January 20, 2009

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ENERGY TECH Green Gasoline On The Horizon Norman OK (SPX) Jan 20, 2009 University of Oklahoma researchers believe newer, more environmentally friendly fuels produced from biomass could create alternative energy solutions and alleviate dependence on foreign oil without requiring changes to current fuel infrastructure systems. According to Lance Lobban, director of the School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, the development of "green" fuels is ... read more TIME AND SPACE Spin-Polarized Electrons On Demand Braunschweig, Germany (SPX) Jan 20, 2009 With a single electron pump, PTB researchers provide 'counted' electrons with the desired spin Many hopes are pinned on spintronics. In the future it could replace electronics, which in the race to produce increasingly rapid computer components, must at sometime reach its limits. Different from electronics, where whole electrons are moved (the digital "one" means "an electron is present ... more Previous Issues Jan 19 Jan 16 Jan 15 Jan 14 Jan 13 ENERGY TECH Spallation Neutron Source Gets Initial Go-Ahead On Second Target Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Jan 20, 2009 The U.S. Department of Energy has given its initial approval to begin plans for a second target station for the Spallation Neutron Source, expanding what is already the world's most powerful pulsed neutron scattering facility located at DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Critical Decision Zero (CD-0) status is the first step in an approximately $1 billion construction project. The Se ... more SUPER COMPUTERS More Chip Cores Can Mean Slower Supercomputing Albuquerque NM (SPX) Jan 20, 2009 The worldwide attempt to increase the speed of supercomputers merely by increasing the number of processor cores on individual chips unexpectedly worsens performance for many complex applications, Sandia simulations have found. A Sandia team simulated key algorithms for deriving knowledge from large data sets. The simulations show a significant increase in speed going from two to four mult ... more SOLAR DAILY German Solar Integrator Agrees To Buy Modules From Solar Power Inc Roseville CA (SPX) Jan 20, 2009 Solar Power Inc. ("SPI") has completed its first sale to a prominent German solar integrator of its photovoltaic ("PV") solar modules for use in the integrator's Germany-based installation projects. An initial supply of SPI's 200-watt panels was shipped to the integrator at the end of December 2008. The transaction follows IEC certification in early December 2008 of SPI's family of solar m ... more   energy-tech: The Auto Change Bicycle energy-news: Americans Eager To Reduce Their Energy Use solarcell: Sunrise Solar Announces Initial Project Funding SOLAR DAILY Yingli Green Energy Signs 15 MW Sales Contract with GOLDBECK Solar Baoding, China (SPX) Jan 20, 2009 Yingli Green Energy Holding Company has announced that it has entered into a sales contract with GOLDBECK Solar GmbH, a leading German PV system specialist company for PV applications on industrial buildings. Under the terms of the contract, Yingli Green Energy is expected to supply a minimum of 15 MW of PV modules to Goldbeck Solar in 2009. In addition, the contract provides a framework ... more SOLAR DAILY WorldWater And Solar Technologies Renamed Entech Solar Fort Worth TX (SPX) Jan 20, 2009 WorldWater and Solar Technologies has changed its corporate name to Entech Solar, Inc., effective January 12, 2009. The Company's ticker will remain "WWAT.OB" temporarily until the Company is reassigned a new one. Entech, Inc. will continue as a subsidiary of Entech Solar, Inc. "Entech Solar is a name that more accurately reflects the transformation of our business since our acquisition of ... more SOLAR DAILY Starwood Energy Acquires a Majority Stake in Nautilus Solar Energy Greenwich CT (SPX) Jan 20, 2009 Starwood Energy Group Global, LLC has announced an investment affiliate has acquired a majority interest in Nautilus Solar Energy LLC ("Nautilus Solar"), a leading solar power generation developer headquartered in Chatham, New Jersey, to help fund future growth of Nautilus Solar. Specific terms of the transaction were not disclosed. However, the companies said Starwood Energy's investment ... more SOLAR DAILY Abu Dhabi to keep investing in solar energy despite crisis Abu Dhabi (AFP) Jan 19, 2009 Oil-rich Abu Dhabi said Monday it will press ahead with plans to develop solar energy, shrugging off a huge drop in oil prices which is cutting the emirate's revenues. "The current economic situation has no impact on Masdar's intended and planned projects," said Sultan al-Jaber, chief executive of Masdar, the government-owned Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company charged with developing clean ... more  �  � aerospace: Air China expects to post 'significant loss' for 2008 energy-news: China to inject 1.5 billion dollars into power sector: report economy: French credit rating agency puts China, Russia under negative watch Hong Kong air cargo sharply down in 2008, passenger growth slows Russian-led consortium revises bid for Turkey nuclear plant: minister Next Generation Cloaking Device Demonstrated Astronomers From Princeton And Japan Unite To Explore The Universe, Near And Far Water -- a precious commodity in war-torn Gaza Kenya khat traders eye Chinese market Insect plague devours Liberian crops Clearer skies in Europe added to warming New gas eases pressure on Slovakia to restart nuclear reactor Germany needs to diversify energy sources: economy minister Thousands call for re-opening of Bulgarian nuclear reactors China's toy exports hit by global crisis: state media SunEdison Wins Rights To Hundreds Of Shopping Centers Photonics Industry Is Expanding Even In Current Hard Times Solar-powered Roadway Flasher Features ENCOM Wireless Control Technology ILS Technology Extends secureWISE Platform To Solar Power Industry Sunrise Solar To Provide Solar To Brazilian Hospitals Taiwan's once-world beating memory chip makers face tough times Analysis: Indian-Kazakh energy ties deepen Advanced Micro Devices to cut 1,100 jobs and reduce salaries WWF launches push to ban oil exploration in Norway's Arctic China calls on World Bank to provide evidence of graft More than 80 pct of China's coastal waters polluted: report Over 91,000 killed in China in accidents in 2008: report Previous Issues Jan 19 Jan 16 Jan 15 Jan 14 Jan 13 The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2008 - SpaceDaily. 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