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PV installations to exceed 21 GW in 2011Washington DC (SPX) Jun 02, 2011 More than 21 GW of new PV capacity is predicted to be installed in 2011, up from around 18 GW in 2010 according to IMS Research's latest report on PV demand. The market research firm has raised its outlook for this year based on new information on supply chain pricing which will help stimulate demand in major markets. However, the firm also cut its long-term forecast slightly due to decreasing incentives in several markets. IMS Research's latest analysis of global PV demand revealed that installat ... read more |
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  Retrofit Begins on World's First Commercial-Scale Biobased Isobutonal Plant Gevo has announced that it has begun the retrofit of its ethanol facility in Luverne, Minnesota, to produce biobased isobutanol. This milestone brings the company one step closer to commercial-scale ... more | .. |
 UPS Begins Using Renewable Biodiesel at Major US Hub What can Brown do for you? For a start, it's making your world greener by using cleaner burning biodiesel. The United Parcel Service began using biodiesel blends at its most vital hub in Louisville, ... more | .. |
 Torresol Energy Commissions 19.9MW Gemasolar Power Plant Torresol Energy, a joint venture between Masdar and SENER, has announced the commissioning of its flagship 19.9MW Gemasolar Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in Seville, Spain. The world's ... 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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 Cleaner Air Solutions to Install over 3MW of SolarEdge Systems in UK SolarEdge Technologies and Cleaner Air Solutions have announced a new distribution partnership increasing SolarEdge's activities in the UK. In the first quarter of 2011 Cleaner Air Solutions ordered ... more | .. |
 Joint Venture Secures Financing for Renewable Diesel Facility Darling International has announced that Diamond Green Diesel, its previously announced joint venture project with Valero Energy Corporation, has secured financing for the planned construction of it ... more | .. |
 European Commission Funds Global Project to Produce Bioproducts From Algae Nine partners from seven countries have joined in an innovative project to show that ethanol, biodiesel and bioproducts can be produced from algae on a large scale. The BIOfuel From Algae Technologi ... more | .. |
 Endicott Biofuels and Holly Partner on Biorefinery Endicott Biofuels and Holly Biofuels have announced their formation of Sabine Biofuels to partner on a 30 million-gallon-per-year biorefinery currently under construction in Port Arthur, Texas. ... more |
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 US on Pace to Become World's Largest Solar Market GoSolarUSA welcomed news from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) this month that falling production costs are helping to make solar energy one of the U.S.'s fastest-growing industries. ... more | .. |
 Warehouse Goes Solar with 1000 panels States Logistics Services installed a 363 kilowatt DC solar power system on the roof of their distribution center in Buena Park, CA, which will produce up to 82 percent of the distribution facility' ... more | .. |
 Volvo Penta's Plant in Vara is Carbon Neutral Since May, Volvo Penta's engine plant in Vara in Sweden has been powered without using any fossil fuel whatsoever. As a result, the plant is now operated completely carbon neutral. The Vara Pl ... more | .. |
 Algae-Based Biofuels Represent a Trillion Dollar Potential Market Opportunity Among next generation renewable fuel alternatives, algae stands out as one of the most promising and scalable options with the potential to supply key fuel and co-product markets. Strong demand from ... more |
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  Vietnam warns China over sea patrols Vietnam said it will do everything in it power to protect its coastal waters after China allegedly interfered with two of Hanoi's seismic survey vessels. ... more | .. |
  India stands firm on nuclear power Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh underlined the country's commitment to nuclear power in tandem with renewable energy sources. ... more | .. |
  EU: Greenhouse gas emissions fell in 2009 Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union plunged by 7.1 percent in 2009 due to the recession and use of renewable energy, the European Environment Agency says. ... more | .. |
 Bulgaria plans to increase nuclear energy share Bulgaria plans to increase its reliance on nuclear energy by 2020 under a new proposal adopted by the government on Wednesday. ... more |
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Marking 13 Years on Mars, NASA's Curiosity Picks Up New Skills
Argo and ThinkOrbital to launch first orbital mission using long-range X-ray imaging
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  China manufacturing slows in May China's manufacturing sector expanded at the slowest pace in 10 months in May, independent data showed Wednesday, as Beijing seeks to rein in the world's second-largest economy and tame inflation. ... more | .. |
 Westinghouse, Hitachi bid to build Lithuanian nuclear plant US group Westinghouse and Japan's Hitachi have bid to build a nuclear power station in Lithuania to replace its only Soviet-era plant, closed in 2009, Vilnius announced Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  World manufacturing output up 6.5% in first quarter: UN The world has emerged from its recent financial crisis, with global manufacturing output growing by 6.5 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2011, a top UN agency said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Saudi to build 16 nuclear reactors: reports OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia plans to build 16 civilian nuclear reactors in the next two decades at a cost of 300 billion riyals ($80 billion), an energy official was quoted as saying on Wednesday. ... more |
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Italy court gives go-ahead on nuclear referendum Italy's top appeals court gave the go-ahead for a referendum on nuclear power on Wednesday despite a government decision to temporarily freeze plans to return to nuclear following the disaster in Japan. ... more | .. |
 Japan bureaucrats dress down to save planet In their stuffy grey business suits, starched collars and boring ties, Japan's famed "salarymen" could hardly be accused of being at the cutting edge of sartorial innovation. ... more | .. |
  Toyota eyes Japan output at 90% of pre-quake level Japanese auto giant Toyota said Wednesday its domestic output would return to about 90 percent of pre-quake levels in June thanks to a faster-than-expected recovery of parts supplies. ... more | .. |
  Two plead guilty in China microchip case: US Two Chinese nationals pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to smuggle radiation hardened microchips to companies controlled by Beijing in violation of a US arms embargo, the Justice Department said. ... 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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 Philippines protests to China over oil rig plan The Philippines said Wednesday it had formally protested to Beijing over recent activity in disputed waters of the South China Sea and Chinese plans to anchor an oil rig there. ... more | .. |
  19 trapped in flooded China coal mines: Xinhua Rescuers in southwest China raced Wednesday to locate 19 workers trapped in two flooded coal mines, state media said, in the latest incidents to strike the nation's notoriously dangerous collieries. ... more | .. |
  GL Garrad Hassan releases update of WindFarmer 4.2 To further boost the productivity of the wind farm design process, GL Garrad Hassan presented an updated version of its WindFarmer software at AWEA Windpower 2011. The software facilitates the layou ... more | .. |
 Russia lacks personnel to dismantle nuclear sites Russia is experiencing an acute shortage of personnel to ensure the decommissioning and dismantling of nuclear facilities, state-run nuclear corporation Rosatom officials and experts warned on Frida ... more |
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 Superior sound for telephones and related devices mp3 for phone calls - Considering the poor sound quality of many phone calls, this is a great idea. Videoconference phone calls in particular can be unintentionally awkward because the participants ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Supplies Navigation Upgrades for Oil Tankers Northrop Grumman has supplied electronic chart display and information systems (ECDIS) for 12 BP oil tankers. Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine business unit installed four of its new-generatio ... more | .. |
  Researchers develop environmentally friendly plastics University of Minnesota researchers have developed a portfolio of degradable plastics derived from renewable resources that could serve as a viable alternative to plastics made from petroleum and na ... more | .. |
 On And Off Chameleon Magnets Could Revolutionize Computing What causes a magnet to be a magnet, and how can we control a magnet's behavior? These are the questions that University at Buffalo researcher Igor Zutic, a theoretical physicist, has been exploring ... more |
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