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Automation Update
Working to offset wind fluctuations
A huge challenge of large-scale wind integration is variability and uncertainty of wind energy resources. More...
Geothermal heat extraction process offers green power
A new method for capturing significantly more heat from low-temperature geothermal resources holds promise for generating virtually pollution-free electrical energy. More...
Biofuels' future bright, if planned properly
If done right, manufacturers can produce biofuels in large quantities, but only if they come from feedstocks produced with low life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions, as well as minimal competition with food production, researchers said. The key two words in all of that is "done right." More...
Innovation key for biofuel's future
To make the conversion of biomass to biofuels more cost-effective, innovative new technologies are a key element. More...
Moleculer bowl catches carbon dioxide
How many times have you cringed after hearing, "it was just an accident?" This time that phrase may end up with positive results as a bowl-shaped molecule can pull carbon dioxide out of the air with the results helping deal with global warming, including genetically engineering microbes to manufacture those carbon dioxide "catchers." More...
Slower hurricane season on tap
Yes, we are already over a month into hurricane season, but there is now a new computer model that can forecast how many hurricanes will occur in a given season, said officials at Florida State University's Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS). More...
Solar cycle links to global climate
Maximum solar activity and its aftermath have the kind of impact on Earth that La Nina and El Nino have on the tropical Pacific Ocean, researchers said. More...
Climate under siege: Soot acts as warming agent
Particulate pollution once thought to be holding climate change in check by reflecting sunlight, instead enhances warming when combined with airborne soot. More...
Global perspectives: Biogas boost in Europe
Biogas will get a boost in Hungary as the Dutch company, Kurstjens BV, is building a $12 million (€8.43 million) plant in Varda. More...
Market Research
Companies more optimistic on economy
Business forecasters in the U.S. are feeling a bit more optimistic about the future as they expect the economy to emerge this year from the recession. More...
Germany continues its economic decline
In the continuous toll the recession is taking on Germany, energy prices were the main culprit for the 4.6% decline in wholesale prices in the year to June, the biggest annual drop in four decades. More...
InTech Ethernet survey
Ethernet has been in the industry for years and is a ubiquitous element throughout the automation arena. InTech magazine is conducting a survey to find out fundamental trends and what readers see as challenges and opportunities. More...
People in Automation
Man on the moon: What are new frontiers?
"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" were the culmination of an engineering marvel that allowed man to step foot on the moon 40 years ago Monday. More...
Calendar of Events
4-6 AUGUST
NIWeek 2009, Austin, Tex. http://www.ni.com/niweek/.
6-8 OCTOBER
ISA EXPO, Houston. http://www.isa.org/expotemplate.cfm. Additional Calendar Events
Blogs
ISA Quick Links
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