WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- ACS Applied Nano Materials, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it covers engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to applications of nanomaterials, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 13, 2024, edition (Vol. 7, Issue 17): Forum Articles * Creating Energy Transfer Pathways in Lead-Free Perovskite Nanocrystals via Dopant Emission Centers for Optical Sensing Articles * Highly Efficient and Rapid S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- ACS ES&T Engineering, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it serves as a forum for research and innovation, welcoming contributions on materials, technologies, processes, data analytics and engineering systems that can manage, protect and remediate air, water and soil quality, treat wastes and recover resources, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 13, 2024, edition (Vol. 4, Issue 9): Reviews * Confined Mangan  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. The U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett, under the command of Col. Stephen S. Trotter, celebrated a landmark achievement today with the ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new microgrid, a fully renewable energy system designed to bolster the base's energy resilience and sustainability. The microgrid project, initiated in 2011, makes Fort Hunter Liggett t  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 19 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] With a focus on sustainable energy, a new biennial symposium exploring the frontiers of technology and society made its debut on Brown University's campus, convening experts to explore pressing challenges in the quest for a cleaner, more sustainable future. Brown's School of Engineering and Initiative for Sustainable Energy hosted the Subra Suresh Symposium at the Frontiers of   more

LONDON, England, Sept. 19 -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release: As this year's G-20 President and the host of COP30 in 2025, Brazil has a historic opportunity to lead the global transition to a low-carbon economy. Yet meeting the country's large-scale ambitions will require significant investment in multiple technology pathways, BloombergNEF (BNEF) finds in its first Brazil Transition Factbook. According to the report, which was produced by BNEF and commissio  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 20 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies that make Minnesota a freer, more prosperous and better-governed state, issued the following commentary on Sept. 18, 2024: * * * Electricity Prices to Rise 20% by 2028 Written by Sarah Montalbano The U.S. is seeing growth in electricity demand for the first time in a decade thanks to new pressures like data centers and artificial intell  more

DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The Colorado Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: * * * Grants to automate permitting will help local governments accelerate rooftop solar * * * The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) announced Thursday that it will reopen its Automated Permit Processing for Solar (APPS) grant program and award $1 million in funding, with Alamosa County and Boulder County receiving the initial round of grants. The APPS initiative  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 20 -- Entergy issued the following news release: * * * Entergy's fourth solar facility and Invenergy's first developed project in Arkansas generates enough electricity to power 61,000 Arkansas homes * * * LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Adding to its growing fleet of utility-scale solar generating facilities, Entergy Arkansas has announced the start of commercial operations at Walnut Bend Solar Energy Center. The 100-megawatt solar energy center is located in Lee County to  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands Seven years have passed since hurricanes Irma and Maria impacted the U.S. Virgin Islands, and FEMA remains steadfast in its commitment to provide financial assistance to the territory as it continues the rebuilding process. Long-term recovery requires continued coordination and collaboration among multiple federal and territorial   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: * * * * GE Vernova's first Sustainability Report offers comprehensive overview of company's mission to electrify and decarbonize the world * Outlines four-pillar sustainability framework - Electrify, Decarbonize, Conserve, and Thrive - with leading goals aimed at aligning business performance with sustainability performance * Launches approach to sustainability  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Sept. 20 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: Pennsylvania College of Technology joined Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity on Sept. 19 to break ground at 508 Fifth Ave., where, over the next two years, Penn College students will build a Habitat home on land donated to the organization by the college. "This is such a win-win project," said Bob Robinson, executive director of Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity. "Penn College stude  more

BUFFALO GROVE, Illinois, Sept. 20 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: * * * REV Illinois incentive package supports company's relocation from Houston * * * Ymer Technology, a manufacturer of electric vehicle (EV) components for the heavy equipment industry, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), Lake County Partners, and the Village of Buffalo Grove, announced the grand opening of its new U.S. headquarters in Buf  more

LONDON, England, Sept. 20 -- The Journal of Materials Chemistry C, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it covers production of materials related to display technologies, optical materials, magnetics, electronics or information storage technology, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 28, 2024, edition (Vol. 12, Issue 36): Review Article * Recent advances in flexible iontronic pressure sensors: materials, microstructure designs, appli  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that reports new and original experimental and theoretical basic research of interest to physical chemists, biophysical chemists and chemical physicists, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 19, 2024, edition (Vol. 128, Issue 37): Energy Conversion and Storage * Energy Storage Capacity Studies of Frustrated Biphasic Carbon-Doped Zirconium Oxides *  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it advances in physical chemistry, chemical physics and materials science, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 19, 2024, edition (Vol. 15, Issue 37): Physical Insights into Materials and Molecular Properties * Fermi Edge of Semimetallic Borophane Sheets and its Reduction by a Porous Structure * A Green Host-Guest Protocol to Impro  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Sept. 20 -- The Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, a peer-reviewed journal from American Institute of Physics that says it covers renewable and sustainable energy relevant to the physical science and engineering communities, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 16, Issue 5): ARTICLES - Wind Energy * Power output fluctuations and unsteady aerodynamic loads of a scaled wind turbine subjected to periodically osc  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 19 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: As the world scales back dependence on fossil fuels, the concept of "energy communities" is linked -- in the U.S. at least -- to those that have a legacy of fossil fuels or economic dependence on them and need support in making the transition. A University of Kansas energy and environmental law expert has published a new article arguing that wider variation in how "energy communities" are conceived can be a strong  more

