24/7 Energy News Coverage
August 20, 2010
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Russia shortly to fuel Iranian reactor
Tehran (UPI) Aug 19, 2010
Iran's civilian nuclear program continues to unsettle the country's diplomatic relations. International concern has intensified over reports that the country's first civilian nuclear power plant at Bushehr will be loaded with Russian fuel by Aug. 21. The date has increased foreign media speculation that the facility may be the subject of a military attack, most likely by Israel, in an effort to prevent the installation from going critical prior to feeding electricity into the country's n ... read more

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ENERGY TECH

Oil firm upbeat despite Falklands setback
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BIO FUEL

Modified yeast can make more ethanol
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SOLAR DAILY

Major Hurdle Cleared For Organic Solar Cells
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TRADE WARS

China's current account surplus surges in second quarter
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Satellite Services supplies on-board sub-systems for smallsats and microsats.

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TRADE WARS

China computer giant Lenovo swings back to profit
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ENERGY TECH

Scientists challenge US optimism on oil spill damage
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

India cabinet to discuss key nuclear bill Friday
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ENERGY TECH

Partner says BP hiding oil spill documents
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

China downplays fears over local government debt
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TRADE WARS

Taiwan's Foxconn says it will hire 400,000 more in China
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SOLAR DAILY

Carmanah Provides Solar LED Lighting For Bridge Lighting Project
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SOLAR DAILY

Bring Solar Energy To University Of Delaware
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SOLAR DAILY

REC Solar Announces Largest U.S. Carport Solar Installation
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SOLAR DAILY
Lucerne Valley Solar Project To Power 20,000 Homes
San Bernardino CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2010
The Lucerne Valley Solar Project cleared its final environmental review this week and, according to the project's developers, will generate enough clean, reliable and renewable electricity to power almost 20,000 California homes. The project has the support of conservation groups working in California and nationally because it demonstrates that large-scale solar energy projects can be plan ... more

ENERGY TECH
New Method For Estimating Cost Of Small Hydropower Projects
College Park MD (SPX) Aug 19, 2010
In developing countries such as India, small hydroelectric power (SHP) projects represent a potentially large but largely untapped source of energy, primarily because the cost of constructing the sites is thought to be higher per kilowatt of generated power than the cost of large plants. But is it? To find out, Sunil Singal, Senior Scientific Officer at the Indian Institute of Technology i ... more

ENERGY NEWS
Is Any Country Already Able To Meet All Of Its Energy Needs From Renewable Sources?
Stuttgart, Germany (SPX) Aug 19, 2010
A growing volume of energy originating from renewable sources is being used right around the world - from Europe to America to China. This trend is especially widespread in the electricity-generation sector. Over the last couple of years, the USA and the countries of the EU have been building more power station capacity based on wind, water and solar energy than they in conventionally fuel ... more

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ENERGY TECH

Next Generation Of Fuel-Cell Powered Aircraft

BIO FUEL

Cellulosic Methanol Produced From First Commercial Cellulosic Biofuels Plant


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SPACE SCOPES
Planets In Unusually Intimate Dance Around Dying Star

Detector Technology Could Help NASA Find Earth-Like Exoplanets

NASA Finds Super-Hot Planet With Unique Comet-Like Tail

SPACE SCOPES
"Fahrenheit 451" author burns at idea of digital books

Safer Plastics That Lock In Potentially Harmful Plasticizers

Power Problem With Insat-4B

SPACE SCOPES
Life360 Launches Real-Time Family Tracking App For iPhone

Real-Time Polar Bear News Featured On New Churchill Polar Bears Website

Hunter's iJournal Provides iPhone Users A Way To Improve Their Hunting Skills

SPACE SCOPES
China Finishes Construction Of First Unmanned Space Module

China Contributes To Space-Based Information Access A Lot

China Sends Research Satellite Into Space

SPACE SCOPES
Perseid Meteors Return: Viewing Conditions Excellent

Fireball heralds arrival of meteor shower

The Impact That Shattered Santa Fe

SPACE SCOPES
Countdown To Vesta

Delhi School Boys Discover New Asteroid

Thousands flock to see asteroid pod in Japan

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SPACEMART
Oil And Gas Exploration Benefit From Space Tech
Paris, France (ESA) Aug 19, 2010
A special kind of titanium and a manufacturing technique used to build the Ariane 5 rocket could become the next successful spin-offs from Europe's space programme, benefiting the oil and gas industry. Together with space sensor technology that could be used in new offshore drilling tools, these exciting developments are the result of several technology demonstrator projects just completed for ESA's Technology Transfer Programme. The wider use in the coming years of unmanned autonomous under ... read more

SPACEMART
Is Any Country Already Able To Meet All Of Its Energy Needs From Renewable Sources?

Many Are Still Clueless On How To Save Energy

Merkel embarks on energy trip

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SPACEMART
Oil firm upbeat despite Falklands setback

Partner says BP hiding oil spill documents

Scientists challenge US optimism on oil spill damage

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SPACEMART
Mortenson Construction Building 100 Turbine Wind Farm In Illinois

Canada looks to utilize wind energy

LADWP Approves New Wind Project

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SPACEMART
Carmanah Provides Solar LED Lighting For Bridge Lighting Project

Bring Solar Energy To University Of Delaware

Major Hurdle Cleared For Organic Solar Cells

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SPACEMART
Russia shortly to fuel Iranian reactor

India cabinet to discuss key nuclear bill Friday

Global Nuclear Power Outlook And Opportunities

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