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Making Solar Panels GreenerWashington DC (SPX) Mar 03, 2011 With more than enough sunlight beaming down on Earth to supply humanity's immense energy demands, there's little doubt that photovoltaic technology will play a significant role in sating these appetites in a sustainable way. But before solar-cell-laced landscapes spawn green utopian reveries, some argue it's worth taking a measured look at the environmental impact of photovoltaic technology from cradle to grave. For example, consider crystalline silicon-based photovoltaic solar panels, which curre ... read more |
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  Carbon Offsets Provide Unique New Option For Landowners It is a common sight across this country, bulldozers felling trees making way for new subdivisions and shopping malls, often the property becoming available because it was the only financially viabl ... more | .. |
  Sewage Plant Waste Water As A Huge New Energy Source The latest episode in the American Chemical Society's (ACS) award-winning podcast series, "Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions," focuses on the discovery that household sewage has far more potenti ... more | .. |
  After 50 Years, Nuclear Power Is Still Not Viable Without Subsidies Since its inception more than 50 years ago, the U.S. nuclear power industry has been propped up by a generous array of government subsidies that have supported its development and operations. ... 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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  Smart Grid Panel Agrees On Data-Exchange Standards For Electricity Usage The governing board of the public-private Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has voted in favor of a new standard important for two-way data communications between utilities and their customer ... more | .. |
 UC San Diego Campus Apartments Immerse Students In Sustainability "Wind scoops" pull Pacific breezes into the energy-efficient rooms in UC San Diego's newest student apartments, cooling them the old-fashioned way in buildings aligned to capitalize on wind and sola ... more | .. |
  GL Garrad Hassan Delivers Wind Map Of Lebanon Lebanon is planning to generate 12 percent of its electricity from renewable energies in 2020 according to official reports. To support an emergent wind industry in the country, GL Garrad Hassan has ... more | .. |
 LADWP And SolarWorld Partner To Develop PV Power System In LA The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has joined forces with SolarWorld to develop an 11.6-megawatt (MW) DC solar system that will generate enough clean, renewable solar energy to po ... more |
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SMOS mission reveals 15-year global forest carbon storage trends
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 PV Evolution Labs Launches Independent Solar Testing Facilities PV Evolution Labs (PVEL) has secured two facilities in Northern California which will further its ability to provide the most comprehensive PV performance and reliability evaluation in the industry. ... more | .. |
 Enecsys Announces The Cost-Saving, Solar PV Duo Enecsys Limited has announced the Enecsys Duo micro-inverter. This 360-Watt addition to the Enecsys micro-inverter family is the world's highest power density micro-inverter with dimensions of 262 x ... more | .. |
 EverGEN Solar Powered Lights Selected For Popular City Bike Path Carmanah Technologies is pleased to announce that the City of Los Angeles has selected Carmanah EverGEN 1710 solar powered lights to light a popular bicycle path. The EverGEN 1710 was selected becau ... more | .. |
  Obama to discuss armed US agents in Mexico The United States will discuss the idea of US armed agents operating inside Mexico, which is being rocked by deadly drug violence, when President Barack Obama meets his Mexican counterpart Felipe Calderon, a senior US official said Wednesday. ... more |
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  Vinci hopes to begin building Moscow highway in 2011 French road construction company Vinci said Wednesday that it hoped to conclude a definitive contract and begin building this year the first section of a highway linking Moscow and Saint Petersburg. ... more | .. |
Japan slams Russian military build-up on islands Japan on Wednesday branded Russia's plans to deploy anti-ship cruise missiles on disputed islands off Tokyo's northern frontier "very deplorable". ... more | .. |
  New metals are moldable like plastic New forms of metal can be turned into complex shapes easily and inexpensively like plastic but retain the metals' strength and durability, U.S. researchers say. ... more |
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Space Force taps five firms to develop secure global tactical satcom solutions
SES Secures 5 Year Army Contract for Global Tactical Satellite Communications
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Study: 'Clean fuel' not always successful Canadian researchers say a program by one of the world's largest cities to switch its vehicles to clean fuel has not significantly improved emission levels. ... more | .. |
S. America fears Mideast trade fallout South America's financial regulators and senior economists are worried political upheaval in the Middle East over pro-democracy movements will threaten the region's trade bonanza as commodity prices soar. ... more | .. |
 German states challenge nuclear extension Five German states led by opposition parties have gone to court to fight Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to extend the lifetime of the country's nuclear power plants. ... more | .. |
  Data fuels China, India inflation worries Inflation pressures in China and India mounted on Tuesday as data showed manufacturing costs jumped last month, raising the prospect of fresh rate rises. ... more |
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More Chinese from Libya land in Greece, Filipinos to follow More than 2,000 Chinese fleeing unrest-torn Libya landed on the Greek island of Crete on Wednesday and hundreds of Filipinos were due to arrive later in the day, officials said. ... more | .. |
China keen to show it cares about workers in Libya China's all-out efforts to evacuate more than 30,000 workers from violence-hit Libya have highlighted the government's need to show it can protect hundreds of thousands of migrants overseas, experts say. ... more | .. |
China approves BYD-Daimler electric car deal Chinese auto group BYD and German luxury car maker Daimler have received regulatory approval for their joint venture to develop an electric car in China, the companies said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
Chernobyl was lesson in nuclear peril: Gorbachev The upcoming 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster is a brutal reminder of the dangers of nuclear power, proliferation and terrorism, former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev said on Tuesday. ... more |
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Dogs of war: China touts killer robot 'wolves'
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China caps emissions for rare earth miners China has tightened its grip over the rare earths industry by setting tough emission limits on miners producing the lucrative metals, which are indispensable in making many high-tech products. ... more | .. |
BMW sets sights on emerging markets beyond China BMW chairman Norbert Reithofer said on Tuesday that the luxury German carmaker was looking for expansion around the world in emerging markets such as Russia and Turkey, not only in China. ... more | .. |
 CTDC Signs 20MW PV Module European Sales Contract China Technology Development Group has announced that the company's wholly-owned subsidiary has signed a Sales Contract for the Year 2011 (the "Contract") of 20MW solar modules with well-known Itali ... more | .. |
 SOLON To Construct 15 MW Solar Plant For PG And E SOLON has been awarded a contract for the design and construction of a 15 mega-watt (MW) solar power plant in California for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG and E), which supplies natural gas a ... more |
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 Dominion Welcomes Renewed License For Kewaunee Power Station Dominion welcomed the news that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has renewed the operating license of Kewaunee Power Station, extending the station's operation an additional 20 years until 2033. ... more | .. |
 Lightbridge Provides Nuclear Fuel Development Update Lightbridge has provided an update on the Company's nuclear fuel development and commercialization efforts at the Jefferies 11th Global Clean Technology Conference. The presentation, led by Se ... more | .. |
 Ukraine Cooperates With USA In The Energy Sector Governments of Ukraine and the United States discussed further cooperation in the nuclear energy sector and signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of shale gas exploration in Ukraine, as re ... more | .. |
 Dominion Virginia Power Unchanged On Potential Nuclear Expansion Dominion Virginia Power has said that it is not changing its position on a potential new nuclear unit at North Anna Power Station despite a decision by the Old Dominion Electric Cooperative to withd ... more |
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