WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it features high- and low-temperature geochemistry, atmospheric, marine and planetary chemistry, astrochemistry and analytical geochemistry, published research articles on the following topics in its Dec. 19, 2024, edition (Vol. 8, Issue 12). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * Braunite Synthesized under Simulated Diagenetic Conditions: Implications for the Ancient Ma  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2024: * * * Virginia Commission on Electric Utility Regulation gives the green light to solar siting * * * RICHMOND, VA - The Commonwealth's first energy legislation of the year successfully passed out of the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation (CEUR) today. The proposed legislation refines the approval process for solar and battery storage projects of at least 20 MW, or 2 MW if it's located on p  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Akin Gump, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2025: (LONDON) - Akin announced today that partner Mark Clarke has joined the firm's London office, in a return to private practice. Clarke joins from global energy firm, Proman AG, where he was an Executive Director and Group General Counsel. Previously, he served as Head of Commercial Disputes and Co-Head of the Global Energy Practice at White & Case. Clarke will join as Akin's head of international arb  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Jan. 8, 2025: * * * Evaluating the IRA's Clean Energy Tax Provisions By Shuting Pomerleau, Director of Energy and Environmental Policy EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * Congress is likely to revisit the Inflation Reduction Act's 22 clean energy tax provisions - among them production and investment tax credits, transportation-related tax credits, and other tax incentives for carbon emissions mitigation and energy efficiency  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- Battery Council International issued the following news release: * * * New EV fast-charging station uses advanced lead batteries that feature efficiency and reliability * * * Advanced lead battery technology is key part of the "smart grid" technology that is increasingly necessary to supporting the modern economy. Proof of this value proposition comes from a first-of-its-kind EV fast charging station that deploys GS Yuasa batteries in a new and cost-effective w  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 9 -- Bechtel issued the following news release: * * * Renewable Project Adds to Bechtel's Growing Clean Energy Portfolio * * * Construction on a utility scale solar project is now underway in Lincoln County, Nevada, where Bechtel has been selected by Estuary Power to design and construct a new 226 megawatts direct current photovoltaic (PV) solar facility. The Escape Solar project will consist of approximately 389,000 PV solar panels across 900 acres to produc  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 7 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: [Category: Environment] (WASHINGTON - Jan 7, 2025) Today, the IRS unveiled the final guidance for new technology-neutral clean electricity credits, known as 45Y and 48E. The guidance replaces and harmonizes existing credits, so that zero-emission electricity producing facilities can qualify. Additionally, the new tax credits extend the timeline for eligibility, providing long-term certainty for clean energy d  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- 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 Dec. 31, 2024, edition (Vol. 58, Issue 52). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Reviews * Effects of Microplastic Exposure on Human Digestive, Reproductive, and Respiratory Health: A Rapid Systematic Review * Photoreforming of Plast  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: DALLAS, TEXAS (January 8, 2025) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it has selected two Louisiana organizations for the Community Change Grants Program, totaling $40,000,000 in awards to advance local, on-the-ground projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity. The selectees for Louisiana are Urban Restoration Enhancement Corporatio  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: DALLAS, TEXAS (January 8, 2025) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it has selected three Texas organizations for the Community Change Grants Program, totaling $33,300,000 in awards to advance local, on-the-ground projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity. The selectees for Texas are Mission Waco Mission World, Big Bend Conservat  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Jan. 8 -- Fractal and Fractional, a peer-reviewed open access journal that says it provides an advanced forum for studies on fractals and fractional calculus and their applications in different fields of science and engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2024 edition (Vol. 8, Issue 12). