Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire

Major Energy and Environmental News and Commentary affecting the Nuclear Industry.

Saturday, March 30, 2013

California's Coming Green-Outs

California's Coming Green-Outs
Wall Street Journal
Democrats say this is important to foster energy independence. You never know when Utah will bomb Wyoming. Large hydroelectric plants—which contribute about 13% of California's power—also don't count toward the target because the state wanted to ...http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324582804578344500414630778.html

N.Korea enters 'state of war' against S.Korea

 N.Korea enters 'state of war' against S.Korea
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20130330_12.html

Energy Abundance, The Moral High Ground

Energy Abundance, The Moral High Ground
At Entreprenuclear, actually using energy is contrasted with the concept of "Negawatts", with 2 intended takeaways.
1. Using energy does not make you a bad person.
2. Avoidance of energy usage is not inherently morally superior to the numerous positive uses of energy.

Clean Energy Report Weekly Analysis - March 29, 2013


Clean Energy Report

Weekly Analysis - March 29, 2013

http://environmentalnewsstand.com/Clean-Energy-General/Weekly-Analysis/menu-id-1002.html?S=LI&D=032913&goback=.gde_78238_member_227580369#.UVbsIBmGEfo

Can Renewables Survive Oil’s Resurgence?


Can Renewables Survive Oil’s Resurgence?

http://www.spreecast.com/events/can-renewables-survive-oil%E2%80%99s-resurgence?goback=.gde_78238_member_227580451

Fukushima Updates 3/29

The topics for today's Fukushima Updates are...
 
Fear of radiation harms Fukushima vegetable market... The Nuclear Regulatory Authority says their investigation of the Fukushima accident could take decades to complete... Japan’s National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) found a common mollusk has disappeared from the coastline north of F. Daiichi... As expected, Tohoku Electric Co. has officially scrapped plans to build a new nuke station 10km north of Fukushima Daiichi... This weekend marked the first anniversary of the weekly antinuclear demonstrations in Tokyo.
 

Bulgaria to Suspend Up to 40% of Wind, Solar Power Capacity

Bulgaria to Suspend Up to 40% of Wind, Solar Power Capacity


http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/03/bulgaria-to-suspend-up-to-40-of-wind-solar-power-capacity?cmpid=SolarNL-Saturday-March30-2013

India's Off-grid Renewables Initiative Changing Lives

India's Off-grid Renewables Initiative Changing Lives


http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/03/indias-off-grid-renewables-initiative-is-changing-lives?cmpid=SolarNL-Saturday-March30-2013

Transportation Booms Alongside Shale Industry


Transportation Booms Alongside Shale Industry

http://shalestuff.com/fracking-2/transportation-booms-shale-industry/article06824?goback=.gde_67258_member_227497306

US support for wind projects could be wasting 2.9 billion in federal funds: GAO

US support for wind projects could be wasting 2.9 billion in federal funds: GAO

"Federal support in excess of what is needed to induce projects to be built could instead be used to induce other projects to be built or simply withheld, thereby reducing federal expenditures," GAO said in a report. "In the current fiscally constrained environment, effective allocation of resources is especially important."

Nuclear Matters: Redefining Our Energy Future


Nuclear Matters: Redefining Our Energy Future

http://politic365.com/2013/03/29/nuclear-matters-redefining-our-energy-future/

Protesting Nuclear Fusion On the Basis of Nothing


Protesting Nuclear Fusion On the Basis of Nothing

http://neinuclearnotes.blogspot.com/2013/03/protesting-nuclear-fusion-on-basis-of.html

Full war declaration statement from DPRK (via KCNA):

 Full war declaration statement from DPRK (via KCNA):
http://live.reuters.com/Event/North_Korea/70001409



North Korea says it has entered a ‘state of war’ with South Korea
North Korea has rounded off a week of bellicose rhetoric by warning that it has entered a “state of war” with South Korea, causing a further deterioration of relations on the Korean peninsula.
http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/3CWJDT/QFRUDM/FKZNUH/LS0SF2/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=30

Nuclear Power Flood Risk: NRC Insiders Say Agency Continues To Look The Other Way


Nuclear Power Flood Risk: NRC Insiders Say Agency Continues To Look The Other Way

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/29/nuclear-power-flood-risk_n_2979098.html

Friday, March 29, 2013

NRC cites TVA for using nuclear plant parts that weren't from nuclear

NRC cites TVA for using nuclear plant parts that weren't from certified nuclear vendors...
Washington Post
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has cited the Tennessee Valley Authority for purchasing thousands of parts not documented as nuclear-grade quality. The parts are for the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant in Spring City, Tenn.http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/nrc-cites-tva-for-using-nuclear-plant-parts-that-werent-from-nuclear-certified-vendors/2013/03/29/a0ff840c-988e-11e2-b5b4-b63027b499de_story.html

TVA had breakdown in quality control for nuclear parts: US NRC
Platts
The Tennessee Valley Authority experienced a "breakdown" in a quality assurance program designed to ensure the safety of commercial parts used in a nuclear reactor under construction, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in a report made public ...http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/ElectricPower/21886344

In The Middle Of The Night, Putin Reminded The World Of Russia's Strength


http://www.businessinsider.com/russias-surprise-black-sea-war-games-2013-3?utm_source=alerts&nr_email_referer=1

EDF, U.K. Unlikely to Meet End-March Deadline on Nuclear Subsidy -Sources


http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/03/28/edf-uk-unlikely-to-meet-end-march-deadline-on-nuclear-subsidy-sources/

Twenty-year hiatus in rising temperatures has climate scientists puzzled

Twenty-year hiatus in rising temperatures has climate scientists puzzled


http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/twenty-year-hiatus-in-rising-temperatures-has-climate-scientists-puzzled/story-e6frg6z6-1226609140980

Korea's Nuclear Waste Storage Full Up by 2016


Korea's Nuclear Waste Storage Full Up by 2016

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/03/29/2013032901013.html

The Truth About Solar Energy

The Truth About Solar Energy


http://theenergycollective.com/rosana-francescato/202511/truth-about-solar?utm_source=tec_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&inf_contact_key=5451923ae437322e82487add67ef5eece583b091cc524017dff8df23c774e408

Renewable Energy's Hidden Costs?


Renewable Energy's Hidden Costs?

http://theenergycollective.com/barrybrook/201991/counting-hidden-costs-energy?utm_source=tec_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&inf_contact_key=de4cfdd498c9fa4616444a15e5784051d6432e0ecb886205bfdacf48652d51d5

ANS Update: Friday Nuclear Matinee: Vallecitos Atomic Power Plant

American Nuclear Society

Friday Nuclear Matinee: Vallecitos Atomic Power Plant – “1st Private Atom Power Plant Opens”

By pbowersox on Mar 29, 2013 12:00 am

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The French protest an experimental nuclear fusion project


The French protest an experimental nuclear fusion project
SmartPlanet.com (blog)
Unlike traditional fission used in existing power plants, nuclear fusion involves the fusing of two atoms instead of splitting them, which theoretically should yield even more energy and produce less long-term nuclear waste. While the U.S. and China ...http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/global-observer/the-french-protest-an-experimental-nuclear-fusion-project/10700

Federal Budget Cuts Hamper Waste Cleanup at Washington Nuclear Reservation

6 new results for Nuclear waste
 
Federal Budget Cuts Hamper Waste Cleanup At Washington Nuclear Reservation
NPR
The Hanford Nuclear Reservation in southeast Washington state is set to lose $182 million due to federal budget cuts known as the sequester. The cuts come just after news that six tanks full of radioactive waste are leaking. Those tanks are filled with ...http://www.npr.org/2013/03/28/175619076/federal-budget-cuts-hamper-waste-cleanup-at-washington-nuclear-reservation

Making liquid fuels from low-carbon sources is better than mounting solar

We Need Nuclear-Powered Airplanes, Not Solar-Powered Ones

Making liquid fuels from low-carbon sources is better than mounting solar panels on planes. http://www.technologyreview.com/view/513066/we-need-nuclear-powered-airplanes-not-solar-powered-ones/


Giant solar-powered aircraft to begin cross-country flight

Register - ‎3 hours ago‎
The photovoltaics-powered Solar Impulse HB-SIA aircraft has arrived at the NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley's Moffett Field to prepare for a flight across the US. After it has been offloaded in pieces from its Boeing 747-100 transporter, the ...

Solar Impulse set to soar on US tour

CBS News - ‎8 hours ago‎
The Solar Impulse HB-SIA, a solar-powered, battery-equipped airplane capable of flying at night, is being prepped to fly across the United States in five legs beginning May 1. The plane is seen here in the hangar at Moffett Field in Mountain View, Calif., on ...

Solar-powered plane to make cross-country flight

CBS News - ‎8 hours ago‎
Solar impulse, an ultra-lightweight plane powered completely by the sun is set to fly coast-to-coast this spring, researchers announced today (March 28) at Moffett Air Field at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif. The plane requires zero fuel ...

Solar-powered plane to stop in Phoenix, Dallas, New York

CTV News - ‎11 hours ago‎
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- A solar-powered plane that has wowed aviation fans in Europe is set to travel across the United States with stops in Phoenix, Dallas, Washington, D.C., and New York, organizers of the trip announced Thursday. The plane, Solar ...

Solar-powered plane prepares for coast-to-coast US flight

Times of Oman - ‎14 hours ago‎
Washington: A groundbreaking solar-powered Swiss aircraft is ready to make a coast-to-coast flight across the United States, its creators said Thursday. The experimental Solar Impulse plane, which has made several trips since its maiden flight in 2009, will ...

Flying across America in a solar-powered plane

San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - ‎14 hours ago‎
Weather permitting, a gangly experimental airplane will roll down the runway at Moffett Field on May 1, climb slowly into the skies above Silicon Valley and fly to Phoenix — using no power source other than the sun. The Solar Image plane, inside Moffett ...

Solar-powered plane set to cross America

The Province - ‎16 hours ago‎
A solar-powered plane that has wowed aviation fans in Europe is preparing to fly across North America. The Swiss creators of the Solar Impulse announced Thursday which U.S. cities the experimental plane will visit during its "Across America" tour that kicks ...

Solar-powered plane plans flight across US

NDTV - ‎16 hours ago‎
A solar-powered plane that has wowed aviation fans in Europe is set to travel across the United States with stops in Phoenix, Dallas, Washington, D.C., and New York, the plane's Swiss creators said. Solar Impulse, considered the world's most advanced ...

Solar plane to set out to cross US in early May

Reuters India - ‎17 hours ago‎
By Braden Reddall. MOUNTAIN VIEW, California | Fri Mar 29, 2013 4:47am IST. MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - The first crossing of the United States by a solar-powered plane is expected to start in just over a month, its creators said on Thursday, ...

Solar plane to embark on coast-to-coast US ...

CNET - ‎21 hours ago‎
Before trying to fly around the world without using a drop of fossil fuel, the Solar Impulse visits the U.S. -- touching down in Phoenix, Dallas, New York, and other cities. Dara Kerr. by Dara Kerr. March 28, 2013 9:11 PM PDT Follow @darakerr. The Solar ...

Flight plan for solar-powered airplane

Newsday - ‎22 hours ago‎
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - (AP) -- A solar-powered plane set to embark on a multi-city trip across the United States is scheduled to depart Moffett Field in Mountain View, Calif., on May 1, weather permitting. These are the cities, in order, of where the plane ...

Uranium firm warns Japan it must return to nuclear power


Uranium firm warns Japan it must return to nuclear power
The Times (subscription)
A uranium enrichment group, part owned by the British Government, has warned that Japan's decision to shut nuclear power stations will reduce demand for its services. All but two of Japan's 50 reactors remain offline following the Fukushima disaster of ...http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/utilities/article3725842.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2013_03_28

Nuclear power is the future Creamer Media's Engineering News This chain reaction was the multiple splitting of atoms that was needed to be able to get useful amounts of nuclear energy out of uranium – maybe. This was all very theoretical, but the beginnings of nuclear power had been discovered. Fermi built a ...


Nuclear power is the future
Creamer Media's Engineering News
This chain reaction was the multiple splitting of atoms that was needed to be able to get useful amounts of nuclear energy out of uranium – maybe. This was all very theoretical, but the beginnings of nuclear power had been discovered. Fermi built a ...http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/nuclear-power-is-the-future-2013-03-18

A new nuclear fusion microbomb propulsion design


A new nuclear fusion microbomb propulsion design for a spaceship to Mars that would travel at 200,000 miles per hour. This would enable a travel time of about 2 weeks. Winterberg had microexplosion designs that were the basis for project Daedelus.
http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/03/thermonuclear-micro-bomb-propulsion-for.html

New nuclear reactors expected from 2013 to 2017

New nuclear reactors expected from 2013 to 2017
http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/03/newnuclear-reactor-completions-expected.html

Natural Gas and Its Impact on the Power Generation Industry

Natural Gas and Its Impact on the Power Generation Industry
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Noam Chomsky: If Nuclear War Doesn't Get Us, Climate Change Will

Noam Chomsky: If Nuclear War Doesn't Get Us, Climate Change Willhttp://paper.li/NORADZONE/1346970749?utm_source=subscription&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=paper_sub

Japan's Green Dream Drowning in Oil

Japan's Green Dream Drowning in Oil

Riley Walters, Heritage
The government picking winners and losers is bad for any economy. But it also often leads to the opposite of the intended result. Take a look at Japan. . .http://blog.heritage.org/2013/03/27/japans-green-initiative-drowns-in-oil/

North American’s Energy Boom (will Mexico join?) by Maureen Crandall

North American’s Energy Boom (will Mexico join?)

by Maureen Crandall
http://www.masterresource.org/2013/03/north-american-boom-except-mexico/

This Is How to Manage Nuclear Waste...

This Is How to Manage Nuclear Waste...

Jack Spencer, Heritage
Senator Ron Wyden (R–OR), chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, is expected to put forth a bill to reform nuclear waste management in the U.S. According to media reports, the bill under consideration maintains the same basic structure of America’s current, failed system for waste management. While such a bill might meet some near-term interests of the federal government and the nuclear utilities, it would make implementing the reforms necessary to fix nuclear waste policy over the long-term almost impossible.http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/03/nuclear-waste-management-minimum-requirements-for-reforms-and-legislation

Are We Too Dependent on NatGas for Electricity?

Are We Too Dependent on NatGas for Electricity?

Meg Handley, US News
It used to be that coal was king when it came to generating the electricity needed to keep America's lights on. Cheaper and less volatile than energy sources such as oil, coal plants sprouted up in droves following the Arab oil embargo in 1973, promising consumers inexpensive, reliable energy.[MORE: Increased Dependence on Natural Gas Exposes Holes in U.S. Electrical Grid]But heightened sensitivity to environmental challenges, such as carbon emissions and climate change, coupled with the nation's so-called "shale gale" is changing all that, ushering in an...http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/03/28/is-the-us-too-dependent-on-natural-gas-for-electricity

IMF Report Calls for Governments to Drop $1.9 Trillion Energy Subsidies

IMF Report Calls for Governments to Drop $1.9 Trillion Energy Subsidies

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has just released a report covering a study into energy subsidies around the world and how much they cost governments. They analysed 176 countries and concluded that global energy subsidies cost the governments $1.9 trillion and discourage private investment in the sector. They even suggest that getting rid of all energy subsidies could force people to be more efficient with their energy consumption, leading to a 13 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions.Carlo Cottarelli, the director of fiscal affairs…Read more...http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/IMF-Report-Calls-for-Governments-to-Drop-1.9-Trillion-Energy-Subsidies.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+oilpricecom+%28Oil+Price.com+Daily+News+Update%29

Increasing the Efficiency of Long Distance Power Transmission

Increasing the Efficiency of Long Distance Power Transmission

A new circuit breaker design for high-voltage direct current means supergrids connecting resources on a global scale will be more efficient and reliable.Supergrids connecting electricity networks and renewable energy resources on a global scale will be more efficient and reliable, thanks to a new circuit breaker design for high-voltage direct current [HVDC] power lines, recently unveiled by the Swiss technology corporation ABB.The breaker means power flow equivalent to the electrical output of a large power station can be interrupted in just five…Read more...http://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Increasing-the-Efficiency-of-Long-Distance-Power-Transmission.html

NRC Cites Prairie Island Reactor for Radiation Detector Malfunction

NRC Cites Prairie Island Reactor for Radiation Detector Malfunction

Unit 1 at the Prairie Island nuclear plant in Minnesota faces tougher regulatory scrutiny after inspectors found it had left a radiation detector inoperable for 10 months.
...(read more)http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2013/03/28/nrc-cites-prairie-island-reactor-for-radiation-detector-malfunction-032801.aspx

Regulators Uphold New Levy County, Fla., Nuclear Plant Environmental Study

Regulators Uphold New Levy County, Fla., Nuclear Plant Environmental Study

Levy nuclear plant concept. Source: NRCProgress Energy's application to build two new reactors near Gainesville, Fla., will continue to move forward after a regulatory body dismissed an appeal by environmental groups.
...(read more)http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2013/03/28/regulators-uphold-new-levy-county_2c00_-fla._2c00_-nuclear-plant-environmental-study-032802.aspx

NuScale Joins Other Small Modular Reactor Developers Seeking DOE Funding

NuScale Joins Other Small Modular Reactor Developers Seeking DOE Funding

Earlier this week, NuScale Power announced it will pursue the second round of small modular reactor funding recently offered by the Department of Energy, joining the other two unsuccessful firms from the program's first round.
...(read more)http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2013/03/29/nuscale-joins-other-small-modular-reactor-developers-seeking-doe-funding-032901.aspx

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review

Tohoku Electric's idled Onagawa power plant. Source: Tohoku ElectricThe last week brought another investigation into the accidents at Fukushima Daiichi, as well as news that Tohoku Electric will no longer pursue a new nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture.
Recent developments related to the tsunami-triggered plant blackout at the Tokyo Electric Power Co. reactors include ...
...(read more)http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2013/03/29/fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-plant-weekly-review-032902.aspx

Little Controversies: A Slew of Nuclear Energy by Mark Flanagan

Little Controversies: A Slew of Nuclear Energy

Energy Department IG Pushes for Cost-Saving Moves at National Labs

Energy Department IG Pushes for Cost-Saving Moves at National Labs

The Energy Department's top auditor this month said the Obama administration should look to shrink, close or take other steps to reduce costs at the 16 DOE national laboratories, the Center for Public Integrity reported on Wednesday.http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/energy-department-ig-pushes-cost-savng-moves-national-labs/

Global Energy Policy Research: This Week's Update 3/25

This Week’s Update (March 25, 2013)

“Decontamination of Fukushima, 1 millisievert target should be reconsidered”(in Japanese). After the nuclear accident, the target to make the annual exposed dose of 1mSv was set in Fukushima. As a result, decontamination is progressing very slowly and reconstruction is delayed. Contribution by Takaaki Ishii, journalist and fellow, Agora Institute, outlines present conditions and appeals its revision.http://www.gepr.org/en/contents/20130325-04/

Nuclear power: UK will get help to compete, say ministers

Nuclear power: UK will get help to compete, say ministers

Sellafield Nuclear Plant
(The Sellafield Nuclear Plant on the west coast of Cumbria)

The government has promised to help UK businesses “compete” more effectively in the global nuclear energy market.http://energyandnuclear.com/2013/03/28/nuclear-power-uk-will-get-help-to-compete-say-ministers/

UK seizes the day with new nuclear strategy

UK seizes the day with new nuclear strategy

A new industrial strategy published by the UK government sets out detailed plans to enable the country to make the most of opportunities for economic growth in the nuclear energy sector at home and abroad.http://energyandnuclear.com/2013/03/28/uk-seizes-the-day-with-new-nuclear-strategy/

Friday Nuclear Matinee: Vallecitos Atomic Power Plant – “1st Private Atom Power Plant Opens”

Friday Nuclear Matinee: Vallecitos Atomic Power Plant – “1st Private Atom Power Plant Opens”

While Shippingport Atomic Power Station was the first full-scale nuclear plant to be designed and built to provide commercial electric power, the Vallecitos Atomic Electric Power Plant in California was actually the first privately-financed nuclear power plant to provide meaningful amounts of electricity for public use.  The test reactor for Dresden-1 achieved criticality in August 1957, and connection to the local utility electric grid began that October.
Vallecitos received Power Reactor License No. 1 from the Atomic Energy Commission.http://ansnuclearcafe.org/2013/03/29/friday-nuclear-matinee-vallecitos-atomic-power-plant-1st-private-atom-power-plant-opens/

Media Advisory: Be Sure to Fact Check Joseph Mangano, Janette Sherman and Robert Alvarez

Media Advisory: Be Sure to Fact Check Joseph Mangano, Janette Sherman and Robert Alvarez


http://neinuclearnotes.blogspot.com/2013/03/media-advisory-be-sure-to-fact-check.html?m=1

Tepco handout on water cleanup system

Tokyo Electric Company has posted a press handout for the new F. Daiichi waste-water cleanup system. It incudes an isotopic breakdown, too.
 

More Scientific Evidence Linking Fracking and Earthquakes

More Scientific Evidence Linking Fracking and Earthquakes

Yves here. Although the study referenced in this article has gotten some media attention, the implications are so important that more amplification is warranted. This is a layperson-friendly summary that I hope you’ll see fit to circulate.
Read more at http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2013/03/more-scientific-evidence-linking-fracking-and-earthquakes.html#cHeb3rjt3v9TpSev.99

Update and Perspective on Small Modular Reactor Development


Update and Perspective on Small Modular Reactor Development

http://ansnuclearcafe.org/2013/03/21/update-and-perspective-on-smr-development/?goback=.gde_46854_member_227378943

Can Small Reactors Ignite a Nuclear Renaissance?


Can Small Reactors Ignite a Nuclear Renaissance?

Small reactors have some benefits, but they won’t make nuclear as cheap as natural gas.
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/512896/can-small-reactors-ignite-a-nuclear-renaissance/

Small Modular Reactors – Key to Future Nuclear Power Generation in the U.S.


Small Modular Reactors – Key to Future Nuclear Power
Generation in the U.S.
http://epic.sites.uchicago.edu/sites/epic.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/EPICSMRWhitePaperFinalcopy.pdf

'Black carbon from South Asia melting Tibetan glaciers'


'Black carbon from South Asia melting Tibetan glaciers'

http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/black-carbon-from-south-asia-melting-tibetan-glaciers/article4551712.ece?goback=.gde_67258_member_227393723

Apple’s Data Centers are off the Grid


Apple’s Data Centers are off the Grid

http://www.bidurenergy.com/news-events/apples-data-centers-are-off-the-grid?pk_campaign=SB-MF%20Blog-Apple%27s%20Data%20Centers&goback=.gde_67258_member_227277053

Nuclear Plant Components in Demand as Power Source Retains Appeal

Nuclear Plant Components in Demand as Power Source Retains Appeal https://www.asdreports.com/news.asp?pr_id=1215&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=discussion-en

Energy Insights from PennEnergy 3/29




Energy Insights
The Panama Canal, Apollo 11, ISS... Energy Storage
Exploratory fracking has been suspended in the UK since May of 2011 after two small seismic tremors were detected near the country’s only fracking operation in the Bowland Basin, east of Blackpool in northern England. The British Geological Society recently reported that the area around Blackpool may hold as much as 300 trillion cubic feet of gas, at least 50% more than was previously thought.
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Low Natural Gas Prices Stress U.S. Nuclear Power
The U.S. benefits from a diverse portfolio of energy sources, from coal, oil, natural gas to nuclear, hydro, wind and solar. We are also fortunate to have the infrastructure to access and distribute our vast array of resources. The portfolio, however, lacks an overarching strategy and the infrastructure is in need of repair and technological improvements.
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What could shale mean for UK economy and employment?
Exploratory fracking has been suspended in the UK since May of 2011 after two small seismic tremors were detected near the country’s only fracking operation in the Bowland Basin, east of Blackpool in northern England. The British Geological Society recently reported that the area around Blackpool may hold as much as 300 trillion cubic feet of gas, at least 50% more than was previously thought.
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Making the connection: Utilities and Social Media
Global marketing information services company, J.D. Powers and Associates, has just released its 2013 Social Media Benchmark Study. One of the key findings of the report is that poor social media practices can negatively impact a businesses' bottom line and image.
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Embracing Social Media
Gone are the days of hours of nine to five. Instead, with an onslaught of technological advancements, the lines between work life and home life are starting to blur. Staying connected is as easy as a swipe of the finger.
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The Smart Grid Needs a Publicist
While smart grid technologies and assets are being brought online all over America and the rest of the world, a recent survey by Pike Research has found that “Many Consumers Remain Unfamiliar With Smart Grid Concepts.”
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Governance Refresh
The European Sovereign Debt Crisis would appear to be an incidence of governance gone awry. The European Union and it monetary currency, the euro established by the Maastricht Treaty in 1992 were originally designed against strict criteria for membership.
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Everything is gonna be alright…
The recruits I’ve gotten to know are dedicated, trained, and eager. They seem to have a reverence for the knowledge and experience that precedes them, while maintaining the gung-ho excitement we’d want from a younger generation.
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