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China could face peak coalBeijing (UPI) Dec 15, 2010 China could be faced with the very real possibility of peak coal - the point at which demand for coal will outstrip domestic production capacity. With domestic coal demand increasing around 10 percent each year, China would run out of coal in 21 years, even if it were to cut demand by 5 percent, Hong Kong brokerage CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets said in a recent report. Beijing is considering an annual coal production cap of 3.6 billion-3.8 billion tons in its upcoming five-year plan to be r ... read more |
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  Champion Hydrogen-Producing Microbe Inside a small cabinet the size of a dorm refrigerator in one of Himadri B. Pakrasi's labs, a blue-green soup percolates in thick glass bottles under the cool light of red, blue and green LEDS. ... more | .. |
 The Ethics Of Biofuels In the world-wide race to develop energy sources that are seen as "green" because they are renewable and less greenhouse gas-intensive, sometimes the most basic questions remain unanswered. In ... more | .. |
 "Green genes" In Yeast May Boost Biofuel Production By Increasing Stress Tolerance Research published in the journal GENETICS identifies new genes that improve ethanol tolerance in yeast cells, with the goal of generating higher ethanol concentrations for biofuel production. ... more | .. |
  Toxic Toy Crisis Requires Fresh Solutions Manufacturer recalls of toys, promotional drinking glasses, and other children's products constitute an ongoing "toxic toys crisis" that requires banning potentially harmful ingredients in these pro ... more |
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  Ford To Build Gas-Powered, Electric, Hybrid And Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles In Michigan Ford Motor Company's Michigan Assembly Plant, which once churned out large SUVs, has completed a $550 million transformation that will make it the world's first factory to build not only fuel-effici ... more | .. |
 Chevrolet Volt Propulsion System Named A 'Ward's 10 Best Engine' The propulsion system on the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, the industry's only electric vehicle with extended-range capability, is among the winners of the automotive industry's "10 Best Engines" for 2011 in ... more | .. |
 Doubling Import Tax On Ethanol Will Escalate Brazil-US Trade Conflict In light of ongoing negotiations in the U.S. Congress, regarding the future of subsidies in support of domestic ethanol production and the US$0.54 per gallon tariff imposed on imported ethanol, the ... more | .. |
 The 50 Hottest Companies In Bioenergy For 2010-11 Renewable fuels and chemicals developer Amyris took the #1 spot in the 2010-11 "50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy" rankings, published in Biofuels Digest, the online daily bioenergy news service. ... more |
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 BP delays Libyan deep-water drilling Libya's hopes of new oil strikes in the Gulf of Sidra have been set back by BP's postponement of launching a $1 billion deep-water exploration program as the company grapples with the aftermath of the huge Gulf of Mexico oil spill. ... more | .. |
 US sues BP, eight others over Gulf oil spill The United States filed suit Wednesday for the first time against BP and eight other companies for uncounted billions of dollars in damages from a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the worst in US history. ... more | .. |
  US and China sign trade deals, Beijing seeks more The United States and China agreed Wednesday to pursue free trade in areas from agriculture to technology, but Beijing insisted that Washington needed to loosen its own export controls. ... more | .. |
  Abound Solar To Build Largest Thin-Film Solar Module Manufacturing Plant In USA Abound Solar has announced that it has leased a 781,750 square foot facility in Tipton, Ind., where it will be establishing a solar module manufacturing plant. Abound Solar was able to complete the ... more |
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 NRG To Acquire 290MW Agua Caliente Solar Project NRG Energy and First Solar have announced that NRG, through its wholly owned subsidiary, NRG Solar, has agreed to acquire the 290-megawatt (MW) Agua Caliente solar project from First Solar. The proj ... more | .. |
 Less Than They Are Worth Carsten Beier from the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT in Oberhausen, Germany does not believe that "anyone would burn a 50-dollar bill just to keep warm ... more | .. |
 SolarReserve Advances Permitting For Arizona Solar Project SolarReserve has announced it has received two Certificates of Environmental Compatibility (CEC) from the Arizona Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee for its Crossroads Solar Energy P ... more | .. |
 Tracking Down Particulates For some years now, consumers have been making increasing use of wood as a fuel - and not only on account of the rising cost of heating oil and natural gas. "Comfort fireplaces" have become all the ... more |
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 Britain offers state grants for electric cars The British government on Tuesday launched state grants aimed at encouraging motorists to buy environmentally-friendly electric cars made by leading manufacturers including Mercedes-Benz and Toyota. ... more | .. |
 US DoD Selects Skyline Solar To Install High Gain Solar Arrays Skyline Solar has announced that the company has been awarded a project by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for the deployment of HGS systems at two domestic military bases. The object of ... more | .. |
 Geological Society of America Installs Solar Array The Geological Society of America (GSA) recently unveiled a 65 kilowatt (kW) rooftop solar energy system at its Boulder headquarters. The new array will provide the GSA with 88 megawatt hours per ye ... more | .. |
 Study Probes Link Between Magnetism And Superconductivity European and U.S. physicists this week are offering up the strongest evidence yet that magnetism is the driving force behind unconventional superconductivity. The findings by researchers from Rice U ... more |
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 GE invests in Brazil's oil drilling sector General Electric has agreed to spend $1.3 billion to purchase Wellstream Holdings, a British subsea pipeline manufacturer active in Brazil. ... more | .. |
 OPEC holds back on oil to keep prices up OPEC nations kept crude oil production in check to ensure prices remained strong, a strategy that was in evidence as markets edged upward in response to the producer group's weekend talks in Ecuador. ... more | .. |
 Asia to lead world office building: report Asia will lead the world in developing new office space as firms shift focus away from lacklustre markets in Europe and North America, a report said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
Mercosur discord eased by Paraguay deal Latin America's Mercosur trade pact is going through a rare period of constructive cordiality after member countries reached agreements to solve two intractable problems - discord over Venezuela's membership and an Argentine-Paraguay row over river transport that threatened to scuttle the group's next summit. ... more |
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