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News Roundup for September 14Published: September 14th, 2011
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has said it is deadlocked over whether the Department of Energy has legal authority to withdraw its application to NRC to build and operate the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste... Read more
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News Roundup for September 13Published: September 13th, 2011
Google’s search engine, gmail, YouTube and other Web services use less energy per user than a light left on for three hours, according to the search engine provider, which released for the first time... Read more
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News Roundup for September 12Published: September 12th, 2011
Researchers from Michigan State University have discovered that Geobacter bacteria have hair-like appendages on their surfaces which enable them to generate electricity. The tiny organisms have been used to... Read more
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News Roundup for September 9Published: September 9th, 2011
Volvo is partnering with Siemens to work on electric vehicles. The first Volvo C30 Electrics with Siemens motors could be on test tracks by year’s end. And late in 2012, Volvo will deliver as many as 200... Read more
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News Roundup for September 8Published: September 8th, 2011
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has been studying what happens when clouds pass over solar energy systems, and says the info could come in handy for grid operators. “Clouds can cause pretty... Read more
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News Roundup for September 7Published: September 7th, 2011
A bipartisan coalition of governors has asked the Obama administration to provide a more favorable business climate for the development of wind energy. In a letter to the White House signed by Gov. Lincoln... Read more
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News Roundup for September 6Published: September 6th, 2011
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission wants the operators of the nation’s 104 commercial reactors to conduct new assessments of their facilities’ vulnerability to earthquake damage... Read more