News tagged with steam turbine
New materials turn heat into electricity
Most of today's power plants--from some of the largest solar arrays to nuclear energy facilities--rely on the boiling and condensing of water to produce energy.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Efficiency record of combined cycle power plant
A new Siemens gas turbine operated in a combined cycle with a steam turbine in Irsching, Bavaria, has set a world record for efficiency, making it an outstanding example of green technology. The net efficiency ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 24, 2011 |
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Lehigh receives grant to reduce cost of carbon capture at coal-fired power plants
Lehigh University's Energy Research Center (ERC) has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop methods of recovering and reusing the heat that would be generated by the carbon-dioxide (CO2) compressio ...
Nov 20, 2009 |
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US, European nuclear and coal-fired electrical plants vulnerable to climate change: study
Warmer water and reduced river flows in the United States and Europe in recent years have led to reduced production, or temporary shutdown, of several thermoelectric power plants. For instance, the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant ...
Jun 03, 2012 |
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New nanoparticle technology cuts water use, energy costs
Nuclear and coal power plants are some of the thirstiest machines on earth. The turbines that spin inside of them to generate electricity require tons and tons of steam, and all of that water has to come from ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 13, 2012 |
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French group Areva to build big Indian solar power plant
The French energy group Areva said Wednesday that it would build the biggest concentrated solar power installation in Asia for Reliance Power of India.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 12, 2012 |
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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
Mar 18, 2012 |
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Finding solutions to Achilles' heel of renewable energy: intermittency
(PhysOrg.com) -- William F. Pickard introduces the February 2012 special issue of the Proceedings of the IEEE by quoting the Bible: “The wind bloweth where it listeth.” That, in so many words, ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 06, 2012 |
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New nanopatterned surfaces could improve the efficiency of powerplants, desalination systems
The condensation of water is crucial to the operation of most of the powerplants that provide our electricity — whether they are fueled by coal, natural gas or nuclear fuel. It is also the key to producing potable water ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Thermal storage gets more solar on the grid
(PhysOrg.com) -- It's 4:45 on a sweltering August afternoon, and the rooftop solar panels are starting to lose juice. The sun's lower angles and that huge cottonwood tree are interfering with the efficient ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 15, 2012 |
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The art of shutting down a nuclear plant
Gaëtan Girardin, researcher in nuclear engineering, gives us the key to understanding nuclear reactor safety. While the disaster at Fukushima is at the center of our conversation, the recent and minor ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 13, 2012 |
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U.S. clears path for offshore wind farms
Wind farms could soon be on the horizon for much of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Coast, both figuratively and literally. The Interior Department has completed a study examining how offshore wind development would affect the region, ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 13, 2012 |
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Re-thinking an alien world
Forty light years from Earth, a rocky world named "55 Cancri e" circles perilously close to a stellar inferno. Completing one orbit in only 18 hours, the alien planet is 26 times closer to its parent star than Mercury ...
Jan 16, 2012 |
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