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Mixing Coal and Solar To Produce Cheaper EnergyAl writes "It might not please many environmentalists, but a major
energy company is adding solar-thermal power to a coal plant and says this could be the cost-effective way to produce energy while lowering CO2 emissions. Abengoa Solar and Xcel
energy, Colorado's largest electrical utility, have begun modifying the coal plant, which is based near Grand Junction, Colorado. Under the design, parabolic troughs will be used to preheat water that will be fed into the coal plant's boilers, where coal is burned to turn the water into steam. Cost savings comes from using existing turbines and generators and from operating at higher efficiencies, since the turbines and generators in solar-thermal plants are normally optimized to run at the lower temperatures generated by parabolic mirrors."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Wugnet Monday, September 07, 2009Where's Waldo (the Submarine)?stoolpigeon writes "Scientists on Florida's Gulf Coast are trying to find an underwater robot that has mysteriously vanished. The robot from the Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota has been missing since Monday. The robot, which cost about $100,000, was equipped with a detector to find red tide, a toxic algae bloom. The detector was valued at another $30,000. Scientists aren't sure what happened to the robot, which is nicknamed Waldo."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Wugnet Monday, September 07, 2009Console Makers Scaling Back Their Push For HDThe big news about game consoles of late are the recent price drops and hardware changes. However, an editorial at GamesIndustry looks into one of the side effects of those updates: decisions by both Microsoft and Sony not to include HDMI cables with their HD-capable consoles, despite the companies' long-standing interest in high-definition
gaming
. "From the perspectives of these companies, they want to include the cable which will be of most utility to the largest group of consumers possible, and it's clear that whatever research they have done suggests that the majority of consumers don't need — or rather, can't use — an HDMI cable. Neither firm wants to put an assortment of cables in the box 'just in case' — each additional cable erodes millions from the firm's profitability, after all. ... Supporting evidence that all is not well with the HD transition comes from Epic Games' Mark Rein, who told Eurogamer earlier this summer that 'over half the users who played Gea
Wugnet Monday, September 07, 2009Lockheed Martin: under surveillanceLockheed Martin Corp. is making bold moves to push its newest and enhanced ISR - intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance - products and services to the battlefield.
Biz Journal Monday, September 07, 2009CTSI maps out growth strategyDespite a down economy, CTSI, formally known as Continental Traffic Service, Inc., has been adding clients in preparation for a
market rebound.
Biz Journal Monday, September 07, 2009Burying the BadA negative review. A nasty rumor. An angry blogger or a social media impostor. Billions of bits of information litter the Internet, but it takes just one of these to sink a company's reputation.
Biz Journal Monday, September 07, 2009Gateway LT3103uThough speed and battery life aren't its forte, the Gateway LT3103u is competitively priced and bundles a large screen and full size keyboard.
PC Magazine Monday, September 07, 2009IT staffing firm finds its niche in user-friendly arenaIn just four years, Harvinder Singh has grown his small IT staffing firm, working mostly in the local
market, into a multimillion-dollar company with clients across the nation.
Wugnet Monday, September 07, 2009Late night e-mail check may mean payouts for employee's lost wagesBack in 1938 when the Fair Labor Standards Act was drafted, the concept of personal digital assistants and cell phones was not
even close to a figment in anyone's imagination.
Wugnet Monday, September 07, 2009Demand heavy for first of broadband stimulus fundsDemand overwhelmed supply for the economic stimulus bill's first round of funding for broadband projects.
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