DOE to aid construction of two 1100 MW reactors in Georgia
February 17th, 2010 | by pwray@ceramics.org
The Obama administration and the DOE backed up its recent talk about supporting nuclear energy by today announcing its intention …
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U.S. mineral production declines 20% in 2009
February 16th, 2010 | by pwray@ceramics.org
From the perspective of the U.S.’s strategic interests, this does not bode well. The USGS today reported that the value …China’s refractory production down, alumina imports up 17%
February 12th, 2010 | by pwray@ceramics.org
The most recent edition of China’s Refractories magazine (published by the Luoyang Institute of Refractories Research) reports a some interesting …Energy storage project to extend utility of solar power
February 10th, 2010 | by pwray@ceramics.org
International Battery, a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer and developer of large lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, announced that it is partnering with HNU Energy …DOE names nuclear waste commission
January 30th, 2010 | by pwray@ceramics.org
President Obama spoke about a renewed push for nuclear-based energy solutions in his SOTU speech, and Friday DOE Secretary Chu …Brosnan added to revamped GE blog
January 27th, 2010 | by pwray@ceramics.org
GE recently overhauled its blog and its worth stopping by to see the goodies. The blog, called “Edison’s Desk,” looks …Ford to pump $450M into battery technology for electric cars
January 25th, 2010 | by pwray@ceramics.org
Having just announced that they will be spending $550 million converting a Detroit SUV factory into a hybrid and electric …DuPont completes $295M expansion for PV market
January 23rd, 2010 | by pwray@ceramics.org
DuPont announced an investment of $175 million to complete the multi-phase expansion of its high-performance Tedlar PV2001 series oriented film production …Danielson says ceramists have a home at ARPA-E
January 22nd, 2010 | by pwray@ceramics.org
David Danielson, one of the project directors of DOE’ relatively new $400 million ARPA-E program gave today’s keynote presentation at …A123 Systems Expands Production
January 18th, 2010 | by pwray@ceramics.org
A123 Systems, a company we have been following closely (subscription required), announced a major expansion of its production capacity. A123 …