Thailand To Build First Nuclear Plant
Bangkok (AFP) June 12, 2007
Thailand's largest energy utility said Tuesday it will invest six billion dollars to build the country's first nuclear power plant, expected to start operations in 2020. The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) said it planned to build the nuclear plant to produce 4,000 Megawatts of electricity as part of the nation's long-term energy planning to cope with a looming power shortage ... read more
Prairie Cordgrass For Cellulosic Ethanol Production
Brookings SD (SPX) Jun 13, 2007
South Dakota State University researchers have won a major federal grant to help them map the genes of prairie cordgrass, a native grass that could be used to make cellulosic ethanol. Assistant professor Jose Gonzalez in SDSU's Department of Plant Science leads a team that has received $420,000 to study prairie cordgrass over a two-year period starting Aug. 1.
The study is one of 11 projec ... more
National RPS Energy Rules Key To Fixing Flaws Arising From A Jumble Of State Policies
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 13, 2007
"Will the proposed National Renewable Portfolio raise or lower average electricity prices?" "Will a national standard prevent price gouging and "gaming" between states?" "Can electric utilities save money by supporting a national renewable energy policy?" The Network for New Energy Choices addresses these and many other questions in "Renewing America," an empirically rigorous study of how carefu ... more
Green Group Slams EU Carbon-Trading System
London (AFP) Jun 12, 2007
Businesses in the European Union will not be forced to reduce their carbon emissions by as much as previously thought because of "short-sighted" plans for the EU's carbon trading system, environmental group WWF said on Wednesday. The group criticised the second phase of the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), designed to reduce the EU's greenhouse gas emissions, for allowing companies to "buy m ... more
Tech Titans Campaign For Energy-Efficient Computers
San Francisco (AFP) June 12, 2007
Internet-age technology giants on Tuesday joined environmentalists in a campaign to dramatically cut the amount of electricity wasted by computers. Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Intel and IBM are among more than two dozen firms and organizations behind Climate Savers Computing Initiative, a drive to cut greenhouse gas emissions with more energy-efficient computers and components.
"Today, the a ... more
United Solar Ovonic Panels Power Largest Farm-Based Solar Plant In The US
Rochester Hills (SPX) Jun 12, 2007
Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) announced the installation of its UNI-SOLAR ground-mounted amorphous thin-film photovoltaic (PV) panels to power the 1.1 Megawatt solar energy system at Paramount Farms, the world's largest vertically integrated supplier of pistachios and almonds.
The installation, which spans 8 acres, is one of the largest single-site, privately-owned solar energy systems i ... more
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CAR TECH
Honda To Produce Green Diesel Cars
CAR TECH
Toyota Develops More Fuel-Efficient Engine System
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Thousands Of Protestors Rally Against Indonesian Nuclear Plant
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Beijing Offers New Model For Superpower Public Relations
Washington (UPI) June 11, 2007
It may simply be that President George W. Bush makes a perfect villain. But the way in which so much of the world's media, so many of its politicians of all nations and so many protesters in so many countries all combine to vilify the American president is truly remarkable, once the alternatives are considered.
If Bush is the bad boy of global warming, despite his latest rhetorical accepta ... more
A Crop Containment Strategy For GM Farms
New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Jun 11, 2007
Plant geneticists at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, may have solved one of the fundamental problems in genetically engineered or modified (GM or GMO) crop agriculture: genes leaking into the environment. In a recent paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Rutgers Professor Pal Maliga and research associate Zora Svab advocate an alternative and more se ... more
US Loses Landmark Supreme Court Environmental Case
Washington (AFP) June 11, 2007
The US government must foot the bill for environmental clean-up costs paid voluntarily by a company hired on a federal contract, the Supreme Court ruled Monday. In a ruling that could expose the government to billions in claims, the nation's top court found in favor of Atlantic Research, which in the 1980s built rocket motors for the Pentagon at an Arkansas facility.
Atlantic Research volu ... more
Study Predicts Grim Future For European Seas
Plymouth, UK (SPX) Jun 11, 2007
Their models developed during a 2.5M euro EU-funded research project have predicted dire consequences for the sea unless European countries take urgent action to prevent further damage from current and emerging patterns of development. The project coordinator, Professor Laurence Mee, Director of the Marine Institute at the University of Plymouth said "Europeans are just beginning to wake up to t ... more
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ENERGY TECH
Green Coffins Go Upmarket At British Funeral Parlors
ENERGY TECH
Researchers Examine Carbon Capture And Storage To Combat Global Warming
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Big Blue Goes Big Green In India
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Energy Police To Monitor Beijing Power Use
Beijing (AFP) June 11, 2007
Beijing authorities have introduced "energy police" to enforce rules aimed at eliminating excessive power use, officials said Monday. A hotline has also been set up to encourage ordinary citizens to report breaches of power rules, officials with the newly formed "Beijing Energy Saving Police Brigade" told AFP.
"Our main task is to help implement laws and rules, raise awareness on energy sa ... more
Largest Solar Power Project In Texas Planned For San Antonio
San Antonio TX (SPX) Jun 12, 2007
A warehouse renovation project set for the historic Pearl Brewery site will also be a "learning laboratory" for "green" building and energy efficiency, featuring the largest solar energy installation in the state, announced CPS Energy and Silver Ventures, which is renovating the historic brewery in an adaptive re-use project.
The $1.35 million solar energy joint project will install a 200- ... more
New Green Pyre To Cool Planet While Burning The Dead Of India
New Delhi (AFP) June 11, 2007
The average Indian may go through an entire life without contributing a huge amount to the world's production of greenhouse gases, but in death his carbon footprint jumps. Alarmed by the fuel-intensive nature of the funeral rites of Hindus who practice open-air cremation using firewood, an environmental group in New Delhi is promoting a new, more eco-friendly pyre.
"Our faith tells us we m ... more
Wyle And ARES Corporation Sign Teaming Agreement To Pursue Nuclear Energy Industry Business
El Segundo CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2007
Wyle Laboratories and ARES Corporation have signed a teaming agreement to jointly pursue commercial nuclear equipment qualification optimization programs for new nuclear power plant construction and U.S. Department of Energy facilities with the goal of significantly reducing costs to its customers.
Cost savings will be achieved through use of historical data contained within proprietary da ... more
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SOLAR DAILY
Analyzing The Latest Developments In The Global Solar Power Industry
ENERGY TECH
Tennessee Residents Favor Expanded Wind Energy
SUPERPOWERS
Black Belt Putin Wrongfoots Critics
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