03.08.2009
Highly radioactive material arising from nuclear fission. It can be what is left over from reprocessing used fuel, though some countries regard spent fuel itself as HLW. It requires very careful handling, storage and disposal
Relates to the relative height and diameter of the tower in a wind turbine system. The wind turbine tower is an important element of any wind system. Wind speed increases sharply with the tower height which causes a major increase in the amount of electricity that can be produced. The same turbine can increase its power by 30% or more if the height of the tower is 30m instead of 18m. Usually however the towers and the turbines are intrinsically linked and the height and diameter of the tower depend largely on the size and capacity of the turbine
Water containing an elevated concentration of molecules with deuterium (“heavy hydrogen”) atoms.
The Louisiana discovery known as the Haynesville Shale, for the dense rock formation that contains the gas which could holds some 200 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. That is the equivalent of 33 billion barrels of oil or 18 years worth of current US oil production. Some industry executives think the field could even be several times that size.
A joint venture that focuses on the new development and acquisition of controlling interests in renewable energy. It is an energy company owned in equal parts by Clal Energy of the IDB Group controlled by Nochi Dankner and Ampal owned by Yossi Maiman. The company intends to set up a 50 MW wind power plant at a cost of $75 million, with an option to expand the station by another 45 MW