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The Nuclear Effect on Carbon Capture Plans

megsforum — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:01:14 +0000

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_15/b4223059492137.htm

As the Fukushima crisis throws a question mark over nuclear energy use, many European countries are trying to accelerate the development of technology that cleans carbon dioxide emissions from conventional fuel plants. “The use of coal in some countries like China and India is actually growing,” European Union Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger said at the Mar. 1 inauguration of a carbon capture project in Italy. “If we can prove that this technology is safe and reliable, we will have a product that we can export in countries where coal production remains key.”

Why Fukushima made me stop worrying and love nuclear power

megsforum — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:30:08 +0000

Japan’s disaster would weigh more heavily if there were less harmful alternatives. Atomic power is part of the mix – interesting article in the Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/mar/21/pro-nuclear-japan-fukushima

Solar power systems could lighten the load for British soldiers

megsforum — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:49:27 +0000

Loughborough University is in a collaborative project with other universities looking at a revolutionary type of personal power pack that could help our troops when they are engaged on the battlefield.

more information: http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2011/Pages/solarsoldiers.aspx

Lancaster University Wind Turbines

megsforum — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:33:15 +0000

There is an interesting article on the BBC website about Lancaster University’s plans for a wind turbine. You can see it here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-12224441

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