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November 05, 2010
ENERGY TECH
IEA says Iraq's oil boost plan a fizzle
Baghdad (UPI) Nov 4, 2010
The International Energy Agency has poured cold water on Iraq's plans to quadruple oil production to 12 million barrels a day by 2017, saying it could take 20 years just to reach half the target total. But the agency predicted in a draft of its annual World Energy Outlook that Iraq will succeed in pushing production up enough to overtake its longtime regional rival, Iran, "by soon after 2015." The only countries that have been able to pull off the kind of feat that Iraq seeks to achieve ... read more

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BIO FUEL

Leading Advanced Biofuel Groups Meet At White House
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BIO FUEL

Mississippi Foresters Anticipate Biomass Boost
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SOLAR DAILY

Three Exciting Renewable Energy Projects In Pennsylvania
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BIO FUEL

Integrated Bio-Refinery Project Receives Full Funding
Rentech and ClearFuels Technology have jointly announced that a cooperative agreement has been signed with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to receive the remaining $19.7 million of a $23 million ... more
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SOLAR DAILY

Illuminating The "Cathedral Of The Holy Cross" In Turkey
Kyocera has announced that it has supplied solar modules that help to illuminate the Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross - located on the island of Akdamar, Turkey. This year church services were h ... more
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BIO FUEL

ADM To Construct Biodiesel Facility In Brazil
Archer Daniels Midland has announced that it will construct a second biodiesel plant in Brazil. The facility, to be built in Joacaba, Santa Catarina, will be adjacent to existing ADM soybean crushin ... more
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ENERGY TECH

NIST Ships First Programmable AC DC 10-Volt Standard
Extending its 26-year tradition of innovative quantum voltage standards, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have begun shipping a new 10-volt standard to users ... more
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TRADE WARS

Trade and the Republican takeover
The shift to Republican control in the U.S. House of Representatives may bode well for international trade policy, where the United States is lagging behind its global counterparts. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

OPEC maintains oil outlook, warns of climate policies
OPEC kept its medium- and long-term forecasts for global oil demand relatively unchanged in a new report on Thursday but also spotlighted the impact of environmental policies on the energy market. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Areva ready to give Chinese access to uranium mine: Elysee
French nuclear giant Areva is ready to open up to a Chinese partner the Imouraren uranium mine in northwestern Niger, which it partially owns, the French president's office said Thursday. ... more
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

Post-vote Obama era takes nasty turn for European economy
Europe's economy came under immediate pressure Thursday after the US Federal Reserve unlocked a massive cash injection seen as President Barack Obama's last chance to stimulate its job-light economy following his heavy electoral reverse. ... more
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BIO FUEL

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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BIO FUEL

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
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BIO FUEL

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
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BIO FUEL

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
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SOLAR DAILY

30MW Solar Power Plant To Be Built In Colorado
SunPower has announced an agreement with Iberdrola Renewables to design and build a 30-megawatt photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant, the San Luis Valley Solar Ranch, on 216 acres of private, former ... more
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SOLAR DAILY

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
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SOLAR DAILY

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
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ENERGY NEWS

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
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EARTH OBSERVATION
e2v To Develop Image Sensors For PLATO Exoplanet Mission

Solar Systems Like Ours May Be Common

Astronomer Greg Laughlin To Talk About Earth-Like Planets

EARTH OBSERVATION
All Systems Are Nominal Aboard Bsat-3b Satellite

NIST Backs Proposal For A Revamped System Of Measurement Units

Software Brings Facial-Recognition Technology To Mobile Phones

EARTH OBSERVATION
Few Americans using location-based services: Pew study

GPS maker Garmin hanging up on smartphones

Savi Challenges You To Imagine The Best Wireless Applications

EARTH OBSERVATION
China Goes To Mars

China says manned space station possible around 2020

China Kicks Off Manned Space Station Program

EARTH OBSERVATION
Purdue Unveils Asteroid Impact Effects Calculator

Did Earth Encounter Pieces Of An Alien Visitor Last Night

An International Response To Earth Threatening Asteroids

EARTH OBSERVATION
Flyby Observations To Offer Insight On Comet Nucleus

Odin Satellite Observes Water In Comet 103P Hartley 2

EPOXI Reveals Comet Hartley 2

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SOLAR DAILY

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
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ENERGY TECH

Obama to launch clean energy initiative in India
US President Barack Obama and India are expected to launch a joint initiative on clean energy, eyeing economic opportunities in an area that has long divided the two countries. ... more
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TRADE WARS

China, France sign fresh deals during Hu visit
France and China were to sign a fresh batch of trade deals on Friday during a state visit by President Hu Jintao that has already seen Paris win export contracts worth 20 billion dollars. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

China-Japan 'ship collision video' leaked on YouTube
A video apparently showing a tense maritime incident between vessels from China and Japan was posted on YouTube, prompting Beijing to express concern, Tokyo's foreign minister said Friday. ... more
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CAR TECH

12 dead in 41-vehicle pile up in China
A 41 vehicle pile up on a fog-shrouded highway in eastern China on Friday left at least 12 people dead and 13 injured, state media reported. ... more
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CAR TECH

China says its car boom is ruining air quality
China's booming car sales have had a devastating effect on the environment, the national environmental watchdog has warned in its first-ever report on pollution caused by vehicle emissions. ... more
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TRADE WARS

China rejects targets to ease trade imbalances
A senior Chinese official on Friday rejected a proposal by US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to set targets to rein in global trade imbalances, throwing a spanner in next week's Group of 20 summit. ... more
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CLIMATE SCIENCE

US election narrows climate agenda
Republicans' victory in US elections has all but doomed prospects for a national plan to battle climate change, but President Barack Obama voiced hope Wednesday of finding areas of cooperation. ... more
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