Arctic map flags up territorial disputes over oil
London (AFP) Aug 6, 2008
British researchers have drawn up the first detailed map of areas in the Arctic that could spark border disputes over extensive oil and gas deposits, they said Wednesday. Experts from the International Boundaries Research Unit (IBRU) at Durham University in northeast England produced the map to illustrate current boundaries and possible future claims. Russia last year staked its disputed ... read more
Nissan Motor unveils new prototype electric car
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 6, 2008
Nissan Motor Co. unveiled a new prototype electric vehicle Wednesday with batteries twice as powerful as conventional technology, aiming to take a lead in zero-emission cars. Japan's third-largest automaker said the front-wheel drive, boxy-shaped car has a newly developed 80 kilowatt motor with advanced lithium-ion batteries installed under the vehicle's floor to avoid taking up space. ... more
Spire Wins Contract For Tianwei Factory Expansion In China
Bedford MA (SPX) Aug 07, 2008
Spire has announced that it has received a contract from ChengDu Tianwei New Energy PV Module Co. Ltd. (Tianwei) to provide multiple systems for stringing and tabbing solar cells and performing the critical end of line test and certification. Spire will provide Tianwei with multiple Spi-AssemblerTM 6000 systems to fully automate the soldering of individual solar cells into strings ready ... more
Technology Intelligence For Coal To Liquids Strategies
Menlo Park CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2008
Coal has been used for energy for centuries and today fuels about forty percent of electrical production worldwide. Global demand for energy continues to increase with oil demand alone expected to increase forty to fifty percent by 2030. At the same time oil prices continue to rise and supplies are diminishing. Energy strategies are particularly critical for countries like the US, China ... more
Solar Power Selected To Power Marshall Medical Center
Roseville CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2008
Solar Power has entered into an agreement with Solar Power Partners to install a photovoltaic ("PV") solar system to power the Marshall Medical Center ("MMC") campus located in Cameron Park, California. MMC is converting their campus to PV solar power for both environmental and economic reasons. The system will serve Marshall's many outpatient services located at 3581 Palmer Drive in ... more
Measuring Thermal Perfromance Of Buildings
London, UK (SPX) Aug 07, 2008
Accurate measurement of thermal performance is crucial if new government legislation aimed at producing dramatic reductions in CO2 emissions is to be successful. The UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is offering construction companies a way of meeting this mandate. Two factors are making the need for accurate measurement of the thermal performance of building products ever more ... more
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FROTH AND BUBBLE
E-waste poisoning environment in Ghana: Greenpeace
ENERGY TECH
Exploration Of Hybrid Offshore Wind-Hydrokinetic Power Projects
CAR TECH
Monash Fuels Next Gen Hybrid Cars
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Lagunitas School District To Host West Marin's Largest PV Facility
Mill Valley CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2008
The Lagunitas School District will unveil a new solar facility this August, showing how sustainable energy in California schools can become a reality. Solar Power Partners developed the solar facility that will be hosted at the Lagunitas School District and that will provide an estimated 65% of the school's annual power needs. The school district entered into a 15-year Power Purchase ... more
EMCORE Signs Agreements For Concentrator Solar Cells And Receivers
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Aug 07, 2008
EMCORE has announced that it entered into two new supply agreements for solar cells and receivers with a total value of over $40 million. The larger of the two purchase contracts is a multi-year supply agreement for solar cells, to be delivered over four years. The product to be delivered will be incorporated into concentrating photovoltaics (CPV) systems developed for commercial rooftop ... more
Crystal Rock Solar PV System Goes Live
Watertown CT (SPX) Aug 07, 2008
Crystal Rock has announced that the 300kW solar photovoltaic (PV) system at the company's Watertown, Conn., bottling facility is now operational and generating electricity. Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell spoke at the system's unveiling. "I am proud of Connecticut's commitment to the environment," Rell said. "Crystal Rock is setting a wonderful example as a company that equally values ... more
Big Oil, Bigger Giveaways
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 07, 2008
Federal dollars continue to flow toward oil companies that are earning record profits and fueling our oil addiction. This analysis of the tax code and federal budget reveals that oil companies are slated to receive more than $32.9 billion in handouts from taxpayers over the next five years. This figure includes tax benefits, royalty relief, research and development subsidies and ... more
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ENERGY TECH
Analysis: Bolivia, Venezuela bolster gas
ENERGY TECH
Analysis: BTC pipeline explosion
CONSTELLATIONS
Iridium Selects Two Companies For NEXT Constellation
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Orbital To Open Engineering And Technology Center In California
Dulles VA (SPX) Aug 06, 2008
Orbital Sciences is expanding its workforce in the Southern California area with the opening of a new engineering and technology center in the Fall of this year. In order to augment Orbital's launch vehicle and space systems engineering capabilities, the company is finalizing plans to establish a West Coast office to tap the wealth of aerospace engineering expertise in the Southern ... more
Thompson Files: Crisis denial syndrome
Arlington, Va. (UPI) Aug 5, 2008
Surveys of U.S. public opinion indicate consumer confidence is very low and four out of five voters think the nation is on the wrong track. President George W. Bush gets much of the blame for the public's pessimism. But maybe the presumptive nominees of the two major parties who are running to replace him deserve some of the blame too, because neither seems willing to face up to the ... more
Scientists warn forest clearing more harmful than thought
Sydney (AFP) Aug 5, 2008
Clearing natural forests in Australia would pose a greater danger to the global climate than previously thought because they hold three times as much carbon as estimated, a report released Tuesday said. The Australian National University report warns that all nations, not just those in the developing world, should prevent the clearing of their forests because this could release huge amounts ... more
Racy Greenpeace video aims to preserve forests
The Hague (AFP) Aug 5, 2008
Environment lobby Greenpeace has released a racy video called "Forest Love," with fondling, moaning and gyrating trees to revitalise a campaign against illegal logging. The suggestive clip was meant to remind the European Commission of the importance of protecting the world's forests, said a statement on the website of the Amsterdam-based body. "The European Commission has delayed a ... more
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CLIMATE SCIENCE
China sets up first environmental exchange
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Yucca Mountain cost estimate is increased
SOLAR DAILY
Solar Power Conference And Expo Becomes Solar Power International
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