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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A New Era: LyondellBasell Opens Houston Research Center
Houston reporters toured labs at LyondellBasell's new Technology Center next to its Channelview complex, which is expanding to use cheap natural gas.
World's Largest Solar Plant Starts Supplying Grid
California's Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System produced its first energy. the venture is jointly owned by NRG Energy, BrightSource Energy, and Google.
Waste Treatment Plant Ensures Water for Fracking
A water treatment update now allows Shell to use gray water for fracking, saving water in an area of drought.
Growing Bio-Bricks with Bacteria Saves Water and Energy
Training in materials science and microbiologically based materials helped Ginger Dosier create a brick that doesn't need to be fired in a kiln.
New Graphene Desalination Requires<br> Nearly 100 Times Less Energy
Lockheed Martin engineers have found a way to slash the amount of energy needed to remove salt from seawater by using graphene sheets just one atom thick.
For Africa’s Poor, Off-Grid Electricity Is Power
Solar Sister gives poor African women a “business in a bag,“ a kit that includes inventory, training and marketing to sell solar technology to other villagers.
World’s First Wave-Powered Desalination Plant
The company's patented system is different from other wave energy devices because it operates completely under water.
Elon Musk Talks About Energy and Transportation
Everyone's intensely curious about Elon Musk, found of Tesla and so much more. Hear some of his thoughts in this video.
New Gasifier Will Help US Military Fight Its Oil Addiction
Unlike other biofuel gasifiers that burn only presorted waste, this furnace can heat all kinds of trash to 3,000-4,000°F, from worn tires to raw sewage.
Radical Wind Turbine Design Coming to California
California Governor Jerry Brown has an ambitious plan to bring 20,000 megawatts of renewable power to his state, including 12,000 megawatts of distributed generation, and he wants it in place by 2020.
Putting the Human Element into This Year’s Solar Decathlon
Twenty finalists will unveil energy-efficient solar homes in Orange County, CA, this October.
Summer Energy Demand from Air Conditioning Growing Most in the South
Timely new stats from the DOE reveal how one household appliance has blown electricity use through the roof. You guessed it: air conditioning.
China Will Soon Become the World's Largest Oil Importer
The Energy Information Agency forecasts that China's net oil imports will beat the United States' by October.
Commercial Milestone: Ethanol from Landfill Waste
Biofuel maker INEOS Bio just announced that its $130 million Indian River BioEnergy Center in Vero Beach, Florida, is producing commercial quantities of transportation fuel from cellulosic biomass that is nonfood, landfill waste.