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Author Archives: Carlo Ombello
Electric cars to boast 500-mile range by 2020, says VW
Electric cars will drive over 500 miles on a single charge by 2020. These are the insightful projections of Martin Eberhard, electric vehicle engineering Director at Volkswagen’s Electronics Research Laboratory (ERL) in Palo Alto, California. Mr Eberhard, who joined VW in early … Continue reading
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Nuclear Vs Solar: Clash of the Numbers
A very interesting and controversial study emerged recently, comparing nuclear and solar costs no less. The study, “Solar and Nuclear Costs – The Historic Crossover“, was prepared by John O. Blackburn and Sam Cunningham for NC Warn, a climate change … Continue reading
Posted in Clean Energy, Gotta Be Kidding, Nuclear Energy
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Biggest ice island in years breaks off Greenland’s glacier
The biggest block of arctic freshwater ice since 1962 has broken off Petermann glacier, in Greenland. Andreas Muenchow, a researcher from University of Delaware, reported that an “ice island” four times the size of Manhattan was born in the early … Continue reading
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Oil: the pulse of our society
All hail oil! Make no mistake, whatever progress humanity has managed to pull in the last 50 years or so is due to the abundance and widespread availability of black gold. No such things as mass transport, building, Information Technology, … Continue reading
Posted in Clean Energy, Environment, Fossil Energy, How hard can it be?
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BP posts $17bn loss, CEO Tony Hayward quits
Tony Hayward, Chief Executive Officer of BP is to be replaced by Bob Dudley, the U.S. executive managing the company’s response to the spill in the Gulf of Mexico. “I believe that it is not possible for the company to … Continue reading
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Vestas wins record 570MW bid on massive California wind project
Giant wind turbine producer Vestas received its largest order ever of wind turbines for a single site. 190 V90-3.0 MW turbines will be delivered to Terra-Gen’s Alta Wind Energy Center near Tehachapi, California, USA. The order – to be delivered … Continue reading
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Italy: breakthrough CSP “Archimede” plant unveiled by Enel in World’s First
On 14 July 2010 the Italian utility Enel unveiled “Archimede”, the first Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plant in the World to use molten salts for heat transfer and storage, and the first to be fully integrated to an existing combined-cycle … Continue reading
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Home – A must-see documentary by Yann-Arthus Bertrand
A masterpiece in its kind, “Home” by Yann-Arthus Bertrand was released on June 5th, 2009 for Earth Day. Play the full movie on youtube: << Home >>
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This year’s Geneva Motor Show – what it means for the car industry in the 2010s (part 2/2)
The evidence is mounting: electric cars are no more the impossible dream of a few forward-thinkers, they are instead set to become mainstream. The automotive industry is heading full throttle towards hybrid and eventually full electric propulsion, and there is … Continue reading
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This year’s Geneva Motor Show – what it means for the car industry in the 2010s (part 1/2)
I’ve been a huge fan of Geneva’s Motor Show for a long time, but to me this year’s exhibition marked a transition between the past and the future. In its last few shows I got used to my eyes bulging at … Continue reading
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