 Go Solar, Wind Or Geothermal If You Want Renewable Energy With Life-cycle Efficiency
(Science Daily: Mon, 13 Aug) Do the overall efficiencies of renewable energy sources add up in terms of their complete life cycle from materials sourcing, manufacture, running, and decommissioning? Using these criteria, researchers have identified the three viable renewable energy resources as solar energy, wind power and geothermal energy.
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 Report says renewable energy would lift economy
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Thu, 16 Aug) Moving to "a renewable energy economy" would create more than $6 billion in new economic activity, including a $460 million increase in net farm income, and create more then 44,000 new jobs in Pennsylvania, according to a study released yesterday.
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 Fluor lands nuclear power contract
(bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance: Thu, 16 Aug) Fluor Corp. said Thursday that its power group has been awarded a contract to provide engineering, procurement and construction-related services for two nuclear power reactors in South Texas.
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 Nuclear Power In Space - Part 2 Moscow, Russia
(RIA Novosti: Fri, 17 Aug) Nuclear power could greatly contribute to spacecraft capabilities. The Soviet Union first developed nuclear powered generators for spacecraft in the 1960s. Since 1970 it has launched more than 30 military radar satellites equipped with the Buk unit, which can generate up to 3 kW of electricity.
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 FPL Proposes Expanding Nuclear Power
(AP via Yahoo! Finance: Wed, 15 Aug) Florida Power & Light Co., a unit of energy company FPL Group Inc., said Wednesday it intends to expand its power production in Florida and will pursue building two new nuclear power units.
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Adding Up Renewable Energy: Do The Benefits Of Renewable Energy Sources Stack Up?
