Toshiba to buy 52 pct stake in Nuclear Fuel Industries
Tokyo (AFP) April 30, 2009
Toshiba Corp. said Thursday its US subsidiary Westinghouse Electric would buy a 52-percent stake in Japan's Nuclear Fuel Industries for 100 million dollars. Westinghouse has agreed to acquire the shares in NFI -- Japan's sole producer of nuclear fuel for both boiling-water and pressurized-water reactors -- from Furukawa Electric Co. and Sumitomo Electric Ind ... read more
China has 'canceled US credit card': lawmaker
Washington (AFP) April 30, 2009
China, wary of the troubled US economy, has already "canceled America's credit card" by cutting down purchases of debt, a US congressman said Thursday.
China has the world's largest foreign reserves, believed to be mostly in dollars, along with around 800 billion dollars in US Treasury bonds, more than any other country.
But Treasury Department data shows that investors in China have sha ... more
SolarMagic Receives Worldwide Compliance Certifications
Santa Clara CA (SPX) May 01, 2009
National Semiconductor has announced that it has passed rigorous testing and received product safety, emissions and environmental compliance certifications for its SolarMagic power optimizers. SolarMagic improves the output of solar arrays when affected by real-world conditions such as shade, debris and panel aging.
TUV Rheinland of North America performed the safety and emissions complian ... more
SolFocus Showcases New CPV Technology
Madrid, Spain (SPX) May 01, 2009
SolFocus has announced that it will be showcasing its new CPV technology at the CPV Summit 2009 in Toledo, Spain, April 28-29. This will be the first time that this new technology - the SF-1100S - will be shown in Europe.
The SF-1100S is the CPV technology which SolFocus will be installing in Greece as part of its 10MW project with Samaras Group. Installation of the systems will begin this ... more
SPACE Canada Launches International Dialogue On Solar Energy From Space
Toronto, Canada (SPX) May 01, 2009
SPACE Canada was officially launched at the Ontario Science Centre, which will be the site of the first International Symposium on Solar Energy from Space in September 2009.
The symposium is sponsored by SPACE Canada in cooperation with the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA).
"The dialogue on space-based solar power has been going on for 40 years ever since it was first conc ... more
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SG Biofuels Launches Genetic Resource Center
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California Air Resources Board Votes To Include Unfair, Unproven Theory In New Regs
Washington DC (SPX) May 01, 2009
The California Air Resources Board has voted to enact a standard that unfairly penalizes biofuels as compared to other fuels, including gasoline.
"We're disappointed with the Board's vote," said General Wesley Clark, co-chairman of Growth Energy.
"This was a poor decision, based on shaky science, not only for California, but for the nation. It is unfair to selectively single out the ... more
Areva seeks to block Siemens-Rosatom nuclear deal
Paris (AFP) April 30, 2009
French nuclear power group Areva said Thursday it had filed a request for arbitration to try to stop Germany's Siemens creating a rival venture with Russian group Rosatom.
A spokeswoman for the French state-controlled group confirmed a press report that her company had taken the case to the International Chamber of Commerce, but declined to provide further details.
A Siemens spokesman sa ... more
Kazakhstan, China sign major nuclear power deal
Almaty (AFP) April 29, 2009
Kazakhstan on Wednesday signed a deal that would see it build nuclear power plants for China, as well as provide its energy-hungry neighbour with more than 24,000 tonnes of uranium.
The deal between state nuclear agency Kazatomprom and the China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group (CGNPG) calls for the creation of a joint venture to build power plants for energy-hungry China, the Kazakh firm said ... more
A Bright Future With Solar Lanterns For India's Poor
Taiwan (SPX) May 01, 2009
Solar energy has the potential to improve the living conditions of poor rural households in India as well as contribute to the country's future energy security, according to Professor Govindasamy Agoramoorthy from Tajen University, who is Tata-Sadguru Visiting Chair, and Dr. Minna Hsu from the National Sun Yat-sen University in Taiwan.
Their study, looking at the benefits of solar lanterns ... more
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