Romanian operator says IAEA 'positive' on nuke plant
Bucharest (AFP) June 11, 2008
The UN's atomic watchdog has given Romania's nuclear power plant in Cernavoda a clean bill of health, the plant's operator Nuclearelectrica said Wednesday.
Inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, who visited the plant at the beginning of this month, issued a "positive report" on the plant, Nuclearelectrica said in a statement. The IAEA experts found that Cernavoda "applies ... read more
Pollution kills 10,000 a year in southern China: study
Hong Kong (AFP) June 11, 2008
At least 10,000 deaths every year in Hong Kong, Macau and neighbouring southern China are caused by the area's worsening air pollution, according to a study released Wednesday. Air pollution is also responsible for 440,000 hospital bed days and 11 million doctor visits each year, the Hong Kong-based think tank Civic Exchange said in its study. "We estimate that there are about 10,000 ... more
PetroChina to raise 8.7 bln dlrs as oil price bites
Hong Kong (AFP) June 11, 2008
PetroChina, China' largest oil and gas producer, said Wednesday it would raise 60 billion yuan in a corporate bond sale as it tries to overcome losses caused by fuel price controls. The domestic bonds, worth 8.7 billion US dollars, will be issued in the mainland and will have maturities of no more than 15 years, the company said in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The bonds ... more
Naples 'submerged' under rubbish despite Berlusconi visit: paper
Rome (AFP) June 11, 2008
Naples was struggling under 2,200 tonnes of rubbish Wednesday, as Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi made his weekly visit to the crisis-stricken southern Italian city, newspapers reported. The daily Il Mattino described Naples as being "submerged under rubbish bags", and being "once again in an emergency situation." Berlusconi made a campaign promise to visit Naples each week until the ... more
Key oil pipeline in China quake zone resumes operation: report
Beijing (AFP) June 11, 2008
A key oil pipeline in China's quake-hit southwest resumed operations on Wednesday, a day after they were suspended by PetroChina as authorities drained a dangerous 'quake lake,' state media said. China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) officials said operation of the pipeline, some 60 kilometres downstream from the Tangjiashan lake, was halted Tuesday due to safety concerns as drainage work on ... more
Areva reaches deal to boost uranium production in Kazakhstan
Paris (AFP) June 11, 2008
French nuclear group Areva said Wednesday it had reached an agreement with its Kazakh partner to boost uranium production in Kazakhstan to 4,000 tonnes a year until 2039 from 1,000 currently. The draft agreement was signed by Areva chief executive Anne Lauvergeon and the head of the Kazakh group Kazatomprom, Moukhtar Dzhakishev. Under terms of the accord, the joint venture Katco, owned 5 ... more
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New German Renewable Energies Law Strengthens Sector Investment
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 12, 2008
The German parliament (Bundestag) has agreed to new laws that strengthen conditions for renewable energies investments. The laws are part of the government's "Climate Package," the goals of which are saving 250 million metric tons of CO2 by 2020, with renewable energies contributing to 30% of electricity production by the same year. These legal changes strengthen Germany as an investment ... more
eSolar To 245 Megawatt Solar Power Tower
Rosemead CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2008
Southern California Edison (SCE) has signed a contract to procure an additional 245 megawatts of solar power for its customers with Pasadena, Calif.-based eSolar in the nation's first commercial effort using power tower solar thermal technology. The project, which will be built in the Lancaster area of California, is expected to begin delivering energy in 2011, with a total of 105 megawatt ... more
JEDI Model Now Includes Concentrating Solar Power
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2008
NREL's Strategic Energy Analysis and Applications Center has developed several Job and Economic Development Impact (JEDI) models that are easy-to-use, spreadsheet-based tools. Available for download from the Energy Analysis Web site, the JEDI models estimate the economic impacts of constructing and operating power generation plants at the state level. First developed in 2002 to model ... more
First Nano Ships UHV SiGe Nanowire System To CEA In France
Ronkonkoma NY (SPX) Jun 12, 2008
First Nano has announced the shipment of a Silicon-Germanium Chemical Vapor Deposition System to CEA Grenoble. The EasyTube 3000, Easy Gas and Easy Exhaust systems were configured specifically for Silicon-Germanium Nanowires and are, to the best of our knowledge, the first commercial turn-key system offered for this type of material growth. The SiNaPS laboratory will use the system to ... more
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CoreFlow Offers Non-Contact Handling Systems To US Photovoltaic Industry
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Diamonds Reveal Deep Source Of Platinum Deposits
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 12, 2008
The world's richest source of platinum and related metals is an enigmatic geological structure in South Africa known as the Bushveld Complex. This complex of ancient magmas is known to have formed some two billion years ago, but the source of its metallic riches has been a matter of scientific dispute. Now researchers from the Carnegie Institution and the University of Cape Town have trace ... more
Kyocera Reduces Solar Cell Thickness
Scottsdale AZ (SPX) Jun 11, 2008
Kyocera has announced a new achievement in its solar cell manufacturing process that offers higher efficiency in its consumption of multicrystalline silicon, the essential raw material used to make photovoltaic solar cells and modules. The new mass-production process allows Kyocera to manufacture solar cells with a thickness of 180 micrometers using the latest advances in silicon ingot ... more
Goodbye To Batteries And Power Sockets
Stuttgart, Germany (SPX) Jun 10, 2008
A broken cable or a soiled connector? If a machine in a factory goes on strike, it could be for any of a thousand reasons. Self-sufficient sensors that provide their own power supply will soon make these machines more robust. When a factory machine breaks down, it's hard to know what to do. Production often comes to a standstill until the error has finally been pinpointed - and that can ... more
US Envoy Would Like To See Russia As NATO Member
Brussels (RIA Novosti) Jun 11, 2008
The permanent U.S. representative to NATO said on Monday she would like to see Russia as a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. "Speaking as a mom and as a strategist and a lifetime student and friend of the Russian people, I would love to live in a world where Russia wanted to be a NATO member and Russia had met the very high standards that NATO sets for openness, democracy ... more
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