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Splitting water to create renewable energy simpler than first thoughtMonash, Australia (SPX) May 23, 2011 An international team, of scientists, led by a team at Monash University has found the key to the hydrogen economy could come from a very simple mineral, commonly seen as a black stain on rocks. Their findings, developed with the assistance of researchers at UC Davis in the USA and using the facilities at the Australian Synchrotron, was published in the journal Nature Chemistry yesterday 15 May 2011. Professor Leone Spiccia from the School of Chemistry at Monash University said the ultimate ... read more |
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  Shareholders Press FirstEnergy to Come Clean on Coal Ash Today, FirstEnergy (FirstEnergy) shareholders will vote on a proposal asking the company to report on its efforts to reduce the environmental and health hazards of coal ash stored in ponds, landfill ... more | .. |
  Power-One Launches New-Look 2.0kW Single Phase Inverter Power-One has announced the launch of its redesigned AURORA UNO-2.0 single phase string inverter. The new-look 2.0kW inverter is Power-One's smallest residential inverter and is an excellent choice ... more | .. |
  Swiss protest nuclear power A demonstration in northern Switzerland against nuclear power drew thousands of people on Sunday ahead of a government decision on the future of atomic energy in the country. ... 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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 UN atomic watchdog experts set off for Japan A team of experts from the UN atomic watchdog flew out to Tokyo from Vienna on Sunday to team up with other international experts investigating Japan's nuclear crisis. ... more | .. |
 Philippines leader to discuss Spratlys with China President Benigno Aquino said Sunday he would discuss reported incidents between Philippine and Chinese ships and planes in the Spratlys with China's defence minister to ease tensions over the disputed islands. ... more | .. |
 Japan 'plans solar panels for all new buildings' Japan is considering a plan that would make it compulsory for all new buildings and houses to come fitted with solar panels by 2030, a business daily said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 2022 'good time' for Germany to end nuclear power: Merkel German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday that 2022 was "a good time" for Germany to end nuclear power, backing a proposal by the Bavarian wing of her party. ... more |
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SMOS mission reveals 15-year global forest carbon storage trends
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 Nord Stream costs Ukraine $720 million The Russian-European Nord Stream pipeline will drain Ukraine's natural gas transit revenues by up to $720 million a year starting in 2012, the country's state-owned gas transit company said. ... more | .. |
  West vs. East over IMF top post As Dominique Strauss-Kahn was getting ready to be released from jail and put under house arrest Friday, the battle over his succession as head of the International Monetary Fund was in full swing. ... more | .. |
 Iraq sticks with lofty oil plan -- for now Iraq's energy chiefs are sticking to their ambitious plans to increase oil production five-fold to 12 million barrels per day by 2017 despite warnings by oil companies and industry pundits that a woeful lack of infrastructure makes it all a pipedream. ... more | .. |
  Massey Energy blamed for mine disaster A final report on West Virginia's Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster blames operator Massey Energy for the explosion last April that claimed the lives of 29 men. ... more |
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  Malaysians protest Australian rare earths plant More than 150 people demonstrated Friday in the Malaysian capital against an Australian rare earths refinery they say will endanger residents and the environment. ... more | .. |
  China says WTO talks must succeed China is committed to the success of global trade liberalization negotiations and wants to prioritize the interests of the least developed countries, a senior official said Friday. ... more | .. |
Europe, developing world square off over IMF post A battle raged Friday over the choice of a new leader for the IMF, with Europe trying to keep the post, emerging countries muscling in and the OECD head saying it is time for a change. ... more | .. |
 TEPCO's bumbling president calls it a day Masataka Shimizu's resignation as president of the Tokyo Electric Power Company marked an ignominious end to an otherwise stellar career at the utility spanning 43 years. ... 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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 BoJ leaves key rate unchanged, eyes recovery The Bank of Japan on Friday left its key rate unchanged, sticking to its view that the economy will pick up later this year despite being pushed into recession by the March 11 earthquake. ... more | .. |
 Oldest mine in Americas discovered Archaeologists have discovered a 12,000-year-old iron oxide mine in Chile they say shows the oldest evidence of organized mining ever found in the Americas. ... more | .. |
 U.S. to re-assess large oil formation A 2008 estimate of recoverable oil and gas in an important domestic petroleum resource in North Dakota and Montana will be updated, federal officials say. ... more | .. |
 TEPCO to post huge loss, president to resign: reports Tokyo Electric Power is expected to post an annual net loss of up to $18 billion due to the crisis at its crippled nuclear plant and announce the resignation of its president, reports said Friday. ... more |
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 Power plants vulnerable to hackers: security firm US computer security research firm NSS Labs warned on Thursday that it uncovered new ways that hackers could sabotage power plants, oil refineries or manufacturing operations. ... more | .. |
 India's telecom sector fueling emissions India's telecommunications sector has emitted more than 5.6 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions since 2008, due to its heavy reliance on diesel for generating power, a new Greenpeace report says. ... more | .. |
 Kirkuk bombs threaten Iraq's oil security Oil supremo Hussein al-Shahristani says Iraq's oil reserves have risen to 200 billion barrels, making it the country with the third highest oil reserves; but bombings in the oil city of Kirkuk underline how security in Iraq remains precarious. ... more | .. |
Vietnam says sailors shot in South China Sea Two Vietnamese fishermen were shot and wounded in disputed South China Sea waters, a police chief said Thursday, citing the victims' relatives. ... more |
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  Japan carmakers to work over weekend: industry body Carmakers will work over the weekend and take two days off during the week to save energy amid power shortages caused by Japan's quake-tsunami disaster, an industry body said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 China slaps export quota on rare earth alloys China said Thursday it would expand export quotas for rare earths to include iron alloys containing the elements, further tightening shipments of the minerals used in a variety of high-tech industries. ... more | .. |
 China, India to boost gold demand this year: WGC Gold, fresh from striking record highs at the start of this month, will enjoy buoyant demand this year, particularly from China and India, the World Gold Council said in a report on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Strong yen helps drive Japan acquisitions Buoyed by a strong yen, Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical and conglomerate Toshiba on Thursday announced multi billion dollar acquisitions in their sectors as they search for overseas growth. ... more |
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Asia urges non-European for IMF top post Asian nations on Thursday urged the International Monetary Fund to break with tradition and appoint a new leader from an emerging economy, following the resignation of its scandal-hit chief. ... more | .. |
 Pakistan PM asks for China energy investment Pakistan's prime minister Thursday called on Chinese firms to invest in his country's energy sector, in a bid to boost a moribund economy hit by massive floods last year and weak Western investment. ... more | .. |
 Czech PM urges expertise in European nuke stress tests Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas said Thursday that stress tests at European nuclear plants should be a purely technical and free of politics, as the European Union finds itself deadlocked over the issue. ... more | .. |
 Unpaid bills freeze Chinese highway work in Poland Construction of a key stretch of highway in Poland by Chinese company COVEC has stopped after the firm failed to pay Polish subcontractors, the infrastructure ministry said on Thursday. ... more |
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