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25 Apr 09

Blue energy: a new 'green' power source - Radio Netherlands Worldwide - English

a kind of battery, using salt and fresh water streams, and channelling them over stacks of membranes. The salt water contains positively charged sodium ions, and negatively charged chloride ions. By using two types of membranes, one permeable only to the chloride ions, the other which takes the sodium ions, Wetsus set up a potential difference between a pair of electrodes. Bingo, they have a battery and power

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power alternative

24 Mar 09

BBC NEWS | UK | RSPB calls for more UK wind farms

In 2007, just 2% of the UK's energy came from wind power, compared with 29% in Denmark, 20% in Spain and 15% in Germany.

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alternative power

01 Mar 09

Salt solution: Cheap power from the river's mouth - environment - 25 February 2009 - New Scientist

Forget barrages, dams or tidal turbines – salinity power offers the hope of generating electricity from rivers and estuaries without damaging the

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02 Feb 09

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | 'Green' gas could help heat homes

Gas from waste could heat almost half the homes in the UK, according to a new report from National Grid. It says obtaining more gas from waste will help cut carbon emissions, improve energy security and compensate for the shortage of landfill sites.

news.bbc.co.uk/...7862696.stm - Preview

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18 Dec 08

China protest decries custom of eating cats - Yahoo! Philippines News

  • cats are being skinned and then cooked alive

PS3Cluster Guide : Resources Page

Cluster playstation 3's to mak a supercomputer

www.ps3cluster.org/resources.html - Preview

Alternative hardware hack

  • 8 PS3 (i.e. 64 core) Cell cluster had comparable if not better performance to a 200 Node IBM Blue Gene system.
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