"The current generation of nuclear power reactors in the United States runs on uranium, formed into a ceramic somewhat like the material that makes up a coffee mug. The ceramic comes in the form of pellets about the size of a pencil eraser, and these are stacked in long, thin tubes. The tubes are bundled together into fuel assemblies that are up to 15 feet long and weigh about 1,000 pounds each. When they are new, they are barely radioactive, and technicians can handle them wearing cotton gloves."
Seaweed Could Change Packaging As We Know It
Seaweed is poised to become the next environmentally friendly way to package food.
Enriched Ag discusses its $9m mega-seed round & how it could help ranchers rein in cattle emissions
"Founded in 2019, Enriched Ag wants to equip ranchers with both tools and insights to better manage grazing practices on their land as well as make decisions around carbon capture. Three different data insight products constitute the Enriched Ag platform: one for grazing, another for carbon and a third for supply chain."
One Man’s Trash Is Another’s Clean Fuel
"Some of the predictions in 'Back to the Future' proved too far-fetched. Flying cars seem as distant today as they were in the 1980s. But power from trash? Today trash represents a permanent carbon-negative source of natural gas. Voluntary transactions in RNG, and the micro-scale process improvements that have boosted this market, suggest a far more circular economy on the horizon."
Amazon Web Services plans to be water positive by 2030
"'It’s good for the environment, it’s good for the convenience of our customers, and it’s good for Amazon economics,' he added."
NET Power is Bringing Carbon-Free Natural Gas to Texas
The Durham, NC-based clean energy startup is pioneering a net-zero natural gas plant.
Is Green Hydrogen The Fuel Of The Future? This CEO Is Betting On It
Alan Ohnsman of Forbes writes about Plug Power, which is ramping up green hydrogen production. “Amazon plans to purchase over 10,000 tons of it a year in a deal worth up to $2.1 billion and Plug Power will also provide Walmart with enough fuel for 9,500 warehouse fuel cell forklifts. The company is also preparing to sell...
Aeromine’s cutting edge motionless wind turbine needs no blade
"'Unlike any type of wind turbine, Aeromine has two separate flow streams. This is maybe the only similarity with a Dyson-style fan because the physics is very different. The external airfoils facing the wind produce a low-pressure potential. The low-pressure potential drives an internal flow stream from a separate inlet through an internal propeller that extracts energy and then ejects the residual fluid into the free stream.'"
Fish Friendly Hydro: Natel Energy Is Proving It’s Possible
"The RHT is optimized for low head (from 2 meters to 20 meters) and doesn’t require fine fish screens. The design’s thick, slanted blades transport fish away from the leading edge into wide inter-blade regions and downstream to the outlet. The progressive slant of the blades from hub to tip also minimizes the likelihood of severe strike and eliminates the risk of entrapment between moving and stationary parts."
New Technology May Save The Whales From Ships
Whales are beautiful, amazing creatures that should be protected. Thankfully, through innovation and market demand, the shipping industry’s deadly impact on these animals may see an end—without forcing ships out of the water.









