Japan nuke plant restarts two years after quake: operator
Tokyo (AFP) May 9, 2009
The world's largest nuclear power plant resumed part of its operations on Saturday, two years after it was shut down following a strong earthquake off the Japanese coast, the operator said. One of seven reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, located 300 kilometres (185 miles) northwest of Tokyo, started test operations, said operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO). The company earli ... read more
France, Saudi close to civil nuclear pact: minister
Riyadh (AFP) May 10, 2009
France and Saudi Arabia are close to finalizing a civil nuclear cooperation pact which could lead to the sale of French atomic energy technology, French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde said on Sunday. A deal could be completed "soon," Lagarde said after a day of meetings with top Saudi economic and energy officials as well as Saudi King Abdullah. "The talks have progressed well," she ... more
States to eliminate nine more poisonous chemicals: UN
Geneva (AFP) May 9, 2009
Nine chemicals, including headlice treatment lindane, have been added to a list of poisonous substances that are to be eliminated under the Stockholm Convention, the UN Environment Programme said Saturday. More than 160 signatory states of the convention targeting hazardous substances that can kill or are seriously harmful to health, added the chemicals to the existing list of 12 after a wee ... more
Russia to sign nuclear pact with Japan: reports
Tokyo (AFP) May 10, 2009
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has told Japanese media his country expects to sign a nuclear power pact with Japan during his visit here this week, reports said Sunday. In an interview with Japanese media in Moscow, Putin said he would also present a list of economic cooperation projects during his three-day visit beginning on Monday. Various government-level agreements will be ... more
Premier Power Continues Growth In Spain Despite Crash Of Spanish PV Market
Madrid, Spain (SPX) May 11, 2009
Despite the once hot Spanish solar farming market coming to a grinding halt, Premier Power Renewable Energy's business in Spain will grow by more than 200 percent this year with future prospects increasingly bright. ASIF, a Spanish solar PV industry association, estimates that the commercial rooftop market will become the leading market segment in Spain, growing to more than 4.4 gigawatts ... more
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EcoSystem Announces Integrated Biofuel Feedstock Machine
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Cascade Technologies Enters Into MoU With Brisk Solar
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Bay Area's Largest Beverage Distributor Now Sun-Powered
Richmond CA (SPX) May 11, 2009
Bay Area Beverage Company has flipped the switch on a 500 kW solar power system, one of the largest in region.
The company - representing the brands of more than 20 suppliers and distributing more than seven million cases annually - now generates 100 percent of its electricity with solar power. Commuters on Highway 580 will find the more than 2,756 modules now perched atop the company ... more
Phoenix's Largest Commercial Thin Film Solar Installation
Phoenix AZ (SPX) May 11, 2009
National Bank of Arizona (NBA), SolarCity and First Solar have announced plans to build a 222 kilowatt (DC) solar installation in Phoenix, which will be the city's second largest commercial solar installation to date. The project, comprising two carport-mounted solar systems, will be the first commercial solar installation in Phoenix to utilize Tempe-based First Solar's advanced thin film ... more
Norway gives green light to Arctic oil field
Oslo (AFP) May 8, 2009
The Norwegian government said on Friday it had given the go-ahead for the first offshore oil field in the Barents Sea, the Arctic water lying just off the Scandinavian country's northern tip. The project, known as Goliat, is estimated to cost about 28 billion kroner (3.2 billion euros, 4.2 billion dollars). The scheme must be approved by Norwegian lawmakers but the government has a comf ... more
New Million Center To Make Methane Economically Feasible Fuel
Charlottesville VA (SPX) May 11, 2009
A new center to develop technologies for converting methane gas and other hydrocarbon and fossil resources into readily transportable and higher-value liquid fuels is being established at the University of Virginia under a new $11 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. U.Va.'s center is one of 46 new multi-million-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers being funded by the Depar ... more
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