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May 15 | News
A new study from Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists suggests that the guidelines governments use to determine when to evacuate people following a nuclear accident may be too conservative. The study found that when mice were exposed to radiation doses about 400 times greater than background levels for five weeks, no DNA damage could be detected.
May 1 | News
In
a post-Solyndra, budget-constrained world, the transition to a
decarbonized energy system faces great hurdles. Overcoming these hurdles
will require smarter and more focused policies. Two Stanford writers
outline their visions in a pair of analyses.
May 1 | News
In a post-Solyndra, budget-constrained world, the transition to a decarbonized energy system faces great hurdles. Overcoming these hurdles will require smarter and more focused policies. Two Stanford University writers outline their visions in a pair of high-profile analyses.
May 1 | News
A
team of Rice University students recently fulfilled a challenge to
economically turn shale gas produced in China into a range of useful,
profitable and environmentally friendly products. In building its plan,
the team had to deal not only with processing what's known as "sour gas"
straight out of the wellhead, but also had to come up with a solid
budget for the construction and profitable operation of the plant as
well as a strategy to protect the environment.
Apr 25 | News
The
government wants you to install solar panels at your house, and will
even give you a tax break to do it. But your neighbors? Maybe not.
Homeowners associations around the country have banned or severely
restricted the installation of solar panels, and the solar industry has
pushed back to halt the practice.
Apr 13 | News
A
new study from the University of Illinois concludes that
learning-by-doing, stimulated by increased ethanol production, played an
important role in inducing technological progress in the corn ethanol
industry. It also suggests that biofuel policies, which induced ethanol
production beyond the free-market level, served to increase the
competitiveness of the industry over time.
Apr 2 | News
A
panel of experts in Japan recently said that any tsunami unleashed by a
magnitude-9.0 earthquake in the Nankai trough, which runs east of
Japan's main island of Honshu to the southern island of Kyushu, could
top 34 m (112 ft) at its highest. This is a significant elevation of
risk from an earlier forecast in 2003 that put the potential maximum
height of such a tsunami at less than 20 m.
Apr 1 | News
The
Great Lakes currently have no offshore wind turbines, but several plans
to install them are in the works. Both federal and state governments
are about to announce an agreement to speed up approval of the farms,
which have been delayed by cost concerns and public opposition.
Feb 13 | News
Many people are willing to pay a premium for ethanol, but not enough to justify the government mandate for the corn-based fuel, a Michigan State University economist argues. Soren Andersen studied the demand for ethanol, or E85, in the United States. He found that when ethanol prices rose 10 cents per gallon, demand for ethanol fell only 12% to 16% on average.
Jan 20 | News
Through
a draft Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) announced Friday, the
U.S> Department of Energy plans to establish cost-shared agreements
with private industry to support the design and licensing of small
modular nuclear reactors (SMRs). About one-third the size of current
nuclear plants, SMR are expected to both safer and cheaper to build and
operate.
