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300 Miles Per Gallon! Aptera Motors Unveils Ultra Efficient All-Electric and Plug-In Hybrid Carlsbad CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2007 
Electric Vehicles for Under $30K! Today, Aptera officially unveiled two vehicles that could change the future of automotive design. Aptera's Typ-1 is a radically different vehicle designed to marry advanced aerodynamics with light-weight composite technology creating an incredibly powerful, yet extremely safe vehicle that is a joy to drive -- even for the most performance-minded individuals.
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SE Asian leaders back nuclear energy
Singapore (AFP) Nov 20, 2007Southeast Asian leaders offered their backing Tuesday for the use of nuclear energy despite concerns over safety in a region prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. In a declaration on the environment issued at the end of annual talks, they also agreed to work on an "aspirational goal" to increase the region's forest cover by at least 10 million hectares (24.7 mllion acres) by 2020. ... more HelioVolt Adds Two Board Members To Support Commercial Expansion 
Austin TX (SPX) Nov 20, 2007Maladin Principal and Sequel Partner Join Solar Thin Film Leader's Board of Directors. HelioVolt Corporation, a producer of highly-efficient thin film solar products, today announced two key additions to the company's Board of Directors. E. Kenneth Pentimonti, principal at Paladin Capital and Ronald D. Bernal, partner at Sequel Venture Partners, join the board as HelioVolt moves to commercial a ... more Suntech Announces Short-Term and Long-Term Silicon Wafer Supply Agreements 
San Francisco CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2007Suntech Power Holdings announced it has signed two agreements with a major Korean conglomerate to purchase silicon wafers. The first agreement provides for the supply of silicon wafers over a one and a half year period beginning in January 2008 at a fixed price on a take or pay basis. The second agreement provides for the supply of predetermined volumes of silicon wafers over a seven-year ... more Honda Debuts All-New FCX Clarity Advanced Fuel Cell Vehicle 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2007Honda has unveiled the FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show, announcing plans to begin limited retail marketing of the vehicle in summer 2008. The FCX Clarity is a next-generation, zero-emissions, hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicle based on the entirely-new Honda V Flow fuel cell platform, and powered by the highly compact, efficient and powerful Honda V Flow fuel cell stac ... more Analysis: Swiss uranium for Iran 
Berlin (UPI) Nov 20, 2007 Is the proposal to have Iran enrich uranium in Switzerland a way out of the international crisis sparked by Tehran's nuclear program? Most experts don't think so, but the Swiss may be of other help. On Nov. 18, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for the first time signaled he may be ready to have uranium enriched outside Iran. Ahmadinejad said he would consider a plan proposed ... more |
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Santa Clara CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2007Applied Materials announced an agreement to acquire Baccini S.p.A., a leading supplier of automated metallization and test systems for manufacturing crystalline silicon (c-Si) photovoltaic (PV) cells. This integrated equipment set addresses critical processing steps in c-Si solar cell production that significantly affect solar cell efficiency and yield, while enabling the use of ultrathin silico ... more Solar Shines As The Greenest Hotel In America Opens In Greensboro 
Greensboro NC (SPX) Nov 20, 2007Proximity Hotel provides comfortable luxury as it goes for LEED Platinum Certification. Built to use 40% less energy and 30% less water than a comparable hotel, the just opened Proximity Hotel offers a glimpse of the future while celebrating the past. Sustainable practices, custom-designed furnishings, commissioned art and innovative design await guests in every corner of the 147-room luxury hot ... more Oil prices hit record highs amid dollar weakness 
New York (AFP) Nov 20, 2007World oil prices soared to new records Tuesday, breaching 98 dollars a barrel in New York, amid supply concerns and as the US dollar continued to weaken against other major currencies. New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for January delivery, soared 3.39 dollars to close at 98.03 dollars per barrel. Prices in New York hit an all-time high of 98.62 dollars on November ... more IAEA confirms talks with India atomic chief Wednesday 
Vienna (AFP) Nov 20, 2007The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed Tuesday that India's atomic energy commission chief Anil Kakodkar would meet with the UN watchdog's director general Mohamed ElBaradei in Vienna this week. But the IAEA said it was not yet in position to reveal what the two men would discuss or how long the talks would last. "Dr ElBaradei and Dr Kakodkar will meet tomorrow (Wednesday)," IA ... more |
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Exeter UK (SPX) Nov 20, 2007The flood believed to be behind the Noah's Ark myth kick-started European agriculture, according to new research by the Universities of Exeter, UK and Wollongong, Australia. Published in the journal Quaternary Science Reviews, the research paper assesses the impact of the collapse of the North American (Laurentide) Ice Sheet, 8000 years ago. The results indicate a catastrophic rise in global sea ... more BHP-Rio merger could create monopoly: Chinese body 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 19, 2007Resource-hungry China fears a proposed merger between Australian mining giant BHP Billiton and British-based Rio Tinto would create an iron-ore monopoly, the China Iron and Steel Association said Monday. "The merger is not good for global steel companies," the association said. "Iron-ore production over-concentration will not be helpful for the long-term development of normal trade." Ear ... more Tsunami-Recording In The Deep Sea 
Bremerhaven, Germany (SPX) Nov 20, 2007In order to extend alert times and avoid false alarms, a new seafloor pressure recording system has been designed to detect tsunamis shortly after their development in the open ocean. The project is directed by scientists of the working group 'Marine Observation Systems' at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, part of the Helmholtz Association. Successful testing of the re ... more Brazilian CO2 pollution outstripping economic growth: study 
Sao Paulo (AFP) Nov 19, 2007The increase in CO2 pollution Brazil spewed out between 1994 and 2005 surpassed the rate of its economic growth, a study published Monday in the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper said. Carbon dioxide output over that period grew 45 percent, the report by the Economy and Energy Institute said. The annual increase in the greenhouse gas production was 3.4 percent -- higher than the 2.6 percent y ... more
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