Wednesday, 28 July 2010 22:01
By Katrice R. Jalbuena
Engineers at Oregon State University have discovered that the proper nanotech coating could increase the electricity output of wastewater-to-energy production by more than 20 times.
In producing power from wastewater, bacteria are placed in an anode chamber – where they form a biofilm, consume nutrients and grow – …
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Nanotech coatings can enhance electricity output from wastewater
World’s largest wind energy center breaks ground in California
Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:17
By Nuel Navarrete
The largest wind energy project will soon rise in Kern County, California as Terra-Gen Power began construction of the 3,000-megawatt Alta Wind Energy Center.
Comprising of a portfolio of wind energy facilities, the wind center will dwarf the 781.5 MW Roscoe Wind Farm in Texas, which currently holds the record …
Hoosier Energy Will Spend Up to $300 Million for Cleaner Air
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, July 26, 2010 (ENS)
Under a legal settlement with the federal government filed Friday, Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative Inc., an Indiana electric generation and transmission cooperative, has agreed to install state-of-the-art pollution control technology at its two coal-fired power plants.
Filed in federal court, the settlement requires Hoosier to reduce air pollution from the cooperative’s …
First Clean Energy Ministerial Builds Global Low Carbon Future
Weblink to original ENS-Newswire article: http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jul2010/2010-07-20-02.html
WASHINGTON, DC, July 20, 2010 (ENS) – Ministers from 24 governments took part in the first-ever Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington Monday and Tuesday, launching 11 new initiatives to accelerate the global transition to clean energy.
The event concluded with the announcement that these programs will avoid the need to build more than …
Nevada’s geothermal market to hit $ 22.5 billion by 2040
By Honey Garcia, EcoSeed
Nevada’s geothermal industry could boom to $22.5 billion over the next 30 years if current growth and production trends are maintained, said theGeothermal Energy Association.
Nevada currently has 86 geothermal projects in the pipeline, which can add up to 3,686.4 megawatts of geothermal power to the state’s energy mix. This would be enough to …
