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ENERGY TECH
United Solar Ovonic Awarded To Develop New Solarcells For Space And Airship Applications
 Auburn Hills MI (SPX) Mar 19, 2007
 United Solar Ovonic has announced that the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, has exercised an 18-month contractual option for $9.1 million with United Solar Ovonic to develop new solar cell technology to be used in space and airship vehicles addressing defense and homeland security applications. The announcement builds upon the success of earlier contracts ... read more
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US For Cooperation With Russia On Uranium Enrichment Centers
 Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 14, 2007
 Cooperation between the United States and Russia to establish international uranium enrichment centers would help promote the safe and secure use of civilian nuclear energy, a high-ranking U.S. official said Wednesday. U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Clay Sell is on a global tour to promote nuclear security and non-proliferation with the first stop in Moscow, Russia. He will then travel to ... more
ENERGY TECH
New Lithium-Ion Battery Technology Created
 Lausanne (UPI) Switzerland, March 12, 2007
 Swiss scientists have created a technology that might lead to development of more powerful lithium-ion batteries for use in a wide range of electronic gear. Michael Gratzel and colleagues at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne note in current lithium-ion batteries, large quantities of carbon black, graphite or other conductive materials must be added to improve cathode conducti ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Chirac's Last EU Summit Goes Nuclear
 Brussels (AFP) Mar 08, 2007
 French President Jacques Chirac strode energetically into his last formal European summit on Thursday championing the role of nuclear power in the fight against climate change. Chirac arrived in Brussels for the meeting three days ahead of a widely expected announcement that he won't put his hat into the ring for a third term in office. His office announced on Thursday that the 74-year-old C ... more
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  • nuclear-civil: Iran To Build Own NPP Says Vice President Agazade
  • coal: China Bans New Small Coal-Based Power Generators
  • nuclear-civil: Green Light For French Nuclear Reactor In Normandy
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