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IEEE Recognizes Itaipu Dam’s Engineering Achievements

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GW Three Gorges Dam , on the Yangtze River near the city of Yichang, surpassed Itaipus capacity in 2012, the South American dam remains one of the worlds most productive hydroelectric facilities. By harnessing 62,200 cubic meters of river water per second, Itaipu prevents the release of nearly 100 million tonnes of carbon dioxide each year.

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Four Ways Engineers Are Trying to Break Physics

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In 2012, two teams at the LHC discovered the elusive Higgs boson , the particle whose existence confirmed 50-year-old theories about the origins of mass. But the FCC-ees path also takes it through deposits of limestone, which is permeable and can hold karsts, or cavities, full of water.

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DOE releases report on water-energy nexus

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) released a new report that frames an integrated challenge and opportunity space around the water-energy nexus for DOE and its partners and lays the foundation for future efforts. Present day water and energy systems are tightly intertwined. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge.

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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

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million in Carbon Recycling International (CRI). Geely’s CRI investment and work with renewable methanol is similar to the approach Audi is taking with its own e-fuels projects—producing very low carbon liquid or gaseous fuels using only renewable energy, water and CO 2. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Audi Hungaria starts operation of Europe’s biggest solar roof installation

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In 2012 Audi’s Hungarian plant opened a geothermal facility to supply most of its heat requirements. Audi Hungaria is thus the second of five Audi sites (after Audi Brussels) to achieve a neutral carbon balance, according to the company. We have a clear aim: that all Audi sites will have carbon-neutral operation by 2025.

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New discovery of how carbon is stored in the Southern Ocean

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A team of British and Australian scientists has discovered an important method of how carbon is drawn down from the surface of the Southern Ocean to the deep waters beneath. Until now we didn’t know exactly the physical processes of how carbon ends up being stored deep in the ocean. Richard Matear. Strass et al.

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ARPA-E awards $130M to 66 “OPEN 2012” transformational energy technology projects

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) has selected 66 research projects to receive a total of $130 million in funding through its “OPEN 2012” program. Select projects in OPEN 2012 include: ARPA-E OPEN 2012 selections: Advanced Fuels. ARPA-E OPEN 2012 selections: Carbon Capture.