California Power A temporary addition to the 500-kV Tesla substation
in Northern California being designed on
a fast-track by Burns & McDonnell will do its
part to help alleviate the crisis and contribute
to a more permanent solution to the power
woes of the Golden State.
Coal's Comeback One year ago, natural-gas turbines
were the hottest energy source
around, fueled by a strong economy
and concerns about the effect other
carbon-based fuels were having on
the environment.
Getting Rid of Low-Level Rads There’s never a good time to be stuck
with a stockpile of low-level radioactive
waste, but for corporations in that position,
now may be a good time to get rid
of it.
Lake Havasu City, Arizona Visitors to Lake Havasu City,
Arizona, are in for a few surprises.
There’s the lake — a 45-mile long
body of water in the middle of the
desert — and the nearly two-centuries-
old London bridge. (Yes, the
actual bridge, shipped from
England and reconstructed, stone
by stone.)
Makin' Bacon - Without the Mess It takes more than 16 billion
pounds of pork per year to satisfy American
appetites — a demand that’s increasingly met
by large farms with a problematic byproduct:
hog waste.
Transfer of Power About a year ago on the pages of Bench Mark, we touted the benefits
of combustion turbines but raised several questions about them because of dwindling supplies and high costs, natural gas.
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