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Solel Announces Major Expansion Of Manufacturing Capacity For Green Energy Beit Shemesh, Israel (SPX) May 09, 2007 
Solel Solar Systems has announced that it is commencing a massive increase in its manufacturing capacity. The new facility, in which the company will invest $25 million, comes in response to significant increases in orders for Solel's renewable, clean solar energy systems and recent agreements by Solel to build solar thermal power plants in Spain. The new facility, to be built near Solel's ... read more
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New Policy Will Transform Petroleum, Chemicals, Petrochemical Investment Regions
New Delhi, India (ANI) May 09, 2007Chemicals and Fertilisers and Steel Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has said that the new policy on petroleum, chemicals andpetrochemical investment regions will transform India's image in the sector. Speaking to reporters after releasing the policy, Paswan said that apart from helping the overall development of the region, the PCPIRs would not only help in generating employment, but would also give a ... more Factors That Control Ion Motion in Solid Electrolytes Uncovered 
Cincinnati OH (SPX) May 09, 2007University of Cincinnati researchers show for the first time that they can connect an increase in electrical (ionic) conductivity with flexibility of their networks. The same team of researchers discovered intermediate phases seven years ago in amorphous or disordered materials where networks are covalently bonded. The team's results are presented in "Fast-ion conduction and flexibility of ... more NPRA Outlines Major Concerns Regarding Alternative Fuels During House Energy Testimony 
Washington DC (SPX) May 09, 2007National Petrochemical and Refiners Association Executive Vice President Charles T. Drevna voiced important concerns regarding efforts to increase renewable fuels requirements in testimony to the House Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Drevna said NPRA has always opposed mandates that limit refiners flexibility to meet consumer demand. He also noted it is impera ... more Southern Company Plans To Sell Interest In Proposed Nuclear Plant 
Birmingham AL (SPX) May 09, 2007Southern Company announced today that it intends to sell to Duke Energy its 500-megawatt share in the proposed William States Lee III nuclear power project in Cherokee County, S.C. Southern Company remains fully committed to nuclear development and exploring energy options that are in its customers' best interest, including its focus on the proposed new units at Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, Ga. ... more BP Solar To Supply Systems For Wal-Mart Solar Power Pilot Project 
Frederick MD (SPX) May 09, 2007BP Solar has announced it won a bid to develop 4.3 megawatts of solar energy systems for seven Wal-Mart Stores in California. Under the agreement, BP Solar will sell all of the energy produced by the solar modules as well as operate and maintain the systems. No upfront capital investment will be needed by Wal-Mart, a benefit BP Solar offers to its commercial customers under its solar services ... more |
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Barcelona, Spain (SPX) May 08, 2007According to two international-research studies on the last ice age, studies with the participation of Dr Rainer Zahn, research professor in the ICREA at the UAB Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA), before the great ice sheets of the Arctic Ocean began to melt, early sporadic episodes of melting of the old ice sheet which covered the British Isles had already begun to affect ... more New Knowledge Improves Rice Quality 
Los Banos, Philippines (SPX) May 08, 2007A major international initiative is being launched to try to boost the income of the world's millions of poor rice farmers and at the same time provide consumers with more nutritious, better tasting food. New scientific knowledge is allowing rice researchers to develop better quality rice varieties that could fetch a higher price from consumers, especially increasingly affluent rice consumers in ... more Plant Pathologists Fighting Global Threat To Wheat Supply 
St. Paul MN (SPX) May 08, 2007A new, highly destructive strain of wheat stem rust is continuing to evolve and has the potential to devastate wheat production worldwide, say plant pathologists with The American Phytopathological Society (APS). Stem rust of wheat was responsible for massive epidemics on wheat during the early 20th Century in North America. In the mid-1950s, wheat breeders developed wheat that had genetic ... more Stepping Up Efforts To Push Through IPI Gas Project 
Gujarat, India (ANI) May 08, 2007India on Monday said it was trying hard for a speedy realization of a planned 7.4-billion-dollar trans-nation Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project. Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said that though the three concerned parties were trying hard to arrive at a solution, it was, however, to early to say anything on it. "We are trying very hard to push through the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipe ... more |
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Bentonville AR (SPX) May 08, 2007Wal-Mart Stores have announced a major purchase of solar power from three solar power providers, BP Solar, SunEdison LLC, and PowerLight, a subsidiary of SunPower Corporation, for 22 combined Wal-Mart stores, Sam's Clubs and a distribution center in Hawaii and California. As part of a pilot project to determine solar power viability for Wal-Mart, the total solar power production from the 22 site ... more United Solar Ovonic Receives Order For Photovoltaic Products From Unimetal In Italy 
Auburn Hills MI (SPX) May 08, 2007United Solar Ovonic, a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, has announced that it has received two orders totaling over $ 5.8 million of photovoltaic (PV) products from Unimetal S.p.A to be delivered before September 2007. Unimetal, a supplier of sheet metal roofing materials based in Torre San Giorgio, Italy, will integrate the unique UNI-SOLAR flexible solar products in its st ... more New Layered-Layered Materials For Rechargeable Lithium Batteries 
Argonne IL (SPX) May 08, 2007Researchers at the Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have developed a new approach to increasing the capacity and stability of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. The technology is based on a new material for the positive electrode that is comprised of a unique nano-crystalline, layered-composite structure. Argonne's strategy uses a two-component "composite" structure -- ... more Indonesia Prosecutors Challenge Newmont Verdict 
Jakarta (AFP) May 08, 2007Indonesian prosecutors lodged an appeal Monday against last month's verdict that cleared US mining giant Newmont of dumping toxic waste into a pristine bay. "We have filed it to the Manado court," head prosecutor Purwanta told AFP. Purwanta said the appeal was filed to the court in Manado on Sulawesi island, and legal reasons for the challenge would be submitted to Indonesia's Supreme Court with ... more
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