The US Congress now finds itself in a dilemma – how to impose changes in the way America produces electrical energy, while at the same time keeping standards high. And the best place to start thinking about this is the Capital Power Plant, a 99-year-old facility that is supplying power to the important building... |
2 March 2009
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The major coal ash spill that occurred in eastern Tennessee on Monday covered an area of approximately 400 acres in debris from a retention lake near the Kingston Fossil Plant. The Tennessee Valley Authority, the largest utility company in the United States, assured the locals that the water was safe to drink, despit... |
29 December 2008
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Although portions of the coastline where sea and ocean waves are strong enough to generate large amounts of electricity are readily available and very wide spread, harnessing the power of the waves is not as easy as it may seem at first. Corrosion due to the salt in the water damages even the most resistant materials... |
17 December 2008
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The construction of new coal-powered power plants in the US has now grinded to an almost complete standstill, because tighter carbon capture and storage regulations are in place in most states. And because most builders cannot afford the technology needed for sequestration, they simply prefer not to build the plant a... |
5 December 2008
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Tarong Power is one of the main electricity suppliers in Queensland, where it's responsible for producing some 25 percent of the demand in the region. It has three major, coal-fired plants. Two of those, Tarong and Tarong North, engulf approximately 7 million tonnes of coal from the nearby mines of the company e... |
11 November 2008
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The Bloomfield, Connecticut-based Pepperidge bakery now relies on its recently-built fuel cell power plants for 70% of its electrical energy requirements. The excess heat generated in the process is also used for baking purposes, reducing the pollution generated by CO2 emissions in the process. The recent partne... |
16 October 2008
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China is currently unparalleled in its expansion of the electrical supply sector, as several new massive power plants go online in the country every week. For now, their power grid is second only to that of the U.S. but at the rate things are going, it's safe to assume that, in a few years, the Chinese will deve... |
7 October 2008
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Usually, billboards take high amounts of energy from the power grid in order to light up, especially during night time. However, this is about to change, as an electricity supplier from California has installed the first electric energy generating billboard in the U.S. This device produces energy with the help of 20 ... |
5 December 2007
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