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January 23, 2013

Wind in the willows boosts biofuel production
London, UK (SPX) Jan 23, 2013
Willow trees cultivated for green energy can yield up to five times more biofuel if they grow diagonally, compared with those that are allowed to grow naturally up towards the sky. This effect had been observed in the wild and in plantations around the UK, but scientists were previously unable to explain why some willows produced more biofuel than others. Now British researchers have identified a genetic trait that causes this effect and is activated in some trees when they sense they are at an an ... read more

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Leading New Jersey Commercial Property Owner Taps Rooftops to Go Solar Solis Partners has announced that it has completed a second solar energy system installation for Federal Business Centers in Raritan Center Business Park in Edison, N.J. Raritan Center Busines ... more		Penn Physicists Help Show Math Behind Growth of 'Coffee Rings' Last year, a team of University of Pennsylvania physicists showed how to undo the "coffee-ring effect," a commonplace occurrence when drops of liquid with suspended particles dry, leaving a ring-sha ... more		Shaner Industries' Steel Foundations Support Large Solar Dish Assemblies Shaner Industries is proud to announce that it recently completed the installation of custom-designed steel foundations to support large solar dish assemblies in Arizona. Faced with installing ... more
				Analysis of fracking wastewater yields some surprises Hydraulically fractured natural gas wells are producing less wastewater per unit of gas recovered than conventional wells would. But the scale of fracking operations in the Marcellus shale region is ... more		New 2D material for next generation high-speed electronics The material - made up of layers of crystal known as molybdenum oxides - has unique properties that encourage the free flow of electrons at ultra-high speeds. In a paper published in the January iss ... more

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One Million Solar Home Systems By Grameen Shakti Grameen Shakti (GS) has reached its first landmark of one million Solar Home Systems (SHS) installation in the rural areas of the country on November 30, 2012. Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunu ... more		A new world record for solar cell efficiency In a remarkable feat, scientists at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, have developed thin film solar cells on flexible polymer foils with a new record effici ... more		New discovery of ancient diet shatters conventional ideas of how agriculture emerged Why we need to put the fish back into fisheries Heat-related deaths in Manhattan projected to rise Climate change may have little impact on tropical lizards LLNL scientist finds topography of Eastern Seaboard muddles ancient sea level changes Parasitic wasps use calcium pump to block fruit fly immunity Storm shelters few in 'Tornado Alley'		Dow Corning and Crystal Solar to collaborate on silicon based materials for solar applications Dow Corning and Crystal Solar have announced their intention to develop a business relationship for the successful supply of high-performance, silicon-based materials for photovoltaic (PV) cells and ... more
				China's Delicate Dance with North American Energy Interests With oil and gas reserves in the U.S., Canada and Mexico becoming ever more accessible through new technologies, the U.S. is now, finally, well-positioned to achieve its dream of energy security. Bu ... more		BoJ meeting expected to usher in fresh easing measures The Bank of Japan wraps up a two-day policy meeting Tuesday with the under-pressure central bank widely expected to usher in fresh easing measures aimed at boosting the nation's limp economy. ... more

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America archives its billions of tweets The Library of Congress, repository of the world's largest collection of books, has set for itself the enormous task of archiving something less weighty and far more ephemeral - Americans' billions of tweets. ... more		Philippines takes China to UN over sea row The Philippines has taken China to a UN tribunal to challenge its claim to most of the South China Sea, including territory belonging to the archipelago, Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said Tuesday. ... more		Waiting for Shenzhou 10 Ecuador warns satellite could hit rocket remains Asteroid Sample Return Mission Moves into Development Russia designs reusable spacecraft good for as many as five missions RNA capable of catalyzing electron transfer on early earth with iron's help Ground and Space-based Observations Unveil Future of Sun A Roadmap for the Future of Astrobiology		Rumors of multiple iPhones from Apple New rumors suggest Apple will bring out three new iPhone models this year, including one dubbed the "iPhone Math," tech sites say. ... more
				Britain says it is looking at sale of stake in Urenco The British government said on Tuesday that it was continuing to explore the sale of its one-third stake in British-based uranium enrichment specialist Urenco. ... more		Kim Dotcom apologises for Mega bugs Megaupload founder and alleged online piracy kingpin Kim Dotcom apologised for teething problems with his new file-sharing service Tuesday, saying massive global interest had swamped the website. ... more

Doubling down on energy efficiency

United States lags in clean energy: study

Renewable energy on increase but 2030 target in doubt

China's Delicate Dance with North American Energy Interests

Philippines takes China to UN over sea row

China-Myanmar pipelines to open in June: Xinhua

Japan plans world's largest wind farm

China revs up wind power amid challenges

Algonquin Power Buys 109 MW Shady Oaks Wind Power Facility

A new world record for solar cell efficiency

Tri City Christian first Vista school to implement solar energy

Leading New Jersey Commercial Property Owner Taps Rooftops to Go Solar

	Controversial Keystone pipeline passes another hurdle The controversial Keystone pipeline passed another hurdle Tuesday after the governor of Nebraska approved a new route that will avoid environmentally sensitive areas like the state's Sand Hills. ... more		Microsoft in talks on Dell buyout: reports Microsoft is in talks with private equity investors on a possible buyout of US computer giant Dell, the Wall Street Journal and cable news channel CNBC reported Tuesday. ... more		Wen urges 'healthy' economy as China slows Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has urged the central bank to promote "healthy" economic development, the government said, after the economy expanded at its slowest pace for 13 years in 2012. ... more		Ecology minister rushes back to France over gas leak France's ecology minister said Tuesday she was rushing back home from a trip to Germany after a gas leak at a chemical plant spread fumes over Paris and forced the cancellation of a major football match. ... more

'Israel wants to keep Assad in power'

Syria's jihadists have edge, control oil

Commentary: Israel: Crises 360 degrees

Tunisia teeters as it grapples with jihadists

Unspent billions of Chilean defense fund remain a mystery

N. Korea 'special envoy' in China meeting

Iran expanding nuclear activities: IAEA

Airlines turn profit from EU freeze on carbon tax: environmentalists		Swiss Make Major Breakthrough In Highly Efficient Thin Film Solar		UGA researchers invent new material for warm-white LEDs		Researchers Create Method for More Sensitive Electrochemical Sensors		Trina Solar supplies 61MW of solar PV modules for Green Tower project
US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visits Renmatix for commissioning of plant to sugar BioFlex Conversion Unit		Standard Energy Solutions Expands to Provide Comprehensive Home Solar, Energy Efficiency and Energy Management Services		Emerson to apply Ovation technology at first US commercial scale solar power facility		Tri City Christian first Vista school to implement solar energy		Doubling Down on Energy Efficiency

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European collaboration to prepare European electricity networks for influx of electric vehicles

Cheating to Create the Perfect Simulation

BoJ starts first meeting under new Japan government

Ukraine continuing gas imports via Poland

China-Myanmar pipelines to open in June: Xinhua

India, Australia to start nuclear energy talks

Japan proposes new nuclear safety rules

Iraq PM holds rare talks with Exxon chief

Walker's World: Cameron's EU choice

Colombian oil pipeline bombed after rebels lift ceasefire

After Amenas, risk of energy raids grows

Sound may protect airliners from birds

Photovoltaics beat biofuels at converting sun's energy to miles driven

Researchers move Barkhausen Effect forward

Will Russia's gas and oil giants sacrifice their monopoly?

Doubling down on energy efficiency

DARPA, Industry Collaborate to Knock Down Microelectronics Barriers

Breakthrough for solar cell research

Commentary: Bloody amnesia

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