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IEEE Spectrum: Biofuels Aren't Really GreenBoth the biofuel and solar scenarios are carbon neutral by definition—solar for obvious reasons, biomass because carbon emitted in combustion is reabsorbed when plants regrow. (Admittedly, biofuels are carbon neutral only if crops are planted in existing tilled fields and the emissions connected ...
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Wind Power Could be Stored as IceA perfect way of storing electricity generated by wind turbines has been elusive so far. Ideas like super-sized batteries, compressed air and hydroelectric storage have all been floated. One company though thinks the answer could be as simple as making ice. Calmac has come up with a storage ...
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New Norway power plant uses salt to make electricity - Yahoo! NewsNorway unveiled the world's first osmotic power plant on Tuesday, harnessing the energy-unleashing encounter of freshwater and seawater to make clean electricity. "While salt might not save the world alone, we believe osmotic power will be an important part of the global energy portfolio," the ...
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Are you willing to pay $120 for a light bulb?| A Distinctive WorldNot so long ago choosing a light bulb wasn’t too difficult. Just grab one with the desired wattage in either pearl or clear with the correct fitting for your socket. The need for energy efficient lighting means that it’s no longer that simple, and given the amount of ongoing research in the ...
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Doubts raised on nuclear industry viabilityThe investment in nuclear power has been growing around the world over the last few years, being viewed as a means for countries to control their energy security, avoid the price fluctuations of other energy sources, and reduce their carbon dioxide emissions, but concerns are now being raised. A...
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Nuclear fusion: Coming to a basement near you soon | DVICELawrenceville Plasma Physics Inc. debuted their Focus-Fusion-1 dense plasma focus research reactor in mid-October, after nearly 8 years of research and building. In the blink of an eye, this freezer-sized nuclear fusion demo machine can push more than 100 gigawatts of power through a space ...
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Advanced nuclear fuel sets global performance recordThe fuel pellets contain a kernel of enriched uranium surrounded by carbon and carbide layers that act as a containment boundry for the radioactive material. Idaho National Laboratory scientists have set a new world record with next-generation particle fuel for use in high temperature gas ...
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Thinking solar for your home? Armageddon it | DVICEFour-leaf clovers might bring you luck, but Armageddon Energy's three-leafed SolarClover solar panels promise something more concrete — cheap, green energy. Using standard silicon solar cells embedded in a Teflon medium, each three-panel unit generates about 400 watts. By comparison, a typical ...
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Climate Change About National Security, Not Just Hugging Trees -- Sphere News, Opinion and AnalysisThe United States is in "a defensive crouch" on climate change that threatens its national security and must go on the offense by signing an agreement to combat global warming at an international conference in Copenhagen next month, reporters were told here. "Climate change would act as a ...
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66.5% of oil the used in Dec. was importedEnergy Efficiency – Every Little Bit Helps Dependence on foreign oil is a critical concern, but it is not a problem that can be solved in isolation. We have to think about energy as a whole, and improving energy efficiency is a critical part of the equation.
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