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Israel navy plans to defend Med gas fieldsTel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Feb 24, 2011 Israel's navy is drawing up plans to protect the state's new-found strategic resource, a natural gas bonanza in the eastern Mediterranean, parts of which Lebanon and the Palestinians claim. The arrival in the Mediterranean this week of an Iranian frigate, accompanied by a supply ship, the first Iranian warships in the region in more than 30 years, added a new twist amid the unprecedented ferment in the Arab world at this time. The Yediot Ahronot newspaper reports that the Israeli navy wi ... read more |
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  China, Brazil buoy GM's bottom line Dynamic growth in Brazil and China is swelling revenues for US carmaker General Motors, the company's South America manager, Jaime Ardila, said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Top US officer in Gulf to reassure allies The United States's top military officer on Monday made a discreet visit to Oman which guards the Strait of Hormuz opposite Iran's coast as Pentagon strategists monitor the strategic and vital waterway. ... more | .. |
  S.Korea, China firms in Vietnam power deal A South Korean firm and a Chinese sovereign wealth fund on Thursday agreed to buy stakes in a power project in energy-hungry Vietnam, the project developer said. ... 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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  ZenithSolar Signs Landmark Agreement With Chinese Government ZenithSolar has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Energy Bureau of Gansu Provincial Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China for co ... more | .. |
 Parity Solar Achieves MCS Accreditation Following a rigorous review of the company's manufacturing processes, materials, procedures and products carried out in China by the British Board of Agrement, Parity Solar is delighted to confirm t ... more | .. |
  Posco And LanzaTech To Collaborate On Renewable Energy LanzaTech has signed a memorandum of understanding with Posco, one of the largest steel producers in the world, covering the implementation of its gas fermentation technology to convert the steel ma ... more | .. |
 Joule Unlimited On Track To Beat All Known Biofuel Processes Joule Unlimited has supported the high-productivity potential of its production process with the publication of a detailed analysis and model of its breakthrough solar-to-fuels platform. Publi ... more |
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Deadly Indian Himalayan flood likely caused by glacier collapse, experts say
Brazil's Lula vetoes parts of environmental 'devastation bill'
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 Amyris Technology Performs At Industrial Scale Amyris has announced that it has completed multiple runs of its fermentation process using Amyris engineered yeast to produce Biofene, Amyris renewable farnesene, in 100,000 and 200,000 liter capaci ... more | .. |
 EdeniQ's Cellunator Celebrates One Year In Service At E Energy Adams EdeniQ has announced that it has concluded an agreement to install a third Cellunator device at E Energy Adams, a 50 MGPY (million gallon per year) corn ethanol plant in Adams, Nebraska. Edeni ... more | .. |
 Solar Frontier Starts Production At World's Largest CIS Solar Module Plant Solar Frontier has started commercial production on schedule at its gigawatt-scale Kunitomi factory, the world's largest CIS thin-film solar module production plant, located in Miyazaki, Japan. Laun ... more | .. |
  Plants That Can Move Inspire New Adaptive Structures The Mimosa plant, which folds its leaves when they're touched, is inspiring a new class of adaptive structures designed to twist, bend, stiffen and even heal themselves. University of Michigan resea ... more |
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 DuPont Encapsulant Materials Enable Production, Performance And Cost Advantages DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions announced the introduction of DuPont PV5400 series thin ionomer-based encapsulant sheets designed to protect sensitive thin film solar modules, while offering manufactu ... more | .. |
 Clear Skies Solar Responds To Rapidly Expanding Market Clear Skies Solar has announced the formation of a new wholly owned subsidiary, called Clear Skies Financial Inc., to fund the Power Purchase Agreement or PPA of smaller high volume projects the Com ... more | .. |
 Chromatin's Sorghum Hybrids Top In Biomass Yield, Energy And Sugar Content Chromatin has announced that its sorghum hybrids showed top performance in its 2010 biomass and sugar testing programs when compared to other materials from public, private, and commercial sorghum c ... more | .. |
 Abengoa Consolidates Position As Technological Leader The knowledge and experience acquired following the start-up of the second generation bioethanol pilot production plant in Babilafuente in 2009, located in the Biocombustibles de Castilla y Leon (BC ... 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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  Chinese miners urged to boost overseas investment China should boost investment in overseas iron ore mines to counter the "international monopoly" on seaborne trade in the raw material used to make steel, an industry association said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  China to spend $230 bn on aviation sector China plans to invest more than 1.5 trillion yuan ($228.2 billion) in the aviation industry over the next five years to meet surging demand as its economy booms, the sector's top regulator said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Solar lights give more than they take Wind turbines and solar power plants are being joined in supplying energy to the U.K. power grid by a more humble device, researchers say - the street lamp. ... more | .. |
Radical engine design said more efficient A California company says its radical design for an internal combustion engine could increase efficiency and cut greenhouse gas emissions. ... more |
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  In US state houses, Tea Party bills spark outrage Politicians from the newcomer arch-conservative Tea Party have made waves in the US Congress in recent weeks - at times against the Republican grain - but appear pale in comparison to activists in state houses across the country. ... more | .. |
 New Technology For Cheaper More Efficient Solar Cells The sun provides more than enough energy for all our needs, if only we could harness it cheaply and efficiently. Solar energy could provide a clean alternative to fossil fuels, but the high cost of ... more | .. |
 Promise And Limits Of Biomass Energy In The Northeast Forest biomass could replace as much as one quarter of the liquid fossil fuel now being used for industrial and commercial heating in the Northeastern United States. That's according to a new report ... more | .. |
 The Green Machine: Algae Clean Wastewater, Convert To Biodiesel Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology are developing biodiesel from microalgae grown in wastewater. The project is doubly "green" because algae consume nitrates and phosphates and reduce ... 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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US issues cheaper boiler rules The US administration overhauled rules Wednesday to cut air pollution from industrial boilers and incinerators but at almost half the price of initial plans criticized by industrial groups. ... more | .. |
Energy sector deals to increase, PwC says Consolidation in the global power and gas sector sped up last year thanks to an increase in deals in the United States and stabilization in Europe, a new study suggests. ... more | .. |
 Mimicking Photosynthesis Path To Solar-Derived Hydrogen Fuel Inexpensive hydrogen for automotive or jet fuel may be possible by mimicking photosynthesis, according to a Penn State materials chemist, but a number of problems need to be solved first. "We ... more | .. |
  Enhancing Nuclear Security: Training And International Collaboration While a world free of nuclear weapons remains a goal for governments around the world, nuclear security constitutes a major challenge for the 21st century, as recognised at the 2010 nuclear security ... more |
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 World's Biggest CIS Module Plant Solar Frontier announced that it has started commercial production on schedule at its gigawatt-scale Kunitomi factory, the world's largest CIS thin-film solar module production plant, located in Miy ... more | .. |
 Google-backed startup zaps electricity waste A Google-backed startup on Wednesday came out of "stealth mode" with a way to dramatically cut the amount of electricity wasted by data centers, solar panels, hybrid cars and more. ... more | .. |
 SolarLease Arrives In Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York And Pennsylvania SolarCity has announced that it is acquiring the East Coast's largest residential solar installer and is expanding to serve Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. The company will acq ... more | .. |
 DuPont Delivers New Science-Powered Innovations For Solar Energy As part of its ongoing commitment to help the world reduce the dependency on fossil fuels, DuPont has introduced a suite of science-powered photovoltaic innovations - expanding the solar industry's ... more |
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