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A group of 20 German companies wants to invest $555 billion in concentrated solar power plants in northern Africa to sell green power to Europe and make the continent less dependent on oil and gas imports. It would be one of the world's biggest private renewable energy projects: Some 20 German companies are planning to join forces to build CSP plants in northern Africa and transport the ... read more 
Lagos, Nigeria (UPI) Jun 17, 2009 U.S. oil giant Chevron has become the main target for Nigerian rebels in a campaign of violence in the oil-rich Niger Delta that has reduced output by nearly 1 million barrels of oil a day. If the production cutbacks continue at the rate they have been in recent months, Nigeria, once Africa's largest oil producer, will face a serious economic crisis. The United States, a major customer ... more
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Vienna (AFP) June 16, 2009UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei warned Tuesday that the agency would not be in a position to respond to a nuclear emergency like Chernobyl if member states did not increase its funding. In tough-talking comments to the International Atomic Energy Agency's 35-member board during a budget debate here, ElBaradei said that if the watchdog did not have adequate funding "if we have an ... more  
Yekaterinburg, Russia (AFP) June 17, 2009Leaders from the world's top emerging economic powers on Tuesday delivered a warning-shot to the domination of the US dollar as their new forum flexed its muscle at a first ever summit. The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India and China -- dubbed the BRIC nations -- called for a "more diversified" currency system after a meeting that came amid growing talk over the dollar's future as the global ... more 
Beijing (AFP) June 17, 2009Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Wednesday the Asian giant's recovery was proceeding steadily, but efforts to reinvigorate the economy were at a critical stage, state media reported. "China's economic performance has started to show positive changes, favorable factors are increasing, and the overall situation has stabilised and is moving in a good direction," Xinhua news agency cited Wen as ... more  
Paris (UPI) Jun 17, 2009 For the first time, Russian jet manufacturers Sukhoi and MiG are taking part in the Paris Air Show as a team, and they appear to be stealing the show from established rivals. Of course European and U.S. aircraft makers are still dominating with sheer presence this week's Paris Air Show, which runs until June 21. But as Boeing's hopes for new orders were so far denied, Sukhoi's new Super ... more |
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Houston TX (SPX) Jun 16, 2009Customers at a Shell service station have become the first in the world to fill their tanks with gasoline containing advanced biofuel made from wheat straw. For one month starting June 10, the regular gasoline purchased at a Shell service station in Ottawa, Canada will contain 10% cellulosic ethanol. The biofuel is produced locally from non-food raw materials at Iogen Energy ... more 
Washington (UPI) Jun 16, 2009 U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced nearly $9 million in awards to support the next generation of American nuclear energy development. Chu said the Department of Energy will provide $2.9 million in scholarships and fellowships to 86 U.S. nuclear science and engineering students, and will offer more than $6 million in grants to 29 U.S. universities and colleges in 23 states. ... more  
Jakarta, Indonesia (AFP) June 16, 2009More than 400 fires have been recorded burning in Indonesia's Riau province so far in June, a huge increase from the same time last year, officials said Tuesday. Smoke from the fires is causing haze that is drifting across neighbouring Malaysia, where authorities said Sunday air quality and visibility in some areas had fallen from "good" to "moderate" over the previous week. Most of the ... more 
Berlin (UPI) Jun 17, 2009 Germany and Ukraine have decided to boost their cooperation on sustainability and energy efficiency. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier Wednesday traveled to Ukraine for bilateral talks with leaders in Kiev. Ahead of the trip, diplomats from both countries had already agreed on boosting cooperation regarding energy efficiency, climate protection and the conservation of ... more |
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