Can we capture the carbon?
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Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category
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May13
A green start to 2013
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issues a quarterly report on the installation of new electrical generating capacity in the US. The report for the first quarter of 2013 is notable in that 82% of new generating capacity came from renewable energy sources. The remainder came from natural gas. (more…)
May08
Concentrating solar power
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Photovoltaic panels convert sunlight directly into electricity. But they aren’t the only way to get electricity from the sun. Concentrating solar power, known as CSP technologies, use arrays of mirrors to reflect and concentrate sunlight onto receivers that collect the energy and convert it to heat. The heat then produces electricity using a steam turbine or heat engine to run a generator. (more…)
May03
Wastewater from hydrofracking
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In New York State, no issue is more controversial than using hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas from the Marcellus Shale formation. Here a well is drilled vertically, then horizontally into the layers of gas-rich shale. High pressure injection of water and fracking fluid fragments the shale, releasing the natural gas, which then flows back to the surface along with some water, known as flowback water. (more…)
May01
Is natural gas really a cleaner fuel?
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The discovery of abundant natural gas in shale formations has been hailed as a potential game changer for greenhouse gas mitigation. For the same amount of energy, carbon dioxide emissions from burning natural gas are only half of those produced by coal. (more…)
Environmental News
- Severe Kansas tornado prompts stark National Weather Service warning May 19, 2013
- Extreme global warming seen further away than previously thought May 19, 2013
- Analysis: Airline emissions deal may not come before EU deadline May 19, 2013
- Northeast Japan jolted by magnitude 5.9 quake, no tsunami warning May 18, 2013
- All missing residents accounted for after Texas tornadoes May 17, 2013
