Renewable Energy Could Be Stored in Facilities Deep Underground

Photo via Shutterstock A new study by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Bonneville Power Administration  finds that two underground sites in the Pacific Northwest are ideal for storing energy produced by the wind. Compressed air energy storage plants could capture the wind during times when breezes are more abundant at night and demand for electricity is low for use during peak hours. Able to switch between power storage and generation in a matter of minutes, the method could be an important means to assist states reach their Renewable Portfolio Standards . Read the rest of Renewable Energy Could Be Stored in Facilities Deep Underground Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “wind power” , alabama , boardman , bonneville power administration , columbia hills site , Department of Energy , Electricity , geothermal , germany , natural gas , northwest power and conservation council , Oregon , Pacific Northwest , pnnl-bpa , renewable portfolio standard , washington , yakima minerals site        

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Meteorologists Suggest Power Of Oklahoma Tornado Dwarfs That Of The Hiroshima Atomic Bomb

On Monday, the world once again witnessed that when it comes to destruction on a massive scale, nothing can rival Mother Nature. Since the giant Oklahoma tornado struck, the National Weather Service has designated it with the highest rating of EF-5 due to its high wind speed and the breadth and severity of damage. However several meteorologists, who used real-time measurements to calculate the energy released during the storm’s life span, have estimated that it released anywhere from 8 to 600 times the power of the Hiroshima bomb . Read the rest of Meteorologists Suggest Power Of Oklahoma Tornado Dwarfs That Of The Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Hiroshima , moore tornado , natural disaster , oklahoma , oklahoma tornado , Red Cross , rescue shelters , tornado        

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Indoor Vertical Farm ‘Pinkhouses’ Grow Plants Faster With Less Energy

Indoor farms need light—and a lot of it—to grow their crop, but that energy adds up big time in terms of cost and environmental impact. Pinkhouses are a new type of indoor farm that use a pink-colored light to grow their crop. Rather than flooding the plants with “white light”, which has all the colors of the spectrum, researchers have narrowed it down to a mix of just red and blue light that are needed. By not using all the other colors, indoor vertical farms can cut down on their power bill with low-energy LED lights using just the right shade of magenta. Read the rest of Indoor Vertical Farm ‘Pinkhouses’ Grow Plants Faster With Less Energy Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: caliber biotherapuetics , eco lighting , energy efficient farming , green lighting , indoor farm , indoor farming , indoor vertical farm , LED lights , pink light , pinkhouse , red and blue light , Urban Farming , vertical farm , vertical garden        

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Tesla Repays its Entire Department of Energy Loan Nine Years Early

Tesla Motors has announced that it has repaid the entire loan that it received from the Department of Energy a full nine years early. In addition to payments made in 2012 and Q1 2013, Tesla’s final payment of almost half a billion dollars repays the loan—which was made in 2010—with interest. By paying off its loan nine years early Tesla now is the only US car company to have fully repaid loans received from the government. Read the rest of Tesla Repays its Entire Department of Energy Loan Nine Years Early Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Department of Energy , electric car , electric motor , electric vehicle , elon musk , green transportation , tesla , Tesla Model X , tesla model-s , Tesla Rpadster        

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3D-Printed Tracheal Splint Saves Baby’s Life

Doctors did not expect newborn Kaiba Gionfridoo to live long when he was found to have a serious tracheal condition that inhibited his ability to breathe. The infant had a collapsed bronchus and had to be resuscitated on a daily basis. At a loss for solutions, his doctors contacted medical researchers at the University of Michigan for help. Glenn Green, M.D. and Scott Hollister, Ph.D. had designed a 3D-printed tracheal splint made of polycaprolactone, a biopolymer that eventually dissolves in the body, but they had to get special permission from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use the device. Read the rest of 3D-Printed Tracheal Splint Saves Baby’s Life Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 3D tracheal splint , baby saved by 3-D printed device , biopolymer , Design for Health , laser printed medical devices , News , tracheal splint , university of michigan        

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Kroger to power distribution center with spoiled food

The chain's grocery stores no longer will send food waste to landfills; instead, biogas generated by the waste will help power a distribution center.

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VERGE Boston: How ARPA-E creates the future of energy

Cheryl Martin , deputy director of the Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy talks energy innovation at the 2013 VERGE conference in Boston.

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Kinetic Energy Floors Convert Sweet Dance Moves into Power

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The World’s Largest Inflatable Rubber Duck Sails Into Hong Kong

The world’s largest inflatable rubber duck sailed into the Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong yesterday. The 46-foot-tall and 55-foot-long floating sculpture, which is the work of Dutch conceptual artist Florentijin Hofman , was pulled into the harbor by a tiny tug boat, causing quite a stir among the curious locals. The Rubber Duck has already visited Sydney, Osaka and Sao Paolo, and will remain in Hong Kong until June 9. Read the rest of The World’s Largest Inflatable Rubber Duck Sails Into Hong Kong Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Art , contemporary art , dutch art , Dutch artist , floating rubber duck , Florentijin Hofman , Giant Rubber Duck , Hong Kong art , Hong Kong harbor , inflatable sculptures , mobile sculpture , rubber duck art        

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Google Announces Renewable Energy Data Center Plan

Photo via Shutterstock Google has long been at the forefront of technological advancement , and now the Silicon Valley giant has come up with a plan that could potentially take the renewable energy market to the next level. In a post published on the company’s blog, Google Director of Global Infrastructure Gary Demasi announced  a plan that would create a special tariff for clean energy . Working with Duke Energy, the company is establishing a rate for its data center in Lenoir, NC. By establishing this new designation, Google hopes to make it easier for large businesses to take advantage of clean energy. Read the rest of Google Announces Renewable Energy Data Center Plan Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “clean energy” , data center , gary demasi , Google , lenoir , north carolina , ppa , REC , renewables , silicon valley , tariff        

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