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China energy arm plans to up nuclear capacity: state media Beijing (AFP) March 30, 2009 
China's energy sector will table a plan to nearly double its 2020 nuclear power capacity goal and is urging firms to acquire uranium abroad to build a fuel reserve, state press said Monday. The country's energy administration wants to increase capacity to 75,000 megawatts, up from the 40,000 it had called for in a plan put forward in 2007, the Shanghai Securities News said. The revised p ... read moreEBRD to fund Balkan energy efficiency 
Sarajevo (AFP) March 30, 2009The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said Monday it would give 110 million euros (145 million dollars) to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy in the Western Balkans. "This new financing... will act as a catalyst to unlock the great potential in the region to reduce energy intensity and promote diverse sources of green energy," EBRD president Thomas Mirow said at an ... more
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Walker's World: G20 to fall short
Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2009 Any remaining expectations that this week's G20 summit in London would produce a coordinated global response to the economic crisis are best put aside. The one-day event will only see some unifying rhetoric about the need for free trade, much more regulations of banking systems and more such summits. "We believe that an open world economy, based on the principles of the market, effecti ... more Team California Begins Construction On 2009 Solar Decathlon House 
Santa Clara CA (SPX) Mar 31, 2009Tool belts and hard hats have replaced the backpacks and the laptops of some students at Santa Clara University and California College of Arts in San Francisco. While thousands of students have been away on spring break, a handful of them stayed behind to begin construction on their solar-powered house for the U.S. Department of Energy's 2009 Solar Decathlon. The Solar Decathlon is a ... more Russia, China cooperate on new currency proposals: Kremlin 
Moscow (AFP) March 30, 2009Russia and China are coordinating proposals on a new global currency that could replace the US dollar as a reserve currency to prevent a repeat of the global economic crisis, the Kremlin said on Monday. "We have received proposals from our colleagues in China, detailed proposals," President Dmitry Medvedev's top economic adviser Arkady Dvorkovich said. "Our positions are very similar. "W ... more  |
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AE Biofuels Announces Strategic Agreement With Merrick And Company
Cupertino CA (SPX) Mar 31, 2009AE Biofuels has announced that it has signed a strategic agreement with Merrick and Company to commercially implement AE Biofuels' patent-pending enzyme based technology for the conversion of non-food biomass into ethanol and other materials through the design of new biofuels facilities or the conversion of existing biofuels facilities. Merrick is a leading provider of engineering and arch ... more Chavez may visit China: reports 
Caracas (AFP) March 30, 2009Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez may add a stop in China to a trip this week that will take him to Iran and Japan, local media reported, citing unnamed sources linked to the president. Chavez was scheduled to visit Iran April 3 after attending a summit of South American and Arab leaders in Qatar. He was to arrive in Japan April 5. Venezuelan media said he may also make a brief visit to ... more Arm of China sovereign fund to buy troubled insurer: report 
Beijing (AFP) March 30, 2009A subsidiary of China's 200-billion-dollar sovereign wealth fund has received government approval to invest in a domestic life insurer plagued by an embezzlement scandal, Chinese media said Monday. Central Huijin Investment Ltd., which is wholly owned by China Investment Corp., will buy 38 percent of New China Life from an arm of the industry's regulator, Caijing magazine said, citing unname ... more British govt. says to sell commercial nuclear arm 
London (AFP) March 30, 2009The British government on Monday announced it had offered for sale the commercial arm of the UK Atomic Energy Authority. "The UK Atomic Energy Authority today announced it intends to offer for sale its commercial arm, UKAEA Limited. The UK Atomic Energy Authority is wholly owned by the UK government," said a statement. UKAEA Limited provides services such as nuclear decommissioning and w ... more |
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