Energy
Nanotube cuff is ’solar cell’ for exhaust pipes
Originally Published by New Scientist - Environment
A new material based on nanotubes matches the efficiency of solar cells but scavenges power from heat leaking from hot pipes, not sunlight.
Posted on
March 11th, 2010
Energy, Technology
EDF nuclear reactor carries ‘Chernobyl-size’ explosion risk
Originally Published by The Guardian | guardian.co.uk
Power Potential and Pitfalls on the Congo: Developing Africa’s Cleanest and Largest Hydropower Opportunity
The erratic progress made by the Democratic Republic of the Congo in capitalizing on the power of the Congo River for development of its economy is charted in this news analysis by writer Peter Fairley. The Congo River, second only to the Amazon in hydrological significance, has, he writes, the potential to power a continent but until now this promise has been unrealized. Read his analysis here.
Peter Fairley, posted on
March 8th, 2010
Articles, Economy, Energy, Featured Article, Politics, Water
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Carbon Trading: A Brief Introduction
Originally Published by Synthesis/Regeneration
Obama’s Nuclear Giveaway
Originally Published by Mother Jones
5 workers killed in explosion at Middleton, Conn., power plant
Originally Published by Wash Post Science
Shell to axe another 1,000 jobs and close last UK refinery
Originally Published by The Guardian | guardian.co.uk
Campaign to boost cycling in Beijing
Originally Published by The Guardian | guardian.co.uk
Engineers find significant environmental impacts with algae-based biofuel
Originally Published by ScienceDaily: Earth & Climate News
Posted on
January 29th, 2010
Ecosystems, Energy
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