After Gutenberg explores this and more in an article focusing on Texas and its huge and expanding amount of wind power. We have technology now that uses heat produced in creating electricity to create more even electricity. Why waste it?
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Wiki photo: Open pit uranium mine in Wyoming. President Obama this week announced a revival of the nuclear power industry with the first new planned new nuke plant in more than 30 years. Obama promised loan guarantees of more than $8 billion. Why can’t a nuclear power plant get built without the taxpayers promising [...] NREL color changing window Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory are working on “dynamic windows” that change shadings so as to better regulate energy and efficiency. Buildings consume 40 percent of the nearly 100 quadrillion Btus (quads) of energy the United States consumes annually. Conventional clear windows account for about one-tenth of the [...] Prodigious amounts of glycerin are produced as a byproduct of biofuel, and sometimes was being landfilled. However, scientists now have devised a multitude of ways it can be used and reprocessed. Waste glycerin can be made into a profit center, yielding high-value chemicals (alcohols and acids) that can be used to make fabrics, insulation, and [...] New technology from China use multiple forms of waste heat to heat water. Absorption chillers then use that heat to create AC cooling. This saves considerable money and uses no fossil fuels. Holiday Inn will save $3 million on annual maintenance and $1.4 million on energy savings. Jetson Green has the details. Interesting, isn’t it, that the bulk of their savings is in maintenance. Plus, the signs just look better, more modern too. [...] Researchers from MIT, Carnegie Mellon University, and the networking company Akamai recently published results from a study that suggest big Internet companies could save up to 40 percent on their electricity bills by using an algorithm to send Internet traffic to data centers where electricity is less expensive. Wow. Imagine what such a smart grid [...] Broken Sword photo GM, using EPA standards, predicts that the Chevy Volt will get 230 mpg– an astounding figure for a big-six vehicle. It’s commonly compared with Toyota Prius’s 48 mpg. But that’s only because several higher mileage cars, like the 70 mpg VW Polo, aren’t sold in the U.S. The mpg figure makes the [...] This new 2.5 acre green roof in NYC is a park for employees, saves energy by providing more insulation, and reduces water runoff. The plants are drought resistant and watered by collected rain. Gills Onions fuel cells [Gills Onions] The nation’s largest processor of fresh onions, will debut today an anaerobic digester system at its Oxnard, California location, whereby 100% of its onion waste and juice is transformed into electricity, heat and cattle feed. Wow. No waste. Thus, they’re turning an expense (trucking away the waste) into [...] |  | ||||
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