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * Article - A Flexible Framework for Decentralized Composite Optimization with Compressed Communication * A  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 9 -- GTCR, a private equity firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2025: * * * Firm executes Leaders Strategy partnership with Dhruv Vakharia, who joins leading specialized loan servicing provider as CEO * * * GTCR, a leading private equity firm, announced today that it has acquired Concord Servicing ("Concord" or "the Company"), a leading provider of software and administration services for specialized loan servicing. As part of the Leaders Strategy inves  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 9 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, January 13, 2025 CAUSE NO.: 44348-SRA10; ALJ: SCHUSTER; TIME: 9:00 A.M.; COMMISSIONER: FEEMAN; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLC PURSUANT TO THE COMMISSION'S ORDERS IN CAUSE NOS. 42359 AND 45253 AND IND. CODE Sec. 8-1-2-42 FOR (1) AUTHORITY TO RECOVER VIA RIDER 70 CERTAIN COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PETITIONER'S P  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: SALEM, Ore - Landing at the Portland Air National Guard Base on May 22, 1980, just four days after the massive eruption of Mount St. Helens in Southwest Washington, President Jimmy Carter arrived to personally survey the destruction of one of the greatest volcanic events ever recorded in North America. When the weather cleared the following day, President Carter, along with other fed  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Jan. 8 -- The Journal of Composites Science, an international, peer-reviewed journal on the science and technology composites, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 9, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * Article - A PVA-Brookite Composite: The Effect of Plasma Pre-Treatment on the Thermal, Mechanical, and Photochromic Properties * Article - Advanced Dynamic Thermal Vibration of Thick Composited FGM Cylindrical  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 8 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * At the MITEI Fall Colloquium, the administrator of the US Energy Information Administration explained why long-term energy models are not forecasting tools -- and why they're still vitally important. * * * By Calvin Hennick, MIT Energy Initiative Joseph F. DeCarolis, administrator for the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), has one overarching piece of advice for  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- The American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research issued the following news: By Benjamin Dennehy The American Consumer Institute (ACI) has announced its 2025 policy resolutions aimed at safeguarding consumer welfare through robust research and advocacy. These initiatives target pressing issues in energy, healthcare, technology, and financial services, ensuring consumers have access to affordable, high-quality products and services while preserving compe  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Jan. 9 -- Processes, a peer-reviewed open access journal on processes in chemistry, biochemistry, biology, materials and systems engineering research fields, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 13, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * Article - A Comparative Evaluation of the Antioxidant Ability of Polygonum cuspidatum Extracts with That of Resveratrol Itself * Article - A Deep Reinforcement Advantage Actor-C  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 7 -- The Rockefeller Foundation issued the following news release: As delivered on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, in New Delhi, India Hello, everyone. Welcome. I want to thank Vish [Vaishali Mishra] and Saurabh [Kumar] for hosting this session. I certainly want to thank Woochong [Um] for taking on the role of our global CEO for the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet. And Dr. Ajay Mathur, we appreciate your being here, and I enjoyed hearing your remarks. I'm certainly exci  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: Funding Comes From U.S. Department Of Transportation's Charging And Fueling Infrastructure Grant Program, Created By Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law Schumer Led To Passage In Senate Schumer, Gillibrand: NY Is Getting Major Jolt To Build Brand-New EV Charging Stations On SUNY Campuses! U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $15 million in  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 9 -- Small Methods, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features developments in experimental techniques, published research articles on the following topics in its Dec. 19, 2024, edition (Vol. 8, Issue 12). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Review * Solution Sequential Deposition Pseudo-Planar Heterojunction: An Efficient Strategy for State-of-Art Organic Solar Cells * Advances in Injectable Hydrogels Based on Diverse Gelation Methods for Biomedical Imaging  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: With final rules in place, technology-neutral clean electricity credits will grow the economy, create good-paying jobs, and help save American families up to $38 billion on electricity bills through 2030 Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the IRS released final rules for the Clean Electricity Investment and Production Tax Credits also known as the technology-neutral credits in ta  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: Final rules establish program that expands on $7.5 billion in clean energy investments in low-income communities and on Indian Lands to date; next round of program scheduled to open for applications on January 16 Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS released final rules and procedural guidance for the Section 48E(h) Clean Electricity Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Amount Program.  more

LONDON, England, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release: * * * * BNEF's Net-Zero Transition: Opportunities for Vietnam report indicates that decarbonizing electricity supply is key to the country staying on track for the Paris Agreement's goal * More than $2.4 trillion in investment and spending is required by 2050 in a net-zero pathway, 54% more than in an economics-led transition * Solar and wind generation alone account for 57%, or 99 milli  more