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EU ministers call for common electric car strategySan Sebastian, Spain (AFP) Feb 9, 2010 EU industry ministers on Tuesday pressed the European Commission to establish a common strategy to develop electric cars. Ministers and industry representatives discussed the future of electric vehicles, which are seen as both an environmental necessity and an opportunity for economic growth, at an informal meeting in San Sebastian, northern Spain. Madrid currently holds the rotating EU presidency and the Spanish Industry Minister Miguel Sebastian said he "believed leadership on electric cars mu ... read more |
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Taipei (AFP) Feb 10, 2010Wistron Corp., a spin-off from giant PC maker Acer, is facing a simple choice: Diversify or see profit margins slowly vanish. Like many other Taiwanese technology suppliers, the company is opting to broaden out of its established strengths. Wistron, which gets 70 percent of its 13.5-billion-US-dollar revenue from notebook computers, is adding handheld devices, flat-panel televisions and ... more  
Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Feb 10, 2010The joint venture announced simultaneously in Sao Paulo and London involving Brazilian ethanol group Cosan and Royal Dutch Shell increases prospects of an expanding global presence for Brazilian sugarcane ethanol. The assessment came from Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) President Marcos Jank. In his view, the deal brings together two companies that are strongly complementa ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Feb 10, 2010China said Wednesday that its exports surged in January for the second straight month, solidifying the Asian powerhouse's new position as the world's leading exporting nation. Shipments grew 21 percent on-year last month to 109.475 billion dollars, the customs bureau said, cementing a turnaround that began in December when a year-long decline in exports ended. On Tuesday, Germany ceded t ... more |
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World's First Home-Scale Ethanol From Cellulose ProcessorDallas TX (SPX) Feb 10, 2010 Allard Research and Development has announced the world's first small-scale ethanol fuel production system utilizing cellulose as the primary feedstock. The new system, designed as a front-end processor for Allard's existing line of modular ethanol distillation systems, turns ordinary waste products ranging from lawn clippings, cardboard, paper, sawdust and other cellulose-based material into fermentable sugars. "The ability to economically use cellulose as a feedstock has been the last hurd ... read more |
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