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![]() Berlin (AFP) May 16, 2011 The German government said on Monday it would double subsidies to help the auto industry develop electric cars to two billion euros ($2.8 billion) . "The government believes there is a great need to act in matters of research and development. It will therefore make available an extra billion euros before the end of the current legislature," a government said in a statement. "This represents the doubling of commitments made to date," the statement issued jointly by the ministries for the economy, ... read more |
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![]() In Less than 100 Days Discount Barry Trashes Reputation and Commercial Law The NSW Premier has decided that commercial contracts in NSW are not worth the paper they are written on and has moved to retrospectively legislate to change existing Solar/Wind gross feed in tariff ... more | .. |
![]() Experts monitor nuclear plant in quake-prone Armenia International nuclear safety experts started to monitor an ex-Soviet reactor in earthquake-prone Armenia on Monday after concerns raised by the recent disaster in Japan, officials said. ... more | .. |
![]() Making strong, tough metallic glass cheaply Stronger than steel or titanium - and just as tough - metallic glass is an ideal material for everything from cell-phone cases to aircraft parts. Now, researchers at the California Institute of Tech ... more | .. |
Amazon takes on iPad with new Kindle Fire tablet 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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![]() Multi-junction solar cells help turn plants into powerhouses Plants can overcome their evolutionary legacies to become much better at using biological photosynthesis to produce energy, the kind of energy that can power vehicles in the near future, an all-star ... more | .. |
![]() Solar cells more efficient than photosynthesis - for now In a head-to-head battle of harvesting the sun's energy, solar cells beat plants, according to a new paper in Science. But scientists think they can even up the playing field, says researcher David ... more | .. |
![]() Eucalyptus tree genome deciphered The key to the survival of forestry in South Africa as well as many new possibilities for renewable bioproducts like biofuels and biopolymers may now be available with the click of a mouse. Th ... more | .. |
![]() Turning plants into power houses "I have a slide that has a photo of a cornfield and a big photovoltaic array," says Robert Blankenship, a scientist who studies photosynthesis at Washington University in St. Louis. "When I give tal ... more |
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![]() Solar thermal hydrogen fuel production cost targets in sight A report commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy has concluded that a novel University of Colorado Boulder method of producing hydrogen fuel from sunlight is the only approach among eight comp ... more | .. |
![]() Photosynthesis or photovoltaics: Weighing the impact Which is more efficient at harvesting the sun's energy, plants or solar cells? This salient question and an answer are the subject of an article published in the May issue of the journal Science. ... more | .. |
![]() Japan core machinery orders up 2.9% in March Japan's core machinery orders, a leading indicator of corporate capital spending, posted a surprise rise in March despite the devastating earthquake and tsunami, data showed Monday. ... more | .. |
![]() Iraq to bring banks to the masses -- by mobile Just a fifth of Iraqis have bank accounts, but 70 percent have mobile phones, so Baghdad is hoping to close the gap by getting people to open accounts, make payments and transfer cash - all via mobile. ... more |
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![]() Solar plane makes 13-hour flight The completely solar-powered Solar Impulse plane finished its first international flight, from Switzerland to Brussels, in about 13 hours, officials said. ... more | .. |
![]() Japan shuts down atomic plant in quake danger zone Japan shut down the final working reactor at a nuclear plant near a tectonic faultline Saturday as Prime Minister Naoto Kan pledged a new law to help compensate victims of the Fukushima nuclear crisis. ... more | .. |
![]() Iraq sticks to ambitious oil output target Iraq insisted on Saturday it will boost oil production fivefold in the coming years, despite IMF predictions that it will fall short, and that power supplies would meet fast-rising demand by 2013. ... more | .. |
![]() Japan nuclear plant worker dies A worker died at Japan's disaster-stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant Saturday as emergency crews continued their operations to prevent a major meltdown, the plant's operator said. ... more |
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![]() Border security: A matter of definition U.S. President Barack Obama put immigration reform back on the national agenda this week with speeches at the U.S.-Mexican border and the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast, followed by a string of interviews with Spanish-language television stations. ... more | .. |
![]() House GOP looking at alternative energy After spending weeks focused on oil and nature gas, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are turning some of their attention to alternative energy projects. ... more | .. |
![]() Oil majors challenged on tax incentives Amid soaring gas prices and hefty industry profits, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee questioned top executives from the nation's five oil giants about why the industry deserves tax breaks. ... more | .. |
![]() Iraq upgrades its oil export pipelines Iraq's Oil Ministry has embarked on a $50 billion upgrading of its oil and gas export pipeline network, a vital element in Baghdad's plans to boost oil production to 11 million-12 million barrels per from the current 2.3 million bpd. ... more |
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![]() Eon, RWE lose money on volatile market Eon and RWE, Germany's largest utilities, reported first quarter losses because of unforeseen volatility in domestic and international energy markets. ... more | .. |
![]() Brazil fights unwanted FDI with tax hikes Taxation and other measures to stem the flow of unwanted U.S. dollar investments into Brazil are having an effect, the Central Bank said as it released data indicating an 88 percent drop in April inflows. ... more | .. |
![]() Japan moves to secure 'too big to fail' TEPCO Stricken Tokyo Electric Power is "too big to fail", analysts say, not only because it powers Japan's economic heart but also because its collapse would create turmoil for the country's financial system. ... more | .. |
![]() Japan shuts down Hamaoka nuclear reactor The operator of Japan's ageing Hamaoka nuclear power plant, located near a tectonic faultline southwest of Tokyo, shut down one of its two running reactors on Friday, officials said. ... more |
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![]() Swiss solar aircraft makes first international flight Pioneering Swiss solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse ambled over Europe into Belgium on Friday on its first international flight, with the pilot reporting that everything was running smoothly. ... more | .. |
![]() No inking of EU-Japan trade deal at May summit An EU-Japan free trade deal to link the world's third economic power and the leading global market is inching ahead but there is no likelihood of a deal being inked at a summit this month, EU officials said Friday. ... more | .. |
![]() China suspends diesel exports amid inflation fears China has halted diesel shipments and restricted exports of refined oil products, in a bid to ensure domestic supply and stabilise fuel costs amid surging inflation in the country. ... more | .. |
![]() Human "polar bear" decries shale gas fracking in S.Africa Environmental activist Lewis Pugh, known as "the human polar bear" for his swims in icy water, on Friday slammed plans to drill for shale rock gas deposits in the arid central South African Karoo. ... more |
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![]() Australia says uranium output set to double Australia's uranium production is set to double over the next four years, Resources Minister Martin Ferguson said Friday in a confident assessment in the wake of Japan's nuclear crisis. ... more | .. |
![]() Silver cycle: New evidence for natural synthesis of silver nanoparticles Nanoparticles of silver are being found increasingly in the environment-and in environmental science laboratories. Because they have a variety of useful properties, especially as antibacterial and a ... more | .. |
![]() Japan supply disruption hits Malaysia auto output Disruptions to supplies of parts from Japan due to the March 11 quake-tsunami caused Malaysia's auto production to sink 24.7 percent year on year in April, an industry group said Friday. ... more | .. |
![]() Saab, Spyker announce auto deal in China Saab and its Dutch owner Spyker announced new rescue funding on Monday through a venture with Chinese firm Pang Da Automobile, just days after another Chinese rescue deal collapsed. ... more |
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