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US And China Threaten European Solar Supremacy London, UK (SPX) May 13, 2009 
Increased competition and the global economic crisis have cast clouds upon the Western European solar energy market. Falling polysilicon and solar module prices have the potential to cement China's role as a solar manufacturing hub. In terms of installed capacity, the United States is playing a greater role as more and more states are putting the renewable energy standards into existence. ... read moreHigh-Pressure Compound Could Be Key To Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles 
Stanford CA (SPX) May 13, 2009A hydrogen-rich compound discovered by Stanford researchers is packed with promise of helping overcome one of the biggest hurdles to using hydrogen for fuel--namely, how do you stuff enough hydrogen into a volume that is small enough to be portable and practical for powering a car? The newly discovered material is a high-pressure form of ammonia borane, a solid material which itself is alr ... more
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New Research Shows How Oil Gets Stuck Underground
Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) May 13, 2009Nano-research on drill cores from the North Sea might help increase extraction rates of oil in Denmark. It is a mystery to many people why the world is running out of oil when most of the world's oilfields have only been half emptied. However some of the oil that has been located is trapped as droplets of oil in small cavities in the surrounding rock or is stuck to the walls of the undergr ... more Introducing Black-Framed String Ribbon Solar Panels 
Marlboro MA (SPX) May 13, 2009Evergreen Solar has introduced its new black-framed ES-A Series String Ribbon solar panels. These panels are an improvement of the company's line of 200, 205 and 210 W solar panels designed with a black frame that, when installed on roofs, improves the aesthetic appearance of solar arrays. Evergreen Solar's new line of ES-A black-framed String Ribbon panels will be available for viewing ... more Sacramento's Largest Privately Owned Solar Energy Array 
Chicago IL (SPX) May 13, 2009Perpetual Energy Systems (PES), comprehensive financier of solar powered renewable energy systems, and Siemens Transportation Systems (STS), part of the Siemens Mobility Division, announces the activation of a 1.0 megawatt (MW) solar energy installation, the largest privately owned system of its size in the city of Sacramento. The system, which was activated on December 29, 2008, was built ... more  |
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Analysis: Gazprom explosion in Moscow
Washington (UPI) May 11, 2009 While it is difficult to work up much sympathy at the best of times for energy companies' public relations flacks, those representing Russia's state company Gazprom have had a bad few weeks. Recent explosions on pipelines to Moldova and Turkmenistan generated strained relations with the two nations, but the incidents were dwarfed by a massive explosion on a natural gas line in southwest Moscow ... more US climate bill targets 15 percent renewables by 2020 
Washington (AFP) May 13, 2009House of Representatives Democrats crafting legislation to fight climate change said late Wednesday that they would seek to get 15 percent of US energy from renewable sources by 2020. The House Energy and Commerce Committee is due to start its formal debate on the "American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009" come Monday, hoping to approve it by week's end and send it to the full House. ... more US lawmakers target China currency policy 
Washington (AFP) May 13, 2009Firing angry remarks at China, US lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled a plan to retaliate against countries that allegedly manipulate their currencies to snare an edge in international trade. "The time has come for Congress to stand up for American workers and not allow China to run roughshod over the American economy. With this legislation we will finally force China to stop cheating and level ... more Signs in China of weakening just temporary: economists 
Beijing (AFP) May 13, 2009Chinese industrial production growth eased in April, according to figures out Wednesday, as personal consumption also showed weakness despite government moves to boost the economy. However, economists argued that the data was just a short-term slowdown before more robust growth would be recorded later in the year. Industrial output -- a main gauge of activity in plants across China -- ro ... more |
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