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European Project Launches to Demonstrate High-Volume Hydrogen Gas Turbine Combustion

February 16, 2023 admin ansaldo energia, Business, combustion technology, engineering, full coverage, Gas, gas turbine, gt36, hydrogen, International, news, Research and Development, SCIENCE, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 20:18:42 +0000

Ansaldo Energia and partners have kicked off the FLEX4H2, a four-year project to design, develop, and validate a highly fuel-flexible gas turbine combustion system based on Ansaldo’s sequential combustion technology that will be capable of operating with up to 100% hydrogen. The FLEX4H2 (or Flexibility for Hydrogen) officially began on Jan. 1 and will run […]

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European Project Launches to Demonstrate High-Volume Hydrogen Gas Turbine Combustion

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 20:18:42 +0000

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NASA’s Satellites Help With Turkey, Syria Earthquake Response

February 14, 2023 admin Earthquakes, SCIENCE, syria, Turkey

Credit to Author: NASA| Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2023 18:00:29 +0000

“It’s difficult to watch this tragedy unfold, especially since we’ve known for a long time that the buildings in the region were not designed to withstand earthquakes,” said USGS scientist David Wald. “An earthquake this size has the potential to be damaging anywhere in the world, but many structures in this region are particularly vulnerable.”

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New Interactive Map Shows Communities Impacted By Cancer-Causing Chemical Ethylene Oxide

February 13, 2023 admin air quality, Cancer, ethylene oxide, HEALTH, research, SCIENCE, union of concerned scientists

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2023 02:34:43 +0000

“Ethylene oxide is a cancer-causing chemical. Chronic exposure to inhaled ethylene oxide throughout a person’s lifetime is associated with the development of cancers of the white blood cells, such as non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, myeloma, and lymphocytic leukemia. Studies have also shown a link between EtO exposure and breast cancer in women.” Ethylene Oxide: Invisible Threat, Uneven Impact

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Clean Energy 101: Methane-Detecting Satellites

February 12, 2023 admin climate change, Fossil Fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, methane, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 17:35:36 +0000

Satellite “completeness” is a new and powerful concept in the push to slash climate pollution.

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Plug-in Hybrids 2.0: A Dangerous Distraction, Not A Climate Solution

February 12, 2023 admin cars, clean transport, climate change, electric cars, Electric vehicles, phev, research, SCIENCE, transport & environment, transport & environment (t&e)

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 17:10:30 +0000

T&E commissioned the Technical University of Graz to independently test three new popular, average-sized plug-in hybrids — the BMW 3 Series, the Peugeot 308, and the Renault Megane — on the road. Key findings: 1) The real-world CO2 emissions of the tested plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) are 85–114 g/km, around 3 times the artificially low official […]

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The Latest Geoengineering Scheme Is A Real Moon Shot

February 12, 2023 admin geoengineering, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 04:40:10 +0000

Researchers are proposing a new geoengineering solution to an overheating planet. This one is a real doozy of an idea.

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New Sodium, Aluminum Battery Aims to Integrate Renewables for Grid Resiliency

February 10, 2023 admin aluminum, batteries, clean power, demand response, Energy Storage, ev batteries, grid, lithium-ion batteries, pacific northwest national laboratory, pacific northwest national laboratory (pnnl), research, SCIENCE, sodium, Solar energy

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2023 04:50:56 +0000

Low-cost, Earth-abundant raw materials power a new grid energy storage solution

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Centrus Competes Construction, Initial Testing of HALEU Demonstration Cascade

February 10, 2023 admin acm100m, Business, centrifuge, centrus, Fuel, full coverage, haleu, news, Nuclear, nuclear enrichment, nuclear fuel, Research and Development, SCIENCE, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 20:25:48 +0000

Marking a major milestone, Centrus Energy—a firm under contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to demonstrate production of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) with domestic technology—on Feb. 9 said it completed construction and initial testing of its advanced uranium enrichment centrifuge cascade as well as most of its associated support systems. Once the company […]

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A Biotech Company Is Working To Save The Bees

February 10, 2023 admin Agriculture, bees, climate change, honeybees, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2023 16:05:39 +0000

An Argentinian startup has designed a special nutrient-packed formula for bees meant to boost their immune systems and make them stronger to work better in colder temperatures.