KAMPALA, Uganda, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- Makerere University issued the following news: By Betty Kyakuwa Experts gathered at Makerere University to strategize on extending mini-grids to rural areas across Africa, with a focus on ensuring reliable, low-cost electricity. The three-day policy dialogue, held from September 10th to 12th, brought together specialists from Africa, the United States, and Europe. Prof. Edward Bbaale, Principal of the College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS),  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 20 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news: On Friday, Sept. 6, the University of Minnesota Morris held a dedication ceremony for its expanded agrivoltaic array. The Minnesota LCCMR's Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (lottery money) funded this project, and the UMM constructed it on a dairy pasture owned by the West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC). At the event, State Senator Torrey Westrom (R-Alexandria) spoke abo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Nano Letters, a journal from the American Chemical Society that says it features the theory and practice of nanoscience and nanotechnology, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 18, 2024, edition (Vol. 24, Issue 37): * A Roadmap for Ferroelectric-Antiferroelectric Phase Transition * Accelerating the Discovery of Efficient High-Entropy Alloy Electrocatalysts: High-Throughput Experimentation and Data-Driven Strategies * Aggregation-Induced Enha  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: A new study lays out a wide range of options available to cost-effectively eliminate greenhouse gas production from the energy system in the United States by 2050. The findings give policymakers and industry leaders valuable insights on how to chart a path forward to address climate change. "There isn't just one way to cost-effectively decarbonize our energy system," says Jeremiah J  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Sept. 20 -- The Council of State Governments issued the following news on Sept. 19, 2024: Earlier this month, New York Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) hosted a summit in Syracuse to discuss the future of the state's energy economy. Because New York's climate law sets aggressive targets for decarbonizing its economy by 2050, the summit was intended as part of an effort to solicit feedback on strategies to accel  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news on Sept. 18, 2024: By Alison Hatt Following an international search, Peter Fischer, an internationally recognized expert in magnetic materials, has been selected to serve as the next division director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's (Berkeley Lab) Materials Sciences Division (https://materialssciences.lbl.gov/). Fischer has served as the deputy director of the Mate  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Sept. 19, 2024, at the Economic Club: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. (Applause.) Thank you, David. In my household, we refer to David as the Washington Monument. (Laughter.) He's been a friend a long time -- a long time. And not only thank you for the introduction, David, but thank you for your friendship. And thank you all for being here and allowing me to be here. Yesterday was an important day for the cou  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten (MI-03) announced two West Michigan projects will be receiving federal investments from the Department of Energy's Office Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains. Grand Rapids Rapid-Line Inc. will receive $248,282 to install a solar photovoltaic system and implement compressed air measures. LightCorp in Grand Haven was awarded $262,600 to rem  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: By Russ Nelson Dr. Mehmet Sarp Yalim, a research scientist in the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, has won a $608,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Solar, Heliospheric and INterplanetary Environment (SHINE) grant to study a process known as Joule, or Cowling, heating. The project, d  more

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 19 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Leslie Sepuka UC San Diego is powered by a world-class microgrid that provides clean and reliable electricity, heating and cooling to thousands of students, faculty and staff across its 1,200-acre campus. Thanks to the California Energy Commission, the UC San Diego microgrid will now also be home to the largest lithium-ion battery system on any university campus in the country, helping  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Dearborn Campus issued the following news: * * * The Summer Undergraduate Research Experience had another record year, serving 49 students in 2024. We check in with students and their faculty mentors in each of the colleges, starting with CECS and CEHHS. * * * In just a few short years since its founding in 2018, the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience has grown into a mainstay of the campus' burgeoning research cultu  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Sept. 20 -- The Washington State Department of Commerce issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: * * * Commerce awards second round of grant funding for community solar, EV charging and microgrid projects across Washington state * * * The Washington State Department of Commerce today announced more than $10 million in grants for 13 clean energy projects proposed by tribal communities across the state. These clean energy grant awards are part of a new Tribal C  more