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.
ChEnected contributions
Oregon Cellulosic Ethanol Plant in Trouble
Since technological and funding hurdles have forced many cellulosic ethanol companies to shut down, ZeaChem's latest news is par-for-the-course as the cellulosic biofuels industry flails at mandates from the wildly ambitious Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.
New Solar Roof Shingles Could Revolutionize Market
Dow's new thin-film solar shingles are more than just a new way to build solar panels, they're also a high-stakes bet on a new look for residential solar.
Bloomberg's New Energy Guru Michael Liebreich Looks at the Future of Energy
Michael Liebreich, CEO of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, says it's not "alternative energy," it's just "clean energy" and believes it will eventually out pace fossil fuels as a cheaper energy source.
Epic Rap Battle: Edison vs. Tesla
The epic – now mythical – rivalry between Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison is relived blow by blow in this short rap video.
System Attacks - Turning SCADA into NADA
Intelligence reports show that a rising number of cyber attacks have targeted energy infrastructure around the world, accounting for 40% of all the incidents.
UCLA's New DIY Micro-Supercapacitor
UCLA professor Richard Kaner and Maher El-Kady, a graduate student, have just fabricated a micro-scale graphene-based supercapacitor, using a simple DVD burner.
Malware Infects Gulf of Mexico Offshore Rigs
Employees have inadvertently exposed vulnerabilities in network security that pose serious long-term threats. It's far too easy to imagine a worst case scenario: targeted cyber attacks, a blowout, or a spill.
Rebekah Scheuerle, Two-Time AIChE Student President, Receives Gates Scholarship
Solar Energy Helps Alleviate Poverty in Guatemala
Poor farmers with erratic income will pay for power as they need it with simple cellphone text messages—no more expensive candles, no more waiting.
The Father of Wind Energy: Meet Henrik Stiesdal
Stiesdal, who has 85 patents to his name, has changed Siemens Wind Energy from a regional turbine builder into a global powerhouse, with research and manufacturing centers in major markets as far away as China and the United States.
Chinese Hackers Target U.S. Oil and Gas
A group of China’s increasingly sophisticated cybersoldiers, known as the “Comment Crew," appear to be trying to penetrate America's critical infrastructure, including systems that remotely monitor oil and gas pipelines.
Wind Energy Dukes It Out With Fossil Fuels
2012 turned out to be a year when old assumptions about wind energy began to shift as the planet’s installed wind capacity jumped from 238 GWs to about 282 GWs. Read about the big developments in Australia and the U.S.
Jeff Surma Wants to Electrify Municipal Waste
Jeff Surma, a chemical engineer by training and now something of an energy visionary, has not only proven that InEnTec, his small startup, can profitably vaporize garbage by turning it into grid power, he's also convinced that the process could scale up nationally.
Siemens Installs First 6MW Offshore Turbines
Five miles off the English coast in choppy 40-foot-deep water, Siemens quickly installed two of their newest 6MW wind turbines in just 24 hours at Gunfleet Sands.
China, Choking on Smog from Coal, Looks to CCS
As China produces increasing amounts of pollution and CO2, it is also progressing by leaps and bounds in carbon-capture and storage projects.