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Westinghouse Wins Contract To Dismantle The Reactor Vessel Internals At The Jose Cabrera Nuclear Power Station In Spain
7/29/2010
Westinghouse Electric Company has been awarded a contract by Enresa (Empresa Nacional de Residuos Radiactivos) to dismantle the reactor vessel (RV) internals at the Jose Cabrera Nuclear Power Station (also known as Zorita), located in Almonacid de Zorita, 43 miles east of Madrid, Spain.
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Cow-A-Bella! Making Eco-Friendly Diesel Fuel From Butter
7/29/2010
The search for new raw materials for making biodiesel fuel has led scientists to an unlikely farm product — butter. In a new study in ACS' bi-weekly Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry: "Butter as a Feedstock for Biodiesel Production," they report that butter could be used as an eco-friendly feedstock, or raw material, for making diesel fuel.
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Sandia National Laboratories And SunPower Corp. Extend Solar Energy Research Partnership
7/29/2010
Sandia National Laboratories and SunPower Corp. recently formalized an agreement to conduct research on integrating large-scale photovoltaic (PV) systems into the grid.
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EPA Publishes Latest Data On Industrial And Toxics Releases In The U.S.
7/29/2010
As part of the Obama Administration's continuing commitment to open government, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published the latest data on industrial releases and transfers of toxic chemicals in the United States between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2009.
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Siemens To Provide Demineralization And Condensate Polishing Equipment For New Power Plant In Saudi Arabia
7/29/2010
Hanwha Engineering & Construction (HENC) in Korea has selected Siemens to provide demineralization equipment and condensate polishing systems for the new Marafiq Yanbu power plant in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.
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Wind Power Sinks Back To 2007 Levels With Only 700 MW Installed In Second Quarter
7/29/2010
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) recently announced that with only 700 megawatts (MW) added in the second quarter of 2010, wind power installations to date this year have dropped by 57% and 71% from 2008 and 2009 levels, respectively.
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Reliability Key Component In Climate Change Discussions
7/29/2010
Climate change initiatives will require substantial changes to the bulk power system, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) announced recently in its Reliability Impacts of Climate Change Initiatives (RICCI) Report.
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Secretary Chu Announces Closing Of $117M Loan Guarantee For Kahuku Wind Power Project
7/28/2010
Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently announced that the Department of Energy has finalized a $117M loan guarantee for Kahuku Wind Power, LLC, the owner and operator of the Kahuku Wind Power project.
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Findings Show Promise For Nuclear Fusion Test Reactors
7/28/2010
Researchers have discovered mechanisms critical to interactions between hot plasma and surfaces facing the plasma inside a thermonuclear fusion reactor, part of work aimed at developing coatings capable of withstanding the grueling conditions inside the reactors.
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Gov. Perry Announces $8.4M Award To Create Renewable Energy Institute
7/28/2010
Texas Tech and the National Institute for Renewable Energy (NIRE), a non-profit, public/private collaboration, will receive $8.4M from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF) allowing them to help resolve key scientific and technology issues facing the wind power industry. By Leslie Cranford
