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Boeing’s Jets Of The Future Will Be 60% More Fuel Efficient Thanks To Natural Gas

Using the moniker SUGAR (Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research), Boeing has been hard at work developing a series of jets that will take us from point A to point B in the future. They’ve already developed concepts for a hybrid-electric passenger jet, and now with the SUGAR Freeze, they reveal their plans for an aircraft powered by natural gas.

July 28, 2011
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Fire-Ice Dug Could Fill Japan’s Fukushima-Shaped Hole

After the Fukushima disaster, Japan has obvious reasons for seeking out an energy alternative to replace one-third of its power. This so-called “fire-ice” could be drilled from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, though it’s not the safest option around.

June 10, 2011
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First Hybrid Power Plant Will Combine Solar, Wind, Natural Gas

A new hybrid power plant to be built in Turkey will combine a traditional gas-fired steam turbine with solar thermal power and wind power, according to GE. It’s a step toward integrating renewable sources into the traditional power grid, using steam and mirrors.

September 11, 2010
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438,000km Natural Gas Network Destroyed Entire Neighbourhood

Fifteen acres of San Francisco suburbs have been reduced to burnt rubble because of a glitch in the massive US natural gas pipeline infrastructure. How did this happen and perhaps more importantly what exactly is going on down there?

January 7, 2010
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Sped-Up Bacteria Could Transform Carbon Dioxide Into Natural Gas

Gas from Carbon sequestration could get a lot more interesting with methane-producing bacteria RITE

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