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Intelligent Energy
Archive: 03-2012
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Hypnotic moving map lets you see the wind
Many Eyes took loads of data and turned it into a hypnotic interactive map that illustrates the ethereal lines of wind flowing over the United States.
March 30, 2012, 1:18 PM PDT | By Kirsten Korosec
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Could China run Britain’s next nuclear reactor?
A day after two major backers pull out of Britain’s nuclear future, one expert says that Beijing could fill the void. Maybe it’s also time for alternative nuclear.
March 30, 2012, 5:22 AM PDT | By Mark Halper
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On the U.S.-Mexico border, a massive CPV solar project will rise
SolFocus will help build a concentrating solar photovoltaic power plant near Tecate, Mexico that could eventually be the largest in the world.
March 29, 2012, 12:31 PM PDT | By Kirsten Korosec
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Startup turns your old sandwich into electricity
Seab Energy has shrunk traditionally massive anaerobic digesters down into a portable, scalable system that allows businesses to generate electricity from their waste.
March 29, 2012, 10:39 AM PDT | By Kirsten Korosec
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U.S. Senate votes on ending oil subsidies
Senate Democrats attempting to repeal subsidies for oil companies were shot down by a Republican filibuster. The House GOP targeted military adoption of renewable energy.
March 29, 2012, 9:48 AM PDT | By David Worthington
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Joint U.S., Iranian nuclear peace plan hatches
There is no typo in that headline. Could fusion energy bring world harmony?
March 29, 2012, 3:29 AM PDT | By Mark Halper
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Airborn windfarm soars
San Francisco start-up Makani Power is piloting its “flying” tethered wind turbines, which generate power by circling around high in the atmosphere.
March 28, 2012, 10:05 AM PDT | By David Worthington
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An opera festival powered by wind
When ticketholders descend onto Glyndebourne for its annual opera festival, there will be a new addition to the pastoral setting: a 144-foot wind turbine.
March 28, 2012, 8:34 AM PDT | By Kirsten Korosec
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Fusion breakthrough
A small New Jersey company has reported a big step toward cracking nuclear fusion, the elusive energy source that many people regard as the Holy Grail of power.
March 28, 2012, 6:22 AM PDT | By Mark Halper
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ANSI suggests national energy efficiency standards
Energy efficiency is swiftly becoming a national priority in the United States with both government and private enterprise. Now, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is investigating...
March 27, 2012, 4:22 PM PDT | By David Worthington