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Analysis: Putin to head Gazprom? Washington (UPI) Feb 4, 2008 
As the world's attention increasingly focuses on Russia's March 2 presidential election, speculation is rising about what President Vladimir Putin will do in the aftermath. While it's a foregone conclusion in Russia that First Vice Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will most likely replace Putin, various theories have been floated, several of which seem to have Putin's support ... read more
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Russian nuclear chief moved aside for new role: officials
Moscow (AFP) Feb 4, 2008Sergei Kirienko was relieved of his post as head of Russia's atomic energy agency on Monday but officials said it was a technical change and that he would front up a new wider nuclear body. "Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov relieved Sergei Kirienko from his functions as head of Rosatom (and) moved him to another post," a statement on the government's website said. According to Kirienko's spo ... more Lithuania, Poland to sign power deal spurring nuclear plan 
Vilnius (AFP) Feb 4, 2008Lithuania and Poland said Monday they were poised to sign a deal linking their electricity supply grids, resolving a key sticking point in related talks on constructing a new nuclear power plant. "I have been invited to visit Warsaw on February 12. We plan to sign documents on the construction of the energy bridge between Lithuania and Poland during the visit," Lithuanian Economy Minister ... more No major damage to safety at Japan nuclear plant: UN team 
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 1, 2008A UN expert said Friday there was no significant damage affecting safety at the world's largest nuclear plant in Japan after his team entered a reactor for the first time since a major earthquake. But Philippe Jamet, leader of the 12 experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency, said the incident showed the need to build plants to withstand bigger-than-expected earthquakes. ... more Ex Shell chairman calls for gas guzzler ban: report 
London (AFP) Feb 4, 2008The former chairman of Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell has called on the European Union to ban gas-guzzling cars, saying they are unnecessary, the BBC reported Monday. "Nobody needs a car that does 10-15 mpg (miles per gallon, 19-28 litres per 100 kilometres)," Mark Moody-Stuart was quoted as saying. "We need very tough regulation saying that you can't drive or build something less than a ce ... more British plans for wind turbines contested by defence ministry: report 
London (AFP) Feb 4, 2008Britain's defence ministry has raised objections over proposals to ramp up the proportion of the country's energy produced by wind farms, because of concerns over the impact of the turbines on military radar, The Times reported on Monday. A spokesman for Britain's business ministry conceded there had been "issues" regarding potential sites for wind farms, and military radar systems. ... more |
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Munich, Germany (SPX) Feb 05, 2008Members of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE are traveling to Tokyo with bulky luggage these days. Their destination is Nanotech 2008, the world's largest trade fair for nanotechnology. Their solar module, which they will be presenting in the BMBF marketing campaign 'Nanotech Germany', is the size and shape of a door: two meters high and sixty centimeters wide. The key ... more Xcel Energy Seeking More Renewable Energy In Southwestern Public Service Company Service Area 
Roswell NM (SPX) Feb 05, 2008Xcel Energy's Southwestern Public Service Company (SPS) is seeking proposals for new renewable energy sources as part of its plan to diversify its renewable energy portfolio. This solicitation will enable the company to comply with recently enacted regulatory requirements to add renewable generation resources and bring significant economic development and environmental benefits to New Mexico. ... more PSE Invites Schools To Apply For Solar-Power Installation 
Bellevue WA (SPX) Feb 05, 2008As part of Puget Sound Energy's ongoing efforts to advance renewable energy generation, the utility last Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, issued a request for proposals (RFP) to provide up to five schools in PSE's service area each a 1 kilowatt to 5 kilowatt photovoltaic solar system. Aimed at increasing visibility of renewable energy generating technology and demand for renewable energy resources, t ... more OutBack Power Systems Begins Shipping FLEXmax 80 Continuous Maximum Power Point Tracking Charge Controller 
Arlington WA (SPX) Feb 05, 2008OutBack Power Systems announces the immediate availability of their newest innovation in solar charge controllers, FLEXmax 80. The FLEXmax 80 brings a new level in solar harvesting efficiency through OutBack's unique Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) technology. The FLEXmax 80 offers 30% improvement in power production in a rugged die cast chassis allowing it to operate at its fully rate ... more |
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Rochester NY (SPX) Feb 05, 2008Using a tabletop laser, University of Rochester optical scientists have turned pure aluminum, gold. And blue. And gray. And many other colors. And it works for every metal tested, including platinum, titanium, tungsten, silver, and gold. Chunlei Guo, the researcher who a year ago used intense laser light to alter the properties of a variety of metals to render them pitch black, has pushed the sa ... more Bio-Crude Turns Cheap Waste Into Valuable Fuel 
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Feb 05, 2008CSIRO and Monash University have developed a chemical process that turns green waste into a stable bio-crude oil. The bio-crude oil can be used to produce high value chemicals and biofuels, including both petrol and diesel replacement fuels. "By making changes to the chemical process, we've been able to create a concentrated bio-crude which is much more stable than that achieved elsewhere in the ... more Researchers Make History With All-Carbon Nanotube Radio 
Baltimore MD (SPX) Feb 05, 2008Northrop Grumman and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have created the first fully-functional, all-carbon nanotube transistor radio, demonstrating that carbon nanotubes can be used as high-speed transistors, while consuming only one-thousandth the power required by current transistor technology. "Leading researchers have long theorized that carbon nanotube transistors possess ... more International Effort Takes Critical Steps To Accelerate Growth Of Global Biofuels Market 
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 05, 2008The governments of the United States, Brazil and the European Union - the world's major producers of biofuels - have jointly released an analysis of current biofuel specifications with the goal of facilitating expanded trade of these renewable energy sources. Spurred by increased market demands, this report was solicited by the U.S. and Brazilian governments and the European Commission ... more
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