Chris Franklin

The U.S. Department of Energy that appears to have no less than 6 “GRANT PROGRAMS“ (look at the right sidebar of the page in the link) and, technically, maybe even a 7th (which I’ll mention at the end). I’ll go through each of the 6 grant programs in the following: Weatherization Assistance Program  — This grant...

If you are seeking a job with the Department of Energy, chances are you are probably referring to the U.S. Department of Energy.  Of course, you might consider state-level opportunities as well, if they exist.  I put together a sample in  the following: DOE.gov — Go right to the source. Link to takes you...

Is Nuclear Energy Renewable? Let’s first consider a general definition of renewable energy. It is, “energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, geothermal sources, and biomass, all of which are replenished naturally.” Uranium, the fissile element typically used to make nuclear energy, is not replenished naturally and so is...

How does nuclear energy work? We know that to generate nuclear power (nuclear-generated electricity), uranium atoms are split in a process called fission, a great deal of heat results, and said heat is ultimately converted to electricity. The resources mentioned in our previous post, “What is Nuclear Energy?,” provided an over-view concerning this process....

We’ve noticed a great deal of search activity concerning nuclear energy in the past calendar month.  So we will focus on nuclear energy topics in the next three posts. Nuclear energy results from the splitting of uranium atoms in a process known as fission.  In simpler terms, it is a way of creating heat,...

When you are in the market for Energy Star Appliances, you may, understandably, have questions such as the following: Who sells them? What are the available “makes” and models? Who makes the best? What’s the best price for the make/model I want? In answer to questions  “1.” and “2.” above, we examined the listings of...