If we lower the viscosity of the fluid in a jet hitting a target, then the jet can penetrate into the fissures and flaws of that surface more easily and in this way it will see an improved cutting performance. On the other hand the thinner fluids have less resistance to the air or other […]
April 16, 2015 Source: Department of Transportation’s Based on data from the , households with more vehicles not only travel more, but often put more miles on their most-used vehicle compared to households with fewer vehicles. Households with just one vehicle drove an average of 10,600 miles per year, while households with six or more […]
16
Apr
Apr
Photo: Douglas Birch/Center for Public Integrity The Pelindaba Nuclear Research Centre was built during the apartheid era, when South Africa’s officials developed a number of nuclear bombs for use against their enemies. Now South Africa stores nearly a quarter ton of uranium there. By Douglas Birch and R. Jeffrey Smith This report on the stand-off […]
By Jimmey C. Fahngon President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has disclosed that electricity supply from the Hydro plant will begin December 2016. The government had earlier announced that the Hydro will become operational in December this year. Related Topics Liberia: Lebanese Regrets Brutal Treatment… Liberia: Ebola Fund Audit Report Expected… Nigeria: Russian Firm to Build Nigeria’s U.S…. […]
April 14, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration At 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time, EIA will release the Annual Energy Outlook 2015 (AEO2015), which presents long-term projections of energy supply, demand, and prices through 2040. The analysis in AEO2015 focuses on six cases: Reference, Low and High Economic Growth, Low and High Oil Price, and High […]
13
Apr
Apr
Photo: Sello Ntoane/Earthlife On World Environment Day, 5th June; protesters gathered outside Eskom for a series of pickets demonstrating how hazardous Nuclear is to the environment. guest column South Africans have in recent years joined the ranks of those on the continent suffering from regular power cuts. While the government has accepted responsibility for failing […]
April 13, 2015 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Households in different regions of the United States have similar average combined spending on gasoline and public transit, but the composition of that spending varies significantly across regions. In 2013, the most recent year of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ , the average […]
By Zelalem Girma Ethiopia is moving ahead with the construction of Africa’s largest hydro-power dam and the filling of a reservoir. The Nile River is a source of life for several African countries. The people of Ethiopia are highly initiated to finalize the construction of the dam with an intention that “The dam construction will […]
April 10, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on U.S. Department of Labor’s , March 2015Note: Gasoline expenditures include spending on motor oil. The average U.S. household expenditure on motor gasoline in 2015 is expected to be about $ 1,817, the lowest level in more than a decade. This level is about $ 700 […]
Pretoria — Government has welcomed a R4 billion loan granted to Eskom by the German Development Bank (KfW). “South Africa’s plan to secure its power system by scaling up renewable energy generation and strengthen its transmission network has been boosted by a massive loan granted by the German Development Bank. Related Topics South Africa: Eastern […]
April 9, 2015 Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Updated at 9:20 a.m. to include the most recent drought information from California, released this morning. Earlier this month, California Governor Jerry Brown enacted mandatory water restrictions for the first time in the state’s history. While the executive order doesn’t directly address hydropower generation and instead focuses […]
09
Apr
Apr
From time to time I am asked why we use water in almost every application of high-pressure waterjet use, rather than using any one of a number of other choices for the fluid. There are a couple of major reasons for this. The first is that most of the uses of the tool will require […]
A new report released today by the United Nations agricultural agency says that the heat energy generated by the earth’s core can be used for cost efficient, sustainable food production and processing in developing countries. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report says that geothermal energy can help prevent the huge post-harvest currently faced by […]
April 8, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook U.S. drivers are projected to pay an average of $ 2.45/gallon (gal) for regular grade gasoline this summer (April through September), according to EIA’s released yesterday. This year’s projected average summer price is down from a $ 3.59/gal average during summer 2014. The lower […]
