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This month's 48th International Paris Air Show will celebrate its 100th anniversary -- the first Paris Air Show was held in 1909 at the city's Grand Palace.
The 2009 event at Le Bourget Airport runs June 15-21, with more than 200 000 visitors expected to attend, the European Space Agency said. The ESA said it will participate with a 5,382-square-foot pavilion located between full ... read more 
Munich, Germany (SPX) Jun 05, 2009Solar electricity has a future: It is renewable and available in unlimited quantities, and it does not produce any gases detrimental to the climate. Its only drawback right now is the price: the electric power currently being produced by solar cells in northern Europe must be subsidized if it is to compete against the household electricity generated by traditional power plants. At "Laser ... more
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London (AFP) June 4, 2009Chinese state-owned aluminium giant Chinalco is set to scrap its 19.5-billion-dollar (13.7-billion-euro) tie-up with Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto, the FT reported Thursday. Chinalco will walk away after weeks of wrangling over the terms of the deal, according to the Financial Times website which cited people familiar with the situation. The FT also said that Rio was considering ... more  
Cozumel, Mexico (AFP) June 4, 2009Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, one of the world's richest men, on Thursday launched a joint 100 million dollar project to protect Mexico's environment with the government and the World Wildlife Fund. "I believe that looking after the environment will be one of the big generators of jobs in the future," Slim said on a beach on Mexico's Caribbean island of Cozumel at the launch of the ... more  
Tel-Aviv, Israel (SPX) Jun 05, 2009US Venture Capital funds Burrill and Company and Khosla Ventures have invested in HCL CleanTech, a US company and its Israeli subsidiary founded by Prof. Avram Baniel, Prof. Ari Eyal and Eran Baniel. HCL CleanTech has developed a proprietary technology to make an old, industrially proven German process converting lignocellulosic biomass to fermentable sugars economically very attractive. ... more 
Rosslyn VA (SPX) Jun 05, 2009The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has revealed the results of new market research that provides a clear picture of America's need for information about energy and cost saving through modern lighting systems. The research, conducted in conjunction with Today's Facility Manager magazine, focused on the owners and operators of commercial, industrial, institutional, and ... more |
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Torrance CA (SPX) Jun 05, 2009Bradley Bartz and ABC Solar are proud to announce the decision of the City of Torrance to exempt solar installations from planning review. In April of this year ABC Solar took the extraordinary step of suing the City of Torrance asking the local superior court to rule that design review is against the Solar Rights Act. Bartz and ABC Solar asked the court for an injunction against the City ... more 
Beltsville MD (SPX) Jun 05, 2009SunEdison has announced that Hannover Leasing purchased three SunEdison photovoltaic solar energy systems in Spain's Lleida province. Under a long-term agreement, SunEdison will monitor, maintain and operate the systems, which have a combined capacity of 4.3 MW. Further details of the transaction were not disclosed. The three ground mount systems - 1.6 MW in Alamus; 1.6 MW in Borges ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 05, 2009The Campaign for an Energy-Efficient America, a national coalition of more than 75 leading businesses, industry associations, faith organizations and environmental groups, has released this statement following the Senate markup of the renewable electricity standard (RES) "The amendments have failed to strengthen energy efficiency standards and weakened an already meager renewable electric ... more 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jun 05, 2009The City of Tucson is taking advantage of SunShare subsidies from Tucson Electric Power (TEP) to help fund seven new photovoltaic arrays that will add more than 1 megawatt (MW) to the city's solar generating capacity. TEP will provide an estimated $4.7 million in SunShare incentives to the city over the next 20 years, covering about 60 percent of the cost of the arrays. The systems ... more |
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