Kent Harrington
Kent is a videographer and professional storyteller. He regularly blogs for AIChE on ChEnected. See his latest posts below. You can also follow Kent on twitter @harringtonkent.
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Rigs-to-Reefs Program Saves Time, Money and Boosts Marine Life
Unused offshore oil platforms can be reefed, by bringing above-water parts ashore and chopping the jacket down, to allow sunlight to supply a thriving ecosystem.
Elon Musk Talks About The Future Of Solar Energy
Elon Musk is a huge believer in the future of solar energy. But for Musk, it's not speculative. Every new press conference reveals the enormity his vision.
Smallest Canary Island Takes Over as World's Renewable Energy Champ
El Hierro, the smallest of Spain's Canary Islands, will generate all of its own power from an innovative, hybrid water and wind power plant.
MIT Grads to Test World’s First Commercial Airborne Wind Turbine
The Buoyant Airborne Turbine, or BAT, is inflated on site, eliminating cranes, cement foundations and steel towers, which allows it to be deployed in under 24 hours.
Can India's Poor Leapfrog into the Solar Power Era?
Can Omnigrid Micropower (OMC), a small energy services startup, help change the way a sprawling, chaotic country like India delivers energy to the poor?
India's New Prime Minister Pledges Solar in Every Home by 2019
India’s election is over, and Narendra Modi just won a smashing victory. He wants to enable every home to run at least one light bulb by 2019.
They're Back: Solar Panels Generate Power on the White House Roof
After an absence of nearly 30 years, the Obama administration finally installed and fired up a new 6.3 kilowatt solar power system on the White House roof.
Post-Fukushima Japan Chooses Coal and Nuclear Over Renewables
Japan's Prime Minister Abe calls for both additional coal plants and restarting the nuclear power fleet, leaving renewables in limbo.
Bringing Biotech Savvy to Big League Oil-Enhanced Recovery
Glori Energy's AERO System improves water-flooded well production by pumping nutrients to native but dormant microbes. They grow, knocking loose stranded crude.
"Unzipped" Poplars May Be the Superheroes of Biofuel Production
Researchers have put a new gene into the poplars, replacing ether bonds in the lignin backbone with ester bonds that are easier to break down.
Navy Converts Seawater into Fuel
Researchers have proven that it’s possible to power engines with a cheap and abundant seawater. To prove their point, they flew a model airplane using the new technology.
The West Coast LNG Race to Asia Just Started
As competing groups pressure the Obama administration about selling US natural gas overseas, the DOE recently authorized exports from a proposed Oregon terminal.
Stealth Energy Boom Sets Another Texas Power Record
On a day late last month, winds energy set a record as output reached 10,296 MW. That day wind provided nearly 29% of the 35,768 MW of electricity flowing on the Texas grid.
The Small Module Reactor Market Melts Down
Danny Roderick, Westinghouse CEO, announced that his firm was calling off R&D for their SMR, which is designed to produce 225 MWe, the new market's high-end.
Texas Breaks Oil Production Records
Texas oil producers pumped 2.8 million barrels a day in January, the 28th month since August 2011 that the state’s oil output has increased by more than 25%.