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EBN – Part 3 of 3 – Scarecrow’s Mail Bag

Trying something different. Answering some viewer mail on line. If this bores you to tears let me know and I will spin up another music video next time around. Enjoy … and please experiment safely !!! www.energybuilders.net

An electrolytic cell is?

a battery. a cell in which the cell reaction is spontaneous. a cell in which an electric current drives a nonspontaneous reaction. a cell in which reactants are continuously supplied to the cell.

Progress Energy determines cause of gap in Crystal River nuclear plant wall

Progress Energy determines cause of gap in Crystal River nuclear plant wall By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Progress Energy now knows why layers of concrete separated in a wall at its Crystal River nuclear plant, but it has yet to put a final price tag on repairs. The gap formed […]

O’Reilly Webcast: Nuclear Energy – Future Directions

In the United Stated nuclear energy currently provides 75% of all non-fossil electricity generation. Greatly improved performance of nuclear power plants over the last 20 years has resulted in very high operating reliability, leading to plans for construction of new reactors in the United States. This talk will discuss the current status of nuclear energy, […]

Twin Cylinder Thermo-acoustic Stirling Engine / Lamina Flow ~ JA 321

mini-stirling.ecrater.com ((FREE SHIPPING)) & shop.ebay.com The thermo-acoustic hot air engine also known as Lamina Flow Beta Stirling engine. This engine does have only one piston, two cold sides and one hot side. Is a very simple devices for converting heat into motion.

VASIMR Fires At Full Power For 15 Seconds

This video shows the VASIMR VX-200 during a 30 second firing of it’s first stage, and a 15 second firing of it’s second stage. www.AdAstraRocket.com The Astra Rocket Companys VASIMR® VX-200 rocket prototype reached its highly-coveted 200 kW maximum power milestone at 11:59 am (CST) September 30th 2009 in tests conducted at the companys Houston […]

Geothermal energy research – any going on in Cameroon?

Chevron ads say they want to be the world-leader in geothermal energy. So, are they, or anyone else, doing any research, etc, in Cameroon? There was an agreement in 2003 and 2006 over Bakassi Peninsula, but the enforcement that agreement seems to be falling apart. This may take some oil out of Cameroon’s energy portfolio […]

BRIEFCASE: Boulder and Broomfield businesspeople in the news

BRIEFCASE: Boulder and Broomfield businesspeople in the news Jane Paddison, Esq., Special Counsel and leader of the Estate Planning team at Donelson Ciancio & Goodwin, was recently awarded the distinction of “Preeminent Woman Lawyer” by Martindale Hubbell, the nation’s leading legal rating service. Read more on Boulder Daily Camera

Can anyone recommend solar cells and solar panels for a physics experiment?

I am doing a physics experiment where I need to compare the efficiency of the two. Solar panel for radiation>heat water and solar cells for radiation>electrical energy. Can anyone recommend me some cells and panels which have lots of information about their performance, efficiency etc? Many thanks!