WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- ACS Applied Nano Materials, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it covers engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to applications of nanomaterials, published research articles on the following topics in its July 26, 2024, edition (Vol. 7, Issue 14): Here are excerpts: * * * Reviews: * Layer-by-Layer Nanoparticle Assembly for Biomedicine: Mechanisms, Technologies, and Advancement via Acoustofluidics Articles: * Light-Activa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-California, issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: Today, Representatives Nanette Barragan (CA-44) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) introduced the Marine Energy Technologies Acceleration Act, legislation that would invest $1 billion to advance marine energy toward full scale commercialization. Marine Energy harnesses the power from waves, tides, currents, and other water-based resources to generate a clean energy resource that can provide   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester and U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (all D-Del.) today announced that Delmarva Corrugated Packaging, Inc. will receive $1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) to support a project to install a two megawatt rooftop solar installation. Delmarva Corrugated Packaging, Inc. will use this fundin  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is leading bipartisan legislation to block taxpayer money from going to Chinese solar and clean energy companies. Brown and U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), and Rick Scott (R-FL) today introduced the American Tax Dollars for American Solar Manufacturing Act to crack down on efforts by China to undermine American manufacturing. The legislation would prevent tax  more

WATERVILLE, Maine, Aug. 2 -- Colby College issued the following news: * * * Recent graduates thrive in the growing clean-energy sector * * * By Kayla Voigt Humming in the background of classrooms, libraries, and living spaces on Mayflower Hill is the white noise of electrical-powered lights, fans, and computers. But did you know 16 percent of that electricity is powered by solar panels installed on Mayflower Hill? The College went "carbon neutral" a decade ago and continues to invest in re  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on July 31, 2024: * * * Groundbreaking Chemical Reactor Systems Would Enable Industrial Decarbonization Through Deployment of Cost-Effective, Renewable Energy Resources * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $41 million for 14 projects to develop technologies, Renewables-to-Liquids (RtL), for harnessing renewable energy sources like wind and solar to produce liquids for sustainable fuels or chemi  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Aug. 2 -- The North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network issued the following news release: * * * Land seizure, secrecy, broken trust are keys to Duke's unneeded grid expansions * * * A rural community in South Carolina is vigorously challenging Duke Energy's plans to plow through residential and business properties with high voltage transmission towers, lines and a substation. The energy giant has responded by invoking eminent domain, a controversial law al  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 1 -- 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 Aug. 7, 2024, edition (Vol. 17, Issue 15): * Outstanding Reviewers for Energy & Environmental Science in 2023 * A comprehensive review on liqu  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Aug. 1 -- Environment, Development and Sustainability, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers all aspects of the environmental impacts of socio-economic development, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2024 edition (Vol. 26, Issue 8): * Vulnerability and resilience in the context of natural hazards: a critical conceptual analysis' * Exploring recent trends in integrating urban planning and ecology * A review of the LCA literature investig  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 2 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: * * * Green Mountain Energy's capabilities allow customers to improve energy efficiency, minimize costs, and significantly reduce their carbon footprint. * * * Frost & Sullivan recently assessed the renewable energy industry and, based on its analysis results, pre  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: * * * Most Funding Ever Awarded through the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program * * * Leominster -- Healey-Driscoll administration today announced a landmark commitment of $52.4 million in grants dedicated to advancing climate resilience across Massachusetts. This significant investment is the largest in the history of the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP)  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security released the following testimony by Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner Mark C. Christie from a July 24, 2024, hearing entitled "The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Budget": * * * Chairman Duncan, Ranking Member DeGette, Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the privilege to appear before you with my colleagues from FERC. As I have been warning for the past thre  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 2 (TNSres)-- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: * * * Billions of dollars in needed infrastructure investment would yield only marginal environmental benefits Key Takeaways: State regulators and potential project investors need to scrutinize assertions that hydrogen gas will be widely used in methane-fired turbines. Lack of supply, lack of pipeline infrastructure, and lack of storage capacity wil  more

