FRANKFURT, Germany, Jan. 26 -- 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 Jan. 21, 2025, edition (Vol. 64, Issue 4). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Viewpoint Article - Culture of Science * Cognitive Diversity for Creativity and Inclusive Growth - Environmental Chemistry * Earth: An Oxidative Planet with Limited Atom Resources and Rich Chemistry Min  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Jan. 27 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: * * * CEAT research looks at detecting, diagnosing faults for chemical distillation systems Researchers in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology's School of Chemical Engineering are involved in a research project to better detect and diagnose process faults in real time for chemical distillation systems.  A team led by Dr. Zheyu Jiang, assistant professor in chemical engineering, is workin  more

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Jan. 27 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: * * * El Paso Electric Simplifies Secure Access to Customer Data with Oracle El Paso Electric is using an integrated data access solution from Oracle and UtilityAPI that meets the Green Button Download My Data (DMD) and Connect My Data (CMD) certification requirements. The offering enables residential customers to opt in to automat  more

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 27 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * Floating solar increases greenhouse gas emissions on small ponds While floating solar - the emerging practice of putting solar panels on bodies of water - is promising in its efficiency and its potential to spare agricultural and conservation lands, a new experiment finds environmental trade-offs. In the first manipulative field study examining the environmental impacts of floating solar, published Dec. 6 in En  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 27 -- The Rockefeller Foundation issued the following news release: * * * GEAPP and Rockefeller Foundation Advance New Energy Access Projects in More than a Dozen African Countries Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | January 28, 2025 -- During the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) and The Rockefeller Foundation introduced nearly two dozen new energy access projects in 11 African countries and across the Common Market for Eastern an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- GreenLatinos, an organization that says it convenes a coalition of Latino leaders committed to addressing national, regional and local environmental, natural resources and conservation that affect the health and welfare of the Latino community, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2025: * * * The new Presidential Administration launches its tenure with devastating Executive Orders on Climate, Immigration, Public Health, and Due Process, Contradicting GL communit  more

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 28 -- Holland and Hart, a law firm, issued the following news: Holland & Hart advised GridStor, a developer and operator of utility-scale battery energy storage systems, in the negotiation of a construction (EPC) agreement and a battery supply agreement for a battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Galveston County, Texas. GridStor announced in October 2024 that construction was underway for its 220 MW/440 MWh BESS project now known as the Hidden Lakes Reliabilit  more

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 28 -- Holland and Hart, a law firm, issued the following news: Holland & Hart LLP is pleased to announce that sophisticated government affairs and lobbying professional Amelia Jenkins Morales has joined the firm as Senior Director of Federal Affairs, rounding out the firm's bipartisan Washington, DC-based Federal Affairs team. Amelia is a savvy strategist, adept at developing policy and political approaches to help clients solve complex energy and environmental challeng  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * MEMO: How Trump's Nominees Measure Up Against Trump's Dirty Agenda and Project 2025 FROM: Matthew Davis, VP of Federal Policy, League of Conservation Voters TO: Interested Parties RE : How Trump's Nominees Measure Up Against Trump's Dirty Agenda and P2025 * * * On Friday night, Trump purged over a dozen inspectors general who are tasked with assessing misconduct i  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 28 -- The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) has authorized ProjectEconomics dba PowerMarket (PowerMarket) to operate as a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) Administrator in New York State. This approval allows PowerMarket to launch its CCA program, enabling municipalities to offer residents and small businesses the option to purchase electricity from a CCA instead of their traditional utility provider. PowerMarket's CCA program emphasizes renewable energy sources.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Meets with Nominee for Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Presses Him on Clean Energy Investments As A Result Of Mr. Wright's Lack Of Commitment To Support Clean Energy Investments In Nevada, Senator Rosen Has Serious Concerns About His Nomination WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) met with the nominee to be the U.S. Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, and pressed him on President T  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Jan. 28 -- Urban Science, a scientific peer-reviewed open access journal that says it provides a platform for the exchange of ideas, methods and information on urban and regional studies from the European Cool Roofs Council and Society for Urban Ecology, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 9, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * Article - Cork and Compost as Mitigators of Soil Compaction from Trampling in Urb  more