Cutting deeply into Australia’s overall energy consumption by changing how a single industry operates sounds ambitious. But even small improvements to the way aluminium is made can save a lot of energy, along with jobs and future investment, as global pressures to cut carbon emissions rise. Seeking a better way to make aluminium – one of Australia’s biggest industries that last year exported $5 billion worth of metal, directly employed 13,000 people and consumed 14 per cent of all electric...
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Thanu Padmanabhan, a distinguished professor at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics,rnNEW DELHI: Thanu Padmanabhan, a distinguished professor at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune, was awarded the Infosys Foundation Prize 2009 for Physical Sciences this week for his contribution to a deeper understanding of Einstein’s theory of Gravity in relation to thermodynamics. In an interview with ET, Prof Padmanabhan talks about the behaviour of black...
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ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company has filed a US patent application (#20100326387, published 30 December 2010) on methods using a wide range of fuel-alcohol blends to expand the operating envelope of engines operating in advanced combustion modes. Advanced combustion modes covered include homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI); premixed charged compression ignition (PCCI); low-temperature combustion (LTC) mode; or other non-traditional highly-mixed combustion modes. As an examp...
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Biodiesel is the term used for derivatives of vegetable oils and animal fats that have been chemically modified so that their physical properties resemble those of diesel fuel. This chemical modification ensures that they can be used as fuels for diesel engine without posing significant risk of damage, and without any drastic changes in performance. There are many environmental benefits that have been attributed to biodiesel use, including biodegradability and reduction of emissions of greenhous...
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About 45 percent of the electricity generated in the United States this year has come from coal-fired power plants, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. As a combustible fuel, coal has key advantages, including low costs. Recent mining tragedies have served as a reminder that coal has drawbacks as well. The advantages of burning coal to produce electricity are realized by almost everyone in the form not just of lower electricity prices but also of reduced costs for practicall...
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Linda Abriola, dean of the School of Engineering at Tufts University, has been recognized in "American Women of Science Since 1900" (ABC-CLIO, 2010), an encyclopedia focused on 500 of the 20th century’s most notable American women scientists. "American Women of Science Since 1900" examines the pioneering but sometimes overlooked achievements of distinguished women in disciplines from genetics to computers to nutrition. “I am truly honored to be recognized alongside such accomplished and pion...
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) will be initiating R&D in oil and gas equipment to position Singapore as an innovation hub for the Oil and Gas (O&G) equipment sector and strengthen Singapore's marine and offshore industry. The announcement, made by Mr S Iswaran, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Education, at the 18th International Oil & Gas Industry Exhibition & Conference (OSEA 2010) on 30 November, highlighted that A*STAR will be collaborating with t...
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Owners of a natural gas-fired power plant in Grays Harbor County are one step closer to expanding production. A state panel recommended to Gov. Chris Gregoire last week that Chicago-based Invenergy LLC be allowed to go forward with the $400 million project, the Olympian newspaper reported. The governor has 60 days to make a decision. Invenergy wants to add two combustion-turbine generators and a single steam generator to double production at its power plant in Satsop. The expansion could generat...
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Thermal Energy International Inc. will be unveiling its modified range of FLU-ACE systems on stand D5 at Maintec 2011. Providing heat recovery and emission control in one package, FLU-ACE systems will be available in a broader range of sizes and are aimed at processing companies and institutions with both CHP waste heat boilers as well as traditional industrial boiler systems.rn
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Strata Oil & Gas Inc. ("Strata") (OTCBB: SOIGF), is pleased to announce the release of its Resource Reclassification Report on its 100% owned Cadotte Project in the Peace River Oil Sands area of Alberta, Canada. Norwest Corporation ("Norwest") of Calgary Alberta completed this independently prepared Resource Reclassification Report ("Report") on behalf of Strata. In the report, Norwest concludes that historical pilot testing in the region combined with field testing and ore characterization work...
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