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Conservation and Demand-Response Programs will be Necessary in Times of High Demand this Summer without San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station SAN DIEGO, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- This summer, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) is reminding customers that, while adequate electricity supplies are lined up to meet customers' energy needs, conservation and demand response will still be vital during extremely hot weather or an unplanned power plant outage or transmission line...
Report highlights emission reductions, renewable energy and efficiency records MINNEAPOLIS, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Xcel Energy in 2012 achieved milestones in energy efficiency, emissions reductions and renewable energy. These achievements are highlighted in the company's annual Corporate Responsibility Report. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130312/LA75651LOGO) "We deliver safe, reliable, and affordable energy to our customers in a responsible manner for the...
SAN FRANCISCO, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Riding co-pilot with Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (PG&E) gas construction crews this summer will be 400 of the latest ruggedized laptops that provide access to detailed utility maps, a critical tool during emergencies. Touch-screen access to layers of digital maps provides a detailed matrix of streets and PGE's gas and electric lines to show crews where to shut off gas, make pipeline repairs or warn which lines to steer clear...
Collaboration between Montana organizations, NorthWestern Energy and NEEA drives energy efficiency programs and strategic energy management in the region BILLINGS, Mont., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second year in a row, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) and NorthWestern Energy celebrated Montana companies that are leading the way in managing energy efficiently across Montana. These companies are part of the Central Montana Strategic Energy Management (SEM) Cohort...
New Consumer-Friendly Model to be Installed at 10 New California Stations LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD), the worldwide leader in hydrogen fueling technology, announced today another innovation and step forward in this developing market with the introduction of its advanced consumer-friendly retail hydrogen fuel dispenser. The new Air Products offering is the market's first fully-integrated retail hydrogen dispenser, mirrors...
HOUSTON, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CITGO Lubricants recently launched its Pacemaker GEO LFG LA 40 Gas Engine Oil with the exclusive GE Jenbacher seal of approval. Designed for biogas operating conditions, Pacemaker GEO LFG LA 40 provides advanced engine protection from contaminants such as hydrogen sulfide, halogens and siloxanes. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130611/CG30085) "Few brands survive the rigorous testing required for GE Jenbacher approval, so we are...
NEW YORK, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Editor Note: For more information about this release, please scroll to bottom. Today, Wall Street Reports announced new research reports highlighting EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT), Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), TransCanada Corporation (NYSE: TRP), AGL Resources Inc. (NYSE: GAS), and The Laclede Group, Inc. (NYSE: LG). Today's readers may access these reports free of charge - including full price targets, industry analysis and analyst...
Strategic collaboration to convert lignocellulosic feedstocks into cost competitive sugars HELSINKI, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- UPM (OMX: UPM1V) and Renmatix, Inc., have entered into a non-exclusive joint development agreement (JDA) in the area of biochemicals. Under terms of the JDA both companies will further develop Renmatix's water-based Plantrose(TM) process to convert woody biomass into low-cost sugar intermediates for subsequent downstream processing into biochemicals....
MURRAY HILL and NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Linde North America, a global leader in the growing liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling market, is intensifying its commitment to LNG with the purchase of 20 LNG-fueled trucks. The trucks, expected to be deployed later this year, will be integrated into Linde's fleet of more than 700 trucks carrying cryogenic gases to customers throughout North America. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130530/NY23246LOGO-b...
SANTA CLARITA, Calif., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. ENERGY INITIATIVES CORPORATION INC (OTCPink: USEI) is pleased to announce today that USEI has received a patent assignment of a proprietary biofuel patent entitled GREEN RECYCLED DERIVED BIOFUEL (RDBF). This patented fuel was designed for automotive, aviation and stationary electrical power applications and this fuel was extensively tested by a university laboratory and determined that the fuel preformed splendidly. This fuel...
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The prominent feature that allows for the existence of life on Earth is the Sun. Radiation from our closest star provides heat and energy to our planet, driving biological processes and providing the necessary conditions for liquid water to naturally exist. But our Sun is only but one star in this vast Universe. And as it turns out, most stars are quite different than the one that illuminates our day. For this reason, scientists have, for hundreds of years, attempted to study the other...
The Antarctic Sea Urchin (Sterechinus neumayeri), is a species of sea urchin in the family Echinidae. It is found in the Antarctic Ocean living on the seafloor. It is common around the circumpolar waters, including the Balleny Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Terra Nova Bay, and Victoria Land. It is found at depths of about 820 feet. The colors of this species range from bright red to dull purple and can grow to 2 inches in diameter. The test (shell) is globular with...
The bolometer, invented in 1878 by Samuel Pierpont Langley, measures the energy of incident electromagnetic radiation. It consists of an absorptive element connected to a heat sink through a thermal link. The absortive element raises its temperature above that of the heat sink when radiation impinges on it. The higher the energy the higher the temperature rises. Old bolometers used metals while newer ones used semiconductors and superconductors as the absorptive elements. Bolometers can...
A gas stove is a cooking device which uses natural gas, propane, butane, Liquefied petroleum gas or other flammable gas as a fuel source. Since the gas pipe network was slow to develop, the success of the gas stove on a commercial level took some time to happen. Gas stoves were invented as early as the 1820's as isolated experiments but it was not until the 1880's that manufactured stoves were sold commercially. The first stoves were large and bulky, but over time they were reduced to fit...
A Vortex (plural: vortices) is a spinning, often turbulent, mass of flowing fluid. Any spiral movement with a closed streamline is considered vortex flow. The speed and rate of rotation of a vortex is always greatest at the center, with progressively decreasing speed away from the center. The fluid pressure is lowest in the center of the vortex, and rises further from the center (Bernoulli's Principle). The core of a vortex is sometimes visible due to a plume of water vapor caused by...
