WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- ACS Applied Energy Materials, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers all aspects of materials, engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to energy conversion and storage from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 27, 2025, edition (Vol. 8, Issue 2). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Reviews * Advances in Triboelectric Energy Harvesting at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces * State-of-the-Art Carbon Cat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- ACS Omega, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features findings in chemistry and interfacing areas of science from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 28, 2025, edition (Vol. 10, Issue 3). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Reviews * Diamond Color Center Based Quantum Metrology in Industries for Energy Applications * Zinc from an Essential Element to an Antiparasitic Therapeutic Agent * Ultrashort Laser-  more

WEINHEIM, Germany, Feb. 1 -- Advanced Energy Materials, a peer-reviewed journal that says it contributes on materials used in all forms of energy harvesting, conversion and storage, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 28, 2025, edition (Vol. 15, Issue 4). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Review * Emerging Zinc-Ion Capacitor Science: Compatible Principle, Design Paradigm, and Frontier Applications * Toward Advanced Fuel Electrodes for High-Performance Proton  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 1 -- Advanced Materials, a peer-reviewed journal that says it publishes reviews, progress reports, communications and research news at the cutting edge of the chemistry and physics of functional materials, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 29, 2025, edition (Vol. 37, Issue 4). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Review * Progress in the Stability of Small Molecule Acceptor-Based Organic Solar Cells * Hydrogel Fibers-Based Biointerfa  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 31 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Breakthrough Agreement with Ameren Will Accelerate Clean Energy & Cut Costs Through Smarter Grid Planning Chicago, IL - The Citizens Utility Board (CUB), Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), and Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC) have reached a settlement with Ameren to integrate grid-enhancing technologies (GETs) into transmission planning in its service territory in Illino  more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 1 -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: * * * Consent Items TRANSPORTATION 1. PROCEEDING NO. 24A-0549CP Bounce Bus, LLC IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF BOUNCE BUS, LLC FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO OPERATE AS A COMMON CARRIER BY MOTOR VEHICLE FOR HIRE. a. Filing Date and Party: 12/16/2024 Bounce Bus, LLC Description: Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to o  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Jan. 31 -- The Kellogg Institute for International Studies, a part of the Keough School of Global Affairs at Notre Dame, issued the following news: * * * Dispatches from Morocco's Booming Wind and Solar Industry Author: William Kakenmaster From August to October 2024, Kellogg PhD Fellow William Kakenmaster (political science) traveled to Morocco on a Kellogg Institute Graduate Research Grant to conduct research for his project "Decarbonizing the Desert: Explaining Renewa  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Feb. 1 -- EDF Renewables, a renewable energy developer, issued the following news release: * * * EDF Renewables North America and Power Sustainable Energy Infrastructure Announce Commercial Operation of Desert Quartzite SAN DIEGO (Jan. 31, 2025): EDF Renewables North America (EDFR) and Power Sustainable Energy Infrastructure Inc. (PSEI) today announced that their jointly owned Desert Quartzite Solar+Storage Project achieved operational status in December 2024. The elect  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * EPW Democrats to Zeldin: Provide Valid Legal Basis for EPA Funding Freeze that is Threatening Jobs and Jeopardizing Infrastructure Projects During his first days on the job, EPA Administrator Zeldin rubber stamps Trump's crippling funding freeze and violates federal law Washington (January 31, 2025) - Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * During his first days on the job, EPA Administrator Zeldin rubber stamps Trump's crippling funding freeze and violates federal law * * * Today, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led all Democratic members of the Committee i  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 1 -- Evergy Inc., a company that says it focuses on producing, transmitting and delivering energy for the benefit of stakeholders, issued the following news release: * * * Investments in power grid, technology key components of Evergy request for rate adjustment Evergy files for review of Kansas Central rates Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 31, 2025 - Evergy, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVRG) filed a request and supporting documentation today with the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) to rec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- 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 Jan. 30, 2025, edition (Vol. 16, Issue 4). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Physical Insights into Quantum Phenomena and Function * Variational Quantum Algorithm for Non-Markovian Quantum Dynamics Using an Ensemble of Ehre  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 1 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has denied DG West River Solar, LLC's petition for a good cause exemption regarding its 4.99 MW solar project in Augusta. The decision, issued January 31, 2025, means the project will not be eligible for Net Energy Billing (NEB) in Maine unless it achieves commercial operation by December 31, 2024, a deadline the project is now unlikely to meet. Maine law (35-A M.R.S. Sec. 3209-A) requires distributed generation facilities be  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 1 -- The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) is seeking public comment on proposed modifications to the Standardized Interconnection Requirements (SIRs) for distributed generation and energy storage systems up to 5 MW. These changes aim to address cost estimation issues that have been raised within the Interconnection Policy Working Group. The Department of Public Service staff filed the proposed modifications on January 10, 2025, under Case 24-E-0621. The prop  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 31 -- Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture), an environmental advocacy organization, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2025: * * * Governor Josh Shapiro announced The Lightning Plan will supercharge energy development in the Commonwealth, positioning Pennsylvania to lead the way in clean, reliable, and affordable energy for years to come. * * * Today, Governor Shapiro addressed the urgency of Pennsylvania's soaring energy costs by laying o  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Feb. 1 -- Physical Review D, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers particles, fields, gravitation and cosmology from the American Physical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 1, 2025, edition (Vol. 111, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * Anisotropic hydrodynamics with a boost-noninvariant expansion * Can charm fluctuation be a better probe to study the QCD critical point? * Dual symmetries of dense three- and  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Jan. 31 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Statement on utilities' request to roll back coal ash and greenhouse gas protections January 31, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (540) 798-6683, dan@appvoices.org In a letter sent to newly confirmed Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin earlier this month, a group of utilities, including Duke Energy, asked for the EPA to roll back coal   more

LONDON, England, Feb. 1 -- Sustainable Energy and Fuels, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it features the development of sustainable energy technologies, published research articles on the following topics in its Feb. 7, 2025, edition (Vol. 9, Issue 3). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Review Article * Solar energy technologies for desalination and utilization of hypersaline brines * Biomass-derived carbon materials for sustainable energy applicati  more