South Africa’s nuclear design company Pebble Bed Modular Reactor Pty. (PBMR) has successfully manufactured coated fuel particles, which would form the basis of high temperature reactor fuel, containing only 9.6% enriched uranium. Particle fuel is a new take on fissionable fuels that will increase safety. The fuel design is made up of low-enriched uranium, triple […]

I was surprised a few weeks back when GM announced the winner of the deal to provide batteries for the Chevy Volt hybrid model due out eventually if things at GM can stay financially together. The leading American contender is A123Systems with their advanced lithium ion battery. The winner for now is LG Chem of […]

Emails range from spam to how to get more information on topics to asking for solutions – the economy being the current leader. I’m flattered. The solutions for an economic recovery lie in the opportunities that solving current problems create. We have two obvious economic sectors in need of new innovations, credit and powering the […]

Many visits and email come looking for bio butanol information and in fact those efforts are justified. Butanol could be a one for one substitute for gasoline and could even be an extender or additive for diesel fuel. It’s a better panacea, if you’ll pardon term than ethanol, as it’s just a better fuel for […]

That’s the last line from Mitch Albom in his piece titled ‘The Courage of Detroit’ published by Sports Illustrated Wednesday January 7, 2009. The “bonus” article is also a cover page leader headline and after you read it you’ll see why. Click on over and see, or sit tight and see if I can motivate […]

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