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German revives nuclear to green energy mixBerlin (UPI) Sep 7, 2010 The German government has agreed to extend the life of the country's nuclear power plants, a move that has the opposition and the renewable energy industry fuming. Germany's 17 reactors will remain online for an average of 12 years beyond their planned phase-out deadline in 2021 as a bridge technology until renewables are ready to take over completely, German Chancellor Angela Merkel revealed Monday. Reactors built before 1980 can remain online for 8 additional years, with newer reactors gettin ... read more |
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Cincinnati OH (SPX) Sep 07, 2010AdvanceBio has announced the development of its next generation, sugar-based fuel ethanol process. The process is capable of utilizing sugars derived from sugar cane, sweet sorghum, sugar beet and other similar crops as feedstock for the production of fuel ethanol and green power while generating zero liquid waste. When built in conjunction with the sugar milling operation, plants employin ... more 
Camden PA (SPX) Sep 07, 2010One mention of E. coli conjures images of sickness and food poisoning, but the malevolent bacteria may also be the key to the future of renewable energy. Desmond Lun, an associate professor of computer science at Rutgers University-Camden, is researching how to alter the genetic makeup of E. coli to produce biodiesel fuel derived from fatty acids. "If we can engineer biological organ ... more  
Helsinki (AFP) Sept 6, 2010Forces outside China's traditional power bases are increasingly shaping the country's foreign policy, pushing for more international participation, the SIPRI think tank said in a report Monday. "These are still groups on the margins. But it is significant that the top leadership now has to take into account diverse views," the Swedish institute's China programme director Linda Jakobson told ... more |
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U.S. considering new trainer jets Universal City, Texas (UPI) Sep 3, 2010 The U.S. Air Force is considering options to replace its aging fleet of supersonic T-38s. No official tender or announcement has been made. But since its induction to the Air Force decades ago, scores of fighter and bomber pilots have trained on some version of the T-38 Talon, the world's first supersonic trainer jet. "It takes years to procure a new trainer, so we need to start the process now," Gen. Stephen Lorenz, the outgoing commander of Air Education and Training Command was quoted ... read more |
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