WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Business Council for Sustainable Energy issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2024: Lisa Jacobson, President of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE), testified before the U.S. Department of Treasury today on the proposed rulemaking on the Section 45Y Clean Electricity Production Credit and Section 48E Clean Electricity Investment Credit established by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. Jacobson's testimony reiterated the recommendations made in th  more

BERLIN, Germany, Aug. 12 -- Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features the processing of biogenic materials for energy and chemistry, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2024 edition (Vol. 14, Issue 16): * Ordered porous carbon preparation by hard templating approach for hydrogen adsorption application * Biochar for toxic chromium removal: Its impacts, mechanism, and future direction * Detailed analysis on exploiting the low  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Groundbreaking for the construction of a solar farm on reclaimed land is a first of its kind for New Hampshire * * * SOMERSWORTH, N.H. (Aug. 12, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined Congressman Chris Pappas and the City of Somersworth to celebrate the groundbreaking for construction of a new solar array at the site of the former Somersworth Sanitary Landfill. T  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 13 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2024: * * * New York School Bus Incentive Program Makes Clean Buses and Charging Infrastructure More Affordable for Public Schools Helps Improve Air Quality and Reduce Transportation Pollution in Local Communities and Across the State * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that an additional $200 million is now available to school districts and bus operators for zero-emission schoo  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Yale researchers unveil new findings related to green health care, brain processes that affect delusional thoughts, and the size of ancient sea scorpions. * * * This month, our Yale research itinerary includes a "giant" discovery about ancient sea predators, an examination of health equity for LGBTQI+ communities, and new insights into how certain brain processes contribute to different types of delu  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Aug. 13 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00243) on Aug. 12, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Kentucky Power Company For (1) An Order Approving The Terms And Conditions Of The Renewable Energy Purchase Agreement For Solar Energy Resources Between Kentucky Power Company And Bright Mountain Solar, LLC; (2) Authorization To Enter Into The Agreement; (3) Recovery Of Costs Through Tariff P.P.A.; (4) Approv  more

UPTON, New York, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Department of Energy Office of Science recognizes Brookhaven physicist for her leadership in neutrino studies and for mentoring young scientists * * * Physicist Mary Bishai of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has been named a 2024 DOE Office of Science Distinguished Scientist Fellow. The honor recognizes her "enduring  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The innovation, which employs beeswax to maintain consistent heating, is the result of three years of co-design with Cameroonian poultry farmers. * * * By Lisa Capone, MIT D-Lab MIT D-Lab students and instructors are improving the efficacy and economics of a brooder technology for newborn chicks that utilizes a practical, local resource: beeswax. Developed through part  more

CEREDIGION, Wales, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- Aberystwyth University issued the following news: A new radar being built in Scandinavia will be used by researchers at Aberystwyth University to capture three-dimensional measurements of the Northern Lights for the very first time. Dramatic pictures of the Northern Lights (aurora borealis) were recently captured across the UK as a significant solar storm struck the Earth's atmosphere. Space weather forecasters are predicting similar scenes later this we  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation on Aug. 12, 2024: * * * A Proclamation To Further Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells (Whether or Not Partially or Fully Assembled Into Other Products) 1. On January 23, 2018, pursuant to section 203 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the "Trade Act") (19 U.S.C. 2253), the President issued Proclamation 9693, imposing a safeguard measure for a pe  more

SAN JOSE, California, Aug. 13 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release: MILPITAS, Calif. - August 12, 2024 -- In an effort to help the global semiconductor value chain lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the industry association SEMI released today its first region-specific analysis of current and forecasted low-carbon energy (LCE) markets for South Korea. Developed by the SEMI Energy Collaborative (EC) and   more

SOMERSWORTH, New Hampshire, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined Congressman Chris Pappas and the City of Somersworth to celebrate the groundbreaking for construction of a new solar array at the site of the former Somersworth Sanitary Landfill. This is the first time in New Hampshire that a portion of a Superfund site has been redeveloped into a solar farm. By having a portion of this sit  more

ST. CATHERINES, Ontario, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- Brock University issued the following news: Increasing the efficiency of solar energy and combating drug resistance were two of many research topics showcased at the Faculty of Mathematics and Science Undergraduate Research Symposium. More than two dozen students exhibited posters and discussed their research with faculty members and peers during the second annual event on Thursday, Aug. 8. Irene Charley, a third-year Biomedical Sciences student, s  more

CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Prince Edward Island issued the following news release: Dr. Greg Naterer, Vice-President, Academic and Research, at UPEI, recently received an international award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). During the AIAA's annual Aviation Forum held in Las Vegas from July 31 to August 2, Dr. Naterer was presented with the 2024 AIAA Thermophysics Award. This award is presented for an "outstandin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Takes New Actions to Lower Housing Costs by Cutting Red Tape to Build More Housing - Actions include reforms to save developers time and money on federal projects and funds to encourage state and local governments to reduce barriers to affordable housing Since launching its all-of-government Housing Supply Action Plan (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-release  more