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Analysis: Iraq welcomes oil firm bids Baghdad, Iraq (UPI) Oct 15, 2008 
Iraq's Oil Ministry announced most of the details 35 of the world's largest oil companies were waiting for as the country begins to open the third-largest proven oil reserves in the world to foreign investors. Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani led a delegation to London to meet with pre-selected oil companies approved to bid on nearly 38 percent of Iraq's 115 billion barrels of oil. ... read more2008 Report On Wind Power Generation In United States 
Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Oct 15, 2008Due to growing energy prices, uncertainties over fuel supply and concerns over climate change and global warming, policy makers in United States are forced to rethink the energy mix of the country and develop diverse sources of clean and renewable energy. In 2006, President Bush emphasized the need for greater energy efficiency and a more diversified energy portfolio. In line with this ... more
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Sustainable Energy Accounts For 11% Of Total Electric Supply
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 15, 2008According to the latest "Monthly Electricity Review" issued by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (October 3, 2008), net U.S. generation of electricity from renewable energy sources surged by 32 percent in June 2008 compared to June 2007. Renewable energy (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) totaled 41,160,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) in June 2008 up from 31,242,000 MWh in ... more Software thwarts mobile phone chatting while driving 
San Francisco (AFP) Oct 13, 2008A Canadian company on Monday unveiled software crafted to prevent people, particularly mobile device-loving teenagers, from making telephone calls or text-messaging while driving. Aegis Mobility describes DriveAssist as "advanced call management technology" that essentially creates virtual personal secretaries to intercept calls or text messages intended for mobile telephones in moving cars. ... more Cancer diagnoses delayed as Dutch reactor to stay shut till Feb 
The Hague (AFP) Oct 14, 2008Cancer patients across Europe face further delays for diagnoses after the owner of a Dutch nuclear reactor said Tuesday it would not re-open until February, almost three months behind schedule. The Petten reactor in northern Holland, which produces a third of the world's medical isotopes, was shut down for safety reasons at the end of August. Last month its owner, the Nuclear Research ... more  |
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SunPower And GE Partner To Power-Up HP In San Diego
San Diego CA (SPX) Oct 15, 2008SunPower and GE have announced the completion of a 1.1-megawatt solar-electric power system on the roof of HP's printing technology research and development facility in San Diego. The companies are jointly dedicating the system at the HP site. SunPower is also providing HP employees with preferred rates on solar power systems for their homes. At the HP San Diego facility, SunPower in ... more Solar Works And SolarWrights Join Forces 
Boston MA (SPX) Oct 15, 2008Riverside Partners has announced the acquisition and merger of Solar Works and SolarWrights into the largest solar energy integrator in the Northeast. "We are delighted to be bringing together these two leading renewable energy companies, both of which have a track record of outstanding growth and high levels of customer satisfaction," said David Belluck, general partner at Riverside ... more Providing Power When There is None 
College Park MD (SPX) Oct 15, 2008Imagine if electronic devices in the U.S. were disabled. Your car would not run. You couldn't make a phone call. Television, radio, GPS, computers and their related financial and military systems could be down. Power could be out for as long as two years. Sound far-fetched? A one-megaton nuclear bomb detonated 250 miles over Kansas could cripple many modern electronic devices and systems ... more OPEC Oil Output Down 340,000 b/d In September 
London, UK (SPX) Oct 15, 2008The 13 members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) pumped an average 32.47 million barrels per day (b/d) of crude oil in September, a Platts survey of OPEC and oil industry officials showed. This is down 330,000 barrels per day from August and reflects output declines in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Angola. Excluding Iraq, the 12 members bound by production agreements ... more |
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