Showing posts with label Energy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Energy. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

ITER - Sign me Up.

"The EU and six nations have signed a treaty launching a multibillion-dollar experimental nuclear fusion research project, aimed at emulating the power of the sun to provide limitless, clean energy.

The facility is to be built in Cadarache, in southern France, over a decade starting 2008.

The release of energy from a fusion reaction is 10 million times greater than from a typical chemical reaction, such as burning a fossil fuel.

'.......we will be able to derive as much energy from a litre of seawater as from a litre of petrol or a kilo of coal.'"

Pentagon launches Operation "Hands Around The Oceans".

100mw Sino Solar

"China, seeking to ease its dependence on coal to fuel its booming economy, said on Tuesday it will build the world's largest solar power station in the poor but sunny northwestern province of Gansu.

China has also stepped up investment in energy projects abroad and nuclear power."

Shine on.