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Innovation Is Essential To Increasing Energy Efficiency And Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Bali, Indonesia (SPX) Dec 14, 2007 
Innovations will be essential to increasing the energy efficiency of buildings and transportation to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, DuPont Greater China President Doug Muzyka told participants at the Bali Global Business Day at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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Asian datacenter energy use to double by 2010: study
Bangalore, India (AFP) Dec 13, 2007Energy use by datacenters in the Asia-Pacific is set to double from 2005 to 2010 as growth in the region's consumption outpaces the rest of the world's, said a study released Thursday. The region excluding Japan will require electricity equal to output from two new 1,000-megawatt power plants by 2010 to run datacenters, which house computer systems, and telecommunications, storage and coolin ... more Bulgaria forced to import electricity after semi-closure of nuclear plant 
Sofia (AFP) Dec 13, 2007Bulgaria will be forced to import electricity soon as it is experiencing energy shortages after partially closing its only nuclear power plant at Kozloduy last year, the daily Trud reported Thursday. "Bulgaria, which only a year ago was a major electricity exporter in the Balkans, will have to start importing electricity in January 2008," Trud commented. According to an official repor ... more Iran, Russia resolve problems on nuclear station: Moscow 
Moscow (AFP) Dec 13, 2007Iran and Russia have resolved all disputes holding up construction of the Islamic republic's first nuclear power station at Bushehr, the head of the Russian contractor said on Thursday. "The difficulties with the Iranian client are resolved and we have an agreement on the timetable for construction," said the head of the Atomstroiexport company, Sergei Shmatko, at a briefing with journalists ... more Russian atomic power chief hails new plant in China 
Moscow (AFP) Dec 13, 2007Russia and China will inaugurate an atomic power station in Jiangsu province on December 20, as Moscow steps up construction of such stations worldwide, a top Russian official said Thursday. The head of Russian atomic power station contractor Atomstroiexport, Sergei Shmatko, told journalists Russia was shaking off the stigma attached to its nuclear industry after the Soviet-era Chernobyl nuc ... more Experiments Reveal Unexpected Activity Of Fuel Cell Catalysts 
Upton NY (SPX) Dec 14, 2007Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have unveiled important details about a class of catalysts that could help improve the performance of fuel cells. With the goal of producing "clean" hydrogen for fuel cell reactions in mind, the researchers determined why two next-generation catalysts including gold, cerium, titanium, and oxygen nanomaterials exhibit v ... more |
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Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Dec 14, 2007NASA and Florida Power and Light, also known as FPL, are studying potential renewable energy projects that would be done at Kennedy Space Center. Kennedy and FPL managers signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday at the space center that establishes the framework for determining how technically and financially possible it would be to carry out various 'green power' plans. "Kennedy Spac ... more Two New Landfill Gas-to-Energy Facilities Commence Operation In Virginia 
Phoenix AZ (SPX) Dec 14, 2007Allied Waste Industries announced the commencement of operations of its two newest landfill gas-to-energy facilities, both located in Virginia. The Brunswick County Landfill in Lawrenceville, Virginia is an 8-megawatt generating facility that has been developed with Richmond, Virginia-based Ingenco, which builds, owns and operates distributed generation facilities. The Brunswick County facility, ... more Analysis: Nigeria to honor Cameroon ruling 
Miami (UPI) Dec 13, 2007 Nigeria has agreed to honor an International Court of Justice ruling to hand over the potentially resource-rich Bakassi Peninsula to neighboring Cameroon. Speaking before the Senate this week, Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua told lawmakers the country would implement the ICJ ruling in the coming year. "Having submitted to the jurisdiction of the ICJ, Nigeria became duty bound ... more Brain Stem Cells Sensitive To Space Radiation 
Gainesville FL (SPX) Dec 13, 2007Measures to protect astronauts from health risks caused by space radiation will be important during extended missions to the moon or Mars, say researchers in a paper currently online in Experimental Neurology. Using a mouse model designed to reveal even slight changes in brain cell populations, scientists found radiation appeared to target a type of stem cell in an area of the brain believed to ... more |
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Canberra, Australia (SPX) Dec 13, 2007A new research project in the Burdekin region of Queensland is investigating what influences the region's graziers to adopt new techniques and practices. The joint project between CSIRO, James Cook University and Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) aims to assist graziers to take advantage of advances related to livestock production. "The rate of uptake of new ideas and technical advances a ... more Wind Turbines Produce Green Energy - And Airflow Mysteries 
Baltimore MD (SPX) Dec 13, 2007Using smoke, laser light, model airplane propellers and a campus wind tunnel, a team led by Johns Hopkins University researchers is trying to solve the airflow mysteries that surround wind turbines, an increasingly popular source of "green" energy. The National Science Foundation recently awarded the team a three-year, $321,000 grant to support the project. The rise in oil prices and a gro ... more Truck-Safe Bamboo Bridge Opens In China 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2007In China bamboo is used for furniture, artwork, building scaffolding, panels for concrete casting and now, truck bridges. Yan Xiao, a professor at the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering is the designer of a new span in the village of Leiyang, Hunan Province, which formally opens for traffic December 12. Made from pre-fabricated structural elements, the bridge w ... more Fuel Cells Help Make Noisy, Hot Generators A Thing Of The Past 
Richland WA (SPX) Dec 13, 2007Two core technologies developed at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - a fuel desulfurization system and a fuel reforming system - were instrumental in the demonstration of an electric power system operating on JP-8, a fuel commonly used in military operations. Portable fuel cell power units are quieter, more efficient and have lower emissions than standard d ... more
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