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Bill Gates, Toshiba in early talks on nuclear reactorTokyo (AFP) March 23, 2010 A company backed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Toshiba are in early talks to jointly develop a small nuclear reactor, the Japanese electronics giant said Tuesday. The Nikkei business daily earlier reported that the two sides would team up to develop a compact next-generation reactor that can operate for up to 100 years without refueling to provide emission-free energy. The daily said the joint development would focus on the Traveling-Wave Reactor (TWR), which consumes depleted uranium as f ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) March 23, 2010Royal Dutch Shell said Tuesday it planned to develop natural gas reserves in China with the nation's state-run energy giant CNPC, as the Asian giant steps up efforts to develop clean sources of energy. Shell said the two firms would tap tight gas, a natural gas that is difficult to access because it is contained in rock that must be fractured or broken before it can flow easily to production ... more  
Washington (AFP) March 23, 2010Google's defiance of China over Internet censorship will not have a short-term financial impact on the company but could prove significant in the long run, analysts said Tuesday. At the same time, Google's decision to no longer censor Web search results in China does allow the Internet giant to realign itself with the principles of its founders and the company motto of "Don't be evil," they ... more 
Shanghai (AFP) March 23, 2010A Chinese court moved the highly sensitive trial of an Australian executive and three local employees of mining giant Rio Tinto behind closed doors on Tuesday to hear industrial espionage charges. Stern Hu and three Chinese staff, whose trial on allegations of bribery and and stealing trade secrets opened Monday, have pleaded guilty to taking money, defence lawyers say, but have contested se ... more |
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Renewables Top 140 Billion Dollars In Global RevenuesPortland OR (SPX) Mar 23, 2010 Following one of the worst years in economic history, signs of hope have begun to emerge for the clean-tech sector, with clean energy becoming a driving force for global economic recovery from Beijing to Seoul, and Washington D.C. to Brussels. In 2009, combined global revenue for the three major clean-energy sectors - solar photovoltaics (PV), wind power, and biofuels - grew by 11.4 percent over 2008, reaching $139.1 billion. These three sectors are expected to reach $325.9 billion by 2019, accord ... read more |
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