Using Supercomputers To Make Safer Nuclear Reactors
Troy NY (SPX) Nov 05, 2007
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is leading a $3 million research project that will pair two of the world's most powerful supercomputers to boost the safety and reliability of next-generation nuclear power reactors. The three-year project, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, will call upon a diverse team of researchers and institutions to create highly detailed computer models of a new prop ... read more
PetroChina to debut Monday in Shanghai
Shanghai (AFP) Nov 2, 2007
PetroChina said Friday it will begin trade on the Shanghai bourse on November 5 after raising nearly nine billion dollars in the nation's largest ever initial public offering (IPO).
China's biggest oil and gas producer said three billion shares of the retail portion of the issue, which are not subject to lock-up periods, will start trading Monday, according to a statement with the Shanghai S ... more
Egypt seeks to head table of 'Arab nuclear family'
Cairo (AFP) Nov 3, 2007
Egypt has emerged at the forefront of a new push by Arab nations to build nuclear power plants in the volatile Middle East even as the West is locked in a standoff with Iran over its atomic drive.
President Hosni Mubarak announced on Tuesday that Egypt planned to construct a series of nuclear power plants, relaunching a programme shelved 20 years ago following the Chernobyl disaster.
Egy ... more
Nuclear power a way to cut EU reliance on outside suppliers: Estonia
Tallinn (AFP) Nov 2, 2007
EU members should use nuclear power as a tool to reduce reliance on outside energy suppliers, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet said Friday, amid concern over Russia's political use of its market clout.
"EU countries should consider using more nuclear power to decrease their dependence on third countries," Paet told reporters during a visit to Estonia by Jean-Pierre Jouyet, European affai ... more
US military spurs robot car creations with big money race
Victorville, California (AFP) Nov 3, 2007
Robotic cars competed Saturday in a high-stakes race organized by the US military, which hopes to make driverless vehicles weapons on urban battlefields by 2015.
The competition was staged at an unused military based in Victorville, a California town 120 kilometers (75 miles) northeast of Los Angeles, and promises a first-place prize of two million dollars.
Cars and trucks with electroni ... more
Gates to raise US concerns about military transparency in China
Washington (AFP) Nov 1, 2007
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday he will raise US concerns about the lack of transparency surrounding China's military programs when he meets with Chinese leaders next week.
Gates will visit China, South Korea and Japan in his first trip to northeast Asia as US defense secretary.
Asked at a news conference whether he considered China a military threat, Gates said he did no ... more
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WATER WORLD
Suburban murder over water shocks Australia
FROTH AND BUBBLE
US Faces Burning Emissions Issue
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Northrop Grumman Wins Two Contracts For AN/APN-241 Radar Program
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One third of Europe's freshwater fish face extinction: IUCN
Geneva (AFP) Nov 1, 2007
More than one third of European freshwater fish species are threatened with extinction, according to a study released by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) on Thursday.
Twelve of the 522 species are already extinct, mainly due to population growth and the accompanying use of water, pollution and overfishing over the past 100 years, the IUCN said in a statement.
"With 200 fish species in ... more
Triage Study Challenges Notions of Emergency Medical Response To Disaster
New York NY (SPX) Nov 02, 2007
In the face of terrorism and catastrophic natural disasters, modern regional trauma systems that improve survival for critically injured patients are more vital than ever. Yet many fundamental assumptions underlying these systems-such as the notion that it is imperative to send the sickest patients to the hospital first-have rarely been subjected to rigorous scientific scrutiny. Now, for the fir ... more
Oil crisis exercise bares US 'impotence'
Washington (AFP) Nov 1, 2007
It's August 2009, oil prices have topped 150 dollars a barrel and a secret uranium plant has been detected in Iran.
Tehran and Caracas are slashing oil exports by 700,000 barrels to punish the west for sanctions, and the US military is ready to move its entire Pacific fleet into the Middle East to counter threats.
It may be tomorrow's headlines, but on Thursday a high-powered panel of Wa ... more
The Healing Power Of Green
Redwood City CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2007
Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Kaiser Permanente, the nation's largest not-for-profit health plan, will today celebrate significant energy efficiency upgrades and solar installations the healthcare provider has implemented across Northern and Central California to reduce its energy use at a check presentation event in Redwood City.
The improvements will not only dramatically cut the ... more
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ENERGY TECH
Industry welcomes fuel price hikes in China, but tensions remain
ENERGY TECH
CSIRO And Queensland Government To Workshop Smart Exploration Techniques
ENERGY TECH
Green500 List To Put Supercomputing On A Diet
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ENSR Provides Environmental Permitting For Major New Solar Energy Projects In California
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2007
ENSR is providing environmental permitting and licensing support for four major solar energy projects in southern California. ENSR, part of AECOM, is a leading global environmental services firm. To help secure the environmental permits for these important new energy projects, ENSR evaluated the projects' potential environmental impacts on water resources, air quality, socioeconomic conditions, ... more
Russia-led pipeline consortium rejects environment criticism
Moscow (AFP) Nov 1, 2007
A Russian-led consortium planning to build a gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea on Thursday rejected criticism of the project from Sweden's environment minister.
The Nord Stream consortium is seeking Sweden's approval of the pipeline route between Russia and Germany since part of the line would run through Swedish waters.
The proposed route "is the best solution in terms of technical, ec ... more
WorldWater And Solar Technologies Signs Full Merger Agreement With ENTECH
Ewing NJ (SPX) Nov 01, 2007
WorldWater and Solar Technologies Corp., developer and marketer of proprietary high-power solar systems, and ENTECH, Inc. of Keller, Texas, a high- tech supplier of solar technology to NASA for space operations, announced today the execution of an Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which ENTECH will merge with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of WorldWater.
Under the terms of the A ... more
Automakers trying to turn gas-guzzlers green
Las Vegas, Nevada (AFP) Oct 31, 2007
Whether it's a Hummer that runs on vegetable oil or a hydrogen-powered car capable of breakneck speeds, mechanics are increasingly looking at ways of developing eco-friendly cars that retain the macho appeal of gas-guzzlers, experts say.
For the overwhelming majority of cars and trucks on display at the SEMA car accessories show in Las Vegas this week, fuel consumption and environmental cons ... more
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SOLAR DAILY
ICP Solar To launch New Coleman Solar Chargers With Cabela's
SOLAR DAILY
Yingli Green Energy And Xinguang Agree To Polysilicon Pricing for 2008
SOLAR DAILY
Sharp Delivers Solar Electricity Systems To New Clarum Homes Community
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