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Twenty Years Of Yucca Mountain Research Now Available For Scientific Review Boulder CO (SPX) May 10, 2007 
The scientific community can now take a long-awaited look at the research behind the selection of Yucca Mountain, Nevada, as the nation's high-level radioactive waste repository. The Geology and Climatology of Yucca Mountain and Vicinity, Southern Nevada and California, published by the Geological Society of America, presents important results of a significant part of the U.S. Department of Ener ... read more
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A Russian Comeback To Central Asia More Than A Pipe Dream
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 10, 2007When Vladimir Putin became president seven years ago, he made a blitz tour of post-Soviet Central Asia. One of the problems he inherited from Boris Yeltsin was lack of proper relations with the former "fraternal" Central Asian republics, which had become members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The niche voluntarily vacated by Russia did not remain empty for a long time. Ce ... more Ascent Solar Wins High Efficiency Solar Cell Program 
Littleton CO (SPX) May 10, 2007Ascent Solar Technologies has announced that it has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to develop an innovative flexible thin film tandem solar cell with the goal of demonstrating thin film photovoltaic efficiencies of 20%. Tandem solar cells are a combination of two cells stacked atop one another, with the top and bottom cells gathering energy from separate parts of the solar spectrum. T ... more Small Fuel Cells Market Thrives On Government Support And Demand For Reliable Backup Power 
Palo Alto CA (SPX) May 10, 2007Enhanced government support, power deficits, and advanced customer requirements are encouraging greater developments in the small fuel cells market. Recent inclement weather and government laws mandating the installation of environment-friendly systems are bolstering sales of small fuel cells. New analysis from Frost and Sullivan, North American Small Fuel Cell Market reveals that the mark ... more Investors Moving Into Rapidly Expanding Solar Power Industry 
New York NY (SPX) May 10, 2007Demand for photovoltaic solar power, which directly converts the sun's radiation into electricity, is expected to grow by 40 per cent per year by 2011, offering opportunities for investors who can ride out near-term bumps, according to a new report from RBC Capital Markets, "Investing in Solar Now." "Solar industry profits are here to stay, since both public and government support are like ... more New Materials Might Revolutionize Hydrogen Storage 
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) May 10, 2007Carnegie Mellon University's David S. Sholl is working to identify new materials that would help make hydrogen more stable and cost-efficient than fossil fuels. Increased concern about global warming and a need to conserve natural fuel sources prompted Carnegie Mellon researchers to find new, lightweight, low-cost hydrogen-storage materials. "We are currently studying the use of metal hydr ... more |
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Brussels (AFP) May 08, 2007Greenhouse gas emissions from the 15 most developed EU members eased only slightly in 2005, according to EU figures on Tuesday, suggesting a lot of work remained to be done to meet Kyoto Protocol commitments. The European Environment Agency said that climate-changing greenhouse gases from the 15 countries fell only 0.8 percent in 2005 from 2004, mainly due to lower use of fossil fuels and carbon ... more With Dump Full, Thousands Of Tonnes Of Trash Fill Naples Streets 
Rome (AFP) May 08, 2007Nearing the height of tourist season, thousands of tonnes of trash piled up along Naples streets and in the suburbs on Tuesday after the dumps in the southern Italian region of Campania were declared full. On Monday, the Naples garbage collectors could only collect 500 tonnes of garbage and were forced to leave behind 2,000 tonnes on the sidewalks and in communal rubbish bins in the streets, acc ... more Is Climate Change Likely To Increase Disease In Corals 
San Francisco CA (SPX) May 09, 2007Coral reefs, among Earth's richest ecosystems, traditionally teem with an abundance of life. But in recent years, corals have been dying in droves. Scientists suspect a variety of factors, ranging from accidental damage from fishing activity to the effects of polluted runoff from land. One threat that appears to be growing dramatically in Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef is white syndrome, a ... more Solel Announces Major Expansion Of Manufacturing Capacity For Green Energy 
Beit Shemesh, Israel (SPX) May 09, 2007Solel 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 ... more |
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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 From Waste to Watts: Restaurant Grease Converted To Renewable Power 
Rialto CA (SPX) May 09, 2007Chevron Energy Solutions has announced that it has begun engineering and construction of an innovative system at the City of Rialto's wastewater treatment facility that will transform wastewater sludge and kitchen grease from local restaurants into clean, renewable power. The environmentally friendly system will increase municipal revenues, reduce landfill wastes and lower greenhouse emiss ... more Puget Sound Energy Picks EI Solutions To Build Northwest's Largest Solar-Power Facility 
Bellevue WA (SPX) May 09, 2007Puget Sound Energy has announced that EI Solutions will design and construct for PSE the Pacific Northwest's largest solar-power generating facility alongside the utility's Wild Horse wind farm in central Washington. PSE plans to begin construction of the solar project in June and have most of its power-generating panels in operation before the end of 2007. EI Solutions, based in San Rafae ... more
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