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Wen says China to grow about 8 pct despite crisis Beijing (AFP) March 5, 2009 
Premier Wen Jiabao said Thursday China was facing unprecedented challenges from the global crisis but he was confident the country would still achieve economic growth of about eight percent this year. In his annual "state of the nation" address to open parliament, Wen gave the most detailed blueprint yet of a four-trillion-yuan (585-billion-dollar) stimulus plan aimed at steering China throu ... read moreTenaska Takes Next Step In Development Of First Clean Coal Plant 
Chicago IL (SPX) Mar 06, 2009Just days after an appropriations bill needed to implement the Illinois Clean Coal Portfolio Standard was signed, Tenaska, managing partner of the Taylorville Energy Center (TEC) project, hired the Westchester, Illinois office of WorleyParsons to oversee the Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) and facility cost report. The FEED and facility cost report must be submitted to the Illinois ... more
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Recycled nuclear fuel shipment leaves France for Japan
Cherbourg, France (AFP) March 5, 2009French navy boats escorted a vessel carrying a major shipment of recycled nuclear fuel as it pulled out of a northern port Thursday to begin its 70-day trip to Japan. The Pacific Heron, a specially adapted ship with a British police team on board to head off possible hijackers, left Cherbourg to deliver the shipment of MOX, a blend of plutonium and reprocessed uranium, to Japanese power pl ... more Outside View: New Iraq oil strategy 
London (UPI) Mar 5, 2009 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has lent his support to a new two-pronged oil-development strategy in an attempt to appease those who have challenged the current strategy as relying too much on the hope of future investment from international oil companies by launching an immediate domestic work program. A plan has been drafted to boost Iraq's 2.4 million barrels per day crude-prod ... more Obama To The "Green" Rescue 
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 06, 2009President Obama has pledged to make green priorities his priorities - and thus far he appears to be keeping his word. Environmental groups are praising his initiatives - including support in the new stimulus package for energy efficiency and renewable energy research, greening federal buildings, weatherizing homes, and creating green jobs - but caution that much more is needed to make the ... more  |
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Largest US Solar PV Project Operating On Dual-Axis Trackers
Richmond CA (SPX) Mar 06, 2009ET Solar Group and Solar Power Partners have announced the completion of the largest dual-axis PV tracker system in the United States. Composed of 89 ET Solar trackers spread over 5 acres, the solar power plant will generate 1.014 MW or 35% of the electricity demands of West County Wastewater District every year. ET Solar provided the tracking systems, one of the key components of the enti ... more Social spending boom in China amid unrest fears 
Beijing (AFP) March 5, 2009China vowed a massive boost Thursday to social programmes even as the global crisis placed a severe strain on government budgets, reflecting growing worries about the potential for unrest. In a speech to lawmakers laden with warnings about the threats to social stability in the world's most populous country, Premier Wen Jiabao heralded steep spending increases, including nearly 40 percent mo ... more IAEA mulls limiting chief's mandate 
Vienna (AFP) March 5, 2009The UN atomic watchdog Thursday discussed a proposal to limit the terms of its chief to just two in future, diplomats said. No vote was taken on the proposal, listed as one of the last items on the final day of the spring meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency's 35-member board which began on Monday. The United States and the EU supported the proposal but groups representing ... more Gemini Solar Selected To Build 30MW Power Plant For Austin Energy 
San Francisco CA (SPX) Mar 06, 2009Gemini Solar Development Company has announced that it has been selected to build a 30 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic solar power plant for Austin Energy, a municipal electric utility in Austin, Texas. This landmark solar power plant will be built on 300 acres of city-owned land located approximately 25 miles east of Austin. Totaling 30MW, the solar array will be operational by the end of 2010 ... more |
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