THOUSAND OAKS, California, July 29 -- Advances in Mechanical Engineering, a peer-reviewed journal, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2024 edition: Research Article: * Bayesian neural networks for uncertainty quantification in remaining useful life prediction of systems with sensor monitoring * Multi-response optimization in laser processing technologies by applying desirability function approach and response surface methodology based on grey relation analysis *   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: Despite Increasing Severity Of Storms, Anti-Government Extremists Like Project 2025 Are Proposing Major Cuts For NOAA & National Weather Service; Senator Says Recent Storms Show Now Is More Important Than Ever To INCREASE $$$ For Forecasting And Hubs Like UAlbany's NYS Mesonet, Which Covers Storm Tracking For Every County In NY Standing At New York State's Weather Hub in Alba  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following news release: Barbados will increase its resilience to climate change impacts by improving water security and supply with a US$40 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) that will expand the reuse of reclaimed wastewater. The project's cornerstone investment is the construction of the New South Coast Water Reclamation and Re-use Facility to treat wastewater and promote its reuse in irrigation an  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 30 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: BCLP advises Caisse d'Epargne CEPAC and Bpifrance in connection with the financing of approximately Euros125 million in senior debt subscribed by Apex Energies. This financing will support the construction of 250 rooftop and shaded solar power plants by mid-2025, representing a total capacity of 70 MWp. The assets will be part of the Acacia portfolio, which will ultimately comprise more than 40  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 29 -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: * * * Consent Items ENERGY / WATER 1. PROCEEDING NO. 24F-0305EG Dwight Bordelon Public Service Company of Colorado DWIGHT BORDELON, COMPLAINANT, V. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO, RESPONDENT. Filing Date and Party: 07/10/2024 Dwight Bordelon Description: Formal Complaint Analyst(s): Ismael Reyna RECOMMENDATION: Refer the matter to an Administrative Law Judge by minute e  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: * * * Supported by the Investing in America Agenda, 21 Projects Across 20 States will Increase Workforce Training Opportunities, Strengthen Union Labor, and Help Small Businesses Save Money, Reduce Energy Waste * * * In support of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced 21 new projects selected to receive $24 million from the Bipartisan In  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, July 30 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * The program pairs students with state agencies whose missions address sustainability * * * Like a lot of people, Nicholas Bronson was skeptical of state government and those who work within it. A three-month internship at the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP), however, has changed his mind. "I had heard a lot of bad things about working in the government and how  more

NEW YORK, July 29 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release: The IRC is launching a new crowdsolving challenge in partnership with Wazoku and SeaFreight Labs. The challenge is called "Reducing Fossil Fuel Dependency of Syrian Irrigation Systems" and will aim to bring about a more environmentally friendly and sustainable approach to water delivery systems across northeast Syria. View the Challenge today! This latest challenge has an awa  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, July 24 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2022-00011): * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Stonefield Solar, LLC For A Certificate Of Construction For An Approximately 120 Megawatt Merchant Electric Solar Generating Facility And Nonregulated Transmission Line In Hardin County, Kentucky Pursuant To KRS 278.700 And 807 KAR 5:110 ORDER On June 10, 2024, Stonefield Solar, LLC (Stonefield Solar) filed a response to th  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 24 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order adopting rule (No. 2024-00028): * * * MAINE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, Rule Governing Procurement of Renewable Energy Promoting the Use of Contaminated Land, Chapter 397 ORDER ADOPTING RULE AND STATEMENT OF FACTUAL AND POLICY BASIS BARTLETT, Chairman; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY Through this Order, the Commission adopts the attached Rule, Chapter 397, consistent with 35-A M.R.S. S  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 29 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Paul and Judy Lerwick A major gift to the University of Wyoming's School of Energy Resources (SER) will support Wyoming-focused instruction, outreach and applied research on new means of energy production and technologies specifically in the areas of nuclear, wind, solar and other renewable-related energy. The $1 million gift from Paul and Judy Lerwick which will be matched by the state of Wyoming will  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 25 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission announced the following electric application (Case No. U-21773): * * * In the Matter of the ex parte Application of CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY for accounting approval to utilize a regulatory asset or liability for certain projects related to funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021. APPLICATION Consumers Energy Company ("Consumers Energy" or the "Company") requests the Michigan Public Service Commission  more

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, July 29 [Category: Materials Management] -- ASTM International, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials, which develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for materials, products, systems and services, issued the following news release: Proposed ASTM standard will help to modernize methods for cleaning solar panels ASTM International's robotics, automation, and autonomous systems committee (F45) is developing a proposed standa  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, July 30 -- Sedgwick, a provider of technology-enabled risk and benefit solutions, issued the following news release: * * * Industry leaders Neil Best and Liew Boon Tat join growing team of experts * * * SINGAPORE, 30 July 2024 -- Sedgwick, a leading global provider of claims management, loss adjusting and technology-enabled business solutions, has launched a suite of solutions to address the evolving loss adjusting and claims management needs of energy and natural resourc  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 29 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: S-shaped bends in the sun's magnetic field don't form at the sun's surface, like some scientists thought, and can't directly heat the sun's corona As Parker Solar Probe files around the sun, it finds abrupt reversals in the direction of the sun's magnetic fields. These S-shaped bends in the sun's magnetic field are very common in the solar wind close to the sun, but are absent inside the corona. Image credit:  more

TOKYO, Japan, July 30 (TNSres) -- Tokyo Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Researchers develop a framework to easily determine the optimal size of solar panels and batteries needed in residential neighborhoods. * * * A new mathematical framework makes it simple to determine the optimal sizing for solar panels and batteries in households, report scientists at Tokyo Tech. By formulating a novel optimization problem and applying transformations to make it tractable  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, July 30 (TNSres) -- The Washington State Department of Commerce issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: * * * Department of Commerce launches $150-million Washington Families Clean Energy Credits program to support low- and moderate-income electricity customers statewide * * * The Department of Commerce today announced the Washington Families Clean Energy Credits grant program. This program provides a $200 energy bill credit to eligible electricity customers   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 29 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Professor of Mechanical Engineering Deyu Li has been awarded an inaugural National Science Foundation TRAILBLAZER Engineering Impact Award to extend Max Planck's theory of thermal radiation from equilibrium thermal sources to a regime where non-equilibrium energy carriers can lead to significantly enhanced radiative heat dissipation. The resulting super-efficient radiative cooling approaches could revolutionize a  more