MELVILLE, New York, Dec. 28 -- AIP Advances, a peer-reviewed journal, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2024 edition (Vol. 14, Issue 12). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * REVIEW ARTICLES * A review on magnetic permeability in heat and fluid flow characteristics: Applications in magnetized shielding * Optimizing renewable energy systems: A comprehensive review of entropy generation minimization REGULAR ARTICLES * The electrical property modulation o  more

FRANKFURT, Germany, Dec. 28 -- Angewandte Chemie, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features general chemistry from the German Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Dec. 20, 2024, edition (Vol. 63, Issue 52): Viewpoint Article - Photocatalysis * A Protocol for Unveiling the Nature of Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reactions: True Water Splitting or Sacrificial Reagent Acceptorless Dehydrogenation? Minireview - Polymer Chemistry * Polymerization-  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 27, 2024: * * * Here's How U.S. Can Win Critical Minerals Dominance Written by Sarah Montalbano The Washington Examiner published an excellent article (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-and-environment/3261510/us-catch-china-race-critical-minerals/?utm_source=Daily%20on%20Energy%201  more

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 28 -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: * * * Consent Items TRANSPORTATION 1. PROCEEDING NO. 24AL-0538TR IN THE MATTER OF ADVICE LETTER NO. 43, AND THE 3 RD REVISED PAGE 12, THE 3 RD REVISED Page 13, AND THE 3 RD REVISED PAGE 14 TO PASSENGER TARIFF, COLORADO PUC NO. 3, FILED BY RAMBLIN' EXPRESS, INC., TO REDUCE THE FREQUENCY OF DAILY SCHEDULED SERVICE, TO BECOME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 8, 2025. Filing Date and Party: 12/06  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11667) on Dec. 20, 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   more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 24 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission (ORES) has issued a final siting permit for the Somerset solar array. The project, located in the Town of Somerset, Niagara County, will generate 125-megawatts of clean, renewable energy. Once operational, the facility will reduce carbon emissions by more than 177,000 tons annually  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release on Dec. 26, 2024: Today the US Export-Import Bank quietly voted on and presumably awarded a $526 million loan agreement to ExxonMobil and partners for a massive gas project in Guyana. This approval occurred despite serious complaints of pollution and harms to the community raised by Guyanese activists. According to IEEFA, the project will result in a substantially overbuilt electrical system. This is the second year   more

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 28 -- 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 November 2024 edition (Vol. 63, No. 11): Rapid Communications * Single-shot ultrafast imaging of plasma dynamics induced by dual-angle ultrashort laser pulses with subpicosecond delay * A distinctive bound exciton line induced by electron-beam irradiation and subsequent annealing of an unintentionally do  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 -- The Journal of the American Chemical Society, a peer-reviewed scientific journal that provides research essential to the field of chemistry, published research articles on the following topics in its Dec. 18, 2024, edition (Vol. 146, Issue 50): Communications * Parahydrogen Polarization in Reverse Micelles and Application to Sensing of Protein-Ligand Binding * Evidence of Preferential Aluminum Site Loss during Reaction-Induced Dealumination * Iterative One-Carbon Homol  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 24 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 14-M-0224): * * * Proceeding on Motion of the Commission to Enable Community Choice Aggregation Programs. ORDER APPROVING LOCAL POWER'S COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION PROGRAM BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND On April 21, 2016, the Public Service Commission (Commission) established the framework for the development and implementation of municipal Community Choice Aggreg  more

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Dec. 21 -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: DENVER - The Bureau of Land Management's approved Utility-Scale Solar Energy Development Plan promotes an updated siting and permitting framework across 11 western states while balancing conservation needs. The approved record of decision and amendments will allow development near existing and planned transmission lines and on previously disturbed lands, all while avoiding important fish and wil  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 28 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2024: Governor Dan McKee and the Office of Energy Resources (OER) highlighted the significant progress made this year in renewable energy, energy efficiency, clean transportation policies, and programs with advancing the state's energy and emission goals with the Act on Climate. "Whether it's bolstering our green economy, leading the way in clean energy infrastructure, or a  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 28 -- Small, a peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for experimental and theoretical studies of fundamental and applied interdisciplinary research, published research articles on the following topics in its Dec. 27, 2024, edition (Vol. 20, Issue 52): Review * Interface-Centric Strategies in Kesterite Solar Cells: Addressing Challenges, Solutions, and Future Directions for Efficient Solar-Harvesting Technologies * Rational MOF Membrane Design for Gas Detection   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 28 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today championed Texas' booming energy industry and highlighted the progress that Texas made in 2024 to increase the electric capacity of the state grid and invest in an all-of-the-above energy approach to solidify Texas as the world's energy hub. "Texas would not be the energy capital of the world without the hard work of the men and women of the energy industry," sai  more