Tag Archives: USA

Amazon uses wind power to supply its datacentres

Posted on January 21, 2015 by ABC

I have long been a satisfied user of Amazon, both as a reader and self-published writer. However, Amazon does not only sell books and other things. They are also a provider of server and cloud storage space via Amazon Web … Continue reading →

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A new way of cleaning solar panels

Posted on January 8, 2015 by ABC

One of the problems with solar panels is that they tend to get dirty, which hampers their effectiveness. And cleaning solar panels is not always that easy, because roof-mounted solar panels are often difficult to access. One possible solution to … Continue reading →

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The unexpected benefits of offshore wind farms

Posted on February 28, 2014 by ABC

American researcher Mark Jacobson has come up with a plan called the Solutions Project to convert the entire US power supply to renewable energy. It’s a great project in itself, particularly considering that the US is still far too wedded … Continue reading →

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US continues to favour nuclear power

Posted on December 14, 2013 by ABC

An Oregon based company, which has developed a mini-nuclear reactor the size of a semi-trailer, has just been awarded 226 million US-dollars from the US Department of Energy. Link found via Jay Lake. Seen from a German POV, it is … Continue reading →

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US continues to favour nuclear power

Posted on June 7, 2013 by ABC

One thing that always strikes me when conversing with Americans – smart, educated Americans who consider themselves somewhere on the left side of the political spectrum – is how non-controversial nuclear power still is in the US, even among demographics … Continue reading →

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The Problem of Anti-Windpower Prejudice

Posted on March 27, 2013 by ABC

The Guardian has an interesting article about a condition known as “windfarm sickness” which is apparently spreading in the neighbourhood of some windfarms in Australia. Found via Jay Lake. Interestingly, windfarm sickness mainly occurs in the vicinity of a couple … Continue reading →

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Solar power gaining traction in the US

Posted on May 24, 2012 by ABC

The US is not exactly the first country that comes to mind, when thinking of solar power generation by private citizens. However, today I saw two very different reports which suggest that solar power is gaining popularity in the US. … Continue reading →

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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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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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