European automakers unite in assault on mooted EU CO2 limits
Frankfurt (AFP) Sept 10, 2007
Major European automakers will join forces against an EU proposal for strict CO2 emmissions limits by 2012, sector leaders said Monday. "There is no 'great route' to reduced emissions and fuel consumption, but instead a large palette of concepts and solutions," said Matthias Wissmann of the German Automobile Federation (VDA). He spoke to media ahead of the International Motor Show ... read more
Tiny Tubes And Rods Show Promise As Catalysts
Upton NY (SPX) Sep 11, 2007
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed new ways to make or modify nanorods and nanotubes of titanium oxide, a material used in a variety of industrial and medical applications. The methods and new titanium oxide materials may lead to improved catalysts for hydrogen production, more efficient solar cells, and more protective sunscreens. ... more
Chinese 4X4 to go on show in Frankfurt amid copycat spat
Frankfurt (AFP) Sept 10, 2007
The four-wheel-drive CEO made by Chinese automaker Shuanghuan will be on display at the International Motor Show (IAA) despite a complaint by BMW that it is a copy of one of its cars, the head of China Automobile Deutschland said Monday. "Of course we are coming to the IAA, there is no question of that for us," chief executive Karl Schloessl told the WISO programme that is broadcast by ZDF ... more
Bangladesh seeks Russian help to to build nuclear power plant
Dhaka (AFP) Sept 10, 2007
Bangladesh's emergency government has sought Russian assistance to build a nuclear power plant to meet electricity shortages that have sparked riots and hit the country's economy. Foreign minister Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury raised the issue with Russian authorities during his visit last week to Moscow, foreign ministry spokesman Nazmul Qaonine said on Monday. "We have formally expressed ... more
US nuke deal protest forces Indian parliament to close early
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 11, 2007
India's parliament adjourned early Monday following the stalling of proceedings by opposition MPs protesting a controversial nuclear deal with the United States, an official said. The monsoon session of parliament, originally scheduled to sit until Friday, ended four days early, the parliament official said. The main opposition Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been ... more
Analysis: Deeper than an oil law in Iraq
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Sep 10, 2007
Both Iraq's federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government are upset by each other's efforts in reaching a deal on a national oil and gas law and have announced moves to develop the oil sector without it.
Neither has given up, however, on the hydrocarbons law, a tool that will both govern development of resources that bring in nearly all the government's revenue and allow ... more
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ENERGY TECH
Analysis: Poland's energy ambitions
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Sarkozy urges Germany to shift towards nuclear energy
SPACEMART
National Report On Space Program Recommends Missions To Study Dark Energy And Black Holes
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China's Strategic strike capability
Hong Kong (UPI) Sep 7, 2007
China has been upgrading its H-6 bombers and producing H-6K bombers in an effort to improve its aerial nuclear strategic deterrence. The subsonic speed of the H-6 and non-stealthy sorties prevented it from breaking through the air-defense networks of Russia, the United States and Japan. Fitted with D-30-P2 engines of greater thrust power, the H-6K has a greatly increased range and combat ... more
Transgenic Maize Is More Susceptible To Aphids
Neuchatel, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 10, 2007
The environmental consequences of transgenic crops are the focus of numerous investigations, such as the one published in the journal PloS ONE, which was carried out by Cristina Faria and her colleagues, under the supervision of Ted Turlings, professor in chemical ecology at the University of Neuchatel. The researchers observed that most transgenic maize lines were significantly more ... more
Auto show highlights new models and ways to cut consumption
Frankfurt (AFP) Sept 9, 2007
The world's auto industry that meets this week at the International Motor Show (IAA) is counting on innovation and new models to stand out amidst fierce competition and pressure to preserve the environment. Major carmakers are battling weaker sales in western Europe and to a lesser extent the United States, and are hobbled by high costs for raw materials, high petrol prices, and price wars ... more
Pacific power companies band together to cut fuel costs
Majuro (AFP) Sept 9, 2007
Cash-strapped electricity companies in the Pacific islands plan to join forces to cut the high fuel costs which are making it difficult for them to stay afloat, officials said. The Fiji-based Pacific Power Association is tackling the problem through a plan for joint fuel-buying to lower costs and by reducing electrical distribution losses which cost power companies huge amounts of money.
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CIVIL NUCLEAR
UN atomic agency to meet with ElBaradei urging patience
ENERGY TECH
Chinese power chief gets life for graft
ENERGY TECH
Iran admits hurt by high domestic oil consumption
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Bulgarian nuclear power plant running after repairs
Sofia (AFP) Sept 9, 2007
A 1,000-megawatt reactor at a Bulgarian nuclear power plant was Sunday reconnected to the national electricity grid after a short circuit put it out of action for a week. "Energy bloc No. 5 of NPP Kozloduy was switched back on to the country's electric energy grid at 02:04 am (2304 GMT) Sunday after repair," the plant's management said in a statement. A short circuit in the reactor's ... more
Central Asia's electricity sector
Washington (UPI) Sep 7, 2007
"Communism is Soviet power plus the electrification of the entire country." -- Vladimir Lenin (1920), "Collected Works," Vol. 31, page 516.
Despite the Soviet Union's baleful 74-year experience under communism, one of the few positive aspects of Soviet rule was Moscow's insistence from the very beginning on industrialization and its corollary, electrification. The collapse of communism ... more
Nigeria restructuring oil works
Miami (UPI) Sep 6, 2007
Nigeria has decided to break down its state-run oil company into five different entities in an effort to become more efficient and profitable, while curtailing corruption. The new entity comprising five divisions will replace the Nigerian National Petroleum Co. and replace it with the Nigerian Petroleum Co., or NPC, which according to analysts will function more like a state-owned oil ... more
Space World To Gather At IAC 2007 In Hyderabad, India
Hyderabad, India (SPX) Sep 05, 2007
The 58th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2007) takes place in Hyderabad, India from 24 -29 September 2007. This annual congress, one of the major space events of the year, brings together some 2000 international specialists, industry representatives and world leaders in the field. It provides a crossroad uniting the world's space agencies, astronautics institutes, aerospace ... more
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SUPERPOWERS
Putin sends legislation on key arms control treaty to parliament
CLIMATE SCIENCE
China leads charge against Australian climate pact
FARM NEWS
Pig Study Sheds New Light On The Colonisation Of Europe By Early Farmers
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