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A Smaller Route to Solar Success
AoraAt Aora’s plant in Almería, Spain, mirrors focus the sun’s energy on a modest tower where the heat is captured and used to spin a turbine. In the evening, a fuel can be used. There are at least a … Continue reading
Shale gas: Frack on
People should worry less about fracking, and more about carbon AT A recent shindig in London of the shale-gas industry, energy firms gave a rosy view of the fuel’s prospects in Europe. Like America, Europe has vast beds of shale … Continue reading
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Tagged Earthquakes, Natural Gas, Nuclear Power, Shale Gas, Solar Power, Wind Power
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Offshore Wind Is a Bit Closer, Backers Say
These may be uncertain times for renewable energy, with the collapse of Solyndra and a persistently low price for natural gas, a competitor, but the talk is upbeat at the American Wind Energy Association’s annual offshore wind conference, in Baltimore. … Continue reading
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Tagged Investments, Natural Gas, Offshore Wind Farms, Solar Energy, Solyndra, USA, Wind Farms
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How Energy Drains Water Supplies
The worst single-year drought in the recorded history of Texas has caused cotton crops to wither and ranchers to sell off cattle. It may also hurt power plants, which need vast amounts of water to cool their equipment. “We will … Continue reading
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Tagged Biofuels, Climate Change, Natural Gas, Nuclear Energy, Photovoltaic Solar Panels, Solar Energy, Water, Wind Energy
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Japan Quake Is Causing Costly Shift to Fossil Fuels
Max Hodges for The New York Times The Yokosuka power plant creates 900,000 kilowatts of electricity, and abundant fumes. YOKOSUKA, Japan — The half-century-old, oil-fueled power generators here had been idle for more than a year when, a day after … Continue reading
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Tagged Coal, fossil fuels, Geothermal, Japan, Natural Gas, Nuclear Energy, Oil, Solar Energy, TEPCO, Wind Energy
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