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February 10, 2010
SOLAR DAILY
First Phase 16MW North Carolina Solar Farm Activated
Beltsville MD (SPX) Feb 09, 2010
SunEdison has activated the first phase of its 16-megawatt solar farm in Davidson County, N.C. The first phase of the project represents 4 megawatts of generation capacity and is comprised of more than 14,000 solar panels that will generate over 6 million kilowatt hours of electricity in the first year of operation. Duke Energy is buying the farm's entire output under a 20-year contract. Over those 20 years, the farm will generate 115 million kilowatt hours of electricity - enough to power 1 ... read more

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Michigan Selected For New DOW POWERHOUSE Solar Shingle Facility
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Construction Set to Begin On Boston's Largest Rooftop Solar Installation
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Solar Energy On The Rise In USA
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AREVA To Acquire US Solar Company Ausra
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ENERGY TECH

Britain builds green towns to reduce CO2
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

3rd Argentine nuclear plant getting ready
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TRADE WARS

Taiwan to build bridge on former battleground off China
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SOLAR DAILY

Australia not living up to solar potential
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Iran has notified IAEA of uranium enrichment plans: envoy
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CHIP TECH
Intel, IBM roll out new chips for computer networks
San Francisco (AFP) Feb 8, 2010
US technology titans IBM and Intel on Monday rolled out powerful new computer chips designed for businesses continually demanding more from networks and data centers. Intel introduced an Itanium processor 9300 series developed under the code name "Tukwila" that it touts as delivering twice the performance of prior generation chips. The 9300 series features two billion transistors per chi ... more

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United Solar To Provide UNI-SOLAR Laminates For Rooftop Installation
Rochester Hills MI (SPX) Feb 09, 2010
United Solar Ovonic (United Solar) has confirmed that it will supply up to 25 MW of UNI-SOLAR brand photovoltaic laminates to Enel Green Power for installation on a number of buildings owned by CIS-Interporto di Nola in Italy. Enel Green Power is the renewable energy operating company of the Enel Group, Italy's largest utility. The UNI-SOLAR laminates will be fully integrated with the exis ... more

TRADE WARS
Germany loses export crown to China as trade crumbles
Frankfurt (AFP) Feb 9, 2010
China overtook Germany last year to become the world's leading exporter as German trade suffered its sharpest slump since 1950, figures from Germany's national statistics office showed on Tuesday. "According to information from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, Chinese exports amounted to 1,201.7 billion dollars (876.5 billion euros), while German exports totalled 1,121.3 billion dollars" la ... more

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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Enrichment at heart of Iran nuclear programme

CAR TECH

China auto sales hit record high in January


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STATION NEWS
The Arjun tank faces it biggest trial

Geodesic Dome Phased-Array Antenna Demonstrates TT and C Capacity

Air Force-Funded Research Is Shattering Traditional Notions Of Laser Limits

STATION NEWS
US missile defences are aimed at Russia: chief of staff

Russia blasts US, NATO policies as security threat

Russian ire over U.S. missiles in Romania

STATION NEWS
Iran to make missile system better than Russian: airforce

USAF Awards Raytheon Contract For Infrared-Guided Maverick Missiles

Iran opens two new missile plants

STATION NEWS
China-born aerospace engineer gets 15 years for spying

Russia displaces U.S. as Latin arms source

BAE pays hefty fines, but ducks full trial

STATION NEWS
NASA And GM Take Giant Leap In Robotic Technology

Animal rights group wants 'Robohog Day'

S.Korean scientists develop walking robot maid

STATION NEWS
Freeze on HIV spending sparks concern in Africa

Global swine flu death toll falls in past week: WHO

Britain to close swine flu unit as pandemic fades

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CIVIL NUCLEAR
Finnish mining company plans to recover uranium
Helsinki (AFP) Feb 9, 2010
Finnish mining company Talvivaara said Tuesday it planned to recover and exploit the uranium it obtains as a by-product of mining at its nickel mine in Finland. "The company plans to recover the uranium from its main leaching process by using a safe and technically simple solvent extraction process which is widely applied to metals recovery," it said in a statement. It added the uranium recovered would make nuclear-energy producing Finland "almost self-sufficient with respect to uranium." Ta ... read more

CIVIL NUCLEAR
New drugs blow to Haiti aid effort

Haitians testify they allowed Americans to take kids: lawyer

Resources differ in search for foreign, Haitian bodies

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CIVIL NUCLEAR
Haiti's cities of the dead lie crumbled after quake

China quake activist jailed for subversion: lawyer

Mexico digs out 7, bringing flood death toll to 42

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CIVIL NUCLEAR
Russia To Track Glonass Satellites From Antarctic Station

China Launches Third Orbiter For Indigenous Global SatNav System

China Aiming To Have Its Own GPS In Place By 2012

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CIVIL NUCLEAR
New EU Commission gets green light

Europe battles declining influence

Pro-Russian leader due to head Ukraine

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CIVIL NUCLEAR
US missile defences are aimed at Russia: chief of staff

Russia blasts US, NATO policies as security threat

Russian ire over U.S. missiles in Romania




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