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New Geothermal Technology Could Tap 120,000MW of Energy view story
28 votes- Submitted by DarkNemesis618
- 8 days ago
- (http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/08/...)
- Became popular 8 days ago
On August 22nd, Raser Technologies and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson broke ground on New Mexico’s first geothermal power plant.
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New contamination incident at French nuclear site view story
2 votes- Submitted by s_lockyer
- about 1 month ago
- (http://www.reuters.com/article/en...)
- Became popular about 1 month ago
Around 100 staff at a nuclear power plant in southern France were contaminated with a low dose of radiation on Wednesday, power firm EDF said, the latest incident there after a case of uranium spillage two weeks ago.
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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Ministers plot UK nuclear future view story
3 votes- Submitted by dearp
- 2 months ago
- (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/scienc...)
- Became popular 2 months ago
The government is inviting communities in England, Northern Ireland and Wales to volunteer to host waste from the UK's half-century of nuclear power.
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plant machinery equipment view story
1 vote- Submitted by powerplantequipment
- 4 months ago
- (http://www.plantmachineryequipmen...)
- Became popular 4 months ago
plant machinery equipment in South Africa. Equipment for power plants, machinery for manufacturing and production, material handling equipment, earthmoving plants and construction machinery.
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$3 Billion Solar Power Deal Signed By California Utility view story
1 vote- Submitted by technologybb
- 5 months ago
- (http://www.metaefficient.com/news...)
- Became popular 5 months ago
Pacific Gas & Electric today will announce a deal to buy as much as 900 megawatts of electricity. It will be enough to power 540,000 California homes each year, and involve the construction of five solar power plants during the next decade.
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65 Million Square Feet of Solar Rooftops: Powering 162,000 Homes view story
7 votes- Submitted by tringtring
- 5 months ago
- (http://www.metaefficient.com/rene...)
- Became popular 5 months ago
In an ambitious move, a Californian utility plans to create a massive, distributed “powerplant” by installing a total of 2 square miles of solar cells on the roofs of businesses. Southern California Edison plans to install 250 megawatts’ worth of so
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Megastructures - Hoover Dam view story
28 votes- Submitted by molnatisi
- 7 months ago
- (http://www.nature-blog.com/2008/0...)
- Became popular 7 months ago
History Construction of Hoover Dam began in 1931, and the last concrete was poured in 1935 , two years ahead of schedule. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the dam on September 30,1935. The power plant structures were completed in 1936...
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Newsvine - Big Coal: Why Are You Picking on Arkansas? view story
1 vote- Submitted by watamelon03
- 8 months ago
- (http://watamelon03.newsvine.com/_...)
- Became popular 8 months ago
Public Service Commission of Arkansas approved the construction of a large new, conventional coal-fired power plant that will increase pollution and jeopardize the health of our communities and our natural resources.
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It's Not A Billboard, It's a Power Plant! view story
25 votes- Submitted by jcolman
- 9 months ago
- (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2...)
- Became popular 9 months ago
A clever advertisement that is also a net producer of energy, generating 3.4 Kw of electricity during the day, which they describe as enough for a family of four.

