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Russia's solar potentialBrussele, Belgium (SPX) Oct 07, 2011 Russia is the biggest country in the world and one of biggest suppliers of oil and gas has not yet seen a real need to develop a market for solar technologies. This might change during the next few years - says Tomasz Slusarz, CEO of Solar PV Consulting - observing the policy and market situation on the global markets for the past 8 years and comparing it to the current situation in Russia, he is confident that cumulative solar installed capacity in Russia can reach above 1 or even 2 GW by 2020. H ... read more |
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  Natural Power US to act as Owner's Engineer on 2.1GW Wyoming wind farm Leading international renewable energy consultancy group Natural Power has been selected to provide Owner's Engineering services during the resource assessment and project design stages of a 2.1GW w ... more | .. |
  Researchers Realize High-Power, Narrowband Terahertz Source at Room Temperature Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a simpler way to generate single-chip terahertz radiation, a discovery that could soon allow for more rapid security screening, border protectio ... more | .. |
 Rice physicists move one step closer to quantum computer Rice University physicists have created a tiny "electron superhighway" that could one day be useful for building a quantum computer, a new type of computer that will use quantum particles in place o ... 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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  New research approach opens up exotic quantum states Theoretical physicists of the University of Innsbruck have formulated a new concept to engineer exotic, so-called topological states of matter in quantum mechanical many-body systems. They linked co ... more | .. |
  Scientists Identify Microbes Responsible for Consuming Natural Gas in Deepwater Horizon Spill In the results of a new study, scientists explain how they used DNA to identify microbes present in the Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill--and the particular microbes responsi ... more | .. |
 Qatar Solar Technologies to build large polysilicon plant Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) has announced that it will be building a polysilicon production facility worth approximately US$1bn in Qatar. QSTec's plant will manufacture 8,000 MTPY (metric tons ... more | .. |
 Michigan Tech to Dedicate New Solar Energy Research Center A new solar energy center at Michigan Technological University will let students and researchers study photovoltaic systems in the demanding weather conditions of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The fac ... more |
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One billion years of protein evolution reveals surprising design flexibility
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 Mideast turmoil boosts oil routes threat The combination of Yemen's looming civil war, chaos in Somalia, trouble in Saudi Arabia's oil province, increased Israeli and Iranian naval activity in the Red Sea, unrest in revolutionary Egypt have heightened the security threat to the region's maritime chokepoints. ... more | .. |
Uruguay set to become major gas exporter Uruguay is set to become a major exporter of natural gas after assessments indicated it has potentially large and commercially viable gas deposits on its territory. ... more | .. |
  Emissions rising from 'carbonizing dragon' China's greenhouse gas emissions are expected to rise higher than expected, even though the country is on course to meet or even surpass pledges made at the Cancun, Mexico, climate summit last year, a new study indicates. ... more | .. |
  Toyota production back to pre-tsunami levels: report Toyota Motor's global production recovered to pre-tsunami levels in September, two months earlier than forecast, company officials quoted by Japanese media said Thursday. ... more |
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  Oracle fined $200 million for overcharging US govt Business software and hardware giant Oracle was fined nearly $200 million dollars for overcharging the US government, the Justice Department announced Thursday. ... more | .. |
  EU wins key round in carbon fight with airlines The European Union on Thursday won a key legal round against US airlines fighting EU plans to force foreign carriers to buy carbon permits to fly to and out of the 27-nation bloc. ... more | .. |
US seeks WTO action on China, India subsidies The United States said Thursday it has enlisted the World Trade Organization to obtain detailed information on subsidy programs in China and India. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Weak jobs report expected Forecasters expect the U.S. Labor Department to report Friday that the economy added only 65,000 jobs in September - my estimate is 80,000. Either would be much less than the 130,000 needed for the economy to stay even with adult population growth. ... more |
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Mars glaciers are purer and more uniform than previously thought
Curiosity Rovers Boxwork Campaign Reaches New Heights on Mount Sharp
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Embraer selects French component supplier Hispano-Suiza of France has been chosen by Brazilian aircraft company Embraer to supply it with emergency electric power generator systems. ... more | .. |
 Obama warns euro woes could hurt US economy President Barack Obama on Thursday starkly warned Europe's woes could have a "very real" impact on the US economy and meant that it was even more important Congress pass his $447 billion jobs bill. ... more | .. |
 Molten iron spill kills 12 in China: Xinhua Twelve workers were killed at a steel plant in eastern China when molten iron spilled from a furnace, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Iraq forms special committee to chase lost oil funds Iraq formed a special committee on Thursday to chase down $17 billion in missing oil money that was apparently lost in 2004, when the US-run Coalition Provisional Authority was governing the country. ... more |
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 Italian businesses face credit crunch 'tsunami': federation Italy's main business federation warned on Thursday that companies faced a credit crunch "tsunami" because of the worsening financial outlook, while banks said tighter lending was unavoidable because of higher financing costs. ... more | .. |
 EU court backs bloc in airlines emissions fight An EU decision to force foreign airlines to buy carbon permits "is compatible with international law," the advocate general of the European Union Court of Justice said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  China's LiuGong to buy Polish bulldozer-maker: report Chinese machinery group LiuGong has struck a deal with unions at Poland's bulldozer firm HSW, paving the way for China's largest takeover in the country, a Polish newspaper reported Thursday. ... 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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  Bulgaria files counter claim against Atomstroyexport Bulgaria has filed an international arbitration court claim against Russian nuclear company Atomstroyexport over delayed payments, Economy Minister Traicho Traikov said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Giant Chinese brokerage flat in Hong Kong debut Shares in Citic Securities, China's biggest listed brokerage, ended flat on their Hong Kong trading debut Thursday even as the broader market posted its strongest gain in two-and-a-half years. ... more | .. |
 Inman Solar Completes Two Solar Roof Installations Inman Solar and Kenco announce the completion of two, 200 kilowatt solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in Chattanooga, TN. Each of these installations was installed at separate Kenco distribution ... more | .. |
 BrightSource Energy Delivers World's Largest Solar-to-Steam Facility BrightSource Energy is providing its proprietary LPT solar thermal technology for use in the world's largest enhanced oil recovery (EOR) project. The solar facility, built for Chevron Technology Ven ... more |
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 PV Module Revenues to Decline in 2011 and 2012 Rapidly declining PV module prices will result in the global industry revenues contracting in 2011 and 2012 according to the latest quarterly report from IMS Research. A huge oversupply of PV module ... more | .. |
Ancient Maya road unearthed in El Salvador Archaeologists excavating a Mayan village in El Salvador buried by a volcano 1,400 years ago say they've found an ancient white road leading from the town. ... more | .. |
 The BendBroadband Vault Substantiates Extreme Energy Efficiency On the map for sustainability, the recently opened 30,000 square-foot BendBroadband Vault in Central Oregon is substantiating its claims for extreme energy efficiency, slashing energy consumption by ... more | .. |
  Certain biofuel mandates unlikely to be met by 2022 It is unlikely the United States will meet some specific biofuel mandates under the current Renewable Fuel Standard by 2022 unless innovative technologies are developed or policies change, says a ne ... more |
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