China To Rely More On Cleaner Energy Like Natural Gas By 2010
Beijing (AFP) April 11, 2007
China, the world's largest producer and consumer of coal, aims to cut its reliance on the polluting energy source while shifting more to natural gas by 2010, state press reported Wednesday.
China plans to reduce the share of coal in energy consumption to 66.1 percent by 2010 from around 69 percent in 2005, the China Daily reported, citing a plan from the state economic planning body ... read more
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Energy Center Symposium To Pave The Road To A Hydrogen Economy
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Apr 12, 2007
With the continued rising cost and demand for oil and gasoline, international leaders will come to Purdue University to share ideas and information on how to end global dependence on fossil fuels and move to a hydrogen economy.
The prospect will be showcased on Thursday and Friday (April 12-13) during the second Hydrogen Initiative Symposium, sponsored by Purdue's Energy Center at Discover ... more
Mitsubishi Corp Buys Uranium Rights In Canada
Tokyo (AFP) April 11, 2007
Japanese trading house Mitsubishi said Wednesday it will jointly develop a uranium mine in Canada to supply the world's growing number of nuclear power plants.
Mitsubishi Development, fully owned by Mitsubishi, and Canada's CanAlaska Uranium agreed to jointly undertake a uranium exploration project in the Athabasca Basin in northwestern Canada, the Japanese firm said.
The Athabasca B ... more
ConocoPhillips Establishes Biofuels Research Program At Iowa State
Ames IA (SPX) Apr 12, 2007
ConocoPhillips will establish an eight-year, $22.5 million research program at Iowa State University dedicated to developing technologies that produce biorenewable fuels. The grant is part of ConocoPhillips' plan to create joint research programs with major universities to produce viable solutions to diversify America's energy sources.
ConocoPhillips will make an initial $1.5 million grant ... more
Light-Sensitive Molecule Heals Itself In The Dark
Pullman WA (SPX) Apr 11, 2007
Sometimes all an overworked molecule needs is a good night's rest. According to a study by physicist Mark Kuzyk and colleagues at Washington State University, a molecule that loses its ability to fluoresce when struck by a laser beam regains that ability if it's allowed to 'rest' in the dark.
Recovery begins within 30 minutes and is nearly complete after 8 hours of rest, the study found ... more
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Searching For Alternative Sources Of Energy
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 10, 2007
The development of unconventional and renewable energy sources is a major challenge facing humankind in the twenty-first century. Technologies such as nuclear fusion and biofuels will prove vital if humankind is to find an alternative to hydrocarbons ... read more
US Funds Tighten Security At Russia Nuclear Sites
Washington (AFP) Apr 02, 2007
US funding has tightened security at Russian nuclear sites, but whether the stricter controls can be sustained remains to be seen, a US official report said Monday.
Since 1993, the Pentagon and the Department of Energy have helped to provide security upgrades and other assistance for sites in Russia and other countries where weapons-usuable nuclear material and warheads are stored.
T ... more
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Hong Kong Power Company Attacked Over Green Energy Charges
Hong Kong (AFP) April 07, 2007
A Hong Kong power company has come under attack for imposing huge charges on users who want to link "green" energy generators to the city's electricity grid, a report said Saturday.
Critics say the costs of an insurance policy required by China Light and Power (CLP) for companies and individuals who want to set up their own wind turbines and solar panels undermines the savings the schemes ... more
Biofuels Are More Than Just Ethanol
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 10, 2007
As the United States looks to alternate fuel sources, ethanol has become one of the front runners. Farmers have begun planting corn in the hopes that its potential new use for corn will be a new income source.
What many don't realize, is the potential for other crops, besides corn, to provide an alternate energy source to fossil fuels. Scientists studied the greenhouse gas emissions and bi ... more
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Weighing The Financial Risks Of Nuclear Power Plants
Berkeley CA (SPX) Apr 05, 2007
Enticed by the gleam of government subsidies, many companies are rushing to invest in nuclear power, expecting that new technology and safer reactors will make them as good an investment as other types of power plants. A new study appearing in the April 1 issue of the journal Environmental Science and Technology notes, however, that the country's history of unexpected cost overruns when bu ... read more
Florida To Build Strongest Magnet Yet For Neutron Scattering Experiments
Tallahassee FL (SPX) Apr 05, 2007
The Hahn-Meitner Institute in Berlin has contracted with the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and Florida State University to build an $8.7-million hybrid magnet for "neutron scattering" experiments. When finished in 2011, the new, high-field magnet, which is based on the magnet lab's Series-Connected Hybrid concept, will be housed at the Berlin Neutron Scattering Center.
The magnet ... more
Alstom And Atomenergomash Launch Joint Energy Venture In Russia
MOSCOW, April 2 (AFP) Apr 02, 2007
The French industrial group Alstom and Atomenergomash of Russia agreed Monday to establish a joint venture to build turbines and nuclear reactors, Alstom said in a statement.
Atomenergomash is to own 51 percent of the new group, while Alstom will hold the remaining 49 percent, with each investing 200 million euros (270 million dollars) in the venture, it added.
"The joint-venture com ... more
Africa Great Lakes Gas Project Will Defuse Underwater Timebomb
Kinshasa, DR Congo (AFP) April 4, 2007
With their recent agreement to extract methane gas from under Lake Kivu, one of Africa's Great Lakes, DR Congo and Rwanda hope not only to produce power but also to defuse a massive timebomb.
"The reserves are currently estimated at around 55 billion cubic metres (two trillion cubic feet)," said Celestin Kasereka, researcher at nearby Goma's volcanic observatory.
"The danger with the ... more
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