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Four different forms of alternative energies
The new smaller nuclear reactors
A scientist works on alternative energy samples in his lab
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Alternative Energies
Four different forms of alternative energies
Not Gunna Happen
New energy technologies are coming that will shrink our use of fossil fuels and cut emissions of greenhouse gases. But they will not be here soon. That's partly because of the sheer size of the energy market. Global power consumption is estimated to total 150 trillion kilowatt-hours in 2010. The utility industry in the U.S. produced an estimated 3.7 trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2009. Nearly half of that was produced by coal, while solar power contributed less than 0.1%. Wind power is one of the fastest-growing sources of renewable energy in the world. This article reports on the reasons why alternative energy sources have little impact on energy development now.
Small Reactor=Big Hope
A new type of nuclear reactor smaller than a rail car and one tenth the cost of a big plant is emerging as a contender to reshape the nation's resurgent nuclear power industry. The news comes just as President Barack Obama announced more than $8 billion in loan guarantees this week that would pave the way for the first nuclear power plant in the U.S. in decades. He has proposed accelerating nuclear development by tripling the amount of federal loan guarantees for reactor construction to $54 billion. This article discusses new nuclear reactor technology in the wake of President Obama's announcement to provide funding for new nuclear plants in the United States.
Clean Energy Moving Forward
"More than 30 energy ministers and delegates from 32 Western Hemisphere countries spent two days in Washington discussing collaborative approaches to a low-carbon future and new partnerships that will help address clean energy and energy security concerns in the region." This article discusses the meeting of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas, and details the efforts made towards clean energy development and cooperative efforts to minimize greenhouse gases.
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Nuclear Power
The new smaller nuclear reactors
Scientists are Moving Forward
A scientist works on alternative energy samples in his lab
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