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New Lignin Lite Switchgrass Boosts Biofuel Yield By More Than One-ThirdOak Ridge TN (SPX) Feb 17, 2011 Bioethanol from new lines of native perennial prairie grass could become less costly because of plant engineering by The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation and fermentation research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers describe their transgenic version of switchgrass as one that produces about one-third more ethanol by fermentation than conventional switchgrass. This improved plant feedstock will be able to generate ... read more |
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  Screwdriver blamed for nuclear plant shutdown Operators of a South Korean nuclear power plant said Thursday that a stray screwdriver was most likely to blame after a reactor had to be shut down for three days. ... more | .. |
  Saft Lithium-Ion Battery Technology Selected For Solar Energy Storage Project In California Saft, the world's leading designer and manufacturer of high-tech batteries will supply renewable energy storage for 2500 R Street, California's first micro-grid, distributed energy community housing ... more | .. |
 The University Of Maryland College Park Announces 631 KW Solar Project More than 2,600 solar panels will be installed on a University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) building this summer, resulting in one of the largest rooftop solar power systems in Maryland. UM ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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  Ultra-Clean And Reliable Power Generation Drives Purchase Of Direct Fuelcell Power Plant FuelCell Energy, Inc. a leading manufacturer of ultra-clean, efficient and reliable power plants using renewable and other fuels for commercial, industrial, government, and utility customers, has an ... more | .. |
 Water Jet Cuts Access Point In Nuclear Waste Storage Tank To Help Manhattan Project Cleanup Water jet contractor AK Services made history recently by cutting the largest-ever access hole in an active U.S. Department of Energy radioactive waste storage tank at the DOE's Hanford Site in sout ... more | .. |
  DuPont Microcircuit Materials Expands Printed Electronics Research with Holst Centre Collaboration DuPont Microcircuit Materials (MCM), part of DuPont Electronics and Communications, has announced a key collaboration with Holst Centre, an independent open-innovation R and D centre set up by imec ... more | .. |
 Lime Energy Buys Landfill Gas Rights For 4MW Electricity Generating Facility Lime Energy Co. has announced the recent creation of a new subsidiary, Lime Energy Asset Development, LLC (LEAD). LEAD has been created to develop, manage and in some situations own energy producing ... more |
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Deadly Indian Himalayan flood likely caused by glacier collapse, experts say
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 Mortenson To Build Largest Concentrated Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant In The World Mortenson Construction has been selected as the general contractor for Charlotte-based Cogentrix Energy, LLC's 30-megawatt Alamosa Solar Generating Project in southern Colorado. Once completed, the ... more | .. |
 MRWPCA And SolarCity complete Megawatt Solar Installation Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency's (MRWPCA) Board of Directors and SolarCity have completed a a 1.12 megawatt thin-film solar installation at the agency's regional wastewater treatme ... more | .. |
 Race To The BioFuel Pump Chemists, chemical engineers, and synthetic biologists have largely met the technical challenge of developing biofuels to supplement and then replace petroleum-derived transportation fuels in the co ... more | .. |
 Malaysia drops coal power plant scheme: minister A plan to build a controversial coal-fired power plant in Malaysian Borneo has been scrapped over fears of its impact on the environment, a local minister was quoted as saying Thursday. ... more |
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  China says January foreign direct investment up 23% Foreign direct investment in China rose 23.4 percent in January from a year earlier, the government said on Thursday, despite an official campaign to stem liquidity and control inflation. ... more | .. |
 Oil surges on Iran ship movements Oil prices leaped Wednesday after Israel called the expected passage of two Iranian warships to the Mediterranean a "provocation" and as anti-government protests continued in Iran and Libya. ... more | .. |
Tar sands pipeline a 'disaster:' US environmentalists A growing flow of corrosive, unrefined oil from Canada's tar sands being pumped though thousands of miles of pipelines is a disaster waiting to happen, environmentalists warned Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Panama Canal chief unfazed by Colombia rail rival The administrator of the Panama Canal dismissed Wednesday the notion the key waterway could be under threat from a Chinese-backed project to build a new rail link across northern Colombia. ... more |
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China advances crewed lunar mission with lander landing and takeoff trial
Hera spacecraft tests asteroid tracking with distant Otero and Kellyday observations
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  India could boost rural electricity: study India could increase electricity supply in rural areas by decentralizing electricity production and distribution, a new World Bank report says. ... more | .. |
 First Solar builds second plant in Germany Arizona's First Solar, the world's top producer of thin-film solar films, Thursday celebrated the roofing ceremony for a new plant in Germany that would sharply increase the firm's production capacity in the world's biggest solar power market. ... more | .. |
Pirates 'threaten global oil supplies' With two tankers seized by Somali pirates in recent days ship owners warned that hijackings are "spinning out of control" and could disrupt global oil supplies if governments don't take tough action against the sea bandits. ... more | .. |
Hundreds detained in nuclear shipment protest German police Wednesday said they detained hundreds of anti-nuclear protestors who tried to block the departure of a cross-country shipment of nuclear waste. ... more |
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Brent oil surges above $104 on Iran news Brent oil prices surged beyond $104 per barrel on Wednesday, after Israel announced that Iran had sent two warships into the Mediterranean Sea on their way to Syria. ... more | .. |
Chevron penalty is $9.5 bln for cleanup in Ecuador US oil giant Chevron's court-ordered indemnification of Ecuadoran communities for environmental pollution increases 10 percent to $9.5 billion under a provision in Ecuadoran law, a lawyer for the plaintiffs said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Eon to build fifth U.K. offshore wind farm German energy giant Eon has been given the green light to build its fifth offshore wind farm in Britain, making it the dominant developer in Europe for wind farms at sea. ... more | .. |
  Inflation soars in Europe, China Britain's annual inflation rate hit a two-year high in January, official data showed Tuesday, as China and Spain also announced soaring consumer prices as a result of surging food and oil costs. ... more |
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Philippines says 3 Chinese ships spotted near islets close to Taiwan
US-Russia summits: the highs and lows
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China January inflation stays high at 4.9% China said Tuesday its inflation rate stayed stubbornly high at 4.9 percent in January, prompting analysts to predict further steps by the government to cool prices. ... more | .. |
N. Zealand hails success of China free trade deal New Zealand on Thursday said a free trade agreement with Beijing signed nearly three years ago had resulted in exports to China almost doubling and helped shield the economy from the global downturn. ... more | .. |
China urges US to treat Chinese firms fairly China on Thursday urged the United States to treat its firms fairly after Washington voiced concerns over security in its review of Chinese tech giant Huawei's takeover of a US computer firm. ... more | .. |
Taiwan 2010 growth at 24-year high, due to China Taiwan said Thursday its economy grew 10.82 percent in 2010, its fastest rate for 24 years, fuelled by rapid expansion in the island's main trading partner China. ... more |
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  EU sets new limits on CO2 emissions for vans The European parliament signed off Tuesday on new carbon dioxide restrictions for commercial vans to cut fuel costs and limit emissions blamed for global warming. ... more | .. |
 Obama budget asks to ramp up clean energy US President Barack Obama proposed Monday to ramp up research in clean energy and develop small new nuclear reactors, signaling that climate remains a priority for him despite tough budget times. ... more | .. |
Problems abound for China despite number-two rank China's triumph in overtaking Japan as the world's number two economy masks a worrisome over-reliance on exports and investment, and lagging social development, analysts say. ... more | .. |
China January foreign direct investment rises 23% Foreign direct investment in China rose 23.4 percent in January from a year earlier, the government said on Thursday, despite an official campaign to stem liquidity and control inflation. ... more |
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