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 Geneva (AFP) June 26, 2009 
Round-the-world balloooning pioneer Bertrand Piccard unveiled his solar-powered aircraft in Switzerland on Friday, ready for another trend-setting circumnavigation of the globe powered solely by the sun. The wasp-shaped prototype of Solar Impulse, with the wingspan of a jumbo jet, was rolled out before some 800 guests at an airfield near Zurich after six years of development. Ten years ... read more 
Le Bourget, France (SPX) Jun 29, 2009Boeing and a team from across the aviation industry have released high-level elements of a study that shows that sustainable biofuels analyzed in a series of pioneering test flights performed favorably in comparison to petroleum-based fuel. According to the study, Evaluation of Bio-Derived Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene (Bio-SPK), a series of laboratory, ground and flight tests conducted be ... more
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Singapore (AFP) June 28, 2009The World Bank has launched a programme to help cities in developing countries achieve economic growth and high quality living standards without damaging the environment. With around 90 percent of urban growth worldwide taking place in developing nations and at a rapid pace, city planners are in a race against time to put in place the right policies that will benefit future generations, the ... more 
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jun 29, 2009Catalan scientists have shown that using mud from waste water treatment plants as a partial alternative fuel can enable cement factories to reduce their CO2 emissions and comply with the Kyoto Protocol, as well as posing no risk to human health and being profitable. These are the results of an environmental impact assessment. Dependency on oil and coal could be coming to an end. Researcher ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 29, 2009Forget your old-fashioned ideas about the solid waste industry. It's not just about hauling garbage anymore. So said Bruce J. Parker, president and CEO of the National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA), in a speech today to the Society of Government Economists in Washington. NSWMA represents the private sector solid waste industry in the United States. "Most Americans probably do ... more 
Atlanta GA (SPX) Jun 29, 2009Marking a significant step forward in the use of cleaner coal technology to help meet the country's future energy requirements, the first major pieces of equipment have arrived at Duke Energy's Integrated Gasification Combined-Cycle (IGCC) plant in Edwardsport, Ind. Using GE IGCC technology, the plant is expected to be the largest cleaner coal IGCC facility of its type in the world when it is co ... more |
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Buenos Aires, Argentina (SPX) Jun 29, 2009Oil prices have been soaring since 2003. In 2008, oil prices went up as high as $100, showing the vulnerability of nonproducing countries to dependency of the imports of crude. This situation forced Latin American nonproducing countries to reorient its investments towards the renewable energies, with the purpose of diversifying its energy matrices. The situation was different for producing ... more  
Hong Kong (AFP) June 28, 2009Hong Kong has still to emerge from the effects of the global economic slowdown despite early signs of returning stability, the city's chief executive Donald Tsang said Sunday. Tsang said that big challenges remained for the city, whose key industries of finance and exports have been hit hard by the crisis. "There is no doubt we have yet to emerge from the impact of the financial tsunami ... more 
Copenhagen, Denmark (UPI) Jun 26, 2009 In its bid to boost the share of renewables to a quarter of the U.S. energy mix, Washington can look to Denmark as an example of how to integrate fluctuating green energy sources. The Middelgrunden wind park, a curved row of 20 2-MW Siemens turbines, is the world's first profitable offshore wind park. Owned and operated by Denmark's Dong Energy and a consortium of 8,600 private sharehol ... more 
New Delhi (AFP) June 27, 2009New Delhi residents faced misery on Saturday as the Indian capital reeled under one of its worst power and water shortages in years, during an acute heatwave and a delayed rainy season. The city's power grid has been stretched thin, with demand at its highest ever as the worst-hit areas have suffered outages of up to 10 hours over the past few days. The power cuts also affected water ... more |
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AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners
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