Americans used less energy in 2019
Turning those lights off when you leave has a benefit.
Apr 9, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
News tagged with renewable resources
Energy & Green Tech
Building a nuclear plant? Go online
Bucking current trends toward safe, clean and renewable energy resources, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur last week launched an initiative to reignite enthusiasm for nuclear energy.
Energy & Green Tech
Electricity's past and future in America
As Americans integrate renewable energy resources into the nation's power supply, a new research paper from the Baker Institute for Public Policy reviews how the country's electrical system developed and says that an understanding ...
Feb 11, 2020
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Austria fails to win over neighbours for nuclear phase-out
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, on his first trip abroad Thursday since being re-elected, failed to persuade the governments of four central European countries to give up on nuclear energy which they largely depend on.
Jan 16, 2020
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Engineering
Geothermal energy storage system to reduce peak electricity demand
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers created a geothermal energy storage system that could reduce peak electricity demand up to 37% in homes while helping balance grid operations.
Jan 7, 2020
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Nuclear reactors with a newly proposed barrier could have withstood Chernobyl and Fukushima
In the aftermath of the notorious accidents in the history of nuclear energy at Three Mile Island (1979), Chernobyl (1986) and Fukushima (2011), where all three have turned into devastating disasters due to meltdown in the ...
Nov 26, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Converting waste, 'a leftover resource,' to biofuels reduces emissions
The United States could produce enough energy each year by harnessing waste—from landfill refuse to cow manure—to power the states of Oregon and Washington, all while cutting the equivalent of 37 million cars' worth of ...
Aug 2, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Renewable and nonrenewable energy in Myanmar's economic growth
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar is located in the western part of the Indochinese Peninsula and has a number of peculiar economic features. Green energy accounts for a considerable share of the country's energy balance. ...
Jul 23, 2019
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Scottish company proposes hydro storage facility near Loch Ness
Intelligent Land Investments (ILI), a Scottish company, has proposed building a hydro storage facility near the famous Loch Ness. The company has announced the plan on its website, explaining its benefits.
Energy & Green Tech
Danish wind power whips up record 43% of electricity
Wind power generated 43.4 percent of electricity consumed in Denmark last year, a new record for the Nordic nation which aims to rely on renewables for half of its energy needs by 2030, authorities said Thursday.
Jan 11, 2018
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