PASADENA, California, April 15 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Chemistry Graduate Student Wins Inflection Award for Developing Scalable, Sustainable Battery Technology Eshaan Patheria, a Caltech graduate student in chemistry, is one of 30 young scientists from around the world to receive the inaugural Inflection Award, an honor celebrating early-career scientists working on solutions to address climate change. Patheria was recognized for his work in   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 15 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * Hoyle: Technology Driving Logistics Transformation Army efforts to transform the logistics enterprise center on using technology to drive precision sustainment, demand reduction and advanced power storage, said Lt. Gen. Heidi Hoyle, deputy Army chief of staff for logistics, G-4. In remarks April 3 at the monthly meeting of the Association of the U.S. Army's George   more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, April 16 -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Prolonging the retirement age of coal generators puts affordable power supply at risk Extending the operation of Australia's coal-fired power plants will lead to increased risk of power supply shortfalls due to their advanced age and deteriorating reliability. Covering for these shortfalls at short notice would entail large increases in gas consumption for power gener  more

LONDON, England, April 16 -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release: * * * Power Generation from Renewables Set to Jump 84% in Next Five Years as Demand from New Data Centers Surges: BloombergNEF * BloombergNEF's New Energy Outlook 2025 maps out how the global energy transition could progress, driven by competitive economics, investment decisions to meet rising energy demand and existing short-term policy settings * The report's base case, the Economic Transitio  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Solar Industry Statement on Texas Senate Passing Bill that Will Harm Needed Energy Generation AUSTIN, Texas -- Today, the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 819 by a 22-9 vote, restricting new clean energy projects in a way that will harm much-needed energy generation in the state. The legislation adds onerous requirements to new solar projects that would not apply to other  more

NEW YORK, April 15 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Tennessee Lawmakers Advance Misguided Bill to Shield Gun Industry From Accountability NASHVILLE, Tenn.-- Today, volunteers with the Tennessee chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, issued the following statements after lawmakers in Tennessee passed SB 1360 through the House and Senate. This bill would e  more

MANCHESTER, England, April 16 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Scientists develop new method to measure and predict hydrogen bond strength in confined water A breakthrough by researchers at The University of Manchester sheds light on one of nature's most elusive forces, with wide-reaching implications for medicine, energy, climate modelling and more. Researchers at The University of Manchester have developed a ground-breaking method to precisely measur  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, April 15 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * New report highlights challenges and opportunities for decarbonisation of the East Midlands Airport ecosystem A new report from the University of Nottingham's Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Social Sciences and EPRI, a non-profit energy research and development organization, has highlighted the issues and potential strategies to decarbonise transport in and around East Midlands Airport  more