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Currently, solar cells are difficult to handle, expensive to purchase and complicated to install. The hope is that consumers will one day be able to buy solar cells from their local hardware store and simply hang them like posters on a wall. A new study by researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has shown that the dream is one step closer to reality. ... read moreUS ready to climb into hot seat on climate change 
Washington (AFP) Nov 27, 2008Nations around the world are hoping the United States is set to come in from the cold and take a leading role in the fight against climate change as President-elect Barack Obama prepares to take office. "It's a very exciting time. It's a moment we have been waiting for, many of us, for some period of time; we intend to pick up the baton and really run with it," Democratic Senator John Kerry ... more
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Russia and Venezuela sign nuclear energy deal
Caracas (AFP) Nov 26, 2008Russia and Venezuela on Wednesday signed a joint deal to promote the development of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. Officials signed a series of deals in the presence of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who arrived in Caracas Wednesday, and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Chavez has said that the cooperation will only concern civilian and peaceful uses of nuclear energy. ... more Researchers To Develop Novel Method Of Storing Thermal Energy In Concrete 
Fayetteville AR (SPX) Dec 01, 2008Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas will receive a $770,000 award from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a novel method of storing thermal energy in concrete. The award and research project are part of the federal government's initiative to develop technology for low-cost energy storage of solar power. "Solar holds great promise as an alternative source of energy," ... more Oil prices climb after China cuts rates 
New York (AFP) Nov 26, 2008World oil prices rebounded Wednesday after Chinese and European moves to fight the global economic downturn eased fears of a deeper crisis that cuts energy demand. The market was also supported by the prospect of a possible OPEC output cut when the crude exporters' cartel meets this weekend in Cairo. Light sweet crude for January climbed 3.67 dollars to close at 54.44 dollars a barrel on ... more  |
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London road pricing zone to be reduced
London (AFP) Nov 28, 2008London's congestion charge zone is to be cut back in size, with the scrapping of an extension introduced last year into some of the capital's plushest districts, Mayor Boris Johnson said. The western extension, imposed in 2007 by his predecessor Ken Livingstone, means that motorists must pay eight pounds (12.25 dollars, 9.65 euros) a day to take their cars into the wealthy residential area ... more Iran proposes joint nuclear plants with Gulf states 
Tehran (AFP) Nov 30, 2008Iran on Sunday proposed developing nuclear power plants jointly with neighbouring Arab states in the Gulf, amid international pressure on Tehran to halt its sensitive atomic work. "I suggest that countries in the region put on their agenda the creation of a consortium to build and develop light-water nuclear plants," said Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, the head of Iran's atomic energy organisation. ... more China warns of worse to come for its economy 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 27, 2008China's economy slowed further in November, the nation's top planner said Thursday, as he warned the government was being forced to act to avoid massive unemployment and social unrest. Zhang Ping, the minister in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission, made the sombre remarks at a briefing explaining recent measures to trigger domestic consumption and lift economic growth. ... more China to grow 10 percent in 2009 despite global crisis: government economist 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 30, 2008A senior Chinese government analyst has forecast 10 percent growth in the nation's economy in 2009, state media reported Sunday, a far higher figure than most other predictions. The main reason is China's ability to provide its own growth momentum, Xinhua news agency reported, citing Zhang Liqun, an economist with the Development Research Centre, a cabinet think tank. "Although the dim ... more |
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