Russian Oil Export Duty Could Rise To 250 Dollars Per Ton
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 28, 2007
Duty on Russian oil exports could rise by up to $26, reaching $248-250 per metric ton as of October 1, in keeping with world market trends, a Finance Ministry official said Monday. The Russian government adjusts export duty on crude and petroleum products every two months, depending on changes in the Urals blend price on world markets. "The average oil price monitored from July to August 2 ... read more
Russia's Stroytransgaz Completes Gas Pipeline In Greece
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 28, 2007
Russian pipeline-building company Stroytransgaz said Monday it had finished constructing a short natural gas pipe section in Greece, which extends an existing route from Alexandroupolis to Turkey. The new 53.7-kilometer (33-mile) section runs northwest from the city to Komotini. The new addition is a continuation of a pipeline built by Stroytransgaz in 1996-2000, and provides a link between the ... more
China's CNPC To Fund Cross-Country Gas Pipeline From Central Asia
Beijing (RIA Novosti) Aug 28, 2007
The China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) will finance the construction of a pipeline across the country, to supply Central Asian gas to China's south and east, the company said Monday. The state-owned giant, China's largest oil and gas producer, said the Second West-East Pipeline Project had been approved by the Chinese government, and that CNPC would be the sole investor ... more
XsunX Solar Module Production Pre-Sales Building Momentum
Aliso Viejo CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2007
XsunX sees building interest for its solar modules currently being offered on a pre-production basis. "Our product is a thin-film amorphous solar module on a glass panel and targets what we believe to be an ideal spot in the market. What we are seeing is a growing demand for modules delivering 100 watts or more of peak power with superior climate and low light performance characteristics," state ... more
Boeing Projects 70 Billion Dollar Market For Russia And The CIS
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Aug 24, 2007
Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) will require 1,060 new airplanes worth about $70 billion over the next 20 years, according to Boeing's updated annual forecast for the commercial airplane market. The complete forecast, known as the Boeing Current Market Outlook, is available on the Boeing web. This year marks the first year that Boeing has published its forecast for ... more
Analysis: Mideast held back by cheap fuel
Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2007
Faced with high international oil and gas prices, some Middle Eastern countries are struggling to squirm out from under hugely popular, but economically crushing, energy subsidies.
Nations across the region, from Iran to Egypt, have for years been burdened with fuel subsidies that sap national budgets, cut into economic investment in other sectors and interrupt serious reforms ... more
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ENERGY TECH
Analysis: Less Russian oil for Germany
ENERGY TECH
Analysis: Is Azeri oil blessing or curse
TECH SPACE
China blames design for Mattel recalls
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China oil giants reject pollution insurance scheme
Beijing (AFP) Aug 24, 2007
China's two leading oil producers have snubbed a new policy forcing companies to buy pollution insurance, claiming insurers cannot afford the compensation, state media said Friday. China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and China Petroleum and Chemicals Corporation (Sinopec) said that large chemical firms should not be forced to buy the insurance, according to the China.com.cn website. ... more
Offshore platform tests bird-friendly lighting
The Hague (AFP) Aug 24, 2007
Dutch Petrol company NAM is testing new lighting by electronics giant Philips to improve safety for migratory birds who can get disoriented by brightly-lit offshore platforms, the companies said Friday. They said the new green-hued lighting on the platform "less distracts birds during their migration across the North Sea". Some 60 million birds cross the North Sea on their way to warmer ... more
Photon-Transistors For The Supercomputers Of The Future
Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Aug 27, 2007
Scientist from the Niels Bohr Institute at University of Copenhagen and from Harvard University have worked out a new theory which describe how the necessary transistors for the quantum computers of the future may be created. The research has just been published in the scientific journal Nature Physics. Researchers dream of quantum computers. Incredibly fast super computers which can ... more
Thin-Layer Solar Cells May Bring Cheaper Green Power
Durham UK (SPX) Aug 27, 2007
Scientists are researching new ways of harnessing the sun's rays which could eventually make it cheaper for people to use solar energy to power their homes. The experts at Durham University are developing light-absorbing materials for use in the production of thin-layer solar photovoltaic (PV) cells which are used to convert light energy into electricity. The four-year project involves ... more
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ENERGY TECH
Carnegie Mellon Researchers Look At Fossil Fuel Impacts
CIVIL NUCLEAR
India's 'Red Czar': plotting to end US nuclear deal
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Japan plant designers did not foresee strong quake
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China to kick off construction on second West-East gas pipeline in 2008
Beijing (AFP) Aug 27, 2007
China will start building its second West-East natural gas pipeline in 2008, with gas transmission to come on stream in 2010, China National Petroleum Corporation, builder of the pipeline, said Monday.
The company, China's largest oil producer and the parent of PetroChina, also announced the preliminary route plan of the pipeline, which is expected to deliver 30 billion cubic metres (1,050 b ... more
Wind turbines whip up landscape concerns on Greek islands
Athens (AFP) Aug 27, 2007
Under pressure to cut reliance on pollution-generating fossil fuels for energy production, Greece is stepping up plans to build wind farms on some of its picture-perfect islands that locals fear could scare off tourism.
Since January, a number of Aegean islands have been earmarked to host the massive, modern windmills -- islands of the sort used in the Greek tourist board's TV advertisement ... more
King wants to speed up Jordanian nuclear energy drive
Amman (AFP) Aug 26, 2007
King Abdullah II called Sunday for Jordan's drive to set up a civilian nuclear programme to be accelerated in order to wean the desert country off oil and gas imports. "Energy represents the main challenge and we must think about radical long-term solutions," the king told the supreme committee for nuclear energy strategy, according to a palace statement. ... more
Toxic Air Pollution In Urban Parking Garages Study Finds SUVs Bigger Polluters
Columbus OH (SPX) Aug 27, 2007
The pollution produced by light trucks, SUVs and minivans is only half a percent higher than that produced by conventional cars, based on a recent study. But researchers say that this tiny difference becomes enormous when considering the number of light trucks moving along the nation's highways. "That small difference becomes tremendously magnified when you consider the billions of miles ... more
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CLIMATE SCIENCE
Climate Change Goes Underground
AEROSPACE
Progress On The Hornet Capability Upgrade
ENERGY TECH
Renewable energy can save East Asia two trillion US dollars in fuel costs
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