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Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online The next time you are eating your favorite ice cream sundae or are in the shower lathering up your body with soap; try to think about how those two vastly different items could change the world around you. Now think of certain chemicals that are found in both of them and wonder what they have in common. To help you out, scientists at the University of Manchester have conducted a study showing how ice cream and soap can turn our...
MILWAUKEE, Aug 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- We Energies today announced plans to convert the fuel source for the Valley Power Plant from coal to natural gas. The Valley plant is a cogeneration facility located along the Menomonee River in Milwaukee that generates electricity for the grid and produces steam for heating hundreds of downtown Milwaukee buildings. "For decades, the Valley plant has served a critical role - producing electricity, providing voltage support for the downtown...
T& S Building Materials LLC is pleased to announce the introduction of Adi3tek® an exceptional chemical build-up inhibitor for Sulfur-generated crust and ring formation in calcining lines. Adi3tek® competes with and effectively re-directs Sulfur and trace element-catalyzed reactions to create higher melting point alkaline compounds which easily disintegrate from equipment walls, quickly improving calcining line heat transfer efficiency and performance. Houston, TX (PRWEB)...
HOUSTON, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today received the Refining & Energy Company of the Year Award from Hart Energy, recognizing the company's achievements in refining and oxyfuels. Kevin W. Brown, Senior Vice President of Refining for LyondellBasell accepted the award today in San Diego, CA, during the World Refining & Fuels Conference. "We are honored to be recognized as the Refining and Energy Company of the Year by Hart Energy," Brown...
Researchers focused on artificial photosynthesis University of California, San Diego electrical engineers are building a forest of tiny nanowire trees in order to cleanly capture solar energy without using fossil fuels and harvest it for hydrogen fuel generation. Reporting in the journal Nanoscale, the team said nanowires, which are made from abundant natural materials like silicon and zinc oxide, also offer a cheap way to deliver hydrogen fuel on a mass scale. "This is a clean way to...
In spite of a sluggish national economy, Torco Race Fuels experienced a record year in 2011, with an amazing 45% increase in revenue versus 2010. Torco is the fastest growing company in the race fuel industry! Its growth in revenue took place across the entire product line with Torco Race Fuels, Torco Accelerator, and Torco RC Nitro all growing at a record pace. Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) January 27, 2012 In spite of a sluggish national economy, Torco Race Fuels experienced a record year in...
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PRESS CONFERENCE AT 2 P.M. CDT BEFORE SHOWING --------------------------------------------- Friday, Oct. 14, 2 p.m. CDT Contemporary Arts Center, 2nd floor Rehearsal LOCATION: Hall 900 Camp Street, New Orleans PARTICIPANTS: Josh Tickell, Director Rebecca Harrell Tickell, Co-Director/Producer Hugh Kaufman, EPA Attorney...
NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Fuel Outdoor - one of the nation's top Out-Of-Home Advertising companies - has made the move into Taxi Top Advertising by partnering with Luxor Cabs, the second-largest cab operator in San Francisco. Fuel Taxi Media will offer Taxi Top Advertising on a fleet of 250 cabs, providing coverage of the entire Bay Area from SFO International Airport to Oakland International, as well as penetrating all of San Francisco's most desirable neighborhoods. Not...
Program helps cover the fuel costs for families who are required to travel for their children's medical care. BANGOR, ME, Sept. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - This year, Irving Oil's Fuel the Care program marked its 10(th) anniversary. Over the past decade, Fuel the Care has provided fuel gift cards to over 35,000 families with children who require medical care throughout Atlantic Canada and New England. Jess Cambridge and her family live in Brewer, Maine. Their daughter, Isabella...
Better physics teaching with a particular emphasis on radioactivity and radiation science could improve public awareness through education of the environmental benefits and relative safety of nuclear power generation, according to leading Brazilian scientist Heldio Villar. He suggests that it might then be possible to have a less emotional debate about the future of the industry that will ultimately reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. To environmental activists, nuclear power and...
