March 19, 2009

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SOLAR DAILY First Solar Hot Water Systems For Multifamily Buildings In NYC Long Island City NY (SPX) Mar 19, 2009 The first solar hot water systems for multifamily buildings in New York City are being installed in East New York, Brooklyn, announced Richard Cherry, CEO of Community Environmental Center (CEC). The solar heating systems - the first of their kind to be installed in NYC under the state's Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) - will be at two 6-family residences operated by the Cypress Hi ... read more BIO FUEL Netafim To Supply Smart Irrigation Systems For Sugar Cane Project Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Mar 19, 2009 Netafim has concluded an agreement with Etanalc, pursuant to which Netafim will be the sole provider of irrigation equipment and related services for the world's largest drip irrigation project. The project includes production of both Ethanol and electricity from cultivation of sugar cane. The total development cost of the first phase of the project is over 900 million dollars. The project ... more Previous Issues Mar 18 Mar 17 Mar 16 Mar 13 Mar 12 CAR TECH Engineer finds ways to improve gas mileage St. Louis (UPI) Mar 18, 2009 A U.S. engineer says he is trying to develop methods of reducing vehicle drag so as to improve the gas mileage of planes, automobiles and trucks. Washington University in St. Louis Professor Ramesh Agarwal said a reduction in drag means less fuel would be required to overcome the resistance encountered by a moving vehicle. Agarwal and his students have successfully demonstrated t ... more ENERGY TECH Chavez hails oil deals with Russia and China Caracas (AFP) March 17, 2009 President Hugo Chavez Tuesday hailed a six-billion-dollar drilling deal with Russia in Venezuela's oil-rich Orinoco basin, and a refinery and oil-export deal with China, as Venezuela's economy struggles with cheap oil prices. "Two days ago, we signed in Vienna an agreement we'd been working on for months ... It's quite important that Venezuela and Russia have formed an energy corporation and ... more CIVIL NUCLEAR Japan court rules nuke plant is quake-proof Tokyo (AFP) March 18, 2009 A court in Japan Wednesday ruled that the country's second largest nuclear power plant meets earthquake safety standards and can legally operate, backing the government over a residents' group. Three years ago a lower court ordered a shutdown of one reactor at the Shika nuclear plant, handing a victory to campaigners who argued that government safety rules underestimated the size of a quake ... more   biofuel: Cellulosic Biofuel Technology Will Generate Low-Cost Green Fuel biofuel: Shell And Codexis Deepen Collaboration On Next Gen Biofuel solarcell: Development Of 7.2 MW Of Solar Projects In The US BIO FUEL Analysis: Lula sticks up for ethanol Miami (UPI) Mar 18, 2009 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is turning to the American business community for help in convincing the United States to lift the import tariff on his country's ethanol, a world-leading alternative fuel. Following his recent talks with U.S. President Barack Obama, Lula, the first Latin American leader to meet with the president, asked for business leaders to join him in ... more POLITICAL ECONOMY World Bank slashes China's growth forecast Washington (AFP) March 17, 2009 The World Bank Tuesday slashed China's economic growth forecast to 6.5 percent in 2009 but said the Asian giant was resisting the global economic firestorm with solid fundamentals. "As the global crisis has intensified, China's exports have been hit badly, affecting market-based investment and sentiment, notably in the manufacturing sector," the World Bank said in releasing a quarterly repor ... more AEROSPACE Troubled private Chinese airline says president missing Beijing (AFP) March 18, 2009 The president of a troubled private airline in China has gone missing, the company said Wednesday, amid reports he was taken away by police. East Star Airlines, based in the central city of Wuhan, confirmed its president Lan Shili had disappeared. "The government has informed us that all we can tell the media is we have a problem in operations. We are also looking into president Lan's wh ... more TRADE WARS Rio shares plunge on Chinalco deal doubts Sydney (AFP) March 18, 2009 Shares in Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto plunged almost nine percent Wednesday amid growing doubts over a proposed 19.5-billion-US-dollar investment by China's state-owned Chinalco. In a sign of wavering investor confidence, Rio's shares hit a low of 46.96 dollars in early afternoon trade on the Australian Stock Exchange, before paring back slightly to close down 8.7 percent at 47.5 ... more  �  � solarcell: Recurrent Energy Acquires 350MW Solar Project Pipeline economy: Walker's World: France's general strike solarcell: Sencera Demonstrates 8.7 percent Efficient Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cell Russia eyes Cuba's black gold, near US shore National AF And V Conference Focus On Funding China growth forecast lowered as US, Japan mobilise China cans Coca-Cola bid for juice-maker Advanced Energy Announces Workforce Reduction Space Program Still Vital USRA Points To Impact Of Export Controls On Space Research Sarkozy wins confidence vote on return to NATO command No Japan-China summit this month: officials Coming soon: 'Sustainable water' certification Climate change: Act now on floods, drought, says forum Thirsty Cyprus looks to golf to rescue tourism Water a costly commodity in storm-ravaged Haiti China appeals to exclude exports in climate deal Analysis: Salazar ramps up oil, renewables Analysis: Syria's water and energy needs Obama soothes China on multi-billion-dollar US debt Japan mulls high-tech economic stimulus Hong Kong moves to send plastic bags packing ExxonMobil to build technology centre in Shanghai Commentary: Karl Marx redux Chinese in Italy's textile capital resist crisis China cements place as top creditor to US: Treasury Analysis: Turkey and hydroelectricity Previous Issues Mar 18 Mar 17 Mar 16 Mar 13 Mar 12 The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2008 - SpaceDaily. 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