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Flow Of Oil Through Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Resumes Baku, Azerbaijan (UPI) Aug 27, 2008 
Flow of oil through Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan to resume Tuesday. Operators for the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline said Monday transportation from Azerbaijan to Turkey would return to normal starting Tuesday. BP, the majority shareholder in the BTC pipeline consortium, closed the pipeline Aug. 5 because of a fire at a pumping station in eastern Turkey. Conflict between ... read more
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Why Wind Turbines Can Mean Death For Bats
Calgary, Canada (SPX) Aug 27, 2008Power-generating wind turbines have long been recognized as a potentially life-threatening hazard for birds. But at most wind facilities, bats actually die in much greater numbers. Now, researchers reporting in Current Biology, a Cell Press journal, think they know why. Ninety percent of the bats they examined after death showed signs of internal hemorrhaging consistent with trauma from ... more Toshiba, Doosan in talks on nuclear power tie-up 
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 26, 2008Japan's Toshiba Corp. said Tuesday it was discussing a business tie-up with South Korea's Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Co. in nuclear power plants. "We have agreed with Doosan to begin talks on how we can form wide-ranging relations to cooperate in the nuclear power business, including PWRs (pressurised water reactors)," said Ken Shinjo, a Toshiba spokesman. Toshiba, which ... more Oil prices rise as Hurricane Gustav strengthens 
New York (AFP) Aug 26, 2008Oil prices rebounded Tuesday on concerns that a strengthened Hurricane Gustav could damage energy facilities in the Gulf of Mexico. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in October, climbed 1.16 dollars to close at 116.27 dollars a barrel. In London, Brent North Sea crude for October added 60 cents to settle at 114.63 dollars. Oil bounced higher as Gustav grew from ... more New PV Module Long Pulse Simulation Systems 
Cleveland OH (SPX) Aug 27, 2008EYE Lighting International of North America has announced the introduction of a new family of Long Pulse PV panel performance test systems. Developed to fulfill customer requirements, the systems are designed for testing both crystalline and thin-film PV modules. As more "thin-film" PV products are introduced, the requirement for high quality long pulse simulation systems will dramatically ... more Sunrise Solar Introduces Solar Sunroof 
San Antonio CA (SPX) Aug 27, 2008Sunrise Solar has announced the introduction of a solar sunroof for automobiles. This unique technology replaces the traditional glass sunroof with an advanced solar replacement. The solar sunroof will generate electricity to recharge the vehicle's batteries while simultaneously cooling the car when parked in a hot climate or warm the car when parked in a cooler climate. In addition ... more |
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Fairfield NJ (SPX) Aug 27, 2008Covanta Holding has announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase two biomass energy facilities from co-owners Ridgewood Maine and Indeck Energy Services. The two nearly identical facilities, located in West Enfield and Jonesboro Maine, will add a total of 49 gross megawatts to Covanta's renewable energy portfolio, which currently includes six biomass facilities and 38 Energy ... more Trina Solar Secures Long Term Silicon Supply 
Changzhou, China (SPX) Aug 27, 2008Trina Solar has announced that its subsidiary, Changzhou Trina Solar Energy has signed a supplemental agreement to the long-term polysilicon supply agreement with a subsidiary of GCL Silicon Technology Holdings. Together with the original supply agreement announced in April of this year, GCL Silicon Technology will supply Trina Solar with virgin polysilicon and wafers sufficient to produce ... more SolarCraft Donates Solar Electric System 
Novato CA (SPX) Aug 27, 2008SolarCraft of Novato will be donating a 3.7 kW Mitsubishi Electric Solar Energy System at the Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction on August 31st. In addition, Cline Cellars, powered by 100% solar electricity, offers 8 magnums of Green String farmed Syrahs and Zinfandels, grown and produced by the sun. This package is valued at $31,500 and is auctioned in partnership between SolarCraft, Mits ... more Finnish union threatens strike at nuclear reactor building site 
Helsinki (AFP) Aug 26, 2008Up to 1,000 workers at a Finnish nuclear reactor construction site will strike next month if no explanation is given for wage deductions from Polish workers there, a trade union threatened Tuesday. The Finnish Construction Trade Union said a subcontractor of French building firm Bouygues Construction had deducted more than 30 percent of Polish workers' wages for tax and social security fees ... more |
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Berlin (UPI) Aug 25, 2008 After days of cautious warnings, the European Union over the weekend upped the pressure on Russia to withdraw all its troops from Georgian territory. The French government, currently holder of the rotating EU presidency, over the weekend called for an EU summit in Brussels on Sept. 1 to address the conflict in Georgia -- a sign that Europe is growing increasingly frustrated with Russia ... more Climate Change Could Be Impetus For Wars, Other Conflicts 
Champaign IL (SPX) Aug 26, 2008Hurricane season has arrived, sparking renewed debate regarding possible links between global warming and the frequency and severity of hurricanes, heat waves and other extreme weather events. Meanwhile, a related discussion has ensued among international-security experts who believe climate-change-related damage to global ecosystems and the resulting competition for natural resources may ... more A New Biopesticide For The Organic Food Boom 
Philadelphia PA (SPX) Aug 26, 2008With the boom in consumption of organic foods creating a pressing need for natural insecticides and herbicides that can be used on crops certified as "organic," biopesticide pioneer Pam G. Marrone, Ph.D., is reporting development of a new "green" pesticide obtained from an extract of the giant knotweed in a report scheduled for presentation here at the 236th national meeting of the American ... more Nuke reactor designated historic landmark 
Washington (UPI) Aug 25, 2008 U.S. officials Monday officially designated the "B reactor" at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation as a historic landmark. The reactor was the world's first industrial-scale nuclear reactor. Located at the Hanford site in south-central Washington state, the reactor was, among other things, used to produce plutonium for the atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, to end World War II ... more
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