WASHINGTON, July 11 -- 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 July 8, 2024, edition (Vol. 7, Issue 13): Letters: * Effect of Br Ions in Octylammonium 2D Perovskites for Performance Improvement of CuSCN-Based Perovskite Solar Cells * Surface Treatment of Garnet-Type Sol  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following news: Americans for Tax Reform opposes a new bill by Reps. John Curtis (R-Utah) and Scott Peters (D-Calif.), which would create an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) database and lay the groundwork for carbon taxes. The "Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency Act," also known as the "PROVE IT Act," was introduced in the U.S. House of  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced the City of Appleton and the City of Green Bay will receive over $15 million to improve public transportation, invest in zero-emission buses, and build a new transit storage and maintenance facility. The investments, from the Federal Transit Administration's Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities program, are funded through the Baldwin-backed Bipartisan Infr  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, July 11 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester and U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (all D-Del.) announced a $4,953,697 grant award from Federal Transit Administration in the U.S. Department of Transportation to Delaware Transit Corporation that will be used to build the infrastructure to power the Dover Transit Center. The Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities program pr  more

BOULDER, Colorado, July 11 -- Boulder County issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: * * * In-person or Virtual Attendance Options Available * * * The next meeting of the Boulder County Planning Commission will be Wednesday, July 17, 2024, beginning at 1 p.m. The meeting will include a Joint Workshop with the Board of County Commissioners and Planning Commission regarding the 2025 Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update. View the July 17 meeting agenda (https://pub-boulder  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper, Chris Coons, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) announced a $4,953,697 grant award from Federal Transit Administration in the U.S. Department of Transportation to Delaware Transit Corporation that will be used to build the infrastructure to power the Dover Transit Center. The Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities program provides federal fund  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11667) on July 9, 2024, by Karen M. Sutter, Asian trade and finance specialist, and Michael D. Sutherland, international trade and finance analyst. Here are excerpts: * * * China's Economy: Current Trends and Issues The International Monetary Fund (IMF) assesses that the People's Republic of China's (PRC's or China's) real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 5.2% in 2023 and projects 5  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: This resolution recognizes unions including IBEW for their work Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) introduced a resolution to designate July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day. This resolution honors the men and women who dedicate their lives to ensure communities have access to safe, affordable and reliable electricityincluding members of the  more

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, July 10 (TNSres) -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news: * * * Doctoral students Bart van der Holst and Gijs Verhoeven investigated financial measures for grid operators to make better use of the existing grid capacity. * * * Our electricity grid cannot keep up with the energy transition. New schools, businesses and neighborhoods have to wait for a connection and solar panels are already switched off at peak times. In a recent report, PhD   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 11 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By McKenzie Harris A Florida State University alumnus has been elected to the oldest and one of the most prestigious continuously existing scientific academies in the world in honor of his lifetime of work in chemistry, astrophysics and earth and environmental sciences. Mark Thiemens, who earned his doctoral degree in chemical oceanography in 1977 from what is now the FSU Department of Earth, Ocean a  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee released the following testimony by Energy Deputy Secretary David M. Turk from a June 26, 2024, hearing entitled "An Overview of the Budget Proposal for the Department of Energy for Fiscal Year 2025": * * * Chairman Lucas, Ranking Member Lofgren, and Members of the Committee, it is an honor to appear before you today to discuss the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget request for the Department of Energy ("the Departm  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following commentary to the Crain's Cleveland Business on July 10, 2024: * * * In Case You Missed It: U.S. Congressman Max Miller (OH-07), published an op-ed in Crain's Cleveland Business on Chinese EV battery dominance. Read the entire piece below: The United States tax code should support American manufacturing and American workers - not enrich companies controlled by our adversaries. We should not be dependent on China for essen  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 11 -- The National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders news release: The National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders (NALCAB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Alicia Nunez, President and Chief Executive Officer at Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC) to its Board of Directors. With 30+ years of financial and operational management experience in both for-profit and nonprofit organizations, Alicia is the first woman to lead CPLC, having previous  more

HONG KONG, July 11 (TNSres) -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: The Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games are just around the corner and a global sports frenzy is underway. However, intense summer workouts often lead to sportswear absorbing excessive sweat, becoming clingy and cumbersome, causing discomfort and potentially impacting performance. A research team from the School of Fashion and Textiles at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: As Prepared for Delivery Thank you, Rush, for the kind introduction. And thank you to Mike Froman and the Council on Foreign Relations for hosting me. Few topics are a greater priority todayfor the Biden administration in general and the U.S. Treasury in particularthan our economic engagement with China. Underlying our responsible management of the economic relationship and our goal of a healthy eco  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Funds will be used to upgrade clean transit infrastructure throughout Stark County CANTON, OHToday, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation selected the Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA) as a recipient of $17,254,229 through the Bus & Bus Facilities Grant Program. "I'm proud to announce the Stark Area Regional Transit Authority will receive ov  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Solar energy is critical for a clean-energy future. Traditionally, solar energy is harvested using silicon - the same semiconductor material used in everyday electronic devices. But silicon solar panels have drawbacks: For instance, they're expensive and hard to mount on curved surfaces. Researchers have developed alternative materials for solar-energy harvesting to solve such shortcomings. Among the most  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, July 11 -- Solar RRL, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers solar energy conversion, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2024 edition (Vol. 8, Issue 12): Research Articles: * Low-Cost Metallization Based on Ag/Cu Fingers for Exceeding 25% Efficiency in Industrial Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells * Performance Potential for Locally Contacted Perovskite Solar Cells * An Analytical Model for Describing Transient Photocurrents in Bias-Ass  more

ITHACA, New York, July 10 -- Cornell University issued the following news: From exploring the mechanics of early-stage bone metastasis to analyzing price formation policies in wholesale electricity markets, Cornell Engineering's Sprout Awards are funding unique research projects with the potential to grow partnerships across Cornell. The Sprout Awards program, which launched in 2022, provides support to teams of investigators pursuing novel research at the intersection of multiple fields. "I   more