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Norwegians fume as new 'climate tax' on fuel takes effect Oslo (AFP) July 1, 2008 
Norway, which already has some of the highest fuel prices in the world, on Tuesday introduced a new tax on petrol and diesel aimed at curbing climate change. Although the new charge was no more than 0.05 kroner (0.6 euro cents, 1.0 dollar cent) per litre of petrol and 0.10 kroner per litre of diesel, it outraged many Norwegians, who are already concerned about runaway prices at the pump. ... read more
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Russia Says Nuclear Sector Open To Foreign Investment
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 02, 2008Russia's nuclear industry is open to both domestic and foreign investors, a Russian deputy prime minister told an international nuclear forum on Wednesday. "In addition to large-scale investment of state funds, we have grounds to count on substantial private investment. The Russian nuclear sector is now open to cooperation. Furthermore, not only with domestic businesses, but also with ... more Voltaire Powers World's Most Powerful Supercomputer For NNSA's Los Alamos 
Dresden, Germany (SPX) Jul 02, 2008Voltaire has announced that the company's InfiniBand-based switches are powering the world's largest supercomputer for the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Los Alamos National Laboratory. The revolutionary new supercomputer, nicknamed Roadrunner, achieved sustained performance of 1,026 trillion calculations per second breaking the petaflop barrier and surpassing the ... more Quest for renewable energy is new 'green gold rush': UNEP 
Nairobi (AFP) July 1, 2008A green "gold rush" is underway, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said Tuesday as it announced a 60 percent rise in new investment entering the sustainable energy sector in 2007. More than 148 billion dollars (93 billion euros) of new funds were ploughed into the quest for cleaner energy last year. The current demand for solar, wind and biofuel energy is powered by prevailing climate ... more New Austrian laws promote eco-friendly cars 
Vienna (AFP) July 1, 2008New tax laws came into effect in Austria Tuesday aimed at encouraging people to buy more fuel-efficient cars, and penalising drivers who buy gas-guzzling vehicles. The rules require consumers to pay penalties when they purchase gas-guzzlers, while buyers of more environmentally friendly cars receive bonuses. Consumers who buy cars that emit less than 120 grammes of carbon dioxide (CO2) ... more Analysis: Government invests in clean tech 
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 02, 2008Burdened by a host of energy woes, U.S. government agencies are passing out incentives for a number of renewable energy technologies. Department of Energy officials said Monday the department will provide $30.5 billion in loan guarantees for clean technology, a quick follow-up to an announcement at the end of June that the department will invest $90 million in geothermal technologies. ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Jun 30, 2008 Enter the Dragon in Middle East politics. No, this is not the title of a remake of an old Bruce Lee film; rather, this title refers to China's new policies in countering Western influence for a piece of the Middle East's most important commodity -- oil. In recent years China has undergone a new revolution, one that has seen the emergence of a new college-educated middle class with ... more Lassen Energy Secures Funds To Build Hybrid Solar Panel Test Models 
Surrey, Canada (SPX) Jul 02, 2008Mr. Raj Gurm, President of NATCO International, is pleased to announce that Lassen Energy, the company currently in the process of a Share Exchange Merger with NATCO, has raised the necessary funds to build the hybrid solar panel test models. The test models are expected to be completed within a few weeks and will undergo third party testing. NATCO will be verifying the solar panels' power ... more Milpitas Unified School District To Install 3.4MW Solar System 
Milpitas CA (SPX) Jul 02, 2008Milpitas Unified School District, in collaboration with Chevron Energy Solutions and Bank of America, has announced it has begun construction on a 14-site, districtwide solar power and energy efficiency program designed to supply 75 percent of the district's total annual electricity needs through solar energy. The 3.4-megawatt solar installation will generate what is believed to be the ... more Spire Delivers PV Module Line To ET Solar In China 
Bedford MA (SPX) Jul 02, 2008Spire has announced that it has delivered advanced solar module production equipment to ET Solar Group, located in the People's Republic of China. The module manufacturing equipment delivered to ET Solar includes Spire's most current process technology. With this equipment, the line will be capable of annually producing up to 15 megawatts of solar modules. Mr. Roger Little, CEO and ... more |
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Madrid (AFP) July 1, 2008Supply and demand concerns are driving the spike in oil prices as appetite for crude in developing nations is expected to soar over the coming years, the president of Chinese oil major CNOOC said Tuesday. Fu Chengyu told delegates at the World Petroleum Congress in Madrid that while speculators, the weak dollar and geopolitical instability were playing a role, "the deciding force can be ... more Ausra Opens First US Solar Thermal Power Factory 
Las Vegas NV (SPX) Jul 02, 2008Ausra has officially opened the reflector production line of its first North American manufacturing and distribution center in Las Vegas. The 130,000-square-foot, highly automated manufacturing and distribution center will supply the reflectors, absorber tubes, and other key components of the company's solar thermal power plants to the rapidly growing Southwestern solar power industry. ... more Abu Dhabi To Stage Global Space Technology Forum 
UAE (SPX) Jul 01, 2008The conference and exhibition comes at a time when the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the Middle East region is stepping up efforts to become a serious aviation and aerospace commercial, technical and services hub. Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre - Taking place from 16-18 November 2008 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, the Global Space Technology Forum will draw senior ... more Walker's World: The new era of state rules 
Oxford, England (UPI) Jun 30, 2008 The headlines around next week's Group of Eight summit meeting in Japan will focus on North Korea and Iran, on poverty and climate change. But the background music, which began swelling at last month's meeting of G8 finance ministers, is signaling the coming of something far more profound: the end of the 30-year era of free trade and free markets. Charlie McCreevy, the European Union's ... more
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