WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- 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 Oct. 25, 2024, edition (Vol. 7, Issue 20): Reviews * Review of Nanoscale Approaches for Tailoring Electrode Materials for Advanced Energy Storage Systems * Navigating Therapeutic Opportunities and Challenges with Micro/Na  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Advanced Functional Materials, a peer-review journal produced in Weinheim, Germany, that says it reports on breakthrough research in all aspects of materials science, including nanotechnology, chemistry, physics and biology, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 12, 2024, edition (Vol. 34, Issue 46): Reviews * Coordination Microenvironment Regulation in Carbon-Based Atomically Dispersed Metal Catalysts for Clean Energy-Conversion * Engineering   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Advanced Functional Materials, a peer-review journal produced in Weinheim, Germany, that says it reports on breakthrough research in all aspects of materials science, including nanotechnology, chemistry, physics and biology, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 5, 2024, edition (Vol. 34, Issue 45): Reviews * Recent Progress and Challenge in Metal-Organic Frameworks for Lithium-Sulfur Battery Separators * Wearable Devices for Respiratory Monito  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Advanced Functional Materials, a peer-review journal produced in Weinheim, Germany, that says it reports on breakthrough research in all aspects of materials science, including nanotechnology, chemistry, physics and biology, published research articles on the following topics in its Oct. 15, 2024, edition (Vol. 34, Issue 42): Review * Harnessing the Manipulation of Single Cells to Construct Biological Structures: Tools and Applications * Selenium-Based Catalysts for Eff  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Advanced Functional Materials, a peer-review journal produced in Weinheim, Germany, that says it reports on breakthrough research in all aspects of materials science, including nanotechnology, chemistry, physics and biology, published research articles on the following topics in its Oct. 29, 2024, edition (Vol. 34, Issue 44): Review * Toward Sustainable Lithium Iron Phosphate in Lithium-Ion Batteries: Regeneration Strategies and Their Challenges * Recent Advances in Gra  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 19 -- Buildings, a peer-reviewed open access journal that focuses on building science, building engineering and architecture design, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2024 edition (Vol. 14, Issue 10): * Article - A Control Optimization Model for a Double-Skin Facade Based on the Random Forest Algorithm * Article - A Data Mining-Based Method to Disclose Usage Behavior Patterns of Fresh Air Systems in Beijing Dwellings during the Heating   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: With this round of funding, PA has received more than $735 million to clean up abandoned mine lands One third of the Nation's abandoned mine land is in Pennsylvania, impacting as many as 1.4 million residents in 43 of PA's 67 counties Funding to clean up abandoned mine land comes from Casey-backed infrastructure law Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) secured $245,082,772 to clean up abandoned mine lands ac  more

DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 19 -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: Consent Items TRANSPORTATION 1. PROCEEDING NO. 24M-0451TR IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF DANNY GENE GOODALL TO REVERSE AN INITIAL DRIVER DISQUALIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 6105 OF 4 CCR 723-6 . a. Filing Date and Party: 10/18/2024 Danny Gene Goodall Description: Petition to reverse initial driver disqualification determination Analyst(s): Vanessa Condra RECOMMENDATION: Refer  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Appropriations On Tuesday, November 19, the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing called "National Institutes of Health (NIH)." On Wednesday, November 20, the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing called "In  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Members of CHIPS Communities United (CCU), a coalition of unions, environmental, social justice, civil rights, and community groups, responded to the contract announced on Friday between the CHIPS for America Program Office and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for its facility in Phoenix, Arizona only the second CHIPS Act contract to be finalized. The coalition raised concerns ab  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Highlights include federal health system decarbonization updates; a novel estimate of U.S. hospital GHG emissions; and new case studies of community health centers leveraging the Inflation Reduction Act to lower operating costs and build resiliency. (Baku, Azerbaijan) A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) to  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper recently visited San Luis Valley and Chaffee County to host a public town hall in Alamosa, meet with local leaders to discuss outdoor recreation, affordable housing, rural development, and celebrate the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for the Buena Vista airport. In Leadville, Hickenlooper met local elected officials, community leaders, and bu  more

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 18 -- Cornell University issued the following news: The nation's aging electrical grid crosses state lines, jurisdictions and ideologies, but the costs for new power lines should be borne by those who benefit from them, according to new Cornell research. Failure to upgrade the grid leads to unreliability and higher electricity bills, in part because it remains tough to get cheap wind and solar to market. From a policy perspective, tensions swirl around affordability, rel  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 19 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 27,074) on Nov. 18, 2024, involving Electric Distribution Utilities. Here are excerpts: * * * Consideration of Changes to the Current Net Metering Tariff Structure, Including Compensation of Customer-Generators Order on Net Metering On September 20, 2022, the Commission convened this docket to consider changes to net metering in New Hampshire as part of its obligation to  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 19 (TNSres) -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: Southwest Research Institute has won a $60 million contract to build three coronagraphs for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). SwRI's novel Space Weather Solar Coronagraph (SwSCOR) is NOAA's next-generation instrument to provide early detection and characterization of Earth-directed coronal mass ejections (CMEs). CMEs are huge bursts of coronal plasma threaded with i  more

PLANO, Texas, Nov. 19 -- Toyota Motor Sales USA issued the following news: * * * Toyota, Toyota Tsusho America and Huntsville Utilities complete 168-acre solar project * * * HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Nov. 18, 2024) - Toyota takes one step closer to carbon neutral operations with the addition of a 30-megawatt solar energy system at its Alabama plant. Today, Toyota Alabama, Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. (TAI) and Huntsville Utilities, celebrated the completion of the $49 million solar project - made pos  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that 11 farmers and small business owners in Piatt, Madison and Macoupin Counties will receive a combined $952,249 in Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. These funds will go directly to energy efficiency upgrades - namely the buildout of new solar arrays - that will lower ene  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (TNSres) -- Environmental Entrepreneurs issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: * * * * Colorado ranks 7th for renewable generation jobs * Clean energy jobs grew 5.2% in 2023, 2X faster than overall CO economy * 81% of all new energy jobs in 2023 were in clean energy * * * Denver - Clean energy and clean vehicle companies added more than 3,000 jobs in Colorado, bringing the total number of clean energy workers in the state to almost more than 67,000 accordi  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: Native American women nationwide are getting a special opportunity. They're receiving hands-on training in photovoltaic panel installation, with the goal to equip them to set up residential and community systems on tribal land. Sandra Begay, an engineer at Sandia National Laboratories, and a member of the Navajo Nation, serves as one of four mentors in this initia  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 19 -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: Salt River Project (SRP) and Flatland Storage LLC, a subsidiary of EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA) have entered into an agreement to provide 200 megawatts (MW) of new energy storage to Arizona's grid. The Flatland Energy Storage Project will be a 200 MW/800 megawatt-hour battery energy storage system located near Coolidge, Arizona. The project will utilize  more