First US Solar Thermal Power Manufacturing Plant Lands In Nevada
Las Vegas NV (SPX) Dec 20, 2007
Ausra announced it is building the first U.S. manufacturing plant for solar thermal power systems in Las Vegas. The 130,000-square-foot, highly automated manufacturing and distribution center will produce the reflectors, towers, absorber tubes, and other key components of the company's solar thermal power plants.
Solar thermal power plants use fields of mirrors to capture the sun's power t ... read more
Bush signs bill raising auto fuel standards
Washington (AFP) Dec 19, 2007
US President George W. Bush signed a bill Wednesday that raises fuel efficiency standards for the first time since 1975 and offers sweeping support for biofuels, in a bid to cut US reliance on foreign oil.
Bush inked the legislation after the Democratic-led House of Representatives passed the legislation in a 314-100 vote on Tuesday, a week after the Senate approved the bill 86-8 following a ... more
Analysis: Venezuela helps Cuban refinery
Miami (UPI) Dec 19, 2007
A Soviet-era oil refinery in Cuba is getting back online with the help of the communist island's close regional ally and petroleum benefactor, Venezuela.
Later this week Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is scheduled to arrive in Cuba for the grand reopening of the Camilo Cienfuegos refinery, a relic of the former Soviet Union's sway over Cuba until its demise in the late 1980s.
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Russia offers to help Libya in pursuit of nuclear energy
Moscow (AFP) Dec 19, 2007
Russia offered Wednesday to help Libya in its pursuit of nuclear energy and announced a visit to the former pariah state this weekend by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, a report said.
"We are ready to help Libya realise its enduring right to attain civilian nuclear (energy)," foreign ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin said, according to the Ria Novosti news agency.
Kamynin said Lavrov wo ... more
Wind Energy Companies Flock To North America
Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Dec 20, 2007
European wind energy companies have been making a beeline for the United States, which is fast emerging as an investment hub for wind energy generators. The United States is drawing in investors from Denmark, Germany, and Spain with its increased focus on alternate energy sources, technology advances, and tax break extensions.
This has compelled the domestic companies to be on their toes. ... more
Progress Energy Florida Signs Contract For Second Waste-Wood Plant
St. Petersburg FL (SPX) Dec 20, 2007
As part of its ongoing commitment to renewable energy and developing technologies, Progress Energy Florida (PEF) has signed another contract with Biomass Gas and Electric LLC (BG and E) to purchase electricity from a second waste-wood biomass plant planned for Florida.
BG and E, based in Atlanta, Ga., plans to build a power plant in north or Central Florida that will use waste wood product ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR
French nuclear group targets third of new reactors
ENERGY TECH
Xethanol Announces Grant Application For Citrus Waste To Ethanol Production
ENERGY TECH
Chevron to jointly develop Chinese gas field
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Outside View: Russia settles Bushehr row
Moscow (UPI) Dec 19, 2007
Russia and Iran may set up a joint venture to run the Bushehr nuclear power plant and ensure its safety.
"We have agreed a time-frame with the Iranian customer for completing the construction of the Bushehr nuclear power plant. Difficulties with the Iranian customer have been settled. We'll be able to give an exact time-frame for completing the plant's construction and its commissionin ... more
China leads way in challenge to world industry leaders: study
New Delhi (AFP) Dec 19, 2007
With the Chinese leading the way, firms from rapidly developing economies are spreading their global reach so fast they pose an "urgent threat" to top established industry leaders, says a US consultancy.
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has prepared a list of 100 "new global challengers" -- the names of which many "executives at established industry leaders might not be able to pronounce," ... more
Russia ready to renegotiate Cold War-era treaty: Lavrov
Berlin (AFP) Dec 18, 2007
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov wrote in an article Tuesday that Russia was prepared to renegotiate with the West on a Cold War-era treaty setting limits on troops and weapons that it froze this month.
Lavrov said the suspension of compliance with the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) was an attempt to "revive" the treaty, taking into account new factors that could affect Russia's security. ... more
Progress solid on Indonesian tsunami reconstruction: donors
Jakarta (AFP) Dec 18, 2007
Reconstruction in ravaged areas of the Indonesian coastline is on track nearly three years after the Indian Ocean tsunami, a key group of international donors said Tuesday.
The Multi Donor Fund (MDF) of foreign nations and international financial institutions paid out 270 million dollars between May 2005 and September this year, a progress report said.
Fund representatives lauded the com ... more
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WATER WORLD
Measuring The Density Of Ultra-Pure Water
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Analysis: What did Bali achieve
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Adapt to climate change, World Bank chief tells developing nations
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Automakers scramble to cut pollution as EU poised to act on emissions
Paris (AFP) Dec 18, 2007
Automakers have stepped up efforts to curb fuel consumption and pollution ahead of an expected call by the European Union for a 25 percent cut in carbon emissions by new cars in 2012.
European manufacturers have been pursuing several anti-pollution approaches in order to meet their own goal of limiting carbon dioxide emissions to 140 grammes per kilometer next year.
The European Commissi ... more
SunEdison Activates Largest US Photovoltaic Power Plant For Xcel Energy
Alamosa CO (SPX) Dec 19, 2007
SunEdison announced that the 8.22-megawatt Alamosa, Colo., photovoltaic (PV) solar plant has been activated, ahead of its scheduled completion date. It is the largest solar PV plant in the United States supporting substation loads for a major public utility. The solar plant was financed and built and will be maintained by SunEdison, under a Solar Power Services Agreement (SPSA).
Under the ... more
US Congress raises auto fuel standards, boosts biofuels
Washington (AFP) Dec 18, 2007
The US Congress overwhelmingly approved Tuesday a bill raising fuel efficiency standards for the first time since 1975 and offering massive support for biofuels, in an effort to slash US dependence on foreign oil.
The Democratic-led House of Representatives passed the legislation in a 314-100 vote, a week after the Senate approved the bill following a compromise with minority Republicans. ... more
Linde Nippon Sanso To Supply Austria's First Solar Cell Plant
Pullach, Germany (SPX) Dec 19, 2007
Linde Nippon Sanso (LNS) is helping to promote solar power in Austria with a contract to supply the country's first solar cell manufacturing plant. LNS has an exclusive contract to supply Blue Chip Energy GmbH in Guessing with all of the gases needed to make solar cells.
Linde Nippon Sanso is a joint venture of The Linde Group, the leading global gases and engineering group of companies, a ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR
Iran sees Bushehr plant at full capacity in one year: official
ENERGY TECH
China sets up key agency to manage oil reserves
ENERGY TECH
Gas deal unlikely during Japan PM's China trip: ministers
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