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Akershus Energi, Norwegian hydropower company , would have built the most modern area of Europe with regard to heating systems . The technology development has however nothing exceptional except that it combines different environmental technologies making plant so special . The energy sources used come from the region : wood chips , waste, energy and sewage from less than an hour’s drive from the factory.
70 % of the energy production of the heating plant will come from burning wood chips . The energy used to heat the water will then be sent directly to the customer and then stored in a ” vacuum “giant (thermal capacity of 1 200 000 liters) . As said Marius Holm of the environmental NGO BELLONA ” this project aims to provide a valuable experience in how the activity of the plant, technology and economy “.
The plant will be in full operation in 2015 . The energy capacity of the latter is estimated at 160 GWh , equivalent to the heating needs of 150,000 households in the area around Lillestrom . However, in the coming months , the plant already over 50 % of its ultimate capacity . Frank Sagvik , Akershus Energipark CEO , said that “the heat is set to replace fuel oil and electric heaters . A conservative estimate is that CO2 emissions [with this new energy park ] would reduce 30,000 tons per year. ”
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Carbon nanotubes of helical configuration have unique mechanical and electromagnetic properties, making them attractive in the field of nanotechnology. Until now scientists have developed a number of methods to synthesize these nanotubes, but produce large quantities remains difficult. Fei Wei, Tsinghua University in Beijing, has succeeded with his team to develop a simple method to develop varieties of carbon nanotubes double helix. The research was conducted jointly between the Beijing Key Laboratory Lab of Green Reaction Engineering and Technology at Tsinghua University in Beijing and Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang.
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Professor Goran Bernd, of Chalmers University of Technology, was awarded the prize “bioenergy” Nordic Council of Ministers. The award, created in 2006, is awarded annually to an individual or organization for outstanding contributions to the promotion, use or production of bioenergy. The prize is DKK 50,000 (approximately 6,700 euros). In 2007, the prize was awarded to Erik Eid Hohle Norwegian and Finnish in 2008 Dan Asplund. It’s Andreas Carlgren, Swedish Minister of Environment who presented the award to Göran Bernd, during the Convention on the Swedish energy in Stockholm, Tuesday, March 16, 2010.
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A country like Norway consists of mountainous areas and valleys where rivers flow can be characterized by higher or lower rates. These areas are arranged so that its people can live and support themselves. Urban areas, areas of activities (agricultural, industrial, etc..), But also areas of energy production such as hydroelectric dams are therefore present.
Any such development must be adapted to the natural hydrological stress, that is to say certain dangerous rains, rising river levels, flooding, etc …. The urban area must be developed to take into account the possible risks incurred by the population.
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The research found that only by combining the physical ative to caloric restriction is possible to obtain a substantial loss of weight
The simple reduction of input energy is not sufficient to promote significant weight loss: So says a new research conducted by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). As reported in an article in the magazine American Journal of Physiology – Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology It appears that most efforts to dieting is thwarted by a compensatory mechanism that reduces a person’s physical activity in response to the reduction of calories available.
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Tecnalia Technology Corporation participates, together with several European companies in the SARTRE project. Its aim is to develop technology that allows the transport of chain-drive vehicles through expressways and highways.
SARTRE Project (Trains For The Road Safe Environmt; road trains safe for the environment) wants to advance in transport systems “smart” for the future, specifically in allowing assisted travel for several cars (six to eight) led by a truck that acts as a vehicle -guide.
The project, in addition to free driving to drivers, promises a lot more safety and fuel economy estimated at 20% due to reduced air resistance. During the travels of the “road train” (road train) With wireless support, drivers can read, relax, eat, make phone calls, etc.
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The Contractor Immo Strohler built a wave-piercing catamaran of 85 tons, Tûranor PlanetSolar able to circumnavigate the world using only solar energy, which was opened in early March 2010 in Kiel (Schleswig-Holstein) . Immo Strohler launched the project in 2008 with the head of the shipyard Gunnar Knierim, with a budget of 12.5 million euros. The company specializes in plastic shells and innovative developments has built in 14 months and the largest solar boat in the world, consisting of 20.6 tonnes of carbon fiber, 11.5 tons of foam core and 23 tons of resin.
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Singaporeans reject daily 7 200 tonnes of waste, the equivalent weight of 970 elephants. All this waste is buried on the island of Pulau Semakau and pace things are going, the increase in waste per capita will be such that the island will be overrun by 30 to 40 years. The Director of Environmental Technology Division at the National Environment Agency (PBN) said that the technology involved to recover the waste in place in Singapore is currently dating 30 or 40 years and is obsolete. We urgently need to invest in new technologies, more efficient and less costly.
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Initiative Industrial DESERTEC DII [1] is growing internationally. After lengthy negotiations, the initiative so far characterized by a strong dominance of German firms, just hosted 4 companies from more countries. Membership of French firms Saint-Gobain-Solar, Enel Green Power Holding Nareva Moroccan and Spanish Red Electrica, represents an important step towards internationalization, according to Paul van Son, Director of the DII.
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At the beginning of the year, the Obama administration has announced the reformulation of the political development of the biofuels industry, synonymous with both job creation and production of “green” energy. Many incentives have been implemented for the development of biofuels. In this context, several states announced measures and significant investments, we will focus more specifically on a case in Wisconsin, Tennessee and Texas, states with 3 approaches and different potentials for the development of bioenergy. It is therefore proposed here to illustrate how the governments of these states, coping with natural resources and industrial guidance, intend to develop biofuel industries in the territory.
From a numerical point of view, the DOE, using data ranging from 2002 to 2007 was conducted as part of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, predictions for 2009 about the potential production of ethanol United States, the data states of Wisconsin, Texas and Tennessee are presented in the table below:
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70 % of the energy production of the heating plant will come from burning wood chips . The energy used to heat the water will then be sent directly to the customer and then stored in a ” vacuum “giant (thermal capacity of 1 200 000 liters) . As said Marius Holm of the environmental NGO BELLONA ” this project aims to provide a valuable experience in how the activity of the plant, technology and economy “.