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 2 -- The Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, a peer-reviewed journal from the Japan Society of Applied Physics, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2024 edition (Vol. 63, No. 7): Rapid Communications: * Optoelectronic properties of perovskite thin films derived from lead sulfide via radio frequency magnetron sputtering: effect of the substrate temperature * Noise mechanism clarification in external-modulation Brillouin optical correlation-domain  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- 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 Aug. 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 128, Issue 30): Reviews: * State-of-the-Art In Situ Technologies for Unravelling the Dynamic Structure Evolution during Acidic Oxygen Evolu  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Aug. 1 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00129) on July 31, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. For A Certificates Of Public Convenience And Necessity And Site Compatibility Certificates For The Construction Of A 96 MW (Nominal) Solar Facility In Marion County, Kentucky And A 40 MW (Nominal) Solar Facility In Fayette County, Kentucky And Approval Of Certain Assumptio  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Aug. 2 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00115) on Aug. 1, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Kentucky Power Company For: (1) Approval To Expand Its Targeted Energy Efficiency Program; (2) Approval Of A Home Energy Improvement Program And A Commercial Energy Solutions Program; (3) Authority To Recover Costs And Net Lost Revenues, And To Receive Incentives Associated With The Implementation Of Its Demand  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 2 -- The Minnesota Utilities Commission issued the following decision involving Otter Tail Power Co., Minnesota Power and Northern States Power Co. dba Xcel Energy: * * * INTRODUCTION DECISION ITEMS 1. Details 2024-121 ** E017/M-23-496 Otter Tail Power Co. In the Matter of Otter Tail Power Co.'s Petition for Approval of the Annual Update to its Renewable Resource Cost Recovery Rider Rate, Rate Schedule 13.04. Should the Commission approve Otter Tail Power Co.'s   more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 1 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order to show cause (Case No. 24-E-0295) on July 31, 2024: * * * Proceeding on Motion of the Commission to Seek Consequences against Long Island Solar Solutions for violations of the Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION In this Order, the Public Service Commission (Commission) finds that Department of Public Servi  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 1 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order to show cause (Case No. 24-E-0296) on July 31, 2024: * * * Proceeding on Motion of the Commission to Seek Consequences against Monolith Solar Associates, LLC for violations of the Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION In this Order, the Public Service Commission (Commission) finds that Department of Public Se  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 1 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order to show cause (Case No. 24-E-0297) on July 31, 2024: * * * Proceeding on Motion of the Commission to Seek Consequences against Premier Solar Solutions, LLC for violations of the Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION In this Order, the Public Service Commission (Commission) finds that Department of Public Serv  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Senator Gary Peters (MI) helped the Senate Appropriations Committee pass the Fiscal Year 2025 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, bipartisan legislation to fund Michigan priorities, high-impact local projects and federal programs that support manufacturing, the economy and environment, public safety and law enforcement as well as cutting-edge research. "This bipartisan legis  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Aug. 2 -- Physical Review Fluids, a journal that says it embraces traditional fluid dynamics topics such as bio-related fluid dynamics, micro- and nanoscale flows, fluid mechanics of complex fluids and soft materials and geophysical and environmental flows from the American Physical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2024 edition (Vol. 9, Issue 6). Here are excerpts: * * * HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES: * Fluctuation-induced transitions in  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today introduced legislation to delay the Lava Ridge Wind Energy Project. This bill would prevent the Secretary of the Interior from authorizing the Lava Ridge Wind Energy Project until a GAO study is conducted to analyze the projects impact to the Minidoka National Historic Site. During Wednesday's Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee business meeting on the Energy Permittin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senator Jon Ossoff is introducing a bipartisan bill to prevent Chinese companies from using American taxpayer dollars. Today, Sens. Ossoff, Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced the bipartisan American Tax Dollars for American Solar Manufacturing Act to prevent Chinese companies from using American tax credits designed to accelerate American solar manufacturing. The new  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) today announced that Delmarva Corrugated Packaging, Inc. will receive $1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) to support a project to install a two megawatt rooftop solar installation. Del  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following statement on July 31, 2024: * * * Today the Senate Energy and Natural Resources voted to advance the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, a critical piece of legislation to improve permitting for energy infrastructure projects. Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA): "Today we are one step closer to overcoming systemic roadblocks  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following statement on Aug. 1, 2024: * * * BOSTON, Mass. -- The Massachusetts Legislature adjourned today after failing to pass legislation addressing critical barriers to the development and deployment of clean energy and solar energy in the Commonwealth. The bill died after the conference committee charged with negotiating final legislative language failed to offer a compromise bill. Valessa Souter-Kline, Northeast reg  more

BASALT, Colorado, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- Rocky Mountain Institute issued the following news release: * * * The "Clean Growth Tool" provides policymakers and investors with a guide to clean energy manufacturing and jobs opportunities in all 50 states. * * * Nonprofit climate and cleantech research institute RMI (founded as Rocky Mountain Institute) has launched a new analytical and data platform, the Clean Growth Tool, which identifies the states, cities, and regions where clean energy industries  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 1 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) Australia on the A$1.2 billion portfolio financing of eight PV plants with a total installed capacity of nearly 1GW and the greenfield financing of FRV Australia's first stand-alone BESS project. "We are honoured to have supported FRV on its growth in Australia over the last 12 years," said White & Case partner Brend  more