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Sanyo rolls electric bicycles into US marketLas Vegas, Nevada (AFP) Jan 8, 2010 Japanese electric bicycle titan Sanyo thinks that notoriously car-loving folks in the United States are prime for peddle power. Eneloop "peddle-assist" bicycles that had been exclusively available in Japan made a US debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where attendees go to saddle-up and ride in a carpeted casino hotel ballroom. "We think of it as an electric vehicle," ... read more |
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PSE And G Finalise Four NJ Solar Projects
Newark NJ (SPX) Jan 11, 2010PSE and G is starting the New Year by announcing it has selected four sites and developers for over $50 million in investments in 12 megawatts of grid-connected solar energy. PSE and G hopes to start construction at its sites in Edison, Hamilton, Linden and Trenton this spring, with projects completed this summer and fall. All four ground-mounted solar farms would be among the largest to ... more Maryland's Largest Single Rooftop Solar Power Installation Unveiled
Hanover MD (SPX) Jan 11, 2010Staples and SunEdison have hosted a dedication ceremony to unveil the largest single rooftop solar power installation in Maryland at Staples' 200,200 square foot fulfillment center in Hanover. The 1.01 megawatt solar installation covers nearly 175,000 square feet of roof space, larger than three football fields. The environmental savings associated with the system will offset more than 43 ... more China, Saudi fail to resolve petrochemicals dispute
Riyadh (AFP) Jan 10, 2010Senior officials from Saudi Arabia and China on Sunday failed to resolve Chinese dumping charges on certain Saudi petrochemicals, although they played down the impact of the dispute. Finance Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf said talks with visiting Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming went well but the two sides could not resolve the issue of China's anti-dumping penalties on imports of 1,4-butane ... more |
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Iran, Iraq still feud over oil fields
Baghdad (UPI) Jan 8, 2009 Iraq and Iran are still feuding over an abandoned oil field along their poorly defined border weeks after Iranian troops briefly occupied one of the wells, unmasking the centuries-old Persian ambition of dominating its historical Arab -- and energy-rich -- adversary. The Dec. 17 seizure of Well No. 4 of the al-Fakkah field, some 50 yards inside territory claimed by Iraq, by a unit of ... more Chavez alleges incursion by US war plane
Caracas (AFP) Jan 9, 2010President Hugo Chavez said a US military aircraft had entered Venezuelan airspace on Friday, insisting that the governments of the United States and the Netherlands were behind what he described as a "provocative action." The United States has denied the charge. Chavez said he ordered two F-16 jets to intercept a P-3 Orion anti-submarine/surveillance aircraft that entered Venezuelan air ... more Oil tops China-Nigeria talks agenda
Abuja (AFP) Jan 8, 2010China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi held talks with Nigerian officials Friday on oil exports to energy-hungry Beijing. China was looking for imports but negotiations with Nigeria had only started, said Yang, who is on a tour of Africa. "Of course, in China, we do need to import oil from other countries including Nigeria but at the moment, I think we have just made a beginning," he told ... more |
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