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Trina Solar Casts Jumbo Multicrystalline Ingot Changzhou, China (SPX) Nov 01, 2007 
Trina Solar announced that it became the first global solar PV module manufacturer to cast a multicrystalline ingot using GT Solar's advanced DSS 450 furnace. This was achieved in connection with the commercial launch of Trina Solar's new multicrystalline module line.
The "jumbo" ingot is the result of Trina Solar's contract with GT Solar Incorporated, which supplies Trina Solar with DSS 4 ... read more
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EI Solutions Powers On The Largest Solar Facility In The Pacific Northwest
San Rafael CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2007EI Solutions completed construction on the main portion of the Pacific Northwest�s largest solar-powered generating facility for Puget Sound Energy, a utility subsidiary of Puget Energy. The 2,408 newly installed solar panels can now generate up to 450 kilowatts (kw) of power. The new solar-powered generating facility is located adjacent to the utility�s Wild Horse wind-power facility in c ... more Analysis: U.S. OK's Saddam law oil deals 
Washington (UPI) Oct 31, 2007 The U.S. State Department says an oil law implemented under Saddam Hussein is good enough for Iraq's national government to sign oil deals, though it would prefer a new national law -- mired in controversy and far from approved -- to be used instead. The new position is a shift for the U.S. government, or at least a nuance in its stance, which has pressed hard for a new hydrocarbons leg ... more Japan nuclear operator sees red after quake 
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 31, 2007TEPCO, the world's biggest private electricity supplier, said Wednesday it expected to go into the red this year for the first time in nearly three decades after an earthquake shut down a nuclear plant. Tokyo Electric Power Co. said net profit plunged 88 percent year-on-year in the first six months to 21.1 billion yen (185.21 million dollars). The world's largest nuclear plant, operated ... more Business Week Article Ignores Green Economics Says Texas A and M Energy Economist 
College Station TX (SPX) Nov 01, 2007The current BusinessWeek article "Little Green Lies" questions the notion that saving energy and going green can be profitable. In the mea culpa piece, an Aspen environmental executive complains in a "confessional mood" that he succeeded in doing "sexy" projects but finds it almost impossible to "green" his company, Aspen Skiing Company. "Whatever disappointing results Aspen Skiing Company ... more China to raise price of fuel: report 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 31, 2007China will raise the prices of gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel by 500 yuan (67 dollars) per ton, China's economic planner announced on Wednesday, according to state media. The nearly 10 percent increase, which takes effect November 1, was made to narrow the gap between soaring international crude and domestic oil prices, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing the National Developmen ... more |
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Boston MA (SPX) Oct 31, 2007In a feat that seems like something out of a microscopic version of Star Trek, MIT researchers have found a way to use a "tractor beam" of light to pick up, hold, and move around individual cells and other objects on the surface of a microchip. The new technology could become an important tool for both biological research and materials research, say Matthew J. Lang and David C. Appleyard, whose ... more Acoustic Sensor Being Developed In New Anechoic Chamber 
Tuscaloosa AL (SPX) Oct 31, 2007The University of Alabama College of Engineering is developing a new acoustic sensor to be tested in UA's new hemi-anechoic chamber. This new sensor could one day be used to help locate individuals trapped in collapsed buildings, such as after natural or man-made disasters. Typically, multiple microphones are used to measure the location of an acoustic source, but this project is aimed at ... more Drought slashes Australian wheat crop 
Sydney (AFP) Oct 30, 2007Australia's wheat, barley and canola winter crops were again revised lower Tuesday due to the severity of the long-running drought, the country's official forecaster said. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics said the winter wheat crop for 2007/08 would drop from the September estimate of 15.5 million tonnes to 12.1 tonnes due to a lack of drenching rains. Barley ... more Fuel Cells Gearing Up To Power Auto Industry 
Houston TX (SPX) Oct 31, 2007The average price for all types of gasoline is holding steady around $2.95 per gallon nationwide, but the pain at the pump might be short-lived as research from the University of Houston may eliminate one of the biggest hurdles to the wide-scale production of fuel cell-powered vehicles. Peter Strasser, an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, led the research team i ... more |
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Ottawa (AFP) Oct 30, 2007A decade-old plan to introduce sustainable development strategies and green thinking into the Canadian government's daily work has failed miserably, the environment commissioner said Tuesday. The 1997 plan "to encourage government departments to green their policies and programs" has become a "major disappointment," said environment commissioner Ron Thompson, releasing his annual audit. ... more PetroChina's domestic listing breaks record 
Shanghai (AFP) Oct 30, 2007PetroChina said Tuesday it had raised nearly nine billion dollars in the nation's largest initial public offering amid a continuing boom in China's stock market. Asia's biggest oil and gas producer said it had raised 66.8 billion yuan (8.9 billion dollars) in China's largest ever initial public offering (IPO). The figure eclipses the record of China's top coal company, Shenhua Energy, wh ... more Singapore launches fund to for clean energy research 
Singapore (AFP) Oct 30, 2007The government said Tuesday it has earmarked 50 million Singapore dollars (34.5 million US) to fund research on clean energy, such as solar power, over the next five years. Under the programme, Singapore-based local and foreign research and development organisations, public sector agencies, private firms and non-profit research laboratories are encouraged to bid competitively for funding. ... more Collaboration To Unlock Gas Reserves 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 31, 2007An A$11 million collaboration to unlock stranded offshore oil and gas reserves through improved subsea pipeline design will be launched today in Perth. The Wealth from Oceans National Research Flagship's Collaboration Cluster on Subsea Pipelines (CCSP) unites the research capabilities of The University of Western Australia, Curtin University of Technology, The University of Queensland, Monash Un ... more
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