling the small asteroid Dinkinesh in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, based only on dynamics, or how the  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following abstract of a journal article on April 30, 2024: * * * Abstract Renewable electricity generation will need to be scaled in unprecedented ways to address climate change and other environmental challenges. Doing so effectively will require an understanding of resource availability. We review estimates of the global technical potential for renewable electricity, which is defined  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following abstract of a journal article on April 30, 2024: * * * Abstract Surface fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution could be enhanced by feedback processes induced by aerosol-radiation interaction (ARI) and the aerosol-cloud interaction (ACI). Many previous studies have investigated the PM2.5 enhancements induced by ARI and ACI in China. However, few studies have examined the c  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following abstract of a journal article on April 30, 2024: * * * Abstract Numerous inorganic materials have been identified as potential candidates for high-performance photocatalysts. However, their solar-to-energy conversion efficiencies still fail to meet commercial requirements. The main hurdle is the rapid recombination of photoexcited electrons and holes in single-phase materials  more

ITHACA, New York, May 1 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Cornell researchers and collaborators have developed a new framework that allows scientists to predict crop yield without the need for enormous amounts of high-quality data - which is often scarce in developing countries, especially those facing heightened food insecurity and climate risk. In many parts of the world, crop yields are dropping, largely due to the effects of climate change. According to a recent Cornell stu  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Today the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released final rules making important amendments to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and implementing the 2023 Financial Responsibility Act. Over the last three years the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) submitted numerous comments to CEQ on the reforms needed to improve the permitting process for renewable ener  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) delivered the following opening remarks at today's Subcommittee hearing titled "The Fiscal Year 2025 Department of Energy Budget." "The Department of Energy has immense national security responsibilities to protect America's energy security and to oversee the nation's nuclear weapons program. "DOE also  more

BOLTON, England, May 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Bolton issued the following news: An engineering graduate from the University of Bolton researched an innovative smart home energy system in remote communities as part of his graduation project. Yusuf Alghamadi explored the use of solar power in a hot and dry environment to minimise dependence on the grid and plans to share his research with companies in the Middle East. The project, 'Design of a Smart Home Energy Management System with PV   more

EUGENE, Oregon, May 1 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Early this morning, the Biden administration's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) completed a two-phased effort to modernize rules implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a bedrock community and environmental protection law in the U.S. The final rule goes beyond repairing vandalism to the law by the Trump administration, promoting climate-smart policies, adva  more