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• Experimental Vertical-Axis Tidal Turbine Successfully Installed

  

  After some preparations a large crane was used to lower the turbine into the river. (Credit: Mikael Wallerstedt) Experimental vertical-axis hydroelectric turbin... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Engineering Breakthrough Improves Quantum Dot Solar Cell Efficiency

  

  Quantum dot solar cells, an emerging field in solar cell research that uses quantum dots as the absorbing photovoltaic material, could be significantly... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• A Seasonal Pattern to New Generators Coming Online

  

  Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Statistical data published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that utilities and other electric... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• 1,700 Households In Peru Will Gain Access to Photovoltaic Electricity

  

  1,700 household in Peru’s Cajamarca region will for the first time gain access to electricity this year with the use of domestic solar panels. Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Increased Household Electricity Consumption Affects Energy Efficiency

  

  (Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Review 2011, Table 2.1b.). In terms of energy units, U.S. households are currently using roughly... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• New Technology Will Make Plug-In Cars Safe for Electrical Grid

  

  PNNL's Toyota Prius (credit: PNNL) While the increasing use of electric vehicles carries many benefits, there are some concerns about the effect it would have o... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• What Is the Largest Geothermal Plant in U.S.?

  

  The Sonoma Calpine 3 geothermal power plant at The Geysers field in the Mayacamas Mountains of Somona County California, USA. Photographed looking northwest fro... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Largest Petroleum Producers in 2012: Saudi Arabia, USA, Russia

  

  (Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration) Last year Saudi Arabia was the world’s largest producer of petroleum and other liquids, producing an average... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Experimental Vertical-Axis Hydroelectric Plant Being Installed in Sweden

  

  An illustration showing the vertical axis turbine and generator on a river bed. (Credit: Uppsala University) First vertical-axis turbine will be installed on... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Alstom Successfully Tested 1MW Tidal Turbine

  

  Alstom Tidal turbine installation at European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC) tidal test site in Orkney (Credit: Alstom) French Alstom has for the first time... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• MIT's "Artificial Leaf": A Breakthrough in Solar Energy

  

  The “artificial leaf,” a device that can harness sunlight to split water into hydrogen and oxygen without needing any external connections, is seen with some... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Apache’s Tests Confirm Large Oil Reserves in Western Egypt

  

  (Credit: Paul Lowry Rhodes http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_lowry/) Apache Corporation has announced yesterday the test results for the Amoun NE-1X oil well... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Georgia Tech Helps Study of Gas Hydrates as a New Energy Source

  

  Structure of a gas hydrate (methane clathrate) block embedded in the sediment of hydrate ridge, off Oregon, USA. The gas hydrates have been found during a... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• IAEA Experts: ‘Fast Reactors Would Be Able to Provide Energy for Thousands of...

  

  Superphénix (Creys-Malville, Isère, France), the last fast breeder reactor operating in Europe for electricity production. It was shut down in 1998 due to... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• President of Philippines Meets with Vestas CEO

  

  President of Philippines Benigno Aquino III and Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla have met today with Vestas Wind Systems CEO Ditlev Engel. They have discussed... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• General Electric Turbines Helping Indonesia’s Transition from Oil to Gas

  

  Batam Centre harbor from a ferry to Singapore (Credit: Ibnuyahya http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Ibnuyahya) Indonesian PT Medco Power has... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• U.S. Energy Intensity Is Declining And Will Continue to Decline

  

  (Credit: EIA) Energy intensity of U.S. economy is now much lower than it was in the fifties, and it will continue to decline steadily according to the EIA’s... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• ORNL to Continue Production of Californium-252 Isotope

  

  An aerial photo of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Department’s of Energy Oak Ridge National Laboratory will be continuing the production of californium-252... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• NRL Chemist Explains Mechanics Behind Microbial Fuel Cell

  

  Photo/Image provided courtesy of the Naval Research Laboratory. The benthic microbial fuel cell (BMFC) was developed some time ago by The Naval Research... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• U.S. Power Plant Emissions Fell to Their Lowest

  

  Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Air Markets Division Sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen dioxide (Nox) emissions from power plants last year... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY