EU And US Launch Airline Pollution Initiative
Le Bourget, France (AFP) June 18, 2007
The European Commission and the US Federal Aviation Authority announced an initiative on Monday at the Paris Air Show aimed at reducing pollution by airlines on transatlantic flights. The AIRE project, short for the Atlantic Interoperabilitiy Initiative to Reduce Emissions, is to look at ways of reducing waiting times for landing aircraft and promoting jets with lower greenhouse gas and sound ... read more
GE Energy Advances Its Cleaner Coal Solutions For Low Rank Coals
Atlanta (SPX) Jun 19, 2007
GE Energy has as acquired high-pressure feeder pump technology from Stamet Inc.--an investment that is expected to accelerate GE's offering of a cleaner coal solution using sub-bituminous coals, such as Powder River Basin (PRB) coal. GE is currently a leader in cleaner coal, or integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC), technology for plants using eastern bituminous coal or petroleum coke ... more
Signet Solar Chooses Saxony For New Facility
Dresden, Germany (SPX) Jun 19, 2007
The California-based solar module manufacturer Signet Solar has broken ground on its main European factory. The facility, located near the eastern German city of Dresden, will serve as a production line as well as headquarters for research and development. The start-up will invest EUR50 million into the facility that should begin operations mid-way through the year 2008. The company ... more
Pending Tax Credit Will Make Commercial Solar Systems A Financial Reality In Oregon
Portland OR (SPX) Jun 19, 2007
Oregon may have a reputation for cloudy weather, but the forecast for the state's solar energy industry will soon be among the sunniest in the country. That's the assessment of Russ Wright, a local solar panel marketing executive, who calls the pending Business Energy Tax Credit (BETC) legislation "free money" for Oregon business owners who invest in solar. The BETC -- anticipated to pass ... more
Silicon Valley Solar Secures 10 Million Dollars To Complete Acquisition of NuEdison
Santa Clara CA (SPX) Jun 19, 2007
Silicon Valley Solar announced that they have completed their Series A funding round totaling $10.2 million. Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP) is the lead investor in this round. "We are very enthusiastic about SV Solar's approach to this space," said Justin Label, Cleantech partner for BVP. "Sol-X technology can leverage mature materials and processes while delivering compelling cost ... more
Caltrans Unveils Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant
Stockton CA (SPX) Jun 19, 2007
Caltrans has unveiled a solar energy system with the deployment of a 251 kW photovoltaic system at Caltrans District 10 in Stockton. Caltrans District Director Kome Ajise held a "throw the switch" ceremony at the site of the system located in the parking area of the district office. The photovoltaic installation was built under a power purchase agreement (PPA) with SunEdison, North America's ... more
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TECH SPACE
Nanoparticles Unlock The Future Of Superalloy Metals
ENERGY TECH
US Agricultural Carbon Offset Program Will Capture And Destroy Methane From 200 Farms
ENERGY TECH
Researchers Examine Carbon Capture And Storage To Combat Global Warming
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Former Cold War Foes Fail To Agree On Arms Treaty Review
by Jean-Michel Stoullig
Vienna (AFP) June 15, 2007
NATO member states and countries from the former Soviet bloc wrapped up Friday a four-day review of a key arms control pact without a final agreement. Both sides said however that they would maintain a dialogue. Anatoly Antonov, head of the Russian delegation, reflected growing tensions between Russia and the United States when he accused NATO countries of continuing ... more
UN Secretary General Points To Climate Change As Partly Behind Darfur Disaster
Washington (AFP) June 16, 2007
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that the slaughter in Darfur was triggered by global climate change and that more such conflicts may be on the horizon, in an article published Saturday. "The Darfur conflict began as an ecological crisis, arising at least in part from climate change," Ban said in a Washington Post opinion column. UN statistics showed that rainfall declined some 40 ... more
Down On The Virtual Farm With GrassGro 3
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jun 18, 2007
Graziers will have improved access to decades of CSIRO grazing research with the release of GrassGro 3, the latest version of the high-powered grazing management software. Launched at the Grasslands Society of Southern Australia's annual conference today by Tim Prance, Senior Consultant in Pastures and Grazing Systems with Rural Solutions South Australia, GrassGro version 3 includes a new ... more
Hurricane Blows Hispanic Workers Back To New Orleans
New Orleans (AFP) June 16, 2007
Brass bands and jazz, crawfish po-boys and gumbo still rule in the French Quarter, where tourists flock in search of New Orleans cultural icons. But venture outside the city's historic center, into neighborhoods being rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, and the music of choice is more likely to have a Latin beat, while lunch is a stuffed tortilla. An influx of Latino workers from ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR
Indian Villagers Oppose Uranium Mines
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Canada Okays Plan For Nuclear Waste Depot
ENERGY TECH
Russia Needs 92 Billion Dollars To Develop Eastern Gas Deposits By 2030
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Call For Spain To Switch Fully To Renewables
Madrid (AFP) June 16, 2007
Some 4,000 environmental campaigners gathered in Barcelona on Saturday to press the government to commit Spain to switch fully to renewable energy sources by 2050, Greenpeace said. Greenpeace in February began a campaign to urge Spain to boost use of renewables, although the country is already a European leader in the field. Eva Salana, spokeswoman for the environmental pressure group ... more
Russia Steps Up Efforts To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emission
Moscow (AFP) June 16, 2007
Russia is to intensify efforts to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in order to stay in compliance with the Kyoto treaty as its economy rebounds from the economic collapse of the early 1990s, the country's deputy economic development minister said. The 1990s dramatic drop in economic production made Russia's Kyoto targets more achievable, but Moscow hopes to begin to improve remaining ... more
Debate Heats Up In US Over Coal Fuel For Cars
Washington (AFP) June 17, 2007
A fiery debate has been rekindled in Washington as US lawmakers mull proposed incentives to produce diesel fuel from coal. Backers of coal-based liquid fuels say they can help reduce US dependence on imported oil. Critics contend the use of coal in any form would lead to increased greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful environmental effects. Synthetic motor fuel from coal has been ... more
Australia Weighs In To Make The Perfect kilogram
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jun 18, 2007
Australian scientists and optical engineers will be making a perfect sphere that may one day re-define the kilogram - and tomorrow they're taking delivery of the cylinder of silicon from which it will be made. The kilogram is one of seven base units in the International System (SI) used in science, commerce and everyday life. However, it is the only one still defined by a physical object ... more
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FROTH AND BUBBLE
Hewlett-Packard E-Cyclers Are Gold Miners Of The Internet-Age
ENERGY TECH
China Oil Refinery Threatens Costa Rica Environment
SUPERPOWERS
China Criticises Irresponsible Comments By Pentagon Official
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