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A Look At Nuclear Fusion Power
In an article dated July 30, 2010, we reported that a team of Purdue Universityscientists was working to advance the ability to harness clean,renewable nuclear fusion as a viable energy source. While this noblegoal has yet to be achieved, Purdue is not alone in its endeavors.Scientists from around the world are focused on developing fusion [...]
Study: Solar is Cheaper than Nuclear
The Holy Grail of the solar industry — reaching grid parity — may no longer be a distant dream. Solar may have already reached that point, at least when compared to nuclear power, according to a new study by two researchers at Duke University. It’s no secret that the cost of producing photovoltaic cells (PV) [...]
Alf Bjorseth Gets into Nuclear, Nanotubes and Wind
Thorium might be the answer, according to AlfBjorseth. Nuclear startup Thor Energy will conduct a series of tests withSwedish utility Vattenfall to study the feasibility of thorium reactors, according to Bjorseth, the head of the Scatec, a cleantechnology incubator based in Norway. "We need another source that can give us baseline power.Hydroelectric is basically exploited, [...]
Could Nuclear Become the Energy of Choice for Arizona?
During his State of the Union address,President Obama sent a cheer amongst Congressional Republicans when heannounced (confirmed) his support for nuclear power as a source ofclean energy. Obama followed through with his promise when he announcedlast week $8 billion in loan guarantees for building two nuclear plants by Southern Company in eastern Georgia. Itnow appears [...]
Clean energy, the heart of global energy policies going forward
Governments around the world are adopting cleaner energy policies. U.S. is in a position to lead. Reflectedin the stimulus packages across the globe to catch the recent recessionare an arrangeent of components that support the development of aglobal clean energy market. Clean energy, as a catch-all phrase,encompasses wind, solar, geothermal, biofuels, EVs, smart grids, fuelcells, [...]
Solar Tax Grant Forms Available Here
Those contemplating solar power for home or business and want to take the 30% tax credit as a grantcan now apply. The grant is part of the American Recovery andReinvestment Act of 2009 passed in February. Solar, wind, geothermal,hydropower and (unfortunately) nuclear are eligible projects. Theprogram is funded with $85 billion but this could go [...]
Solar Energy is Israel’s Best Energy Bet
Israel is one of the leading countries involved in a number ofalternative and renewable energy projects, which even include making bio fuels from algae andsplitting hydrogen and oxygen molecules in water to produce hydrogenfuel, one of most abundant fuel sources in the universe. But despite these and other methods o f producing energy fromnon-carbon based sources, [...]
The Energy Bill: Get It Right or Dump It
Commentary: Is clean energy a pipe dream? TheWaxman-Markey Bill, an energy bill intended to sharply cut greenhousegas emissions through the use of renewable energy technologies hasinstead become an enabler for Big Oil, King Coal and the nuclearindustry. President Obama is pushing passage of the bill (now in theSenate) to feather his political nest but the [...]
The Renewable Energy Hoax
Renewable energy is one of those terms we hear a lot thesedays, with the green revolution peering out from behind peak oil,unstoppable climate change and a global economic May Day. And recentlythe solargroupies at Oakleigh read with great astonishment a blog postabout renewable energy that nonchalantly included nuclear power.Calling nuclear power renewable is another example [...]