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![]() Khartoum, Sudan (UPI) Jun 23, 2010 Sudan's government is reported to be exploring for oil in the war-torn Darfur region, which, if successful, could halt a threatened renewal of one of Africa's bloodiest civil wars. The secessionist south is expected to vote for independence in a 2011 referendum, part of a 2005 peace agreement that ended 21 years of war in which an estimated 2 million people have died. But since most of Sudan's oil fields are in the south, the Arab regime in the north cannot afford to let it do so - unle ... read more |
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Solarmer Energy Using NREL Partnership To Extend Plastic Solar Cell Lifetime![]() The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Solarmer Energy, Inc., have signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to collaborate on improving the lifetime of plastic solar cells, a promising new solar conversion technology. The joint research covered by the CRADA will explore the lifetime and stability of the organic photovolt ... more SECP Announces KISCO Deal To Build 20MW Solar Farm ![]() Sustainable Energy Capital Partners (SECP), a California-based developer of renewable energy projects, announced a joint venture partnership with KISCO Corporation to build large-scale solar farms in Southern California. The partnership allows for both companies to jointly develop up to five solar projects and to incorporate KISCO, with their industry-leading GETWATT thin-film PV modules, as one ... more Russian leader Medvedev plugs into Silicon Valley ![]() Russian President Dmitry Medvedev started his first US visit with a stop in California to tap into the innovative power that has made Silicon Valley a hotbed for winning technology firms. Medvedev met with actor-turned-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger late Tuesday after arriving in San Francisco. Apple, Google, Twitter, and Cisco were on his itinerary for the following day and he is report ... more |
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![]() Pasadena, Calif. (UPI) Jun 22, 2010 A U.S. geologist and geographer say they are studying the recent flood-caused creation of a Texas canyon to gain insight into ancient flooding events on Mars. The researchers - Assistant Professor of geology Michael Lamb of the California Institute of Technology and Associate Professor of geography Mark Fonstad of Texas State University - said a week of heavy rainfall in 2002 formed a 1.3-mile-long, 22-foot-deep canyon in just three days. The event occurred when heavy rains in Central ... read more |
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