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Flexible methane production from electricity and bio-mass

2015-01-10 05:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: "The variable operation modes were the biggest challenge during development," says Project Head Siegfried Bajohr of the Engler-Bunte Institute (EBI) of KIT. From the products of a biomass gasification plant, i.e. hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and carbon monoxide, the DemoSNG pilot plant directly produces methane and water by means of a nickel catalyst (SNG operation). If green power is available, it is used for electrolysis and the production of additional hydrogen. Then, the volume flow in the plant...

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Solar Light Solution for 1.6 Billion People Living Without Electricity

2015-01-09 19:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: In poor communities and developing nations, life can be dictated by the sun. When a village has no access to an electrical power grid or generator, or when power has been destroyed by a natural disaster such as an earthquake or hurricane, much work can only take place when there is daylight. Its estimated that a quarter of the worlds population1.6 billion peoplelive without electricity, limiting the hours they have for activities like cleaning, sewing, socializing or studying. A New York-based...

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Power Lines and Electricity Poles Removed from Cumbrian Beauty Spot

2015-01-08 20:43:00| Transmission & Distribution World

Engineers from Electricity North West, UK removed 750 m of overhead power lines between Mealo House and Heatherbank near Allonby, which have been in place for more than 60 years. read more

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