News tagged with power stations

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

created May 11, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (25) | comments 10 | with audio podcast report

British Town Demonstrates World's First Garbage Truck Powered by Garbage

(PhysOrg.com) -- A town in Britain has recently demonstrated its new "'leccy vehicle" - an electric garbage truck that is fueled by the garbage it collects. The Kirklees Council presented the waste-powered ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 7 weblog

Thermosolar power station in Spain works at night

A unique thermosolar power station in southern Spain can shrug off cloudy days: energy stored when the sun shines lets it produce electricity even during the night.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 18, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (37) | comments 243

Future NASA mission to sun 'a life's dream' for some

The chest-high rack of electronics Justin Kasper is assembling in a Massachusetts office park will fit in a shoe box before he's done.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (24) | comments 10

Can electric cars win over the mass market?

It's not every day that a US governor accepts an invitation to the launch of a Japanese-built car, but Nissan's all-electric Leaf offers environmental credentials that top any nationalistic concerns.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 26, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 54

Greenhouse gas emissions hitting record highs

(AP) -- Despite 20 years of effort, greenhouse gas emissions are going up instead of down, hitting record highs as climate negotiators gather to debate a new global warming accord.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 05, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (12) | comments 110

Panasonic releases wireless solar charging table

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most of us forget how much our cell phones are a part of the day-to-day of our lives until we don't have access to them. I'm not just talking about when you leave it at home, in a callous ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 23, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast weblog

Spacewalking astronauts encounter bolt trouble

A spacewalking astronaut ran into trouble Sunday while trying to lubricate a joint in the life-sustaining solar power system of the International Space Station, losing one bolt and getting a washer stuck in ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Endeavour poised for next-to-last US shuttle flight

NASA Sunday readied the space shuttle Endeavour for its final mission with liftoff set for 8:56 am (1256 GMT) Monday on the next-to-last flight for the American shuttle program.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 15, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Massive hydroelectric project faces test in Chile

A $3.2 billion hydroelectric project billed as key to satisfying Chile's growing energy needs faces a major hurdle Monday as an environmental panel decides whether or not to give it the green light.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Lenovo to release a 23-inch tablet PC this year?

(PhysOrg.com) -- According to sources inside the company, Lenovo is hoping to release a 23-inch tablet PC by the end of this year. The source, William Cai, is a senior specialist in marketing at a Lenovo. ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast weblog

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.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 13, 2010 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (7) | comments 11

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.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jul 12, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 10

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 ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 30, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (16) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

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 ...

Chemistry / Other

created May 13, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast