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Friday, March 7, 2014

Penn Energy's Top Power Headlines 3/7

Top Power Headlines
Transparent, color solar cells fuse energy, beauty
Colorful, see-through solar cells invented at the University of Michigan could one day be used to make stained-glass windows, decorations and even shades that turn the sun's energy into electricity. (Video)
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Spillway crack discovered at Wanapum Dam initiates drawdown
Grant PUD implements drawdown of the Columbia River as a stabilizing measure after divers discovered a 2-inch wide horizontal crack across one of the Wanapum Dam’s 65-foot spillways.
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Most Popular Power News This Week
Geothermal plant declared safe following explosion scare
Ghana to house Africa's largest utility scale solar plant
Alstom reaches milestone at combined-cycle power plant
ARPA-E projects attract over $625MM in private funding
Argentina's first fully coal-fired plant nears completion
UIL to acquire Philadelphia Gas Works in $1.86B deal
GE tech extends DC transmission to offshore installations
Smart grid for electric vehicle fleet
Technip wins FEED contract for Peterhead CCS project
NRG, Boeing break ground on Guam's first solar facility
Calpine buys gas-fired Guadalupe power plant for $625MM
Austin approves $558MM wind power purchase agreement
EnBW plans closure of two coal power plants
Siemens delivers world's first vegetable oil transformer in 420 kV range

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All Energy: The Future is Now
Right now, sitting gingerly in a faux-leather holder a few inches in front of my computer screen, is my cell phone. A glorious piece of technology, it gives me information at the push of a button. Actually, buttons are going out of style; my phone gives me information at the slide of a fingertip.
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Black Swan: Imagine no possessions - I wonder if you can?
Would any of us really want to try and live with "no possessions"? I don't think so. And yet there are social changes afoot that are heading in that general direction.
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