Automobile's future is electronic and green: GM chief
Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 8, 2008
The automobile's future is electronic and green, using alternate fuels and slick technology to protect both people and the environment, the head of the world's largest car company said Tuesday.
General Motors chief executive Rick Wagoner's prediction came in an unprecedented address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
He capped his presentation by unveiling a prototype Cadillac Provo ... read more
Sustainable Fuel For Road, Rail, Air And Sea Transport
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jan 10, 2008
CSIRO's newly formed Future Fuels Forum (FFF) is bringing together community, industry and government to plan for the future of transport fuels in Australia. Emissions trading, future fuels and international oil supply are just some of the factors that will be considered as the Forum articulates the main challenges for our nation in arriving at a secure and sustainable transport fuel mix for roa ... more
Groups lobby for restrictions on US-India nuclear deal
Washington (AFP) Jan 9, 2008
Some 130 nuclear experts and non-governmental groups have sent letters to governments to a bid to lobby for curbs on a controversial US nuclear deal with India, officials said Wednesday.
The letter was addressed to about 50 governments ahead of meetings to scrutinize the deal by global atomic regulatory groups, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). ... more
Helicopter silencers used to turn all surfaces stereo
Las Vegas, Nevada (AFP) Jan 9, 2008
A failed effort to soften the noise from British military helicopters led to a breakthrough enabling surfaces from mobile telephone screens to car roof liners to be turned into stereo speakers.
The technology was sold to Cambridge-based NXT, which christened it "SurfaceSound" and arranged for it to be crafted into Toyota cars, Gateway computers, Hallmark greeting cards and more.
"The UK ... more
Solar Cells Can Take The Heat
Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 10, 2008
Solar cells have attracted global attention as one of the cornerstones of alternative energy. In theory, it seems to make abundant sense to tap into the energy of the sun to convert light to electricity with little or no emission of noxious pollutants. However, in practical terms, progress has been slow because of technological impediments and the many different factors that need to be optimized ... more
Analysis: Crunch time for Bolivian gas
Miami (UPI) Jan 9, 2008
Bolivian President Evo Morales faces an uphill battle to keep his nation whole as several eastern provinces, which hold the country's lucrative gas reserves, are balking at his constitutional reform proposals.
Among the proposals being put forward by Morales -- Bolivia's first indigenous leader -- is a more equal distribution of the country's revenue from natural gas by giving the cent ... more
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Spain's PM vows to reduce country's nuclear energy dependence
ENERGY TECH
Northrop Grumman Wins Orders To Upgrade Navigation Systems For Shell Liquefied Natural Gas Carriers
ENERGY TECH
Lockheed Martin Signs Agreement With EESTOR For Energy Storage Solutions
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Ames Laboratory Is Beefing Up Magnets For Electric-Drive Cars
Ames IO (SPX) Jan 10, 2008
Ask Iver Anderson at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory about consumer interest in and desire for "ultragreen" electric-drive vehicles, and he'll reply without a moment's hesitation that the trend is unstoppable and growing fast. The Ames Lab senior metallurgist and Iowa State University adjunct professor of materials science and engineering is playing a major role in advancing elec ... more
China poised to be world leader in renewable energy, expert predicts
Washington (AFP) Jan 9, 2008
China is poised to become a global leader in renewable energy in the next few years, the head of environmental research group Worldwatch said Wednesday.
"I think China will be number one in less than three years in every renewable energy market in the world," Worldwatch president Chris Flavin told reporters at the launch of the annual "State of the World" report.
In its 25th "State of t ... more
Italian troops to help dig Naples out of rubbish crisis
Naples, Italy (AFP) Jan 8, 2008
Italian troops will be brought in to help clear away mountains of rubbish in Naples, Prime Minister Romano Prodi said Tuesday following a night of riots around a toxic dump.
"We will use the armed forces for urgent cases," he said after more than three hours of emergency talks with key ministers in Rome on the crisis that has left some 110,000 tonnes of uncollected garbage in the Naples regi ... more
Brown backs Sarkozy plan for expanding G8
London (AFP) Jan 8, 2008
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Tuesday backed a plan by French President Nicholas Sarkozy to expand the Group of Eight industrialised powers, allowing in five of the emerging economic powerhouses.
"The G8+5 meets on a regular basis but only for a small amount of the time that the G8 comes together. Now there are proposals to extend that relationship and to broaden it so that India, Chin ... more
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FROTH AND BUBBLE
Plan to end Naples rubbish crisis wins cautious welcome
ENERGY TECH
Major Net Energy Gain From Switchgrass-Based Ethanol
ENERGY TECH
Clean Coal Technologies Acquires Powerful Technology For Transforming Coal Into Nonpolluting Energy
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Smart cars will watch roads while drivers' minds drift
Las Vegas, Nevada (AFP) Jan 8, 2008
Smart cars that pay attention to the roads while drivers' minds are elsewhere are on the automotive horizon at the world's largest consumer electronics show.
Germany-based Continental Automotive Systems showed off some of the technology, and its view of the near future, in a "Safely There" mobile exhibit at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Continental promises that cars will b ... more
China to contribute 1.4 billion dollars to ITER
Beijing (AFP) Jan 8, 2008
China will contribute 1.4 billion dollars to an international nuclear fusion project that aims to emulate the power of the sun to provide limitless clean energy, state press said Tuesday.
The 10 billion yuan (1.4 billion dollars) would make up about 10 percent of the cost of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) to be built in France and expected to go online by 2016, t ... more
San Diego Non-Profit HRC Helps California Adapt To Climate Change
San Diego CA (SPX) Jan 09, 2008
A recently completed river-flow and reservoir management demonstration project shows how a new technology can help California generate more electricity and save water. The Integrated Forecast and Management (INFORM) system has the potential to boost hydroelectric production by up to 20% while increasing water supplies by up to 50%.
INFORM was developed by the Hydrologic Research Center (HR ... more
Encore Energy Systems To Provide Grey Water Geothermal Utility To Australia Wastewater Treatment Plants
Brighton MI (SPX) Jan 09, 2008
Encore Energy Systems has announced plans to make their patented grey water geothermal solutions available to the wastewater treatment industry "Down Under." Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) are expanding to meet demand the world over, and grey water reuse is becoming a major player in the renewable energy sector.
Grey water is a valuable asset for many communities throughout the world a ... more
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ENERGY TECH
Switchgrass shows biofuel potential
ENERGY TECH
Japan to launch G8 energy-saving talks: official
CAR TECH
Greenpeace calls for curbs on India's car emissions
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