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Japanese electric car 'goes 300km' on single chargeTokyo (AFP) May 18, 2011 Japanese developers have unveiled an electric car they said Wednesday can travel more than 300 kilometres before its battery runs flat. Electric vehicle specialist SIM-Drive, which hopes to take the car to market by 2013 but gave no projected cost, said its four-seater "SIM-LEI" had motors inside each wheel and a super-light frame, allowing for 333 kilometres (207 miles) of motoring on one charge in a test. Its designers say they hope the prototype, a joint project among 34 organisations includi ... read more |
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  China hit by power crunch amid drought: report Chinese factories are facing curbs on electricity use as coal prices soar and a severe drought hits hydropower plants, state media have said, with possible major shortages ahead this summer. ... more | .. |
  Malaysia unveils plan to build 'green economy' Malaysia is launching an ambitious plan to build a "green economy" with the help of an advisory council that includes economist Jeffrey Sachs and the UN climate change chief. ... more | .. |
  More Chinese cities see home-price gains in April More Chinese cities saw the cost of new homes increase in April compared with a month before, official data showed Wednesday, as the government continues its fight to rein in property prices. ... 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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  Japan's TEPCO debt waive call draws ire Japanese government remarks calling on lenders to forgive some of Tokyo Electric Power's debt sparked acrimony and confusion, and illustrate difficulties in addressing a nuclear crisis, say analysts. ... more | .. |
  Seven dead in China mine accident: state media Seven people have been killed in a gas accident in a coal mine in southwest China, state media said Wednesday - the latest fatal incident to strike the nation's notoriously dangerous collieries. ... more | .. |
  Laos swamped by foreign investment The language is Chinese, change is given in yuan and the time is set for Beijing - but the Boten casino is in Laos, not China. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan VP: China trade welcome in Central America Taiwan's Vice President Vincent Siew said he saw no problem in China's growing economic influence in Central America but voiced confidence that nations in the region would keep recognizing Taipei. ... more |
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SMOS mission reveals 15-year global forest carbon storage trends
Pacific microstate sells first passports to fund climate action
Great Barrier Reef suffers most widespread bleaching on record | .. |
 Prospects for Japan firms clouded by quake Some of Japan's biggest firms remain unable to forecast their prospects for the coming months due to the impact of March's massive earthquake, which is expected to plunge the economy into recession. ... more | .. |
 Researchers identify extensive methane leaks under streets of Boston Earlier this year, Boston University researchers and collaborators conducted a mobile greenhouse gas audit in Boston and found hundreds of natural gas leaks under the streets and sidewalks of Greate ... more | .. |
 Seaports need a plan for weathering climate change The majority of seaports around the world are unprepared for the potentially damaging impacts of climate change in the coming century, according to a new Stanford University study. In a survey ... more | .. |
 Scientists looking to burst the superconductivity bubble Bubbles are blocking the current path of one of the most promising high temperature superconducting materials, new research suggests. In a study published in IOP Publishing's journal Superconductor ... more |
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  When is it worth the cost of remanufacturing It seems like a no-brainer: Remanufacturing products rather than making new ones from scratch - widely done with everything from retread tires to refilled inkjet cartridges to remanufactured engines ... more | .. |
  Emerson To Provide Power Technology For One Of The Largest Solar Energy Projects In US Emerson has been awarded a contract to supply power technology for one of the largest solar energy projects in the United States. Under an agreement with Wind Turbine and Energy Cables (WTEC) Emerso ... more | .. |
 Lowe's Selects Sungevity For Residential Solar Partnership Lowe's and Sungevity have announced a new agreement that will offer homeowners the easiest and most affordable solar solutions in the marketplace, marking a significant step in the mainstream adopti ... more | .. |
 Power Partners Solar's Collectors Generate Hot Water Power Partners Solar has announced that solar water heating collectors it manufactured have been installed at the John C. Campbell Folk School's first Energy Star Green Building - a new guest house ... 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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 OPEL Solar Named 'Exclusive' Supplier by Grape Solar OPEL Solar International has announced that Grape Solar has selected OPEL Solar as its exclusive, worldwide supplier of solar trackers for its solar projects. This is OPEL's first exclusive supply a ... more | .. |
 Summer energy crunch for China? China is on course to face its worst power crunch this summer since 2004, China Daily newspaper reports. ... more | .. |
 Japan to review strategies for energy, economy after quake Japan is to launch a review of economic and energy policies in the wake of the country's March 11 natural disaster and the ongoing nuclear crisis it spawned, the cabinet said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Japan delays decision on Pacific trade pact Japan on Tuesday said it was delaying a decision on whether or not to join negotiations for a US-backed trans-Pacific free trade pact. ... more |
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 HSBC to go on massive hiring spree in China, Singapore Banking giant HSBC said Tuesday it will employ at least 2,000 extra people in mainland China and Singapore over the next five years, as it seeks to tap the fast-growing Asia Pacific markets. ... more | .. |
 Australia's reliance on polluting coal surges Australia's use of renewable energy as an electricity source has slumped as a percentage of total output over the past 50 years with an increasing reliance on polluting coal, research showed Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Nobel winners put humanity on trial at sustainability talks Planet Earth and humanity will face each other in a mock trial Tuesday, with around 20 Nobel Prize winners figuring as judges, organisers of a global sustainability symposium in Stockholm said. ... more | .. |
 China's April foreign direct investment up 15.2% The value of foreign direct investment in China rose 15.2 percent in April year-on-year to $8.46 billion but fell from the previous month, the commerce ministry said Tuesday. ... more |
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Dogs of war: China touts killer robot 'wolves'
US government gets a year of ChatGPT Enterprise for $1
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 Travel industry looks to China, India, Brazil for boom China, India and Brazil are poised to fuel an explosion in international tourism in the coming years, showering money and jobs on countries ready for it, and trouble for those that aren't, industry leaders say. ... more | .. |
 Britain eyes 50-percent carbon emissions cut target Britain on Tuesday unveiled plans to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent from 1990 levels by 2025, ramping up pressure on the European Union to increase its target. ... more | .. |
 Perfect welds for car bodies As if controlled by an invisible hand, the welding head on the robot's arm races along the sheet metal parts. Where the laser hits, sparks fly and the metal glows red hot. The process lasts just a f ... more | .. |
China forex regulator says 'no need to fear' floating yuan China has "no need to fear" allowing its yuan currency exchange rate to float freely, a senior foreign exchange regulator said Tuesday. ... more |
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 US casino mogul says Wynn now 'Chinese company' American casino mogul Steve Wynn said Tuesday that his US-based gaming firm has become a "Chinese company" as it held its first annual meeting in Macau, now the world's biggest gaming hub. ... more | .. |
International sales lift Wal-Mart profit Wal-Mart, the world's biggest retailer, said Tuesday that international sales drove profit higher to $3.4 billion in the first quarter, offsetting weakness in its home market in the United States. ... more | .. |
 Alberta oil patch threatened by wildfires Wildfires forced evacuations in Canada's western oil-producing region oil on Tuesday, slowing or halting production of the largest oil and gas supplier to the United States. ... more | .. |
 Shaking down frozen helium: In a 'supersolid' state, it has liquid-like characteristics In a four-decade, Holy Grail-like quest to fully understand what it means to be in a "supersolid" state, physicists have found that supersolid isn't always super solid. In other words, this exotic s ... more |
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