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| Article Title | Author | Company | eMag Issue | Article Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tidal Energy Overview | Len Calderone for | AltEnergyMag | Feb 2013 |
People are becoming aware of the importance of ocean energy, which will lead to a new era of alternative energy. Because of this knowledge, tidal energy has great potential and bright prospects in future. |
| Nuclear Fusion | Florian Ion Petrescu | Bucharest Polytechnic University | Aug 2012 |
Research into controlled fusion, with the aim of producing fusion power for the production of electricity, has been conducted for over 60 years. It has been accompanied by extreme scientific and technological difficulties, but has resulted in progress. At present, controlled fusion reactions have been unable to produce break-even (self-sustaining) controlled fusion reactions. Workable designs for a reactor that theoretically will deliver ten times more fusion energy than the amount needed to heat up plasma to required temperatures (see ITER) were originally scheduled to be operational in 2018, however this has been delayed and a new date has not been stated. |
| Energy through Hydrogen | Len Calderone | AltEnergyMag.com | Aug 2012 |
In many ways, hydrogen is the perfect fuel. It’s abundant, efficient and produces no emissions when used in a fuel cell. It can be produced from renewable resources and is not a greenhouse gas. Because hydrogen power is environmentally friendly and non-toxic to use, industry should accelerate research so that this renewable resource may be used in the near future. |
| Global Small Hydro Projects in Development | Pallav Jhala | Global Data | Apr 2011 |
The advantages of generating electricity from small hydropower coupled with a rising interest in the sector has led to increased government support policies which will derive installations in many countries in the years to come. Cumulative installed capacity of small hydropower is expected to reach 140 GW in 2015 and 201 GW in 2020. |
| Alternative Energy Issues in Cameroon | Anyangawei Fielding Ayuah | ORIRUDEV | Feb 2011 |
ORGANIZATION FOR INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT (ORIRUDEV) is a Service Organization created in 1998 in the Republic of Cameroon. ORIRUDEV has long standing years of working experience in the domain of Rural infrastructures, Environmental Protection and Renewable Energy. ORIRUDEV contributes to improve rural livelihoods through making available, affordable, environmentally sound, basic electricity services from renewable energy (solar, hydro, wind). |
| Studies on Lignin Substitute for Diesel Fuels | Caidong Qin | Dec 2010 |
Lignin as a substitute for diesel fuel is derivative waste from agricultural and forestry production, which does not need any dedicated cultivation and is regenerated at a rate of 50 billion tons per year on the Earth. Therefore, lignin does not have resource supplies constraint or cost concern. Taken into account cellulose pulp as a byproduct in lignin production, the actual cost of lignin is almost zero. | |
| Wireless Technology for a Secure Smart Grid | Matthias H. van Doorn | FreeWave Technologies, Inc. | Oct 2010 |
As the need for reliable, real-time data communication in mission-critical SCADA systems continues to increase for monitoring and control distribution automation as part of the “Smart Grid,” electric power utilities are looking for new and better ways to improve their communication infrastructure, making it more reliable and secure. |
| Significance of Anaerobic Digestion in Rural India | Ritika Tewari | Aug 2010 |
Every year, several large and small farmers in major agricultural states of India burn the crop residues after harvesting. However, it is possible to transform this waste into a valuable resource by making use of modern energy conversion technologies. | |
| Resolving the World Energy Need - Ocean Energy Thermal Conversion | James Lau | LAUSDEO Inc | Aug 2010 |
During a vacation trip to the Disney World, I saw the Exxon-Mobile energy presentation. The presentation includes a portion in the form of the Jeopardy game. For the final question in the Jeopardy game, the answer is “The solution to the future energy need.” The correct question is “What is brain power?” |
| Renewable Energy Production from Tannery Wastes | Sandeep Goel, Ritika Tewari and Salman Zafar | BioEnergy Consult | Jun 2010 |
The conventional leather tanning technology is highly polluting as it produces large amounts of organic and chemical pollutants. Wastes generated by the leather processing industries pose a major challenge to the environment. According to conservative estimates, about 600,000 tons per year of solid waste are generated worldwide by leather industry and approximately 40–50% of the hides are lost to shavings and trimmings. Everyday a huge quantity of solid waste, including trimmings of finished leather, shaving dusts, hair, fleshing, trimming of raw hides and skins, are being produced from the industries. Chromium, sulphur, oils and noxious gas (methane, ammonia, and hydrogen sulphide) are the elements of liquid, gas and solid waste of tannery industries. |
| Interview - Clean Coal Power Plants | Albert Lin | Future Power PA and Future Fuels | Dec 2009 |
GreenGen and GoodSpring are based on the TPRI technology so they have some common traits that are unique in the industry. Record setting levels of cleanliness in acid rain causing gasses, mercury, and particulates should allow both facilities to reduce those major emissions by about 99% or greater when compared to the average coal power plant in the USA. |
| TIDAL WAVE INDUSTRY ANALYSIS | James Jonas | Jun 2009 |
While the wave energy industry is still in its infancy phase of development, America and the rest of the world are realizing the catastrophic effects of the oil industry's grip upon the global economy. We look at hydrogen and solar energy as viable alternatives to oil. In addition, tidal wave energy is a phenomenon that should be seriously considered as a viable form of energy for people to power their homes, cars, and boats. | |
| NO MORE BATTERIES | Cees Links | Jun 2009 |
How ultra low power wireless networks and energy harvesting are going to make our planet a better place to live. | |
| GASIFICATION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE | Salman Zafar | Jun 2009 |
Waste-to-energy plants based on gasification are high-efficiency power plants that utilize municipal solid waste as their fuel rather than conventional sources of energy like coal, oil or natural gas. | |
| CAPITALIZING ON CARBON DIOXIDE | Larry Kristof | Jun 2009 |
Recent technological developments in the electro-reduction of carbon dioxide to formic acid, a valuable chemical with possible application in the steel pickling process, may offer an alternative to expensive large scale carbon capture and storage operations. | |
| GEOTHERMAL IS NOT WHAT MANY PEOPLE THINK IT IS | John Vastyan | Aug 2008 |
What: No “Old Faithful” in your back yard? | |
| The Cleanest and Greenest Energy Source - Geothermal | Nevada Geothermal Power Inc | Jun 2008 |
Geothermal energy is viable and reliable right now, and the promise of the industry is unparalleled given the positive characteristics of the resource. | |
| What is the Function of Dams | Jürgen Giesecke | SealNet.org | Dec 2006 |
Interdisciplinary cooperation of specialists from engineering, natural sciences, economics and humanities have now become as self-evident for large dam projects, especially those with considerable use of hydro power, as have public relations and awareness raising with the broad population. |
| RETScreen International Clean Energy Decision Support Centre | RETScreen International | RETScreen International | Apr 2005 |
The core of the tool consist of a standardised and integrated project analysis software which can be used world-wide to evaluate the energy production, life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions reductions for various types of proposed energy efficient and renewable energy technologies. |
| What Is A Green Tag? | Troy Helming | SustainableMarketing.com | Feb 2005 |
Utilities by law, in all 50 States, have to purchase clean energy for every green tag sold. This means that when you buy a Green Tag, you can be assured that somewhere in the grid those electrons were produced using clean power. |
