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New Centre Makes Geothermal Cities A Hot ProspectPerth, Australia (SPX) Dec 07, 2009 A new research centre dedicated to developing technologies designed to help establish sustainable, low-emission, geothermal cities, was launched in Perth by the Western Australian Minister for Mines and Petroleum, the Hon Norman Moore. The Western Australian Geothermal Centre of Excellence (WAGCOE) is a joint venture between CSIRO and The University of Western Australia, in conjunction ... read more |
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Victoria, Canada (SPX) Dec 07, 2009The City of Los Angeles is working with Carmanah Technologies to illuminate off grid locations with solar power. As part of a green streetlight program, the City is replacing high pressure sodium lighting fixtures with hardwired LED streetlights such as the LEDway luminaire from BetaLED - and lighting nearby bus stops with solar powered EverGEN lights from Carmanah. Like the City's new ... more  
Hamburg, Germany (UPI) Dec 4, 2009 The northern German port city of Hamburg is gradually turning into one of Europe's "greenest" cities. Some say the Hafencity, which will eventually be home to 12,000 residents and businesses with 40,000 jobs, is the most exciting urban development project in Europe. Located in the middle of Hamburg's busy port area, the 0.6-square-mile Hafencity integrates a mix of residential ... more 
Cairo (AFP) Dec 6, 2009Divisions within OPEC have eased as the dual threat of the global economic crisis and climate change talks force oil producers to be pragmatic and unified, analysts said on Sunday. Two years ago, when oil prices soared to nearly 100 dollars a barrel, the oil exporters cartel, which includes both allies and foes of the United States, was severely tested. The Organisation of Petroleum ... more |
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Irvine CA (SPX) Dec 07, 2009VIASPACE has announced that the first harvest of Giant King Grass has been completed and that a new grass processing and storage facility is under construction on company land in China. Chief Executive Dr. Carl Kukkonen stated: "The grass from this harvest provided seedlings for planting on our new land and is also being used to supply samples for testing and analysis by potential ... more  
Lima (AFP) Dec 6, 2009Peru's government on Sunday ratified a free trade agreement with China, the president's office announced. The measure "favors Peru's interests," a brief government statement said in the office's daily. It did not indicate when the agreement -- made by executive decree, without Congressional input as allowed by the constitution -- would go into effect. The Peru-China free trade ... more  
Shanghai (AFP) Dec 4, 2009Chinese plane maker Xi'an Aircraft Industry (Group) Company has purchased a majority stake in Austrian aircraft parts maker Future Advanced Composite Components AG, the companies said. Xi'an Aircraft and Hong Kong-based private equity firm Advanced Treasure Limited gained a combined 91.25 percent stake in FACC, according to statements released late Thursday. China's state-run Xinhua ... more |
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