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Russia Ratifies Deals On ITER Research Reactor Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jun 28, 2007 
Russia's lower house of parliament ratified Wednesday two agreements regulating the ITER project, an experimental reactor in France being built with Russia's involvement, aimed at eventually generating power by nuclear fusion. Under the document now ratified by the State Duma, which was first signed in Paris on November 21, 2006, Russia, South Korea, China, Japan, India, the European Union and t ... read more
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PG And E Adds Utility-Scale Solar Projects To Its Power Mix
San Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 28, 2007Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced it has entered into agreements with two developers of utility-scale photovoltaic solar power: Cleantech America LLC and GreenVolts, Inc. The agreements will deliver up to seven megawatts (MW) of utility-scale renewable solar energy for PG And E's customers throughout Northern and Central California. "These projects provide PG And E with a clean, r ... more Southern Company And Georgia Tech Study Offshore Wind Power Potential 
Atlanta GA (SPX) Jun 28, 2007Southern Company said that a thorough two-year study conducted with the Georgia Institute of Technology has identified several conditions potentially favorable for wind power generation off the coast of Georgia, but that high costs and regulatory issues still need to be resolved. Launched in 2005, the joint study examined in detail a variety of factors -- including wind resources, technology, si ... more GE Unit's First Investment In NY Wind Energy To Boost State's Wind Power By Over 70 Percent 
Essex CN (SPX) Jun 28, 2007GE Energy Financial Services will help boost wind energy capacity in New York State by more than 70 percent with an investment in three Noble Environmental Power windparks that will generate 282 megawatts in Clinton and Wyoming Counties. The GE unit's first investment in wind energy in New York State will increase the state's wind energy capacity to 671 megawatts. The projects, located in the to ... more PSE And G To Install More Energy Efficient Equipment 
Newark NJ (SPX) Jun 28, 2007The Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE And G) announced plans to invest in more efficient electric delivery equipment, a move expected to reduce energy use and cut carbon emissions by some 60,000 tons by the year 2020. Energy efficiency is considered the most cost-effective carbon reduction method available, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the need for new generation. ... more Standards Body Appeals For World's Experts To Help Harness Renewable Energy From Waves and Tides 
Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 28, 2007IEC, the global body for electrical energy standards, is now recruiting experts from around the world to develop international standards for wave and tidal energy technology. These experts will help establish this promising source of renewable energy as a competitive form of electrical energy production. With world production of electricity expected to double over the next 25 years, according to ... more |
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Geneva (AFP) June 26, 2007Switzerland's climate has warmed twice as fast as the average for the northern hemisphere since the 1970s, a Swiss public research institute said Tuesday. The Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research said in a study that temperatures in Switzerland increased by an average of 0.57 degrees Celsius per decade over the past 30 years, compared to an average 0.25-degree hike for the e ... more Lawmakers Urge US Recall Of Chinese-Made Tires 
Washington DC (AFP) Jun 26, 2007Four US senators urged the government Tuesday to start a recall of some 450,000 Chinese-made auto tires after a distributor said they may contain safety defects. The lawmakers sent a letter to President George W. Bush urging the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) "to take immediate steps to recall these defective tires," a joint statement from the senators said. The let ... more MIT Tool Determines Landslide Risk In Tropics 
Cambridge MA (SPX) Jun 27, 2007Engineers at MIT have devised a simple yet effective system for determining an area's landslide risk, a tool that could help planners improve building codes, determine zoning and strengthen mitigation measures in mountainous tropical regions frequently hit by typhoons. Devised originally for Baguio City, Philippines--a city that averages five typhoons annually and holds the world record fo ... more Canadian Oil Sands Going Nuclear 
Fort Mcmurray, Canada (AFP) June 26, 2007Petroleum companies are eyeing nuclear power to feed burgeoning oil production in Canada's oil patch, pitting ecologists against ecologists unable to agree on its climate change impact. Squeezing one barrel of oil from the Athabasca, Peace River and Cold Lake Oil Sands in western Canada requires twice as much energy as pumping it from a conventional well, according to the industry, or three time ... more |
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Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jun 27, 2007The Russian government is making efforts to regain control of its energy resources. Last week, BP's Russian subsidiary, TNK-BP, sold the rich Kovykta gas deposit in the Irkutsk Region in Eastern Siberia, one of the largest in the world, to Russia's Gazprom. Foreign investors are taking the news with reserved optimism, because the Kovykta license could have been revoked without any compensation a ... more Co2 Burial Could Help Extract Methane From Old Coal Mines 
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jun 27, 2007Deep coal seams that are not commercially viable for coal production could be used for permanent underground storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) generated by human activities, thus avoiding atmospheric release, according to two studies published in Inderscience's International Journal of Environment and Pollution. An added benefit of storing CO2 in this way is that additional useful methane will be ... more Biotech Breakthrough Could End Biodiesel Glycerin Glut 
Houston TX (SPX) Jun 27, 2007With U.S. biodiesel production at an all-time high and a record number of new biodiesel plants under construction, the industry is facing an impending crisis over waste glycerin, the major byproduct of biodiesel production. New findings from Rice University suggest a possible answer in the form of a bacterium that ferments glycerin and produces ethanol, another popular biofuel. "We identif ... more France Supports Cap On Airline Carbon Emissions 
Paris (AFP) June 26, 2007French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Tuesday he supported calls to set ceilings on carbon dioxide emissions from airlines, arguing that their ecological imprint could no longer be ignored. The European Union is considering plans to limit carbon emissions from airlines from 2011 to step up the fight against global warming, but the proposal has run into opposition from the United States. "I ... more
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