WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The American Geophysical Union issued the following news release: * * * Installing photovoltaic roofs over the world's major highways could put already-developed land to work and generate 17,578 terawatt-hours per year, or more than four times the United States' annual energy output * * * By the numbers: * Earth has 3.2 million kilometers (1.9 million miles) of highways * Worldwide solar highway roofs could generate more than 60% of global energy consumption   more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Aug. 7 -- Applied Physics Letters, a journal from the American Institute of Physics, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 5, 2024, edition (Vol. 125, Issue 6): PERSPECTIVES: * Kinetomagnetism of chirality and its applications SURFACES AND INTERFACES: * Short-time asymmetric droplet coalescence dynamics on a pre-wetted fiber * ADVANCED MATERIALS: * Mechanical-thermal coupling in micro-nanocavity graphene/paraffin phase change energy storage  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The California Academy of Sciences issued the following news release: * * * California Academy of Sciences to host NASA's exhibit "Voyage of Europa Clipper: Exploring an Alien Ocean" Sept. 4-9, 2024 * * * The California Academy of Sciences is thrilled to announce that it will host a special exhibit pop-up, Voyage of Europa Clipper: Exploring an Alien Ocean, brought to you by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), from September 4-9, 2024. This c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Hartford, CT Today, members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation and Governor Ned Lamont applauded the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) announcement(link is external) selecting the Power Up New England proposal submitted by Connecticut and its neighboring New England states to receive an award of up to $389 million through the second round of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's competitive Grid   more

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The Technical University of Denmark issued the following news: * * * The Perseverance Mars rover has found an intriguing rock that is the most promising sign ever that microorganisms - and thus biological life - once existed on Mars. The rover has used a camera system developed by DTU researchers. * * * By Sole Bugge Moller When David Arge Klevang first saw the first images of the red rock on Mars, he intuitively knew Perseverance had found someth  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Environmental Science and Technology, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it promotes interdisciplinary understanding in the environmental field, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 6, 2024, edition (Vol. 58, Issue 31). Here are excerpts: * * * Perspectives: * The Stockholm Convention at a Crossroads: Questionable Nominations and Inadequate Compliance Threaten Its Acceptance and Utility Ecotoxicology and Publ  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 6 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2024: * * * Summit Will Gather Feedback on Strategies to Accelerate Renewable Energy Deployment and Explore the Potential Role of Next Generation Clean Energy Technologies Supports Advancement of Clean Energy, Economic Growth and Workforce Opportunities for New York while Bringing Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities Builds on Governor Hochul's Unprecedented Investments and Actions to Sca  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 7 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont is applauding the announcement made today by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that it has selected the Power Up New England proposal submitted by Connecticut and its neighboring New England states to receive an award of up to $389 million through the second round of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's competitive Grid Innovation Program (GIP). Power Up feat  more

LONDON, Ontario, Aug. 7 -- Western University issued the following news: * * * Month-long program culminated with pitches for innovative green energy products * * * By Yuri Terra-Turgeon More than 100 of Canada's brightest high school students converged for a transformative one-month retreat at Western during this year's Shad summer program to build entrepreneurial knowledge and skills in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math). Shad, hosted on 21 university campuses from c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance released the following testimony by Carl Harris, board chairman of the National Association of Home Builders, from a July 24, 2024, hearing entitled "Housing Solutions: Cutting Through Government Red Tape": * * * Chairman Davidson, Ranking Member Cleaver and members of the committee, I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today on behalf of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) to sha  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following report on Aug. 1, 2024, by Dennis Wamsted entitled "Hydrogen: Not a solution for gas-fired turbines." Here is the executive summary: * * * Electric utilities and project developers have latched on to the "hydrogen-ready" and "hydrogen- capable" tags in describing their plans to build new methane gas-fired (popularly called natural gas-fired) power plants. State regulators and pote  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 7 -- 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 Aug. 21, 2024, edition (Vol. 12, Issue 31): Review Article: * Single-molecule fluorescence imaging of photocatalytic nanomaterials * Tailoring single-metal atom catalysts: a strategic defect engineerin  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The barely-there lunar atmosphere is likely the product of meteorite impacts over billions of years, a new study finds. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News While the moon lacks any breathable air, it does host a barely-there atmosphere. Since the 1980s, astronomers have observed a very thin layer of atoms bouncing over the moon's surface. This delicate atmosphere -- technicall  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced the inclusion of $33 million for Congressionally Directed Spending projects in the three Appropriations bills that have been passed by the Committee. Committee passage is the first step in the process, and funding will only be made available when the bill is passed by Co  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 7 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the following letter on Aug. 6, 2024: * * * To: Ivy Willyams, 282 Century Place #2000, Louisville, CO 80027 RE: 2023 Annual Compliance - 12963 Main Solar 1, LLC Dear Ivy Willyams: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the documentation submitted has been  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 7 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the following letter on Aug. 6, 2024: * * * To: Meredith Chambers, 501 McKinney Street, Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77010 RE: 2023 Annual Compliance - Morgan Road Solar East, LLC Meredith Chambers: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the documentation subm  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 7 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the following letter on Aug. 6, 2024: * * * To: Courtney Matsuishi, 396 Springfield Ave, Suite 2, Summit, NJ 07901 RE: 2023 Annual Compliance - Nautilus Solar Energy LLC Dear Courtney Matsuishi: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the documentation sub  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation, in partnership with Australia's national science agency, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), are investing in solutions that will accelerate the transition of materials development, manufacturing, and use to a circular economy, positively impacting multiple industries such as semiconductors and plastics. With a total investmen  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (TNSres) -- Resources for the Future issued the following issue brief on July 23, 2024 by Maya Domeshek entitled "From Goal to Law: Institutionalizing Michigan's Electricity Decarbonization." Here is the introduction: * * * In November of 2023, the governor of Michigan signed a package of climate bills (Executive Office of the Governor 2023) that sets a 100 percent clean electricity target for 2040, one of the earliest in the United States (CESA n.d.). In 2020, the governor  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Resources for the Future issued the following report on July 18, 2024 by Dallas Burtraw, Marc Hafstead and Kevin Rennert entitled "Regulatory Options for an Enforceable Cap-and-Invest Program in Maryland". Here is an excerpt: * * * 1. Cap-and-Invest in the Context of Maryland's Emissions Reduction Goals Climate change is the defining environmental problem of our time. Recent assessment reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the US government hav  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **Shaheen secured a total of $100,404,000 in direct investments for the Granite State in twelve Committee-passed government funding bills** Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and Chair of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, highlighted the numerous priorities she championed and secured in the   more

DARWIN, Australia, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Charles Darwin University issued the following news: The innovative efforts to switch on renewable energy at remote Northern Territory communities will be discussed at a short film screening and panel discussion today at Charles Darwin University (CDU). CDU, alongside First Nations organisations Original Power, Ngardara Collective, and First Nations storytelling agency GARUWA will screen Power to Country on Wednesday, a short film highlighting the energy   more

LONDON, England, Aug. 7 -- Sustainable Energy and Fuels, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it features the development of sustainable energy technologies, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 21, 2024, edition (Vol. 8, Issue 16): Review Article: * Flatland materials for photochemical and electrochemical nitrogen fixation applications: from lab-door experiments to large-scale applicability * Towards intelligent electric vehicle pow  more