Innovation

Cleaner, safer nuclear power in the race to replace fossil fuels

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Some experts caution nuclear power options won’t be easy CALGARY _ As the race to replace fossil fuels heats up, a few Canadian startups are betting on the nuclear option. “We need a game-changing energy innovation,” Simon Irish, chief executive of Oakville, Ont.,-based Terrestrial Energy, said in a recent interview. Renewable power like wind and solar […]

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Concentrated solar power plant launched in Morocco, will power 1M homes

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Concentrated solar power plant will reduce oil dependence and lower carbon emissions OUARZAZATE, Morocco _On Thursday, His Majesty Mohammed VI of Morocco launched the first phase of the Noor-Ouarzazate comples, the world’s largest concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in the world. When fully operational in 2018, the plant will produce more than enough energy to

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easyJet announces plan for ‘hybrid’ planes using hydrogen fuel cells

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easyJet says the technology could save fuel, CO2 emissions On Tuesday, European airline easyJet unveiled plans for a zero emissions hydrogen fuel system for its aircraft which could save around 50,000 tonnes of fuel and the associated CO2 emissions per year. The concept utilizes a hydrogen fuel cell stowed in the aircraft’s hold. This zero-emissions

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Self driving cars: California wrestles with making vehicles public

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Feds announced plan to get self driving cars on roads sooner earlier this month LOS ANGELES _Companies that are developing self-driving cars of the future want government regulators to clear the road for public access to the technology, once it emerges from prototype testing. California’s Department of Motor Vehicles is wrestling with how to keep

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Half of US households would allow utility to control smart home devices – poll

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“The growth of smart home devices coincides with interest from utilities to tap into not only those devices, but also distributed generation or energy storage assets” DALLAS, TX – Nearly 30 per cent of U.S. broadband households value control of their smart home energy devices over cost savings, but approximately one-half of product owners or purchase intenders

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Consortium to test ‘disruptive compression technology’ for CNG refueling

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Carnot Compressor projected to cut the energy utilized for CNG compression by 30% PORTLAND, Ore. – A new industry consortium comprised of companies from the United States and Canada has been created to build and test an innovative CNG refueling unit. The planned 2-GGE/hour prototype compressor will use Carnot’s proprietary isothermal micro-bubble CNG compression technology, which utilizes

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