More on the reason we need wind from ENN, PARIS — Scorching temperatures threatened to cut output at Europe's nuclear power stations as homes and businesses cranked up air conditioners in search of relief from a second week of searing heat Monday.
In France, where temperatures have hit about 104 degrees Fahrenheit in the past few days, the government warned there could be blackouts if electricity production continued to be stretched. At emergency talks to try to stave off cuts, it agreed to allow the country's nuclear power plants to pour cooling water back into rivers at a hotter temperature than usual to help them meet surging demand. Read more detail in: European heatwave sparks nuclear power dilemma
A personal quest to promote the use of wind energy and hydrogen technology in the Great Lakes area of the United States. The Great Lakes area is in a unique position to become an energy exporting region through these and other renewable energy technologies. *Update 2014: Just do it everywhere - Dan*
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