China's economy to become world's biggest in 2035: study
Washington (AFP) July 8, 2008
China's economy will overtake that of the United States by 2035 and be twice its size by midcentury, a study released Tuesday by a US research organization concluded. The report by economist Albert Keidel of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace said China's rapid growth is driven by domestic demand more than exports, and will sustain high single-digit growth rates well into the 21st ... read more
Coalition holds Gulf exercises to protect oil installations
Manama (AFP) July 8, 2008
US and allied navies on Tuesday wound up exercises in the Gulf, the US Fifth Fleet said, as Iran warned it would strike American interests in response to any attack over its nuclear programme. The Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet said the five-day drill was aimed at protecting oil installations in the energy-rich region. Exercise Stake Net, involving ships from Britain, the United States ... more
China facing electricity crisis, Beijing use hits record: report
Beijing (AFP) July 8, 2008
Beijing's electricity use has hit an all-time high, state media reported Tuesday, raising the prospect of serious shortages in China this year as coal supplies at power stations drop to emergency levels. Country-wide power consumption was at its highest level in five years on Friday with Beijing alone draining a record 12.03 million kilowatts, Xinhua news agency said citing State Grid Corp ... more
Babcock And Wilcox Power Generation Group Breaks Ground On Clean Energy Lab
Barberton OH (SPX) Jul 09, 2008
Babcock and Wilcox Power Generation Group broke ground June 30, 2008, on a new $11.8 million, 7,500-square-foot facility for the study of carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technology at its Research Center in Barberton. The new pilot plant will allow B and W PGG additional research capabilities into Regenerable Solvent Absorption Technology (RSAT) as a method for capturing CO2 emissions. ... more
Accidental uranium waste spill at French nuclear plant
Marseille, France (AFP) July 8, 2008
An accidental spillage of waste containing uranium occured Tuesday at one of France's top nuclear plants but authorities said there was no immediate cause for concern, authorities said. Some 30 cubic metres (over 1,000 cubic feet) of effluents containing 12 grammes (easily less than half an ounce) of uranium per litre spilled out at the Tricastin Nuclear Power Centre in Bollene in southern ... more
Dominion Virginia Power Begins Construction Of Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center
Richmond VA (SPX) Jul 09, 2008
Dominion Virginia Power began construction of the 585-megawatt Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center in Southwest Virginia this afternoon. Construction of the clean-coal power station is scheduled to take four years. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality issued the necessary air permits following unanimous approval by the State Air Pollution Control Board last week. ... more
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SOLAR DAILY
Synova Receives Multi-System Order From European Solar Cell Manufacturer
CIVIL NUCLEAR
IAEA conducts nuclear accident response exercise in Mexico
AEROSPACE
EU lawmakers force CO2 caps on airlines
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Zero Energy Home Specification Service Provides A Market Differentiator For Builders
Charlestown MA (SPX) Jul 09, 2008
ZeroEnergy Design offers services to differentiate builders during the current real estate market. The firm helps builders to achieve net-zero energy performance for new residential construction projects in any location in the United States. Zero energy homes produce as much power as they use over the course of a year. Depending on local net metering laws, homeowners often benefit with low ... more
UNI-SOLAR Laminates To Power World's Largest Rooftop Solar System For GM
Rochester Hills MI (SPX) Jul 09, 2008
Energy Conversion Devices has announced that its UNI-SOLAR thin-film flexible solar laminates will power the world's largest rooftop solar power system. The 12-megawatt system is being installed on GM's assembly plant in Figueruelas, Zaragoza, Spain and will become operational in the fall of 2008. ECD will supply the solar laminates through its wholly owned subsidiary, United Solar Ovonic ... more
Thin-Film Solar Cell Industry Will Produce More Than 26 Gigawatts By 2015
Glen Allen VA (SPX) Jul 09, 2008
According to NanoMarkets, a leading industry analyst firm based here, the thin-film photovoltaics (TFPV) market will produce the equivalent of 26 gigawatts (GW) by 2015 and will generate well over $20 billion in revenues in that same time frame. This extraordinary growth rate is due in part to the rapid deployment of photovoltaics of all kinds, but also to the low cost, flexibility and man ... more
AES Expands Its Wind Platform In China
Arlington VA (SPX) Jul 09, 2008
AES has announced a substantial increase in its China-based wind power operations through two new agreements with Guohua Energy Investment Co. Ltd., one of China's largest wind power developers. AES acquired 49 percent of the Guohua Hulunbeier Wind Farm, which began commercial operation in September 2007 in Inner Mongolia, China. The wind farm currently produces 49.5 MW of wind generated ... more
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FROTH AND BUBBLE
Only fraction of people recycle old mobile phones: study
ENERGY TECH
G8 leaders seek sustainable use of biofuels
SOLAR DAILY
Sunovia Finalizes LED Lighting And Solar Systems Deal With Kauffman Consulting
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Stone Brewing Harnesses Solar Power For A Cleaner Brew
El Cajon CA (SPX) Jul 09, 2008
Borrego Solar Systems has announced that Stone Brewing has installed a 312 kW solar electric system at its brewing facility in the Escondido Research and Technology Center (ERTC). Executives from Stone, Borrego Solar, Bank of America and Hamann Construction will provide an overview of the project and outline for guests how innovative design and creative financing can enable any home or ... more
New use possible for ethanol plant wastes
Washington (UPI) Jul 8, 2008
U.S. scientists say a byproduct of corn ethanol fuel production might become useful as a way of controlling weeds in potted ornamental plants. Researchers said the potential herbicide -- dried distillers grains with solubles, or DDGS -- is a byproduct of converting corn to fuel ethanol. DDGS is typically used as livestock feed but U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers Rick ... more
Walker's World: Why not scrap the G8?
Paris (UPI) Jul 7, 2008
The Group of Eight summit meetings have become almost tiresomely predictable, on both sides of the fence.
From deep within their secure and closeted meeting halls, the leaders of the great powers will issue sonorous statements about the need to relieve the debt and improve the prospects of poor countries, solemn promises to get serious about climate change and energy policies and financ ... more
Cut waste to help environment, lower food prices: Britain
London (AFP) July 7, 2008
Cutting back on the amount of food that Britons buy but throw away uneaten could help cut rising global prices and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a government-commissioned report said Monday. The Cabinet Office study said British consumers spend an average 420 pounds (528 euros, 826 dollars) per household each year on food that goes into the bin -- the equivalent to 4.1 million tonnes or ... more
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FARM NEWS
Cows Supplemented With rbST Reduce Agriculture's Environmental Impact
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Analysis: Climate study criticizes G8
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Immune Buildings Designed To Combat Chemical Warfare And Diseases
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