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EU backs plan to build nuclear fuel bank by 2010: Solana Brussels (AFP) Dec 9, 2008 
The European Union backs plans to create a nuclear fuel bank before 2010 which would ensure supplies and cut the need for nations to enrich uranium, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Tuesday. "We want the bank to be established very soon. In any case before the next NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) review conference in spring 2010," he said at a conference on nuclear ... read moreSmart Solar-Powered Cordless Compaction System 
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2008Symphony Services has announced that BigBelly Solar, a Massachusetts-based company producing a patented solar powered compacting trash receptacle that is completely self-powered, selected the company to engineer new software for its flagship cordless compaction system. Symphony designed and delivered - on time and on budget - a new wireless system monitoring application called C.L.E.A.N. ... more
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NKorea talks look at new Chinese proposal
Beijing (AFP) Dec 9, 2008Delegates from six nations focused Tuesday on a Chinese proposal on how to verify North Korea's claims about its atomic programme in talks aimed at ending the secretive regime's nuclear activities. A dispute over verification has been the latest snag in the long-running negotiations over the North's nuclear ambitions. The regime appeared to accept the verification process in October as ... more Fed approves Chinese bank CCB to open office in US 
Washington (AFP) Dec 8, 2008The US Federal Reserve said Monday it had authorized China Construction Bank, a leading Chinese state bank, to operate in the United States. The proposed New York City branch of CCB "would engage in wholesale deposit-taking, lending, trade finance, and other banking services," the Fed said in a statement. The US central bank recalled that China Construction Bank Corporation (CCB) is ... more Largest Ever Fully Solar-Powered Steam Turbine Generator 
Oakland CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2008BrightSource Energy has signed a contract with Siemens to purchase the steam turbine generator for BrightSource's first 100MW plant at its Ivanpah Solar Power Complex in California's Mojave Desert. The purchase marks another key step in BrightSource Energy's path to construct the state's first large-scale solar thermal power plant in nearly thirty years. The contract with Siemens is for ... more  |
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China dismisses Japan criticism over ship incident
Beijing (AFP) Dec 9, 2008China has dismissed a Japanese protest over two Chinese ships that entered what Tokyo considers its waters, with Beijing reiterating its own territorial claims to the area, state media reported. Japan said Monday it had lodged a formal protest with Beijing about the "extremely regrettable" presence of the Chinese survey ships near the Diaoyu islands in the East China Sea. But a Chinese ... more EU agrees renewable energy to provide a fifth of needs by 2020 
Brussels (AFP) Dec 9, 2008EU governments and the European Parliament agreed Tuesday on a bill obliging Europe to use renewable sources for 20 percent of its energy needs by 2020, negotiators told AFP. The goal, which will require major efforts from most member states, is part of a wider EU climate change package which aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent by 2020 and make 20 percent cuts in energy use. ... more Satcon Selected For PV Installation At North Face 
Boston CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2008Satcon Technology has announced that it was chosen by Suntech Energy Solutions to help power a 1 megawatt (MW) solar energy installation hosted at The North Face West Coast Distribution Center in Visalia, California. The recently completed project is financed, owned, and operated by Recurrent Energy, a distributed power company and the pioneer in Solar as a ServiceSM. The solar ... more Tanker group calls for fairness on eve of oil spill appeal 
Seoul (AFP) Dec 9, 2008A worldwide shipping association has urged a court to reach a "just decision" when it rules Wednesday on whether a Hong Kong supertanker was partly to blame for South Korea's worst oil spill. The International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO) said it hopes the appeal court's ruling will show seafarers serving South Korea "that they can expect the highest standards of ... more |
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