Science and Technology:
¶ Sewage geothermal, taking heat directly from wastewater, is in use in China to provide heat and air conditioning for large buildings. [Daily Commercial News]
World:
¶ The EU could support itself with a combination of renewable resources including sustainable biofuels, without resorting to harmful biofuels. [Irish Times]
¶ Belgium is planning to build a doughnut-shaped artificial island in the ocean as a pumped storage facility, in a step to reduce reliance on nuclear power. [Reuters]
¶ Increasing output of solar and wind power have driven electric prices to record lows in France and Germany, while demonstrating that their intermittent nature is less problematical than their critics claim. [CleanTechnica]
¶ Australian mining companies are using solar power to cut energy costs. [RenewEconomy]
¶ The Japanese Nuclear Regulation Agency panel investigation on the fault under the Ohi plant cannot agree on whether the fault is active, so more investigation may be done. Ohi is the only operating plant in Japan. [The Japan Daily Press]
US:
¶ Windpower leads the way in new installations in the US during 2012, increasing by over 51% from 2011. New wind installations accounted over 40% of the total, as opposed to new natural gas installations, at 33%. [North American Windpower]
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