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Africa Starts To Gear Up For Biofuels Dakar (AFP) Jul 29, 2007 
Faced with mounting energy crises, many African nations in recent years have zealously launched projects to produce cheaper biofuels, but few have gained steam. One fervent advocate of biofuels, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, said during a trip to Brazil, a leading ethanol supplier, that biofuels would set in motion "a new revolution in Africa." Wade boasted that the African continent was ... read more
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German Opposition To French-Libyan Nuclear Deal Unabated
Berlin (AFP) Jul 30, 2007German opposition mounted Saturday to French President Nicolas Sarkozy's new venture on the world stage in agreeing to build a nuclear reactor in Libya, despite efforts by Paris to reassure Berlin. The French government on Friday had sought to allay German fears of "recklessness" by assuring Berlin that all guarantees had been taken with regard to nuclear non-proliferation. The French-Libyan acc ... more SE Asia Mulls Tougher Nuclear Rules 
Manila (AFP) Jul 30, 2007Southeast Asian nations will look at toughening security rules for atomic energy when they meet next week to review a treaty on keeping nuclear weapons out of the region, diplomats said Saturday. With several countries looking at nuclear power to meet their energy needs, the 10-member ASEAN bloc wants to ensure atomic material and technology does not get used for non-peaceful ends, they said. ... more China To Step Up Energy Efficiency Drive 
Beijing (AFP) Jul 28, 2007China has announced plans to double spending on improving energy efficiency and slashing pollution, in an effort to combat its dismal environmental record. The government will spend an extra 10 billion yuan (1.33 billion US dollars) on reducing energy use and cutting pollution, according to a statement from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the state body responsible for eco ... more Schwarzenegger Nears 60 In Top Political Form 
Los Angeles (AFP) Jul 27, 2007Arnold Schwarzenegger, who once flexed his muscles as Mr. Universe and as an action-film hero, turns 60 Monday as the respected and popular governor of the most-populous US state. The "governator" of California, who played the robotic killing machine in the "Terminator," has become a charismatic leader whose work against global warming has drawn the interest of world dignitaries. First ele ... more Toyota To Test Electric Plug-In Hybrid Prius Cars 
San Francisco (AFP) Jul 27, 2007Toyota announced this week a partnership with the University of California to road test two plug-in hybrid cars, a step toward getting the fuel-efficient vehicles to consumers. The study to be launched this fall will be the first time a major automaker puts the experimental cars on US roads. UC Berkeley will analyze the behavior of the drivers, and UC Irvine will study air quality and energy use ... more |
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San Jose CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2007San Jose Unified School District announced that it has entered into a unique partnership with Chevron Energy Solutions and Bank of America to establish what is believed to be the largest solar power and energy-efficient facilities program in K-12 education in the United States. The program, which includes installation of five megawatts of solar power, is expected to provide the following benefit ... more TrendSetter Introduces New Solar Tank Product The PiggyBack System 
Fairhaven CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2007TrendSetter Solar Products has announced the introduction of its new Solar Tank Product, named the "PiggyBack", for the fact that a traditional hot water heater sits on top of this new solar hot water tank and works by circulating solar heated water into the traditional hot water heater. This new tank has several key advantages over the standard TrendSetter residential systems and will prove to ... more XsunX To Offer Solar Module Production Capacity To Solar System Integrators 
Aliso Viejo CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2007XsunX plans for the build-out of a 100MW thin-film solar module production facility are proceeding on schedule, both internally and with its equipment vendors. Site selection is underway, engineering is scheduled to begin at the end of this month, and the first phase of system production is slated to begin later this year. Given this continued progress, XsunX is now preparing to launch mar ... more United Solar Ovonic Signs 108 Million Dollar Photovoltaic Deal With Advanced Green Technologies 
Auburn Hills MI (SPX) Jul 30, 2007United Solar Ovonic, a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices has announced that it has signed a three-year distributor agreement with Advanced Green Technologies for $108 Million of Photovoltaic (PV) products. A unit of Advanced Roofing, Advanced Green Technologies is offering sustainable building integrated solutions and renewable energy products for commercial and residential r ... more |
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Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Jul 30, 2007The University of South Florida, in partnership with Progress Energy Florida, has purchased two 5kW x 4hr VRB Energy Storage Systems from VRB Power Systems tha will be integrated with a solar project on the St. Petersburg campus of the University of South Florida. This project is aimed at evaluating the storage of intermittent solar photovoltaic energy and utilizing that energy at a time of maxi ... more Europe Drums Diplomatic Beat As US Looks On 
Washington (AFP) July 29, 2007Europe under a new generation of leaders is taking a more muscular role in diplomacy while the enfeebled US administration struggles with Iraq, foreign-policy experts say. Britain, France and Germany are all now under new leadership compared to four years ago, when the United States plunged transatlantic relations into their worst crisis for decades with its invasion of Iraq. "You look at ... more Researcher Studies Proteins That Make Rice Flourish 
Fayetteville AR (SPX) Jul 27, 2007A University of Arkansas graduate student is helping rice farmers grow better crops by studying the plant at its most fundamental molecular level. Cell and molecular biology major Tameka Bailey's research focuses on a certain type of proteins and the molecular mechanisms that trigger rice's response to stressful conditions, such as drought, high salinity or a biological disease called rice blast ... more Climate Change Sucks Water From China's Two Longest Rivers 
Beijing (Xinhua) Jul 27, 2007Climate change linked to the contraction of wetlands at the source of China's two longest rivers, the Yangtze and the Yellow River, has reduced the volume of water flowing in the rivers, said Chinese scientists. Scientists from the Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) studied changes over the past 40 years to the wetlands on the cold Qinghai-T ... more
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