Modumetal’s Nanomaterials Help Oil & Gas Now, Maybe Clean Tech Later
The high tech nanomaterials startup Modumetal expands its oil and gas market with big new round of funding, perhaps renewable energy will be next.
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TEPCO Starts Fukushima Ice Wall Construction
Tokyo Electric Power Company started building something new and very cold at the ruined Fukushima nuclear power plant complex on Monday. It’s basically a big underground cooler meant to freeze the soil into a rectangular wall around TEPCO’s four nonfunctioning but still highly radioactive reactors. The frozen ground of the … [continued]
UK Skills Can Speed 5,000 MW China Offshore Wind Plan For 2015
In a tripartite report released Friday, the Carbon Trust has suggested China accelerate its progress with offshore wind energy by taking cues from the UK’s extensive research, funding, and deployment expertise. Like other nations, the colossus of southeast Asia has major concerns about continuing to rely on coal for energy. … [continued]
U.S. Air Force Ditches Toxic Paint, Goes Green with PreKote
The U.S. Air Force, which has been soaring into the wild green yonder on alternative fuels and other sustainability measures, has added paint to its roster of more earth-friendly maneuvers. At Robins Air Force Base in Georgia, the Air Force has been easing away from toxic formulas, using PreKote to … [continued]
