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Converting Coal Power Plants to Nuclear Gains Steam

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Department of Energy (DOE) released a report suggesting that, in theory, over 300 former and present coal power plants could be converted to nuclear. Most nuclear plants around the world today are large light-water reactors, with capacities well over a gigawatt—quite a bit more than typical coal plants. On 13 September, the U.S.

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UCOTD: 2001 Volkswagen Cabrio GLX

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Our seller says that the car has been well maintained and that there are plenty of new parts, including a Bilstein TC suspension, tires, spark plugs, spark-plug wires, valve cover gasket, cv joints/axles, and water pump. The seller says the convertible top works and doesn't leak and the car hasn't seen snow.

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Primus Green Energy, partner commission FEED study on new GTL plant; gasoline the end product

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The proposed joint venture plant will be a scaled-up version of Primus’s demonstration plant in New Jersey, which has safely and successfully produced methanol and gasoline. A series of catalytic fixed-bed reactors convert the syngas into gasoline and water via methanol and dimethyl ether intermediates.

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Primus Green Energy produces 100-octane gasoline at commercial demonstration gas-to-liquids plant; improvement to STG+ technology

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a gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology and solutions company that transforms methane and other hydrocarbon gases into gasoline and methanol ( earlier post ), has successfully produced 100-octane gasoline at its commercial demonstration plant in Hillsborough, New Jersey. Primus Green Energy Inc., Syngas-to-Gasoline. Liquid/Gas Separation.

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US DOE Awards $37 Million for Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Technology Development

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The 27 projects range from concept studies and component design research to prototype development and in-water device testing. Boston, Massachusetts) will develop a cost-effective, high efficiency, power take-off system for a wave energy converter, a mechanism to convert water’s mechanical energy into usable electricity.

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EPA awards $8M in FY2014 clean diesel grants in 21 states, Puerto Rico

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Franklin Soil & Water Conservation District is replacing three school buses and four agriculture engines and converting three irrigation pumps to clean burning electric. New Jersey and New York. New Jersey Clean Cities Coalition is repowering seven marine vessels with 13 Tier 3 engines.

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Why Hydrogen power is not the answer

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Most of the hydrogen on Earth exists in molecular forms such as water and organic compounds. We can’t just dig Hydrogen up from the ground we must create hydrogen from either Water or from organic compounds, and this requires a lot of energy. As a gas hydrogen or H2. is colorless, odorless, tasteless non-toxic, and highly combustible.