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December 27, 2010
ENERGY TECH
Iraq to activate Kurd foreign oil deals: minister
Cairo (AFP) Dec 25, 2010
Iraq will recognise contracts which the government of its Kurdish north has signed with foreign oil companies, the country's new oil minister, Abdulkarim al-Luaybi, said on Saturday. "Yes, we will recognise them," Luaybi told Dow Jones Newswires at a meeting in Cairo of the Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries. Luaybi, whose appointment to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's new cabinet was approved by parliament on Tuesday, said the central government would also reimburse costs incurr ... read more

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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Areva capital increase approved
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TRADE WARS

South Africa formally invited to join BRIC: foreign minister
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

US sees 'troubling trend' of Chinese economic intervention
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CAR TECH

Beijing to cut car registrations to ease gridlock
Authorities in Beijing said Thursday they would slash the number of new cars hitting the city's streets in 2011 as they try to ease the Chinese capital's massive traffic jams. ... more
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TRADE WARS

China says Africa trade up 43.5 percent in Jan-Nov period
Trade between China and Africa surged 43.5 percent year on year in the first 11 months of 2010, Beijing said on Thursday as it pledged to further strengthen ties with the continent. ... more
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WIND DAILY

US challenges Chinese wind power subsidies at WTO
The long list of trade disputes between the United States and China has lengthened further, with Washington asking the WTO to examine subsidies to the Chinese wind power sector. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Serbia's nuclear waste shipped to Russia: IAEA
The UN atomic watchdog confirmed Thursday that it coordinated the repatriation to Russia of 2.5 tonnes of nuclear waste from a reactor in Serbia that was once considered one of the world's most dangerous. ... more
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WIND DAILY

China 'concerned' over US wind power challenge at WTO
China said Thursday it was "highly concerned" over the US decision to ask the World Trade Organization to examine subsidies to the Chinese wind power sector, insisting its policies comply with WTO rules. ... more
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

China pledges support to eurozone countries
China on Thursday pledged its backing to eurozone countries amid an ongoing debt crisis and said Europe would be a "major market" for investment of Beijing's massive foreign exchange reserves. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

China hikes fuel prices
China has announced fuel price hikes of about 4 percent. ... more
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TRADE WARS

Uruguay gold output set to rise in 2011
Uruguay's gold production is set to rise in 2011 after agreements toward development of the Arenal Deeps mine, which is seen to be commercially viable in the near future after its exploitation as an open pit mine for more than five years. ... more
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WIND DAILY

Italy wind farm seized by prosecutors
Italian prosecutors on Wednesday seized a 27.5-megawatt wind farm in the southern Calabria region over a series of alleged planning irregularities, Italian news agencies reported. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Israel-Lebanon gas dispute widens
The dispute over vast natural gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean, centered on Israel and Lebanon, has spread to divided Cyprus, which involves longtime rivals Greece and Turkey. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Iron ore, coal boost Australia-China trade 8.8 percent
Booming iron ore and coal exports boosted commerce between Australia and top trading partner China by 8.8 percent this year and more than trebled it over the past decade, data showed Wednesday. ... more
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AEROSPACE

European airports race to clear Christmas backlog
The race was on at snowbound European airports Wednesday to clear the backlog of stranded passengers in time for Christmas as weather conditions eased slightly. ... more
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BIO FUEL

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
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BIO FUEL

Scania To Deliver Trucks For Biofuel Project In Liberia
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 ... more
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BIO FUEL

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
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ENERGY NEWS

Britain's new clean energy support scheme
Britain has tabled a set of policies to change to support low-carbon energy sources. ... more
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TIME AND SPACE
Citizen Scientists Join Search For Earth-Like Planets

Qatar-Led International Team Finds Its First Alien World

Planetary Family Portrait Reveals Another Exoplanet

TIME AND SPACE
'World's first' glasses-free 3D TV hits stores in Japan

Motorola Mobility buys cloud storage firm Zecter

Goodrich Begins Environmental Test Of ORS-1 Satellite

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Galileo's Navigation Control Hub Opens In Fucino

Launch Of New Russian Navigation Satellite Postponed To Next Year

China Launches Seventh Orbiter For Indigenous Global SatNav System

TIME AND SPACE
China Builds Theme Park In Spaceport

Tiangong Space Station Plans Progessing

China-Made Satellite Keeps Remote Areas In Venezuela Connected

TIME AND SPACE
Meteorite Just One Piece Of An Unknown Celestial Body

Building Blocks of Life Created In "Impossible" Place

Peak viewing for 'shooting stars' meteor show

TIME AND SPACE
Asteroid's Coat Of Many Colors

NASA Discovers Asteroid Delivered Assortment Of Meteorites

Research Points To Better Understanding Of Carbon In Comets

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ENERGY TECH

Falklands set to increase drilling for oil
The British-ruled Falkland Islands government and oil companies contracted to explore for deep-sea oil will increase drilling operations in 2011 and reinforce this year's result with a designated Discovery Area in the South Atlantic. ... more
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AEROSPACE

China opens skies to private air transport
After years of waiting for China to lift heavy restrictions on airspace, wealthy travellers and aircraft manufacturers have reason to celebrate - the country's skies are opening up to private flights. ... more
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SOLAR DAILY

Foreign firms look to increase solar power presence in India
The Elephanta Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site off the coast of India's financial capital Mumbai, draw hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. ... more
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SOLAR DAILY

SECP And POSCO Power To Build World's Largest Solar Plant
Sustainable Energy Capital Partners (SECP) has announced a joint venture partnership with POSCO Power to develop and build a 300-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic solar power plant in Boulder City, Nevada. ... more
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SOLAR DAILY

Kyocera Celebrates One-Millionth Solar Module Produced In North America
Kyocera has announced that its manufacturing facility in Tijuana, Mexico, has produced its one-millionth solar module. More than 400 employees gathered for a celebration by signing the back of the m ... more
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SOLAR DAILY

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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ENERGY TECH

Crude up in Asia on cold weather, Chinese energy demand
Brent crude prices reached new two-year highs in Asian trade Wednesday as oil continued rallying on cold weather and bullish energy demand from China, analysts said. ... more
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TRADE WARS

Five Chinese killed in Russia refinery blast: reports
Five people, all believed to be Chinese, have been killed in an explosion at an oil refinery in Siberia, Russian news agencies said on Monday. ... more
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