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Hog waste producing electricity and carbon offsetsYadkinville NC (SPX) Sep 13, 2011 A pilot waste-to-energy system constructed by Duke University and Duke Energy this week garnered the endorsement of Google Inc., which invests in high-quality carbon offsets from across the nation to fulfill its own carbon neutrality goals. The system, on a hog finishing facility 25 miles west of Winston-Salem, converts hog waste into electricity and creates carbon offset credits. By capturing greenhouse gases from hog waste and burning them to run a turbine, the system produces enough electricity ... read more |
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  Polymer from algae may improve battery performance By looking to Mother Nature for solutions, researchers have identified a promising new binder material for lithium-ion battery electrodes that not only could boost energy storage, but also eliminate ... more | .. |
 Switching from coal to natural gas would do little for global climate Although the burning of natural gas emits far less carbon dioxide than coal, a new study concludes that a greater reliance on natural gas would fail to significantly slow down climate change. ... more | .. |
  New type of solar cell retains high efficiency for long periods Scientists from the University of Picardie Jules Verne and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology are reporting development of a new genre of an electrolyte system for solar cells that breaks the ... 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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  Lockheed Martin Upgrades Air Traffic Control System Over New York Airspace Lockheed Martin has delivered software to enable the use of GPS technology within the nation's second busiest airspace, the New York Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON). The use of GPS da ... more | .. |
  India's coal projects face obstacles India's increasing energy needs are being hampered by regulatory delays for coal mining projects. ... more | .. |
 China recognises new Libyan authorities China on Monday formally recognised the National Transitional Council (NTC) as Libya's government following the fall of Moamer Kadhafi, after weeks of holding back. ... more | .. |
  UN nuclear chief calls for post-Fukushima action The head of the UN atomic agency warned Monday against complacency on nuclear safety six months on from Fukushima, after it became clear his draft global "action plan" had been watered down. ... more |
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One billion years of protein evolution reveals surprising design flexibility
MetOp Second Generation satellite fully fuelled ahead of August launch
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Iran nuclear plant to fully power up by March Iran's first nuclear power plant will be linked to the national grid with its full 1,000-megawatt capacity by the end of the Iranian year in March, a senior Iranian atomic official said on Monday. ... more | .. |
Four US troops in Libya to help reopen embassy: US The US military has sent a small four-man team to Libya to help diplomats with plans to reopen an American embassy after Moamer Kadhafi's regime lost control of the capital, the Pentagon said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Walker's World: A dying economy So much for the recovery. In none of the Group of Seven economies, including Germany, has industrial output returned to pre-crash levels. ... more | .. |
Slovakia, Hungary agree on gas pipeline Slovakia and Hungary have signed a memorandum of understanding to launch an EU-supported natural gas interconnector pipeline between the two countries. ... more |
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China says stabilising prices a priority China's central bank said Monday stabilising prices remained a top priority as the nation's politically sensitive inflation rate was still high, despite a slight easing in August. ... more | .. |
  Fitch downgrades Toyota one notch to "A" Ratings agency Fitch on Monday said it had downgraded the long-term debt of Japan's biggest automaker Toyota by one notch to "A", citing its exposure to a strong yen in another blow to the firm. ... more | .. |
OECD points to general slowing of main economies The main economies in the world are set for a general slowdown, the OECD said on Monday on the basis of its leading index of underlying signals in its member countries. ... more | .. |
Nate leaves two Gulf oil workers dead, one still missing The Mexican navy found two corpses and seven missing oil workers from a platform in the Gulf of Mexico that was evacuated due to Tropical Storm Nate, the state oil company said Sunday. ... more |
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Mars glaciers are purer and more uniform than previously thought
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 Westinghouse In Collaborative Effort to Supply Nuclear Power Plants In China and United States Westinghouse Electric reports that the acquisition of Shaw Group's 20 percent ownership stake in Westinghouse by its current majority owner Toshiba Corporation would have no impact on any of the fou ... more | .. |
 Innovative superconductor fibers carry 40 times more electricity Wiring systems powered by highly-efficient superconductors have long been a dream of science, but researchers have faced such practical challenges such as finding pliable and cost-effective material ... more | .. |
  New record for measurement of atomic lifetime Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have measured the lifetime of an extremely stable energy level of magnesium atoms with great precision. Magnesium atoms are used in research with ultra-precis ... more | .. |
 New material possible boon for lithium ion batteries Batteries could get a boost from an Oak Ridge National Laboratory discovery that increases power, energy density and safety while dramatically reducing charge time. A team led by Hansan Liu, G ... more |
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 Rebalancing the nuclear debate through education Better physics teaching with a particular emphasis on radioactivity and radiation science could improve public awareness through education of the environmental benefits and relative safety of nuclea ... more | .. |
  Two radiation generators mark major milestones in helping protect the US Two remarkable pulsed-power machines used to test the nation's defenses against atomic weapons have surpassed milestones at Sandia National Laboratories: 4,000 firings, called 'shots,' on the Saturn ... more | .. |
  Research on US nuclear levels after Fukushima could aid in future nuclear detection The amount of radiation released during the Fukushima nuclear disaster was so great that the level of atmospheric radioactive aerosols in Washington state was 10,000 to 100,000 times greater than no ... more | .. |
 China launches offshore safety checks China has launched safety inspections of all its offshore petroleum exploration and production bases, following an oil spill in the nation's northern Bohai Bay, the government said Sunday. ... more |
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BlackSky to supply satellite imagery and analytics for Latin American security operations
GovSat selects Thales Alenia Space to build secure satellite for military communications
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 Kurdistan region halts oil exports: Iraq minister Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region halted crude exports on Sunday, nearly a week after it condemned a new oil and gas law approved by the central government, Oil Minister Abdelkarim al-Luaybi said. ... more | .. |
 Iraq eyes 3 mln bpd oil output by year-end: minister Iraqi Oil Minister Abdelkarim al-Luaybi said on Sunday that his country is seeking to produce three million barrels of crude per day by the end of the year. ... more | .. |
 Germany keen to buy solar-generated electricity from Greece Greek Prime Minuster Georges Papandreou confirmed Sunday that Germany was keen to import solar-generated electricity from debt-ridden Greece. ... more | .. |
 Russia says ready for more nuclear cooperation with Iran Moscow's energy minister Sergei Shmatko on Sunday promised further nuclear cooperation with Iran, after Russia built the Islamic republic's first atomic power plant despite US objections. ... more |
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  Taiwan's Fubon braves risks of China market For Fubon, Taiwan's second-largest publicly listed financial group, a gamble on the boom time in China is worth taking, even though it comes laden with political risks. ... more | .. |
 Canadian producers set fracking guidelines The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers released a set of principles to govern the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing used to release vast reserves of natural gas. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: U.S. economy needs overhaul U.S. policy needs a complete overhaul to save the economy from a second Great Recession but instead U.S. President Barack Obama promises more of the same policies that have failed - stimulus spending, higher taxes and onerous, ineffective business regulations and healthcare costs. ... more | .. |
 Iraq seeks to harness vast gas reserves Iraq is moving toward harnessing its vast natural gas reserves to fuel its power stations and export the surplus, ending the wasteful process of flaring off 70 percent of the gas recovered from oil fields. ... more |
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