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Grass could top corn as biofuel cropChampaign, Ill. (UPI) Nov 1, 2010 Grass could be the bioenergy crop of the future as the demand for biofuels increases, replacing corn as the premiere biofuel crop, U.S. researchers say. Researchers at the University of Illinois have completed the first analysis of potential bioenergy grass crops in the Midwestern United States, a university release said Monday. Corn ethanol is currently the main biofuel available but the demand for ethanol competes with corn's availability as food and that could drive up food costs, res ... read more |
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  Getting A Grip On CO2 Capture The ability to keep CO2 out of the atmosphere to help prevent climate change is a global issue. The challenge is to use materials that can capture the CO2 and easily release it for permanent storage ... more | .. |
  Organic Solvent Helps Catalyst Recycling Creates New Nanomedicines Noble metals such as platinum and palladium are becoming increasingly important because of growth in environmentally friendly applications such as fuel cells and pollution control catalysts. B ... more | .. |
  Emissions From Consumption Outstrip Efficiency Savings Emissions from consumption growth have exceeded carbon savings from efficiency improvements in the global supply chain of products consumed in the UK, according to new research by Stockholm Environm ... more | .. |
  Spectrolab Produces 3 Millionth Multi-junction Space Solar Cell Boeing reports that its wholly-owned subsidiary Spectrolab has produced its 3 millionth multi-junction, space-based solar cell. Production records indicate that the gallium arsenide cell was deliver ... more | .. |
  China manufacturing accelerates: surveys Manufacturing activity in China hit a six-month high in October, an independent survey showed Monday, in a sign that a recovery of the world's second-biggest economy has further consolidated. ... more |
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Hanoi, Vietnam (UPI) Nov 1, 2010 Vietnam signed nuclear power deals with Russia and Japan, leaders from the three countries said. Both deals were announced Sunday in Hanoi as Russian and Japanese leaders attended the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit. Under a $5 billion agreement, Russia will build Vietnam's first nuclear power plant, with two power units, each with a capacity of 1.2 gigawatts. Const ... more  
Paris (UPI) Nov 1, 2010 The French oil terminal at Fos-Lavera Monday continued to reduce a large backlog of tankers after a strike had shut down the port for weeks, sparking fuel shortages in France. The count of vessels waiting outside the terminal Monday was at 44, down from more than 70 at the end of the strike last week, the Dow Jones News Wires reports. It cites port authority as saying that 29 crude oil ... more 
New York (AFP) Nov 1, 2010The price of oil soared on Monday following strong manufacturing data from China and the United States, the world's biggest energy consumers. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for December, soared 1.52 dollars to close at 82.95 dollars per barrel. In London, Brent North Sea crude for delivery in December delivery jumped 1.47 dollars to settle at 84.62 dollars a barrel. "We ... more |
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Solar Frontier To Supply 10 MWs Of CIS Modules For Saudi Aramco North Park ProjectTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 02, 2010 Solar Frontier has announced that it will supply Saudi Aramco with 10 megawatts of its proprietary cadmium- and lead-free thin film CIS solar modules for a car park installation to power the North Park office complex in Dhahran. The installation will become one of the largest photovoltaic covered parking lots in the world, at 16-18 hectares, when completed by the end of 2011. "Solar Frontier's panels are proven to deliver reliable and affordable performance, providing efficient and stable power ou ... read more |
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