Energy

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A Perfect Storm of Planetary Proportions Power grids everywhere are more vulnerable than ever to geomagnetic effects
Fukushima’s Impact on the Ocean Analyzed No danger from water, but marine sediments are the big question
Post- Fukushima Radiation Mapped Cesium in soil a problem for agriculture
A Battery as Big as the Grid 2012 could mark the arrival of utility-scale battery storage
Disaster Forensics What can electrical engineers learn from the world’s worst natural disasters?
Environment
Sat, February 18, 2012
BlogPost: Implications of PG&E's Smart Meter Opt-out
Wed, February 08, 2012
BlogPost: Nanotechnology Used to Create a "Desalination Battery"
Mon, February 06, 2012
BlogPost: This Robotic Black Box Will Make Your Life Warmer
Nuclear
Tue, February 21, 2012
BlogPost: NRC Asks Owners of 11 Westinghouse Fueled Nuclear Plants to Check Their Computer Models
Sun, February 12, 2012
BlogPost: New Nuclear Reactors Get the Go-Ahead
Wed, February 01, 2012
BlogPost: Seismic Reassessment of U.S Nuclear Reactors Hits Nerves
Renewables
Tue, February 21, 2012
BlogPost: Have German Solar Subsidies Failed?
Fri, February 17, 2012
BlogPost: Scientific American Ranks Energy Storage Technologies
Fri, February 10, 2012
BlogPost: U.K. Switches on World's Biggest Offshore Wind Farm
Fossil Fuels
Mon, February 20, 2012
BlogPost: Nanocatalyst Improves Production of Plastic Precursors from Plant Material
Wed, February 15, 2012
BlogPost: Iran Confirms Threat to Cut Off Oil Exports to Europe
Wed, February 15, 2012
BlogPost: Oil Prices at Six-Month High, Long-term Outlook Highly Uncertain
Policy
Sat, February 18, 2012
BlogPost: Implications of PG&E's Smart Meter Opt-out
Sun, February 12, 2012
BlogPost: New Nuclear Reactors Get the Go-Ahead
Fri, February 10, 2012
BlogPost: U.K. Switches on World's Biggest Offshore Wind Farm
The Smarter Grid
Sat, February 18, 2012
BlogPost: Implications of PG&E's Smart Meter Opt-out
Fri, February 17, 2012
BlogPost: Scientific American Ranks Energy Storage Technologies
Wed, February 08, 2012
BlogPost: Cyber Security Shortchanged in US Smart Grid Push