| October 10, 2008 |  |
Energy-Daily Advertising Kit |
|
Ethiopia signs deal for largest wind farm in Africa Addis Ababa (AFP) Oct 9, 2008 
Ethiopia on Thursday signed a 220-million-euro (300 million dollar) deal with a French company for the construction of Africa's largest wind farm. The contract was inked by representatives of the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPC) and French wind turbine manufacturer Vergnet. The wind farm is expected to produce 120 megawatts within two and half years, making it the largest such ... read moreThermoelectric Materials Could Boost Energy Efficiency 
Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Oct 10, 2008Researchers at the University of Arhus, Ris�-DTU and the University of Copenhagen stand jointly behind new data, just published in Nature Materials, that describes properties of thermoelectric materials, which is of great importance for their practical application. In the long term the new knowledge can be used to develop motors that are more fuel-efficient and for more environmentally friendly ... more
|
|
|||||||||||||||
| Previous Issues | Oct 09 | Oct 08 | Oct 07 | Oct 06 | Oct 05 |
PG and E Interconnects 25,000th Net Metered Solar Customer
San Francisco CA (SPX) Oct 10, 2008Pacific Gas and Electric Company has celebrated the 25,000th net metered solar interconnection in its northern and central California service area, representing almost half of the nation's customer-owned solar. Net energy metering allows eligible renewable customers to offset the cost of their electric usage with energy they export to the power grid. The 25,000th PG and E net metered ... more HP to build new computer plant in China 
Washington (AFP) Oct 9, 2008US technology giant Hewlett-Packard announced plans on Thursday to build a manufacturing plant in southwestern China to make notebook and desktop personal computers for the Chinese market. HP, the world's leading computer-maker, said in a statement that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Chongqing municipality to build a factory in Chongqing in Sichuan province. HP said the ... more France's Renault, EDF plug into electric car market 
Paris (AFP) Oct 9, 2008Two French industry giants, carmaker Renault and electricity firm EDF, paired up Thursday to launch a new project that could put more French drivers behind the wheels of electric cars. The chairmen of the two groups signed a partnership deal to develop an "electric mobility operator", a full charging network for electric vehicles that would be up and running in 2011. The plan would ... more  |
solarcell:
 wind:  solarcell:  |
Ethanol Buzz Fuels Planning By Colonial Pipeline Company
Redlands CA (SPX) Oct 10, 2008Amid the clamor of national debate over how best to reduce reliance on oil, the call to replace petroleum with ethanol made enough noise recently to attract government and industry attention. In response, a major U.S. pipeline company, Colonial, began its study of the feasibility of introducing alternative fuels, such as ethanol, to pipeline shipments. To manage the study, Colonial Pipeline ... more Lithuania to vote on delaying EU-agreed nuclear shutdown 
Vilnius (AFP) Oct 9, 2008Lithuania's voters will Sunday have a chance to up the pressure on the EU to delay the shutdown of a Chernobyl-style nuclear plant which provides the bulk of the Baltic state's power. Alongside parliamentary polls, the country's 2.7 million voters have been called out for a referendum on extending the life of the plant at Ignalina in eastern Lithuania in a drive to ward off an energy ... more Novan Solar System Chosen For New Colorado Springs Recreation Center 
Golden CO (SPX) Oct 10, 2008Novan Solar of Golden, Colorado was chosen for the design and installation of a 68-panel solar thermal system for pool heating at the new University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Recreation Center. It will be installed in the fall of 2008. The brand new $12 million dollar Campus Recreation Center features a swimming pool, aerobic and fitness rooms, an indoor running track, a basketball ... more France targets more clean cars 
Paris (AFP) Oct 9, 2008French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday launched a green car programme, pledging 400 million euros (550 million dollar) over the next four years for research and development of new models. "France is going to take part, starting now, in a vast research and support plan for decarbonised cars, that is to say vehicles with the lowest possible C02 emissions, either electric or hybrid ... more |
pollution:
 solarcell:  trade:  |
| Previous Issues | Oct 09 | Oct 08 | Oct 07 | Oct 06 | Oct 05 |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2008 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
