China hails three-billion-dollar oil deal with Iraq
Beijing (AFP) Aug 28, 2008
China hailed Thursday a three-billion-dollar oil agreement with Iraq as a win for both nations, as it sought to reassure the rest of the world that it should not be concerned by the deal. Becoming the first foreign firm to enter such an agreement since the end of Saddam Hussein's regime, state-owned China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) this week won the right to develop the Al-Ahdab oil ... read more
Oil companies evacuate Gulf workers as Gustav looms
New York (AFP) Aug 28, 2008
British oil group BP and US rivals ConocoPhillips and Shell on Thursday evacuated workers from their energy installations in the Gulf of Mexico, as Tropical Storm Gustav loomed. "We're completing the evacuation of non-essential personnel from offshore platforms," BP said in an automated phone message. "Production is not impacted by the storm." ConocoPhilips said it was evacuating 44 people ... more
Determine A Building's Energy Consumption And Co2 Emissions
Glasgow, Scotland (SPX) Aug 29, 2008
Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES) has launched a plug-in to Google SketchUp, a free, easy-to-learn 3D design tool from Google. This plug-in links directly to IES's free VE-Ware tool which accurately determines the Energy Use and associated Carbon Dioxide Emissions for any building, in any part of the world. This exciting new development means that anyone can pick up these FREE tools ... more
Clean Energy Fuels Acquires Texas Landfill Gas Plant
Seal Beach, CA (SPX) Aug 29, 2008
Clean Energy Fuels has acquired Dallas Clean Energy for approximately $19.1 million in cash from Camco International Ltd, a Jersey-based company focused on developing projects and strategies to reduce carbon emissions. Clean Energy has partnered in acquiring and operating the project with Cambrian Energy, a leading landfill gas project development and management company, which owns 30% of ... more
Atlantic Energy Solutions Exceeds Expectations For Co-Gen Project
Saratoga Springs NY (SPX) Aug 29, 2008
Atlantic Energy Solutions is pleased to announce that its guaranteed savings projections for the Fonda-Fultonville School District have been exceeded by over 25%. The Co-Generation project was the first off-grid Co-Generation plant approved by the New York State Education Deparent and built by an Energy Services Company (ESCO) in New York State. In addition, Atlantic Energy Solutions was a ... more
US, 19 firms on clean-energy trade mission to China, India
Washington (AFP) Aug 28, 2008
The United States and 19 US companies will travel to China and India next month on a clean energy and environment trade mission, the Commerce Department said Thursday. US Commerce Assistant Secretary David Bohigian will lead the September 1-12 trade mission, the government's third such mission to the fast-growing Asian powerhouses since April 2007. "The 19 companies participating in this ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR
Hong Kong and China sign nuclear, gas energy deals
ENERGY TECH
Futuristic fridges invade Berlin consumer electronics show
CAR TECH
World's First Full-Sized, Long-Range, All-Electric Luxury Sedan At 2008 DNC
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Areva faces 50 pct cost rise for Finnish nuclear reactor: report
Paris (AFP) Aug 28, 2008
French nuclear group Areva is facing a 50 percent rise to the cost of building the world's first next-generation pressurised water reactor in Finland, the business daily Les Echos reported Thursday. The cost of constructing the plant at Olkiluoto has risen from three billion to 4.5 billion euros (6.7 billion dollars), the paper reported citing an unidentified source. The increase was due ... more
SunEthanol Collaborates With MBI To Scale-Up Cellulose BioEthanol Process
Lansing MI (SPX) Aug 29, 2008
Responding to the demand in the market for cellulosic biofuels, SunEthanol is collaborating with MBI International to scale-up a fermentation method for producing ethanol from non-food agricultural feedstocks. This fermentation method utilizes SunEthanol's unique Q-Microbe, which effectively digests and ferments cellulosic feedstocks to ethanol in a single-step process. "There are ... more
Analysis: Sudan courts U.S. with oil
Sudan has offered the United States the opportunity to explore for oil in Darfur, parts of which reportedly have been recently cleared for Chinese exploration by way of government troops and aerial assaults on rebel-held areas. Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir told al-Arabiya TV earlier this week that the United States was welcome to explore for Darfur's mineral wealth, which ... more
NPL To Create Encyclopedia For Space Nanomaterials
London, UK (SPX) Aug 28, 2008
The European Space Agency (ESA) has appointed the UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) to survey nanotechnology capabilities in Europe. NPL's Nanomaterials group will lead a consortium to identify the next generation of nano and smart materials that will be used in future space missions. "Advances in nanotechnology are crucial to Europe's space programme," says Laurie Winkless, Higher ... more
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY
A Clash Of Clusters Provides Another Clue To Dark Matter
SUPERPOWERS
Outside View: Playing nice with Russia
SUPERPOWERS
Walker's World: The price of Putin
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Russia slams West, looks to China for support
Dushanbe (AFP) Aug 27, 2008
Russia on Wednesday lashed out against Western criticism of its actions in Georgia as President Dmitry Medvedev discussed the situation in the Caucasus with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao. "The Russian president informed his Chinese colleague about the situation in South Ossetia and Abkhazia," Kremlin spokeswoman Natalya Timakova said after the talks, referring to two Georgian rebel region ... more
Police, money silence protests over China quake school deaths
Dujiangyan, China (AFP) Aug 27, 2008
Parents of children killed when poorly built schools collapsed in China's earthquake remain angry but police intimidation and cash payments have largely quelled their protests, locals said. About 7,000 schools collapsed in the May 12 quake, often as nearby buildings stood firm, and relatives of the dead children initially spoke out loudly against the graft they believed led to the shoddy ... more
Heavy Metal Linked To Poor Growth And Fertility In Sydney Harbor Crustaceans
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 28, 2008
Heavy metal pollutants are linked to genetic mutations, stunted growth and declining fertility among small crustaceans in the Parramatta River, the main tributary of Sydney Harbour, new research shows. The finding adds to mounting evidence that toxic sediments and seaweeds in Sydney Harbour are a deadly diet for many sea creatures. The new findings, published in the journal, Science ... more
Death toll in China chemical plant blast rises to 20: state media
Beijing (AFP) Aug 27, 2008
Twenty people have been confirmed dead after an explosion at a chemical plant in southern China that injured 60 others and forced the evacuation of more than 11,500 people, state media said Wednesday. Rescuers found the last two bodies of employees at the plant in Yizhou city in Guangxi province on Wednesday, the official Xinhua news agency said. The initial explosion happened early on ... more
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WOOD PILE
Chinese logging company to invest 8.3 million euros in Congo
FARM NEWS
CSIRO Scientist Wins Major Cotton Industry Award
ENERGY TECH
Analysis: Montreux Convention and energy
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