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Hitachi, GE to develop smaller nuclear reactors Tokyo (AFP) July 23, 2008 
Japan's Hitachi and US giant General Electric will team up to sell midsize nuclear reactors to meet growing demand for power facilities in Southeast Asia, a Hitachi spokesman said Wednesday. The move comes as soaring crude oil prices and worries about global warming spur interest in nuclear power. The move is aimed at tapping into the markets in countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia, and ... read more
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Indian PM says nuclear vote will help millions
New Delhi (AFP) July 23, 2008India's government Wednesday celebrated a victory it said would help bring millions out of poverty, after winning a vote that clears the way for a controversial nuclear deal with the United States. After two days of often chaotic debate, the Congress-led coalition won the confidence vote in parliament by 275 MPs to 256 from the mainly left-wing and Hindu opposition. Singh needed just a ... more Japanese town blazes trail in clean energy 
Kuzumaki, Japan (AFP) July 23, 2008Here in the mountains of northern Japan, wind, sun and even cow dung are being turned into electricity as part of efforts to turn a whole town into an experiment in renewable energy use. The town is a sprawling laboratory for the whole of the archipelago, which has almost no fossil fuels of its own and is seeking to diversify its energy sources to reduce dependence on Middle Eastern oil. ... more Malaysia looking at building its first nuclear plant: report 
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) July 22, 2008Malaysian utility Tenaga may construct the country's first nuclear power plant at a cost of 3.1 billion dollars but is braced for objections from the public, a report said Tuesday. "We are looking at about 10 billion ringgit (3.1 billion dollars) for a 1,000 MW plant," Mohamad Zam Zam Jaafar, head of Tenaga's nuclear energy taskforce, was quoted as saying by the Edge financial daily newspaper ... more Everphoton Plans To Set Up The First HCPV Power Plant In Asia 
Taipei, Taiwan (SPX) Jul 24, 2008LED companies Everlight and Epistar are collaborating with Yee Fong Chemical and Everphoton to set up the first HCPV power plant in Asia by the end of 2008, with the plant to have an estimated initial capacity of 1MWp. The project is lead by Everphoton, a company located in Taiwan and dedicated itself to HCPV industry and engaged in developing and manufacturing of high efficiency modules ... more Analysis: Chavez, Medvedev talk oil, arms 
Miami (UPI) Jul 23, 2008 Venezuela and Russia forged new energy ties Tuesday and discussed a possible military alliance between Moscow and Caracas on Venezuelan soil. While visiting his Russian counterpart in Moscow, ever-outspoken leftist President Hugo Chavez said Venezuela's future sovereignty depended on relationships with countries like Russia, from which South America's largest oil exporter has purchased ... more |
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San Jose CA (SPX) Jul 24, 2008Fat Spaniel Technologies has announced the release of Fat Spaniel Insight Platform, the world's first open intelligence platform for building, sharing and running energy data applications. Insight Platform provides an open information architecture that enables application developers, system integrators, equipment manufacturers and others in the renewable energy industry to extend their ... more SolarWorld No.1 With Top Ranking In North America Race 
Munich, Germany (SPX) Jul 24, 2008The SolarWorld No.1 racer crossed the finishing line as the third of a total of 24 teams in the North American Solar Challenge, the major event in the solar motor racing calendar in North America. The solar racing car sponsored by SolarWorld AG and developed by the University of Bochum has thus been able to improve on the excellent result (fourth place) of the last big race in Australia. ... more Ontario Government Investing In Next Gen Manufacturing 
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Jul 24, 2008The province of Ontario is creating new jobs in green industries by supporting an innovator in solar power energy. The province is investing nearly $8 million in 6N Silicon to help create sustainable jobs for skilled workers. The investment supports 6N's $50 million expansion. The company is opening a new manufacturing plant in Vaughan, Ontario, and creating 84 news jobs. The expansion ... more Oil prices fall as US motor fuel reserves climb 
London (AFP) July 23, 2008Oil prices fell further on Wednesday as traders digested stronger-than-expected gasoline (petrol) reserves in the United States, the world's biggest crude consumer, analysts said. The market also declined as Hurricane Dolly looked set to miss US energy installations in the Gulf of Mexico, they added. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for September delivery, dropped 1.79 dollars ... more |
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Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Jul 24, 2008Telecom equipment vendor, VNL, has finally cracked the problem facing mobile operators in the developing world: how to provide affordable mobile services to rural people - and still turn a profit. VNL - and its solar-powered GSM system - will change the telecoms market in rural areas across the world. For years, operators and GSM equipment vendors have struggled with the same problem, name ... more France ends EDF's quasi-monopoly over hydro projects: source 
Paris (AFP) July 23, 2008French Environment Minister Jean-Louis Borloo has signed a decree to end electricity giant EDF's quasi-monopoly over the running of the country's hydroelectric dams, a source said Wednesday. The decree ends the preferential treatment accorded to Electricite de France in getting tenders. EDF currently runs about 80 percent of the 399 hydroelectric projects opened to bidding. EDF turned in ... more Denmark's Wind Power Industry 
London, UK (SPX) Jul 24, 2008Report Buyer has added a new report which comprehensively analyses Denmark's booming wind power industry. Analyzing the Wind Power Industry in Denmark explores the importance of wind power in today's world. The 100 page report looks at the basics of the wind energy industry, including economics, issues and barriers and highlights that wind power provided nearly 20 percent of the Denmark's ... more China unsold new car stock hits four-year high: report 
Shanghai (AFP) July 22, 2008China's stock of unsold new vehicles has hit a four-year high, due to increased production at a time of slowing demand, state media reported Tuesday. The number of unsold new vehicles had risen to 170,000 as of the end of June, the highest level since it hit 200,000 in June 2004, the Shanghai Securities News said. Sales in China rose 19 percent to 5.2 million units in the first half of 2 ... more
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