Category Archives: Alternative Energy

Nuclear divers in the US and a new solar battery

Posted on April 1, 2012 by ABC

Popular Science has an article about nuclear divers in the US, people who dive in the radiation contaminated cooling water of nuclear reactors to service nuclear power stations. Found via Jay Lake. The naivité of those divers is troubling, particularly … Continue reading →

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Fukushima One Year Later

Posted on March 12, 2012 by ABC

March 11 is the one year anniversary of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami which killed between approx. 20000 people and also caused a meltdown in the Fukushima Daiishi nuclear power station. The nuclear meltdown at a plant deemed safe due … Continue reading →

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KWK Wochenende

Posted on February 25, 2012 by ABC

Dies ist nur ein kurzer Hinweis, dass wir am KWK Wochenende vom 24.02. bis zum 26.02.2012 teilnehmen. Das KWK Wochenende wird von der Firma Senertec organisiert und erlaubt es Besuchern, Kraft-Wärme-Kopplungsanglagen in Aktion und vor Ort zu sehen. Mehr Informationen … Continue reading →

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Oil spill combating news and the nuclear dinosaurs of France and the US

Posted on February 11, 2012 by ABC

Nuclear power is on its way out in Germany, but unfortunately other countries are still seeing nuclear as a viable energy source. For example, in the US the regulatory body has just approved the first nuclear reactors to be built … Continue reading →

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The Global Switch to Renewable Energy

Posted on January 20, 2012 by ABC

In spite of the Fukushima disaster, the Japanese government is planning to restart those of the country’s nuclear power plants that are currently down for maintenance and stress tests as well as to extend the maximum lifetime of Japanese nuclear … Continue reading →

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January Energy Links

Posted on January 16, 2012 by ABC

I will compile a recap of 2011 energy yields as well as our other activities in the next few days, but for now here are some energy links from around the world: First of all, a recent report revealed that … Continue reading →

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Solar Power Metrics for November 2011 – Solarenergieertragsdaten für November 2011

Posted on December 19, 2011 by ABC

I know I’ve been neglecting this blog of late, but you can always find me at my personal blog as well as at the Pegasus Pulp blog. Anyway, here are the solar power yields for November 2011: In November 2011, … Continue reading →

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Solar Power Metrics for October 2011 – Energieertragsdaten für Oktober 2011

Posted on November 24, 2011 by ABC

So November is already more than half over, but I just realized that I forgot to post the monthly solar power figures. So here are with some delay the solar power yields for October 2011: In October 2011, the photovoltaic … Continue reading →

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Solar Power Metrics for September 2011 – Energieertragsdaten für September 2011

Posted on October 19, 2011 by ABC

I just realized that I never posted this, so here are with some delay  the solar power yields for September 2011: In September 2011, the photovoltaic solar cell array on our roof generated 1314 kilowatt hours of energy. This result … Continue reading →

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A Stunning Wind-Powered Skyscraper – Ein Wolkenkratzer, windkraft-betrieben

Posted on October 1, 2011 by ABC

Britain is not exactly known for its commitment to renewable energy. However, the world’s first apartment block with three wind turbines integrated into the building top has just been completed in the Elephant and Castle area of London. The three … Continue reading →

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