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EU New Policy Plan Targets Energy Giants Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Sep 20, 2007 
The European Commission proposed a new energy policy package on Wednesday, seeking to split European energy giants and curb foreign takeovers in an effort to boost competition and ensure security of supply. "An open and fair internal energy market is essential to ensure that the European Union (EU) can rise to the challenges of climate change, increased import dependence and global competitivene ... read more
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Cathay Pacific chief hits out at anti-aviation critics
Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 19, 2007The chief executive of Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific said Wednesday the aviation industry had been unfairly demonised for its role in climate change, and that a more rational debate was required. Tony Tyler said perspective needed was about the size of the airline industry's emission of greenhouse gases, which are blamed for global climate change. "I get really fed up with things that ... more Indian stalemate continues on US nuclear deal 
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 19, 2007India's ruling Congress party held a new round of tense talks Wednesday with its communist allies, who are trying to block a nuclear energy deal with the United States, its leaders said. The discussions, however, remained inconclusive, with the two sides agreeing to continue talks next month. "The discussions were constructive and will continue at the next meeting of the committee," Fore ... more Analysis: Venezuela, Russia team up on oil 
Miami (UPI) Sep 19, 2007 PDVSA is teaming up with Russia's Lukoil to build a refinery in Venezuela pending a thorough exploration of a block in the oil-rich Orinoco Reserve the two nations agreed to develop jointly. Lukoil officials said Tuesday "the contract has been finalized and is waiting to be signed," Russia's Itar-Tass news agency reported. However, the agreement won't be signed by Lukoil, Russia ... more Lives, energy supply at risk from 'denials of shipment': IAEA 
Vienna (AFP) Sept 19, 2007Shipping companies and airlines that refuse to carry any sort of radioactive material are putting lives at stake, a top official from the UN's atomic watchdog said Wednesday. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is concerned about the growing trend and has set up a special steering committee to draw up an action plan to combat it, committee chairman Jack Edlow told reporters. "P ... more CAR criticizes Areva uranium mine deal 
Bangui (AFP) Sept 19, 2007The Central African Republic criticized Wednesday French nuclear group Areva's purchase of a uranium mining operation in the country's east. In July, Areva completed the purchase of Canadian uranium producer UraMin, with operations in South Africa, Namibia and in Bakouma in the Central African Republic. "This operation is irregular concerning Central African Republic legal arrangements a ... more |
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Aliso Viejo CA (SPX) Sep 20, 2007XsunX, a company developing and commercializing innovative new thin film photovoltaic (TFPV) solar cell technologies, will be exhibiting at the Solar Power 2007 Conference and Trade Show in Long Beach, California from September 25-27. The Company will be presenting its plans for the build-out of 100MW of solar module production capacity, and sharing details with solar system integrators of its ... more Constellation Energy Projects And Services Group To Construct Large-Scale Solar Power System For GM 
Baltimore MD (SPX) Sep 20, 2007Constellation Energy reports that its subsidiary, Constellation Energy Projects and Services Group (CEPS), has signed an agreement with General Motors Corporation to construct a solar power system that will generate approximately 870 kw of power and supply nearly half of the power requirements at GM's 300,000-square-foot Service and Parts Operations warehouse in Fontana, Calif. Constellation En ... more GE To Make Strategic Investment In Emerging Solar Technology Company 
Atlanta GA (SPX) Sep 20, 2007GE Energy have announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire a minority equity interest in PrimeStar Solar, Inc., an emerging solar thin-film technology and manufacturing company. PrimeStar Solar, headquartered in Golden, Colo., was formed in June 2006 to develop and commercialize thin-film photovoltaic modules. The company has 31 employees, including a core management team with more tha ... more Ascent Solar And Hydro Building Systems To Launch Brise Soleil Product Line 
Littleton CO (SPX) Sep 20, 2007Ascent Solar Technologies and Hydro Building Systems, a division of Norsk Hydro, have announced plans for the development of a new Brise Soleil product line incorporating thin film flexible solar modules manufactured by Ascent Solar. A variety of designs and prototypes for the new product line are planned to be introduced to the market in November 2007 at the BATIMAT international building expos ... more |
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 20, 2007EcoManiacal Productions has signed an exclusive deal with Target Entertainment for the rights to the international sale and distribution of two of EcoManiacal's premiere projects, ULTIMATE GREEN MACHINES and FINDING GREEN. The announcement was made today by EcoManiacal's President and Founder, Rick Underhill. "Our goal was to align our product and our mes ... more United Solar Ovonic Signs Agreement With EDF Energies Nouvelles For Supply Of Up To 30 MW Of PVC Laminates 
Auburn Hills MI (SPX) Sep 20, 2007United Solar Ovonic has announced that it has signed an 18-month agreement with EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN) for the supply of 12 MW, with an option to buy an additional 18 MW, of UNI-SOLAR thin-film photovoltaic (PV) laminates to be used for large-scale installations on industrial and commercial buildings. Headquartered in Paris, France, EDF EN will use UNI-SOLAR laminates to develop its pho ... more Increase In Atmospheric Moisture Tied To Human Activities 
Livermore CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2007Observations and climate model results confirm that human-induced warming of the planet is having a pronounced effect on the atmosphere's total moisture content. Those are the findings of a new study appearing in the Sept. 17 online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "When you heat the planet, you increase the ability of the atmosphere to hold moisture," said ... more Research Overturns Accepted Notion Of Neutron's Electrical Properties 
Seattle WA (SPX) Sep 19, 2007For two generations of physicists, it has been a standard belief that the neutron, an electrically neutral elementary particle and a primary component of an atom, actually carries a positive charge at its center and an offsetting negative charge at its outer edge. The notion was first put forth in 1947 by Enrico Fermi, a Nobel laureate noted for his role in developing the first nuclear reactor. ... more
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