Monthly Archives: August 2011

Late August Energy Links

Posted on August 31, 2011 by ABC

As dyed in the wool PC-users, the resignation of Apple CEO Steve Jobs has left us largely cold, even as it caused uproar in the tech world. Now the MIT’s Technology Review, usually a very pro-nuclear power site, states that … Continue reading →

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Increased Radiation at Gorleben – Erhöhte Strahlung in Gorleben

Posted on August 27, 2011 by ABC

The proposed longterm nuclear waste storage facility in an abandoned salt mine near the town of Gorleben in Lower Saxony has been controversial ever since it was first proposed, as the people of Gorleben are vehemently opposed to both the … Continue reading →

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Pegasus Pulp e-books now available at OmniLit/All Romance e-books

Posted on August 16, 2011 by ABC

Cora’s digital publishing venture Pegasus Pulp has expanded its distribution channels, because Pegasus Pulp e-books are now available at OmniLit/AllRomance ebooks. For more information, please visit the Pegasus Pulp website. *** Pegasus Pulp, Coras digitaler Kleinverlag, hat die Bandbreite seiner … Continue reading →

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An oil spill in the North Sea and a nuclear ship in Baltimore

Posted on August 15, 2011 by ABC

The Gannet Alpha oil platform in the North Sea, 180 kilometers off the Scottish coast, has experienced an oil leak. As oil spills go, this one is fairly minor, as the valves at both the well and the pipeline have … Continue reading →

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Offshore Windfarms in the UK

Posted on August 7, 2011 by ABC

According to this article from the Guardian, the UK has more offshore windfarms than any other country either in Europe or in the world. The Guardian also has a photo gallery of the assembly of an offshore wind turbine. There … Continue reading →

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Two Energy Links

Posted on August 6, 2011 by ABC

I visited the Deutsche Welle homepage for a completely different reason today, but I came across two interesting articles on renewable and atomic energy: The first article is about Metsamor, a nuclear reactor based on a Soviet design from the … Continue reading →

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Solar Power Metrics for July 2011 – Energieertragsdaten für Juli 2011

Posted on August 2, 2011 by ABC

In July 2011, the photovoltaic solar cell array on our roof generated 1806 kilowatt hours of energy. This is the worst yield for July we’ve had in the six years the system has been operating. By comparison, the solar power … Continue reading →

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