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More Chevy Volt battery fires lead to US probeWashington (AFP) Nov 25, 2011 US federal regulators have launched a formal safety defect investigation of the Chevrolet Volt after new battery fires in tests, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday. Earlier this month, US officials said they had launched an investigation into electric vehicle safety after a damaged lithium battery in a Volt caught fire three weeks after a crash test. Nobody was hurt in the May fire, which damaged property at a government testing facility in Wisconsin. The NHTSA th ... read more |
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  China investigates US renewable energy policies China said Friday it has launched a probe into US subsidies for renewable energy companies, in apparent retaliation after the United States took action against Chinese solar cell makers. ... more | .. |
  Protests confront nuclear waste train in Germany Thousands of German anti-nuclear protesters mobilised Friday against a train carrying radioactive nuclear waste from France that has already sparked violent opposition. ... more | .. |
  Power lines a major risk for migratory birds When flamingos, storks, pelicans and other migratory birds undertake their long seasonal flights, they risk their lives winging their way through the endless power grids that cover the world. ... 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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  Chinese energy giant reshuffles top management Shares in CNOOC, China's biggest offshore oil and gas producer, fell in Hong Kong Friday after it replaced Yang Hua as chief executive, the latest in a string of management shake-ups at top Chinese firms. ... more | .. |
  German airline seeks Chinese, Gulf investors: report Struggling airline Air Berlin, Germany's second-biggest carrier, is on the hunt for investors and has already begun talks with potential partners from China or the Gulf, a German daily reported Friday. ... more | .. |
Venezuela, China sign $6 billion oil deals Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez signed a series of oil deals with Beijing Thursday financed with $6 billion in Chinese loans payable in oil. ... more | .. |
  Wind power to account for half of Danish energy use in 2020 Denmark aims to have wind power supply half of the country's electricity needs in 2020, under a new programme presented by Climate and Energy Minister Martin Lidegaard on Friday. ... more |
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Restoring sea floor after mining may not be possible, researchers warn
China starts construction of Tibet mega-dam
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 Developing economies see no escape from coal Concrete towers rise over the African bush, as the continent's largest coal-fired power station takes shape in a multi-billion-dollar testament to developing nations' love affair with coal. ... more | .. |
Poland plans its first atomic power plant on Baltic Poland's first nuclear power plant, due to come on line by 2020, is set to be located near the Baltic Sea, Polish energy group PGE said on Friday. ... more | .. |
Protests confront nuclear waste train in Germany Thousands of German anti-nuclear protesters mobilised Friday against a train carrying radioactive nuclear waste from France that has already sparked violent opposition. ... more | .. |
World can't do without Iran oil: Tehran official Iran's oil and gas reserves are so vast they cannot be excluded from the world market as France is urging the West to do, Mehr news agency Friday quoted the National Iranian Oil Company head as saying. ... more |
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Panasonic to build Malaysian solar cell plant Japanese electronics giant Panasonic said Friday it would build a new solar cell factory in Malaysia, as it looks abroad to cut production costs caused by the surging yen. ... more | .. |
Oil prices mixed in volatile trade Oil prices were mixed in volatile trade on Friday, as concerns about the ongoing Iranian nuclear crisis were offset by new eurozone debt tensions. ... more | .. |
  Biofuel policy needs rethink, says UN expert The UN special rapporteur on the right to food urged the EU for a rethink on biofuels Friday, saying huge errors had been committed in the initial enthusiasm for an alternative to harmful fossil fuels. ... more | .. |
  Europe Pushes Forward Large Astroparticle Physics Projects European funding agencies have welcomed the priorities for the future of astroparticle physics defined by the scientific community , and accepted the recommendations included in the newly published ... more |
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UCF researchers developing new methods to passively mitigate lunar dust for space exploration
NASA Research Shows Path Toward Protocells on Titan
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 Satellites and Sun connect isolated communities to the world A mobile phone unit connecting isolated communities to the rest of the world using satellites and solar power has caught the attention of ESA and the World Economic Forum. After developing a solar-p ... more | .. |
 Is sustainability science really a science The idea that one can create a field of science out of thin air, just because of societal and policy need, is a bold concept. But for the emerging field of sustainability science, sorting among theo ... more | .. |
  Insect cyborgs may become first responders, search and monitor hazardous environs Research conducted at the University of Michigan College of Engineering may lead to the use of insects to monitor hazardous situations before sending in humans. Professor Khalil Najafi, the ch ... more | .. |
 PV America 2012 West Spotlights Thriving Solar Market in Western US General Registration is now open for PV America 2012 West, a regional Solar Power International event being held Monday, March 19 through Wednesday, March 21, 2012 in San Jose, CA. Presented by Sola ... more |
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 Researchers draft blueprint to boost energy innovation The U.S. government could save the economy hundreds of billions of dollars per year by 2050 by spending a few billion dollars more a year to spur innovations in energy technology, according to a new ... more | .. |
  Carbon nanotube forest camouflages 3d objects Carbon nanotubes, tiny cylinders composed of one-atom-thick carbon lattices, have gained fame as one of the strongest materials known to science. Now a group of researchers from the University ... more | .. |
 Mite-y genomic resources for bioenergy crop protection For a pest that isn't quite the size of a comma on a keyboard, the two-spotted spider mite can do a disproportionate amount of damage. These web-spinners extract the nutrients they need from leaves ... more | .. |
  S. America, EU seek 'balanced' trade pact European and Latin American negotiators say they are edging toward accord on what they say will be a balanced free trade pact that can keep them out of political trouble and reassure EU farmers fearful of competitive South American exports. ... more |
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Kremlin cautions 'lots of work' ahead before Ukraine peace deal
Eutelsat strikes global satellite internet deal with UK govt
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Oil mixed as poor German bond sales, China data weigh Oil prices were mixed in Asian trade Thursday as European economic giant Germany saw poor bond sales and China's manufacturing data sank to a 32-month low, analysts said. ... more | .. |
Activists gather 100,000 signatures against gold mine Campaigners on Thursday submitted a petition to Romania's parliament signed by 100,000 opponents of plans by a Canadian company to extract gold from Rosia Montana, in Transylvania. ... more | .. |
1,000 strike at Apple supplier in China: rights group About 1,000 workers at a plant in southern China that makes components for Apple and IBM went on strike this week, a rights group said, the latest in a string of labour disputes in the country. ... more | .. |
  Austrian top bank wary of central, eastern Europe One of central and eastern Europe's biggest banks, Austria's RBI, said Thursday it was "intensively" considering pulling out of some markets amid concerns the eurozone crisis is hitting the region. ... more |
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France to stop buying Iranian oil France will stop buying Iranian oil on a "national basis" as part of its campaign to raise pressure on Tehran over its contested nuclear programme, the foreign ministry said Thursday. ... more | .. |
Thai floods hit migrant workers hard When floodwaters hit Bangkok, migrant worker Tha Gay was immediately fired. He lost his work permit and with it his legal status, then was arrested and deported back to Myanmar. ... more | .. |
Swiss nuclear shutdown to cost 16.8 billion euro Shutting down Switzerland's five nuclear power stations will cost about 20.7 billion Swiss francs (16.8 billion euros, $22.5 billion) and take about 20 years, Swiss authorities said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
Outsourcing stems Philippines labour exodus Malaysia-based computer whiz Arlene Teodoro packed his bags and flew home to the Philippines this year, going against the tide in an impoverished country that sends millions of workers abroad. ... more |
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