News tagged with power stations
Britain sinks tidal scheme, names eight future nuclear sites
The British government confirmed on Monday it will drop plans for a multi-billion-pound tidal energy project, as it identified eight sites suitable for building new nuclear power stations.
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Oct 18, 2010 |
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Michigan to get 5,300 charging stations for electric cars
More than 5,300 charging stations will be installed in Michigan as the birthplace of the US auto industry prepares for the introduction of electric cars like the Chevrolet Volt, General Motors said.
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Oct 13, 2010 |
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Fujitsu develops technology for design of compact, high-efficiency wireless charging systems
Fujitsu today announced the development of wireless recharging technology that enables the design of magnetic resonance-based wireless charging systems that can simultaneously recharge various types of portable ...
Sep 14, 2010 |
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Enel inaugurates hydrogen-driven power station
Italian group Enel on Monday inaugurated a hydrogen-driven power station that it said was the world's first such facility to produce energy in significant amounts.
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Jul 12, 2010 |
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Switching off your lights has a bigger impact than you might think, says new study
(PhysOrg.com) -- Switching off lights, turning the television off at the mains and using cooler washing cycles could have a much bigger impact on reducing carbon dioxide emissions from power stations than ...
Jun 30, 2010 |
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Turning CO2 into fuel
With new fossil fuel power stations being built every week, and the idea of burying CO2 [carbon sequestration] regarded by many scientists as unproven or even unworkable, coming up with an alternative solution ...
May 13, 2010 |
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Deep Green underwater kite to generate electricity (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- An underwater tidal turbine called an “underwater kite” has just secured finance from investors to ensure its 2011 tests can go ahead.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 11, 2010 |
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Tainted nuke plant water reaches major NJ aquifer
(AP) -- Radioactive water that leaked from the nation's oldest nuclear power plant has now reached a major underground aquifer that supplies drinking water to much of southern New Jersey, the state's environmental chief ...
May 08, 2010 |
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A smart way to charge up
(PhysOrg.com) -- Electromobility makes sense only if car batteries are charged using electricity from renewable energy sources. But the supply of green electricity is not always adequate. An intelligent charging ...
Apr 06, 2010 |
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Earth-shaking research to predict devastation from earthquakes
The computational science expertise at the Science and Technology Facilities Council's (STFC) Daresbury Laboratory is playing a key role in enabling researchers at the National Autonomous University of Mexico ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 02, 2010 |
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Chicago EV Charging Station Powered by Wind
(PhysOrg.com) -- The "Windy City" is about to make use of that natural source of power, thanks to the addition of an electric vehicle (EV) charging station. Last year, Chicago offered the first solar powered charging station, in an effort to cre ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 17, 2010 |
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Goddard Team Develops New Carriers for ISS
In a partnership that exemplifies the One NASA theme, Goddard Space Flight Center engineers teamed up with the External Payloads Group at Johnson Space Center and the ISS Payload Ground Processing support ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Augmented reality to help astronauts make sense of space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Life aboard the International Space Station is hard work. Crewmembers have a multiplicity of complex tasks, potentially involving thousands of tools, components and other items. But ESA astronaut ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Home power plants project unveiled in Germany
An ambitious project was unveiled in Germany on Wednesday to install mini gas-fired power plants in people's basements and produce as much electricity as two nuclear reactors within a year.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Virtually engineering power plants
Photovoltaic and wind energy plants, hydroelectric power stations and biogas plants supply energy without polluting the environment. However, they are complex to design and maintain. Virtual reality makes ...
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