Nuclear hot streak continues U.S. nuclear power plants kept operating at high levels of safety and efficiency in 2005, according to performance indicators compiled by the World Association of Nuclear…
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Each day, American Ref-Fuel's Massachusetts facility converts some 3,500 tons of municipal waste to electricity and transmits it to the regional grid. Three boilers and two turbines operate around the…
Abating the emissions of power plants is a very hot topic these days. So it's not surprising that people are coming up with innovative ways to not only cut emissions…
Renewable power development will continue to grow in the U.S., with the nonhydro total reaching 53,121 MW by the end of 2016. So predicts a soon-to-be-released report from Boulder,…
Promoting renewable exports The DOE is not the only U.S. government department promoting renewable energy. Any U.S. energy firm or supplier looking to export its goods and services can…
A few years ago, skyrocketing energy costs and tighter emissions limits prompted officials at the Wastewater Treatment Division of King County's Department of Natural Resources and Parks in Washington State…
All interconnected transmission and distribution (T&D) grids have one thing in common: Their operators must continually dispatch generators to keep the network's supply and demand in balance at all times…
The United States Navy's interest in electric propulsion dates back to the launching of the 19,360-ton USS Jupiter (Figure 1) in August 1912. The Jupiter had a prototype electric propulsion…
There are many different types of fuel cells, and each has characteristics that make it more suitable than others for certain applications. For example, because molten carbonate fuel cells operate…
On the island of Anegada in the British Virgin Islands, there is a lovely spot called "cow wreck beach," named for the cow bones that occasionally wash up on the…