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Australia has best solar cell efficiency Sydney (UPI) Oct 23, 2008 
Australian scientists at the University of New South Wales say they have become the first to achieve 25 percent efficiency in a silicon solar cell. The university's Australian Research Council Photovoltaic Center of Excellence also held the previous world record of 24.7 percent silicon solar cell efficiency. A revision of the international standard by which solar cells are measured ... read moreUS sees deeper woes, global governments step up response 
Washington (AFP) Oct 23, 2008US officials warned Thursday of a rise in unemployment stemming from the credit crisis while France announced plans for a sovereign wealth fund to protect key industries from turmoil as debate raged over the cause of the global maelstrom. The White House braced the US public for a sharp rise in layoffs and unemployment stemming from the global economic crisis, amid fresh warnings of a ... more
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Uranium shipment arrives safely in Russia: Slovenia
Ljubljana (AFP) Oct 23, 2008Slovenia said Thursday that a large load of processed uranium from Hungary had arrived without incident in Russia after passing safely through Slovenian territory. "The shipment safely arrived on October 22 to its destination: the nuclear facility of Mayak, in Russia," the environment ministry said in a statement published on its website. Transportation of the waste -- which could be use ... more Jordan signs nuclear deal with South Korea 
Amman (AFP) Oct 23, 2008Jordan signed on Thursday a preliminary nuclear cooperation deal with South Korea as part of the kingdom's efforts to meet its growing energy needs. "The deal paves the way for signing an agreement between the two countries in December," Khaled Tukan, head of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission, told the state-run Petra news agency. "South Korea will help Jordan on issues related to ... more India probing radioactive lift button exports 
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 23, 2008India's atomic safety body said Thursday that radioactive scrap metal which found its way into buttons installed into lifts in France had been traced back to a western Indian foundry. At least four Indian firms were involved in the manufacture of the components, an official said, but it was still unclear where the contaminated scrap originated. "We are tracking back the whole chain," ... more  |
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RUF Automobile Introduces All-Electric Sports Car
Frederick CO (SPX) Oct 24, 2008UQM Technologies has announced that the recently introduced eRUF all-electric sports car is being powered by a UQM PowerPhase 150 electric propulsion system. The eRUF all-electric sports car is being developed by RUF Automobile GmbH, an internationally known manufacturer of high-performance automobiles and producer of the renowned CTR-series of sports cars. The eRUF all-electric sports car ... more Greenspan says 'credit tsunami' to wipe out spending, jobs 
Washington (AFP) Oct 23, 2008Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said Thursday the United States is swept by a "once-in-a-century credit tsunami" that will hit consumer spending and jobs. Greenspan, called to testify before a congressional panel examining the regulatory system's role in the worst financial crisis since the 1930s Great Depression, underscored the breadth of the crisis meltdown. "Given the ... more Europe calls for more help from Asia on financial crisis 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 24, 2008Europe on Thursday called for greater help from Asia in tackling the "unprecedented" challenges of the global economic crisis, on the eve of a summit here between leaders of the two regions. However a diplomatic spat threatened to distract the two-day Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM), after the European Union parliament defied warnings from China and awarded its major human rights award to a ... more Delmarva Power Lands Wind Power For Delaware 
Newark DE (SPX) Oct 24, 2008Delmarva Power's proposed contracts to buy up to 170 megawatts of energy from soon-to-be-built land-based wind projects in Maryland and Pennsylvania were approved Tuesday by the Delaware Public Service Commission, making the utility one of the first in the region to meet one state's more stringent clean energy goals. "With the approval of these land-based wind contracts - coupled with the ... more |
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