http://www.our-energy.com/ Our energy - Energy news, energy videos and energy articles. Energy and ecology. en-EN Our energy (www.our-energy.com) Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:13:58 GMT 10 http://www.our-energy.com/ http://www.our-energy.com/template_media/images/rss_logo_en.jpg 144 33 Our energy - Energy news, energy videos and energy articles. Energy and ecology. http://www.our-energy.com/news/moderate_oil_prices_trouble_for_renewable_sources.html http://www.our-energy.com/news/moderate_oil_prices_trouble_for_renewable_sources.html While people worldwide are extremely happy that oil prices have been showing trend of constant decline, half less than they were this summer, this could be very bad news for development of renewable energy sector because these options now, given the current oil price do not look to be economically acceptable. While oil prices were skyrocketing, more and more people were looking for alternative opt ... Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:11:38 GMT http://www.our-energy.com/nuclear_energy_is_sustainable.html http://www.our-energy.com/nuclear_energy_is_sustainable.html Uranium ore mine. Click on picture for full size. Nuclear energy is sustainable. Most nuclear power plants use uranium as the main fuel. Uranium is highly available ore, can be mined and distributed in cost-effective way. With mining costs up to US $80 per kilogram proven reserves are about two million tonnes. With mining costs up to US $130 per kilogram proven reserves increases for ad ... Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:07:56 GMT http://www.our-energy.com/nuclear_technology_produces_high_amount_of_energy.html http://www.our-energy.com/nuclear_technology_produces_high_amount_of_energy.html Small amount of uranium can produce high amount of energy. Click on picture for full size. Using nuclear technology, it is possible to generate a very high amount of electrical energy in one power station. Japans nuclear power plant Kashiwazaki with seven nuclear reactors and capacity of 8,212 MW is the largest nuclear power plant in the world, according to Guinness World Records. This ... Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:07:30 GMT http://www.our-energy.com/nuclear_technology_is_mature_and_safe.html http://www.our-energy.com/nuclear_technology_is_mature_and_safe.html Control room in nuclear power plant. Click on picture for full size. Nuclear energy technology does not have to be developed before wide usage because it is very well developed and available to most countries. The first nuclear power plant built for civil purposes was launched on June 27, 1954 in the Soviet Union. It produced around 5 MW. So, we have more than 50 years of experience in ... Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:42:55 GMT http://www.our-energy.com/news/oil_likely_to_hit_150_this_summer.html http://www.our-energy.com/news/oil_likely_to_hit_150_this_summer.html Oil prices are likely to hit $150 a barrel this summer season according to the Jeffrey Curries, the global head of commodities research at Goldman Sachs. This will happen mainly because tighter supplies outweigh weakening demand. Goldman Sachs is the most active investment bank in energy markets and one of the first to point to triple-digit oil more than two years ago, so its predictions should b ... Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:38:39 GMT http://www.our-energy.com/ocean_energy.html http://www.our-energy.com/ocean_energy.html World has come to the point where it needs more energy than ever before as energy demand grows rapidly on global scale. But not only does the world need energy, but it also needs energy gained from renewable and ecologically acceptable fuels that doesn’t cause major ecological problems such as global warming and air pollution. Ocean energy could well be one of these new renewable energy sources an ... Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:24:33 GMT http://www.our-energy.com/news/europe_high_biofuel_potential.html http://www.our-energy.com/news/europe_high_biofuel_potential.html According to REFUEL project, which is project commissioned by the EUs Intelligent Energy Europe program to examine the biofuels potential in Europe, Europe has high biofuel potential. This REFUEL project, coordinated by the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands, and implemented by a consortium of seven European institutes with different disciplinary backgrounds concluded that European biofuels ... Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:55:49 GMT http://www.our-energy.com/ask_us_a_question.html http://www.our-energy.com/ask_us_a_question.html Looking for answer to some specific question or topic about energy or certain energy source that you didnt find on our portal? Send us your question and our team of experts will try to answer to your question as soon as possible. The list of the most interested questions and answers will be published on our site.Maybe you have some article or your opinion about energy or some renewable energy sou ... Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:13:09 GMT http://www.our-energy.com/news/ecologically_acceptable_solar_cells_technology.html http://www.our-energy.com/news/ecologically_acceptable_solar_cells_technology.html Solar energy is often spoken as being renewable energy source that could be used on global scale as the alternative to currently dominant fossil fuels that are mainly responsible for current global warming phenomenon. However there are many environmentalists and some scientists that are worried about the potential negative impact of solar cells (photovoltaic technology). This is because manufactur ... Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:15:34 GMT http://www.our-energy.com/china_hydropower_as_the_right_solution.html http://www.our-energy.com/china_hydropower_as_the_right_solution.html Serious environmental problems in China. Hydropower is possible solution. China is country that is currently experiencing tremendous economic boost, its ever-increasing demand for energy requires constant development of energy sources and China is looking for other energy sources, besides dominant coal. This trend is not only the result of increased energy demand, but also because of se ... Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:41:52 GMT