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
Alta Rock's Enhanced Geothermal Breakthrough in Oregon
AltaRock Energy, enhanced geothermal pioneer, reached a milestone in Oregon, near the Newberry Crater, after stimulating several fractures from one wellbore.
GE Births the World's Most "Brilliant" Wind Turbine
GE's new wind turbine is enormously large, but it's also smart, thanks to a connection to the Industrial Internet, which allows it to be more efficient and profitable.
Shell Oil Invests in Solar Startup to Boost Enhanced Oil Recovery
In the complex world of enhanced oil recovery (EOR), sometimes low-tech trumps high.
Capturing CO2 Directly from the Air on an Industrial Scale
David Keith, Harvard professor of applied physics, thinks he's developed a way of capturing CO2 directly from the atmosphere, and, as he says, it's practically a way to "print money."
Data Reveals First Civilian All-Biofuel Flight Was a Success
The results on the first all-civilian biofuel flight are in: a 50% reduction in aerosol emissions compared to jet fuel, and a significant drop in black carbon emissions, with 1.5 % better fuel consumption.
Growing Solar Vegetables in the Australian Outback
Using solar energy to grow food appears to be an emerging micro-trend. Check out what Australians are putting brackish water and sunlight to use in the Outback.
New Global LNG Projects Picking Up Momentum
A decade ago the world expected to be at the mercy of a gas cartel run by Russia, Iran, and Qatar. Today, gas discoveries and LNG projects around the world have shifted fates dramatically, with deals in the works such as French Total's 20-year contract for LNG with Cheniere Energy's Sabine Pass plant in Louisiana.
A Technological Miracle in the Desert: Seawater Cucumbers
Take a look at Qatar's 10,000 square meter facility, including its saltwater-cooled greenhouses. The facility is the country's first operational concentrated solar plant and the region’s largest algae research facility.
Is California Next in Line for an Energy Boom?
The Bureau of Land Management recently auctioned off oil leases for 18,000 acres of Central California public land containing one of the largest deposits of shale oil in the country. Does this signal a new regional energy boom, or an environmental fight ahead?
GE and BP Wind Energy Celebrate Milestones
As US wind-energy developers raced to finish projects before the renewable energy tax credit expired on January 1st, GE installed its 20,000th wind turbine. And now a new twist for the US wind energy industry has emerged with the fiscal cliff vote.
Saudis Want to Export Solar Power to Europe
Why does overcast and cloudy Germany dominate European solar while sun-drenched Saudi Arabia lets this unlimited resource simply fall unused to the ground, squandered?
BP Building New Houston Supercomputing Center
British Petroleum is spending $100 million to replace its current data center with what it says will be the largest supercomputer for commercial research in the world. The company hopes the added computing power will bring with it a significant competitive advantage in the race for the globe's newly discovered sources of gas and oil.
T. Boone Pickens Wants Truckers To Start Dumping Diesel
T. Boone Pickens wants you to know that if that long-haul truck barreling along the freeway next to you seems quieter, no, your mind isn't playing tricks on you. It's a good bet the truck's fueled by liquid natural gas, and you've just witnessed a small part of Pickens' grand, over-arching energy plan.