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...darkened and violent winds rattled a canvas tent that held dozens of Acciona executives, energy experts, journalists and even a few celebrities like the astronaut Sally Ride and the ubiquitous green actor Ed Begley, Jr. But while the unusual weather might not have put the Solar One complex in its best light (or often, any light at all), it didn't dampen the potential that the plant represented. "NS1 shows that solar power is a proven solution for the U.S.," said Acciona North America CEO Peter Duprey, who helped run the project. "This is the way of the future...
...focus sunlight on a pipe full of synthetic oil. The sun's energy superheats the oil, which is then used to boil water into steam. The steam runs turbines, which generates electricity. The technology is as simple as any fossil fuel plant, and cheaper by material than the technologically complex photovoltaic panels. It can be more easily built up to utility-scale than photovoltaic solar - Acciona's plant, which began operation last year, produces 64 megawatts of electricity for the utility company Nevada Power, enough to light up 14,000 homes. The company's Spanish competitor Abengoa just announced...
...saltshaker. Millhauser’s confident storytelling imbues his collection with an ease and versatility that is unexpected considering the complicated nature of his subjects. His strong narrative voice, though perhaps a little taxing in its heaviness, provides welcome clarity, especially in the last couple of stories, in which complex pseudo-physics are described in intricate detail. But it is “History of A Disturbance,” embedded halfway into the collection, that summarizes the predicament Millhauser’s whole project must confront. “History” is narrated by a man who gradually...
...role of calcium and vitamin D in the development of hypertension.” Both Manson and Wang said that the findings did not show a strong correlation between high-fat dairy products or dietary supplements and reduced hypertension. “The benefit may be related to the complex mixture in dairy products,” Manson said. “Taking calcium or Vitamin D supplements will not necessarily lower blood pressure.” Although the study was primarily focused on middle-aged women, both Manson and Wang suggested that low-fat dairy products may lower...
...service of this goal, we have elected to offer a special forum for a range of student, faculty and administrative voices on the subject of mental health at Harvard. Certainly, the situation is a complex one, and it invites a range of vigorous, sometimes dissenting opinions. We have done our best to sample from the whole breadth of these...