Dutch homes get warm water from disused coal mine
Heerlen, Netherlands (AFP) Nov 11, 2008
Disused for more than 30 years, a Dutch mine that once yielded polluting coal has been revived as a source of greener energy -- heating household radiators using warm water flooding its abandoned shafts. Claimed by its originators to be the world's first such energy generator, the "Mine Water Project" in the south-western Limburg province went into operation last month, heating some 350 home ... read more
Government Inquiry Supports Adoption Of Gross Solar Feed-In Tariff
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Nov 12, 2008
A federal senate inquiry report, supports calls for the adoption of a national gross feed-in tariff scheme that would see electricity retailers paying solar-homes for the clean power they produce, says the Alternative Technology Association (ATA). ATA, Australia's leading independent sustainable living organisation, is calling for government leaders to bring in a payment for domestic solar ... more
South Korea seize almost 10,000 fake US 'supernotes'
Seoul (AFP) Nov 11, 2008
South Korean police said Tuesday they have seized almost 10,000 fake 100-US dollar bills, known as "supernotes" for their high quality, and arrested four people. The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency said its arrest Monday of the four men led to the seizure of 9,904 100-dollar notes brought in from China. They were caught trying to sell the notes for 50 dollars each in the southern port ... more
October OPEC Oil Output Reduced
London, UK (SPX) Nov 12, 2008
The 13 members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) pumped an average 32.26 million barrels per day (b/d) of crude oil in October, according to a Platts survey of OPEC and oil industry officials just released. This is a 210,000 b/d decline from the September level of 32.47 million b/d. Excluding Iraq, production from the 12 members hitherto bound by output ... more
China calls stimulus plan its best contribution against crisis
Beijing (AFP) Nov 11, 2008
China said Tuesday its economic stimulus plan was the best way it can help the world fight the financial crisis, but would not say if the package precluded Chinese funding for future global efforts. China on Sunday announced that four trillion yuan (586 billion dollars) would be spend on infrastructure and other projects to 2010 to help the country weather the global finance crunch. ... more
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gas:
ConocoPhillips and CleanFUEL USA Launch Program To Increase Propane Fueling Sites
solarcell:
First Zero-Energy Classroom Debuts In Boston
nuclear-civil:
Nuclear waste arrives at German dump after fierce protests
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Scientific Community Called Upon To Resolve Debate On Net Energy
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 12, 2008
"Net energy is a (mostly) irrelevant, misleading and dangerous metric," says Professor Bruce Dale, editor-in-chief of Biofuels, Bioresources and Biorefining (Biofpr) in the latest issue of the journal. Net energy is a metric by which some scientists attempt to assess the sustainability and ability of alternative fuels to displace fossil fuel but recent debate in Biofpr shows that scientist ... more
SunPower And Ecoware Sign 130 MW Agreement
San Jose CA (SPX) Nov 12, 2008
SunPower has announced it has signed a customer contract with Italian solar plant integrator Ecoware. Under the terms of the agreement, SunPower will provide Ecoware with at least 130 megawatts of its high-efficiency solar panels over the next four years. Ecoware will begin receiving SunPower's solar panels under the agreement in the first quarter of 2009. "As electric rates continue ... more
Global crisis hits over 1,300 south China firms: report
Beijing (AFP) Nov 11, 2008
More than 1,300 companies shut down, suspended operations or moved out of south China's Pearl River Delta in the first nine months of the year due to the global downturn, state press said Tuesday. The number is from the cities of Shenzhen and Dongguan only and the overall figure for all of Guangdong province, just north of Hong Kong, could be much larger, the China Daily said. About 30 ... more
GEI Consultants Completes Site Work At Proposed New Nuclear Plant
Boston MA (SPX) Nov 12, 2008
GEI Consultants has announced it has completed the geotechnical and hydrogeological investigations for UniStar Nuclear Energy's proposed new nuclear reactor adjacent to Constellation Energy's Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station near Oswego, New York. These investigations were required to develop the final design of the planned reactor and to support UniStar's September 2008 submission of a ... more
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solarcell:
Environmental Magazine Asks, "Has the Green Movement Gotten Too Upscale"
economy:
China's inflation hits 17-month low
trade:
China posts another record trade surplus despite global turmoil
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