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Fiat, Toyota 'years ahead' of EU emissions targets: researchBrussels (AFP) Nov 4, 2010 Italian and Japanese auto giants Fiat and Toyota are bang on course to smash through European Union carbon emissions targets years ahead of schedule, new analysis showed Thursday. A European Commission-funded study of new cars manufactured in 2009 by the European Federation for Transport and Environment showed both automakers just short of the EU target of 130 grammes of CO2 per kilometre (g/km) by 2015, on 131 and 132 respectively. Powerful German brands produced by BMW (151), Volkswagen (153) ... read more |
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  Alcatel-Lucent To Host Solar Power System For Bell Labs Global HQ In 1954, Bell Labs pioneered the development of solar power technology, creating solar panels able to support the telephone service of American farmers living off the electricity grid. More th ... more | .. |
 Evergreen Solar Shows Strong Commitment In Czech Republic Evergreen Solar has announced the company has provided solar panels for nine solar power plants in the Czech Republic, further strengthening its presence in Eastern Europe. In total, the company has ... more | .. |
 KYOCERA Solar Modules At Desert Knowledge Australia Alice Springs, Australia, with around 300 days of sunshine every year, is an ideal test location for solar power installations. The Desert Knowledge Australia (DKA) Solar Centre is a government-fund ... more | .. |
 Logitech Introduces Solar-Powered Keyboard Logitech has introduced the Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 - the company's first light-powered keyboard. The Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard powers itself whenever there's light, even indoor ... more |
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  iDiverse Develops Stress Resistant Yeast For Producing Fuel Ethanol iDiverse announced that it has successfully modified yeast to be highly resistant to a number of lethal stresses normally encountered in the bioproduction of fuel ethanol. In doing so, iDiverse has ... more | .. |
 Developing Military Jet Fuel Cobalt Technologies has announced the signature of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Navy to develop technology for the conversion of biobutanol into full perfor ... more | .. |
 AE Biofuels Secures Funding For Operation Of Ethanol Plant AE Biofuels has announced its wholly-owned advanced ethanol subsidiary AE Advanced Fuels Keyes closed a $4.5 million financing with Third Eye Capital Corporation. The funds will be used for th ... more | .. |
 Algae-Based Biofuels Annual Production To Reach 61 Million Gallons By 2020 In the face of petroleum scarcity, increasing oil prices, market volatility, and climate change, leaders in government and industry are looking to renewable fuel sources such as algae-based biofuels ... more |
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  Scarcity Of New Energy Minerals Will Trigger Trade Wars It's not hard to argue in favor of alternatives to fossil fuels these days, but one popular argument - domestic energy security - may be standing on very shaky legs. A lot of rare metals are n ... more | .. |
  South Korea plans offshore wind project South Korea plans to build an $8.2 billion offshore wind farm in the Yellow Sea, a government official said. ... more | .. |
 First Car To Have Entire Body 3D Printed Stratasys has announced its development partnership with Winnipeg engineering group, Kor Ecologic. The engineering group is creating one of the world's most fuel-efficient and environmentally friend ... more | .. |
  Brazil to fight US-China 'currency war' at G20 summit: Lula Brazil will be looking to fight a "currency war" it sees underway between the United States and China that is threatening its export sector, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday. ... more |
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 Californians reject proposal to repeal greenhouse gas law California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger welcomed late Tuesday voters' rejection of a proposal to backtrack on a law limiting greenhouse gas emissions in the most populous US state. ... more | .. |
 China's Hu heads to France for state visit Chinese President Hu Jintao jets into Paris Thursday for a three-day state visit during which France hopes to clinch billions of dollars in deals for nuclear, aviation and energy technology. ... more | .. |
  Hong Kong land auction raises hopes of market cool-down Hong Kong's latest land sale fell below analysts' forecasts on Wednesday as the government ramps up measures to rein in soaring property prices in the densely populated metropolis. ... more | .. |
  China stages South China Sea war games China has staged live-fire war games in the South China Sea, state media reported Wednesday, amid concerns over Beijing's territorial disputes with neighbouring nations in the area. ... more |
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 GM first foreign carmaker to sell two million units in China US auto giant General Motors said Thursday it had become the first international carmaker to sell two million vehicles in a year in China, now the world's largest auto market. ... more | .. |
 China considering rare earths strategic reserves: report China is considering setting up strategic reserves of 10 minor metals including rare earths, state media said Wednesday, as Beijing moves to tighten control of its supply of the vital minerals. ... more | .. |
 World Bank warns China at risk from global trade imbalances The World Bank on Wednesday boosted its 2010 growth forecast for China to 10 percent, but warned that global tensions over trade imbalances could cast a shadow over the rosy economic outlook. ... more | .. |
 China reiterates claim to Diaoyu Islands China has rejected U.S. mediation between Tokyo and Beijing over the disputed Diaoyu Islands and reiterated that they are sovereign Chinese territory. ... more |
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  Argentina, Brazil to build cargo plane Argentina and Brazil are pooling industrial resources to develop a twin-engine military aircraft that is likely to compete on the international market with manufacturers from the United States and Europe. ... more | .. |
 BOC Aviation orders 30 Airbus A320 Singapore-based aircraft leasing firm BOC Aviation announced on Wednesday it had ordered 30 Airbus A320 medium-range airliners for delivery between 2012 and 2014. ... more | .. |
 China finance minister to give APEC meeting a miss Chinese Finance Minister Xie Xuren will not attend a meeting of Asia-Pacific finance chiefs in Japan this weekend, an official said Thursday, amid a simmering row between Tokyo and Beijing. ... more | .. |
 China state visit to France: Alcatel in billion-euro deal Franco-American telecoms giant Alcatel-Lucent scooped the first deal of what was expected to be a lucrative Chinese state visit to France on Thursday, announcing a 1.178 billion euros in contracts. ... more |
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