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Analysis: The world's first CCS plant Berlin (UPI) Sep 19, 2008 
In eastern Germany, energy giant Vattenfall has unveiled the world's first coal-fired carbon sequestration and storage plant -- a project the industry hopes will become a breakthrough for climate protection. Critics, however, say it's too expensive.
Schwarze Pumpe, a small industrial town in the industrial no man's land between Berlin and Dresden, used to be one of the dirtiest ... read more
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Malaysia to resort to nuclear energy by 2023: minister
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Sept 20, 2008Malaysia will turn to nuclear energy to generate electricity by 2023 as supplies of fossil fuel eventually run out, a minister said according to Saturday news reports. Energy, Water and Communications Minister Shaziman Mansor said the use of nuclear energy was also an alternative to counter high global oil prices, the Star newspaper reported. "I will be briefing the cabinet in a fortnight ... more Jatropha Conference Geared Toward Increasing Biofuel Potential 
Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Sep 22, 2008Jatropha oil has long been heralded as an environmentally and socially friendly alternative energy source. However, as Jatropha moves closer to commercialization, better understanding of the Jatropha Curcas plant, proper plantation management for Jatropha expansion and Jatropha funding need to be addressed for Jatropha projects to perform at maximum productivity. JatrophaWorld Hamburg 2008 ... more India, France close to nuclear cooperation pact: official 
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 19, 2008India and France are close to an signing a nuclear energy pact similar to a deal New Delhi has already struck with Washington, India's top diplomat said Friday. The accord is expected to be signed during Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to France on September 30, Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon said. "We are working on signing the agreement," Menon told reporters. ... more Vinod Khosla To Keynote 2008 Algae Biomass Summit 
Seattle WA (SPX) Sep 22, 2008The 2008 Algae Biomass Summit announced that Vinod Khosla, a nationally recognized clean technology investor and Managing Partner of Khosla Ventures will be the keynote speaker at the event, which takes place October 22-24 in Seattle. The Algae Biomass Summit, sponsored by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati and The Byrne Company, is the official conference of the Algal Biomass Organization ... more Marquiss Wind Turbines Connect To Northern California Grid 
Sacramento CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2008Marquiss Wind Power has announced that its wind turbine technology has met the requirements from two Northern California electric utilities to connect to the power grid. The important milestone allows Folsom, Calif.-based Marquiss Wind Power's customers to seamlessly connect to the power grid, reduce their need to rely on traditional power - and open the way for expansion of the use of ... more |
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Northbrook IL (SPX) Sep 18, 2008Lt. Governor Garamendi toured Underwriters Laboratories' (UL) new photovoltaic (PV) testing and certification facility in San Jose, California on Monday before unveiling his model to train Californians for jobs in the solar industry by creating partnerships between solar companies, colleges and labor. Garamendi gave UL high praise for its consistent efforts in growing new energy ... more Taiwan Solar Cell Revenues Soar In First Half of 2008 
Taipei, Taiwan (SPX) Sep 22, 2008Taiwan's manufacturers of solar cells used to generate electricity reported revenues in the first half of 2008 that soared by 69.6 percent from the same period a year ago on strong demand from European nations such as Spain and Germany. Six of the solar cell makers listed on Taiwan's stock exchange reported first half 2008 revenues of NT$35.6 billion (US$1.1 billion) compared with NT$21 ... more New Solar-Assisted Residential Heating And Cooling System 
Dallas TX (SPX) Sep 22, 2008Lennox Industries unveiled SunSource, the industry's first integrated solar-assisted residential heating and cooling system, at the Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP) 4th Technology Symposium in Long Beach, CA. The system will be available to the public in 2009. Lennox Industries is a subsidiary of Lennox International. "Lennox is a recognized and respected innovator in ... more Americans And Europeans Have Similiar Plug-In Hybrids Plans 
Rochester NY (SPX) Sep 22, 2008A new Harris Interactive study has uncovered significant consumer demand for energy efficient technologies in the automotive sector in Europe. Comparison research in the U.S. mimics this trend. Figures from the annual AutoTECHCAST Europe study, undertaken by global market research organization Harris Interactive, reveal that 20 percent of Europeans are very or extremely likely to purchase ... more Analysis: State responds to Iraqi oil fund 
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 22, 2008An Iraqi oil trust fund proposed by Sens. Hillary Clinton and John Ensign may derail Iraqi government negotiations on already divisive oil and revenue-sharing laws, a State Department official said. Legislation recently introduced by Clinton, D-N.Y., and Ensign, R-Nev., requires the U.S. State Department to present to the Iraqi government an "oil trust plan" or lose a portion of Iraq ... more |
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United Nations (AFP) Sept 18, 2008UN chief Ban Ki-moon has appointed two new special envoys on climate change, one of his top priorities, his press office said Thursday in a statement. Former Botswanan president Festus Mogae and former Macedonian foreign minister Srgjan Kerim, who has just stepped down as president of the UN General Assembly, are to join two other special envoys for climate change appointed last year: former ... more Swedish city turns the tap on bottled water 
Stockholm (AFP) Sept 18, 2008Sweden's second city Gothenburg has decided to stop buying bottled water due to environmental concerns and will only provide civil servants with tap water, a city councillor said Thursday. "From October 1 city employees such as politicians and teachers will only be offered tap water in the workplace," city councillor Max Reijer told AFP. In 2007, the city -- home to Swedish industrial ... more Cornell Announces Its First Greenhouse Gas Inventory 
Ithaca NY (SPX) Sep 19, 2008As part of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), Cornell University has calculated its first greenhouse gas inventory. This news from the inventory indicates that Cornell will be on course to reduce central utilities emissions by almost one-third - far exceeding the university's goal of being 7 percent below 1990 levels of carbon emissions by 2012. The ... more Scientists Behind Doomsday Seed Vault Ready Crops For Climate Change 
Rome, Italy (SPX) Sep 19, 2008As climate change is credited as one of the main drivers behind soaring food prices, the Global Crop Diversity Trust is undertaking a major effort to search crop collections-from Azerbaijan to Nigeria-for the traits that could arm agriculture against the impact of future changes. Traits, such as drought resistance in wheat, or salinity tolerance in potato, will become essential as crops ... more Rothschild finance company says Bank of China buys stake 
Paris (AFP) Sept 18, 2008Bank of China has taken a one-fifth share in the Edmond de Rothschild Finance Company for 236 million euros (342 million dollars), a spokesman for the European banking group told AFP on Thursday. Bank of China, one of the four major Chinese banks, also acquired a further 10 percent stake through the issue of new shares in the Rothschild wealth management company. Rothschild's French hold ... more
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