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![]() Beijing (UPI) Jun 2, 2011 China plans to increase energy imports to address the country's looming summer power shortfall, the government announced. "With the coming of summer, the peak time for energy consumption and the rapid growth of industrial production, the gap between electricity demand and supply will become more obvious and some areas may face a shortfall in coal and oil supplies," the National Development and Reform Commission, China's top economic planner, said in a statement, China Daily newspaper reports. / ... read more |
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![]() Australian study into wind turbine noise Australian acoustics researchers say they are investigating the causes of wind turbine noise with the aim of making them quieter. ... more | .. |
![]() Beacon Power Celebrates Completion of World's First 20 MW Flywheel Plant Beacon Power has announced that on July 12, 2011, the Company will host a ceremony to mark the completion and full operation of its first 20-megawatt flywheel energy storage plant in Stephentown, Ne ... more | .. |
![]() Q-Cells attains new Si efficiency record Q-Cells SE has marked a new world record in the field of major polycrystalline solar cells. The independent calibration laboratory of Fraunhofer ISE (Institute for Solar Energy Systems) in Freiburg ... 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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![]() Westinghouse Solar to Introduce AC Solar Power System Westinghouse Solar has announced that it will be exhibiting during the upcoming Intersolar 2011 trade show on June 8-10, 2011 in Munich, Germany. Westinghouse Solar will exhibit their latest Plug-an ... more | .. |
![]() Saudi Electricity and Showa Shell Sekiyu Sign MOU for Saudi Arabian Development Saudi Electricity Company and Showa Shell Sekiyu have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of a 500kW solar power plant on Farasan Island using Solar Frontier's leading edge CIS ... more | .. |
![]() Envision Solar Completes First Project with Morrow-Meadows Envision Solar International has successfully completed the design, engineering and installation of a 300-kilowatt shaded parking solar array for Morrow Meadows in Arizona. The array will provide sh ... more | .. |
![]() Armenian nuclear plant advised to boost safety International nuclear safety experts advised earthquake-prone Armenia on Thursday to increase safety measures at the country's Soviet-era reactor after the disaster in Japan. ... more |
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![]() Mortenson Builds Sixth Wind Project in Golden State Coram California Development, owned by Brookfield Renewable Power (Brookfield) and Coram California Development Management, LLC (CCDM) has recently selected Mortenson, a leading North American renew ... more | .. |
![]() Outside View: Faltering recovery Economists expect the U.S. Labor Department will report the U.S. economy added 190,000 jobs in May, after adding 233,000 per month February through April. While much stronger than during the first 19 months of the recovery, job growth remains too weak and the economy is in danger of slipping into a second recession. ... more | .. |
![]() Greenpeace activists arrested on Arctic oil rig: police Two Greenpeace activists who scaled an oil rig off Greenland at the weekend to protest oil prospecting in the Arctic were arrested overnight, police and the environmental group said Thursday. ... more | .. |
![]() Alfa Laval Wins Breakthrough Solar-Power Order Alfa Laval has received an order in the US to provide Alfa Laval Packinox heat exchangers to the world's largest concentrated solar power plant. The order value is substantial and well in line with ... more |
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![]() EDF, Rosenergoatom bid for Bulgarian nuclear reactors A consortium led by France's EDF and Russia's Rosenergoatom was the sole bidder in a tender to extend the life of two units at Bulgaria's Kozloduy nuclear power plant, the plant's chief said Thursday. ... more | .. |
![]() US anti-nuclear campaign buoyed by German opt-out US anti-nuclear campaigners are hoping German Chancellor Angela Merkel will try to persuade President Barack Obama to follow in Berlin's footsteps and drop plans for new atomic power stations. ... more | .. |
![]() China denies 'incursion' in Philippine waters China on Thursday rejected Philippine allegations of recent illegal military incursions into Manila's territorial waters. ... more | .. |
![]() Samsonite to raise $1.5 bn in Hong Kong Samsonite said Thursday it may raise as much as $1.5 billion from a share sale in Hong Kong, as the luggage maker and other global retailers tap the region's capital markets - and surging customer base. ... more |
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![]() China growth cooling but still strong: Rio Tinto China's growth is slowing but still looks set to outstrip expectations in 2011, with rapid urbanisation, manufacturing and demand for housing stoking its economy, Rio Tinto said Thursday. ... more | .. |
![]() Poland mulls dropping Chinese highways contractor Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Thursday threatened to drop a Chinese company contracted to build a key stretch of highway in Poland after financing problems saw the work grind to a halt. ... more | .. |
![]() MGM China shares to debut in Hong Kong Macau's MGM China Holdings will make its Hong Kong trading debut Friday, after raising $1.5 billion in a share sale that underlined casino operators' enthusiasm for the world's biggest gaming hub. ... more | .. |
![]() Global air travel back to pre-recession peaks: IATA Global air travel is now above its peaks before the global downturn in 2008 but high jet fuel and other crises could hold back the rebound, International Air Transport Association said Thursday. ... more |
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![]() 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 | .. |
![]() PV installations to exceed 21 GW in 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 ... 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 | .. |
![]() 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 |
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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 | .. |
![]() 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 | .. |
![]() 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 |
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![]() 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 | .. |
![]() 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 | .. |
![]() 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 | .. |
![]() 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 |
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