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Scania To Deliver Trucks For Biofuel Project In LiberiaStockholm, Sweden (SPX) Dec 22, 2010 Scania has received an order for 50 trucks, plus an option for another 100 trucks, from Buchanan Renewables Fuels in Liberia. Scania will also be responsible for establishing a service workshop and training service technicians and drivers. The Scania trucks will be used for transporting biofuel made from old non-productive rubber trees. The biofuel is exported but will also be used for domestic power generation. The first trucks will be delivered in December. The delivery will also include parts a ... read more |
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  New solar cells could even work at night U.S. researchers say they've developed a new kind of solar cell that can generate energy even at night, promising a new form of renewable energy. ... more | .. |
  India, Russia sign deals on fighter jets, nuclear energy Russia and India on Tuesday signed a pact worth up to 30 billion dollars on the development of a fifth-generation fighter aircraft and agreed to pursue a deal to build two Russian nuclear reactors. ... more | .. |
 US to China: Don't use rare earths as 'weapon' The United States called for China not to use controls over lucrative rare earth metals as a "weapon," concluding that Beijing likely curbed exports to Japan due to political reasons. ... more | .. |
  China's State Grid acquires Brazil power assets China's State Grid has bought seven Brazilian power distributors for one billion dollars, the latest in a string of Chinese takeovers of South American energy assets betting on the region's fast growth. ... more |
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 US DoI Approves SolarReserve's 110MW Nevada Solar Power Project The U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has approved the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project located in Nye County near Tonopah, Nevada. With this authorizati ... more | .. |
 Fuel Preparation Technology Breaks Barrier On Liquid Fuels Use LPP Combustion's revolutionary liquid fuel technology has successfully demonstrated the clean generation of electrical power using fourteen different liquid fuels in a commercial gas turbine. ... more | .. |
 TetraVitae Bioscience Achieves First Demo Of Renewable n-Butanol From A Corn Dry-Mill TetraVitae Bioscience has announced that it has completed a successful demonstration of its process to produce renewable n-butanol in a corn dry-mill pilot plant. The demonstration is a major milest ... more | .. |
 45 MW Solar PV Project Launched In Bulgaria The largest Solar PV project in Bulgaria and one of the largest in the EU was officially launched on December 13, 2010. The 45 MW project consisting of one 20 MW solar photovoltaic installation and ... more |
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 Alvarado Street Bakery Goes Solar The Alvarado Street Bakery in Petaluma has unveiled a solar power array that will supply the popular organic bakery with close to 40 percent of its energy needs from clean, renewable solar power. ... more | .. |
 Encouraging Development Of Domestic Advanced Biofuels Could Ensure National Security A newly introduced bill will authorize the Department of Defense (DOD) to continue its leading role in helping to commercialize next generation biofuels. The Biotechnology Industry Organizatio ... more | .. |
 APS And SunEdison Announce Construction Of 10MW Solar Plant In Arizona SunEdison and Arizona Public Service have announced the planned construction of a utility-scale photovoltaic solar power plant to be located two miles north of the Prescott Regional Airport. SunEdis ... more | .. |
  New Ideas To Enhance Efficiency Of Wind Turbines One issue confronting the efficiency of wind as a promising renewable energy source is the wind itself-specifically, its changeability. While the aerodynamic performance of a wind turbine is best un ... more |
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 Mississippi Biomass Project Scoping Continues National Clean Fuels has announced that its affiliate, the Center for Environment, Commerce and Energy (The Center), conducted a third successful scoping visit to Port Gibson, Miss., where the two c ... more | .. |
 California Approves Innovative Program To Spur Mid-Sized Developments The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has voted unanimously to approve a new program designed to drive small to mid-sized renewable energy development. Called a "Renewable Auction Mechan ... more | .. |
 Southern Energy Management Installs 60 Residential Solar Water Heaters Seventy homes across South Carolina have been chosen to participate in a unique program that will bring solar energy to more families in the Palmetto State. The project by Central Electric Pow ... more | .. |
  Berkeley Researchers Discover Mobius Symmetry In Metamaterials Mobius symmetry, the topological phenomenon that yields a half-twisted strip with two surfaces but only one side, has been a source of fascination since its discovery in 1858 by German mathematician ... more |
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 Outsmarting The Wind Meteorological equipment typically used to monitor storms could help power grid operators know when to expect winds that will send turbine blades spinning, as well as help them avoid the sudden stre ... more | .. |
 Social Network For Photovoltaics Launches Ideas Contest Specialists from the photovoltaic sector now have their own international expert network: the Festo Engineering Network offers a convenient and efficient way of exchanging ideas within the community ... more | .. |
  Icom North America Wins EPA Approval For Bi-Fuel Propane Engines Icom North America has attained the first U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approval for its Liquid Injection Propane bi-fuel systems for the Ford 6.8 liter engines, produced for Ford Econoline v ... more | .. |
 Etrion Completes Oria Solar Park In Italy Etrion has announced the completion of the Oria solar park in Puglia, Italy. Marco Northland, Etrion's CEO, commented, "We are pleased to announce the completion of the Oria solar park built b ... more |
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  China tells local governments to curb land prices China has ordered local authorities to rein in rapid rises in land prices and pledged to crack down on shady developers, as Beijing struggles to keep a lid on the country's red-hot property market. ... more | .. |
 Australia scraps coal-fired CCS plant Australia has scrapped plans for a $4.3 billion Queensland coal-fired power station with carbon capture and storage capacity. ... more | .. |
 Walker's World: Euro fails again French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde was right to say over the weekend that it will take much stronger fiscal and economic coordination among EU member states for the euro to work. ... more | .. |
  Japan, S.Korea seal civilian nuclear pact Japan and South Korea sealed a civilian nuclear pact on Monday, paving the way for the Asian neighbours to share nuclear-power technologies and equipment, Japan's foreign ministry said. ... more |
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