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Drax cements position as the cleanest, most efficient power station in the UK as £100m turbine upgrade nears completion
The project, which has taken five years to complete, will enable Drax Power Station to reduce its emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) by one million tons a year,…
PolyU experts raise standard in aero engine maintenance
The experts were working in collaboration with Hong Kong Aero Engine Services Limited (HAESL) (a joint venture between Rolls-Royce Group plc, Hong Kong…
Wind Turbines on Farmland May Benefit Crops
Wind turbines in Midwestern farm fields may be doing more than churning out electricity. The giant turbine blades that generate renewable energy might also…
Jet engine too hot? Schedule an MRI!
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a medical imaging technology used to image organs and soft tissues, may hold the key to improving the efficiency of jet…
Enhancing the efficiency of wind turbines
A milestone in the history of renewable energy occurred in the year 2008 when more new wind-turbine power generation capacity was added in the U.S. than new…
Getting Bubbles Out Of Fuel Pumps
For more than 250 years, researchers have known that under certain conditions vapor bubbles can form in fluids moving swiftly over a surface. These bubbles…