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EU: Low-carbon future no more costlyBrussels (UPI) Dec 19, 2011 The long-range costs of a de-carbonized energy future can be less than if the current energy mix is maintained, EU Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger says. Oettinger late last week released the European Commission's Energy Roadmap 2050, which aims to lay out renewable energy targets that go beyond the currently adopted goals for 2020. The plan seeks to boost renewables from providing 20 percent of Europe's electricity called for in current targets for 2020 to between 55-75 percent by ... read more |
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 Japan refuses to stop Iranian oil imports Japan's foreign minister said Monday that his country would not stop imports of Iranian oil, striking a rare note of divergence with the United States during a visit to Washington. ... more | .. |
  Walker's World: 2012 looks grim The global economy faces a depressing prospect for the year ahead after a recent spate of gloomy results for countries and corporations and the failure of European leaders to convince the markets that the eurozone's debt crisis is close to being resolved. ... more | .. |
  Romanian nuclear reactor stopped due to technical problem A Romanian nuclear reactor was stopped on Monday because of a technical problem but all security systems are functioning properly, the national operator Nuclearelectrica said. ... 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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  IHS iSuppli Teardown Analysis of Solar Inverter In its first-ever dissection of a solar power inverter, IHS has determined the bill of materials (BOM) of a major manufacturer's product, providing a path-setting benchmark for cost reduction in a m ... more | .. |
  Iowa State engineers study how hills, nearby turbines affect wind energy production Hui Hu pulled a model wind turbine from the top of an office filing cabinet. The turbine tower was just 10 inches high. Its three blades were 10 inches in diameter. It was a perfect 1:320 scale repr ... more | .. |
  Removing sulfur from jet fuel cools climate A Yale study examining the impact of aviation on climate change found that removing sulfur from jet fuel cools the atmosphere. The study was published in Geophysical Research Letters. "Aviatio ... more | .. |
 Location, location, location: Economists document key role of spatial component in economic growth Location and other geographical factors play an important role in supporting economic growth and development in emerging markets, a new study from the Consortium on Financial Systems and Poverty has ... more |
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'No life without water': settler attacks threaten West Bank communities
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  Afghanistan paves way for mining Afghanistan has indicated it is seeking Australia's involvement in tapping into the Asian country's massive mining potential. ... more | .. |
  Apple scores hit on HTC in US patent case Apple on Monday scored a hit in an ongoing patent brawl with mobile handset giant HTC with a US trade authority ruling the iPhone maker has rights to features using one-tap screen commands. ... more | .. |
  Gloucester, Yanzhou in giant $8bn coal play: report Trading in Australian miner Gloucester Coal was halted Tuesday following reports it was in talks with China's Yanzhou Coal Mining to create an Aus$8 billion (US$7.9 billion) coal giant. ... more | .. |
 Japan to buy Chinese bonds: report Japan is preparing to buy yuan-denominated bonds issued by the Chinese government under a proposed bilateral currency and financial agreement, the Nikkei business daily said Tuesday. ... more |
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  Brazil aims to shrink World Cup's carbon cleat-print With solar panels, recycled stadium seats and rain water sprinklers, Brazil hopes to make the 2014 World Cup the most environmentally-friendly yet. ... more | .. |
  Chemicals and biofuel from wood biomass Most commonly used raw materials in butanol production have so far been starch and cane sugar. In contrast to this, the starting point in the Aalto University study was to use only lignocellulose, o ... more | .. |
  New system may one day steer microrobots through blood vessels for disease treatment Microscopic-scale medical robots represent a promising new type of therapeutic technology. As envisioned, the microbots, which are less than one millimeter in size, might someday be able to travel t ... more | .. |
  A 50-year quest to isolate the thermoelectric effect is now over: Magnon drag unveiled As electrons move past atoms in a solid, their charge distorts the nearby lattice and can create a wave. Reciprocally, a wave in the lattice affects the electrons motion, in analogy to a wave in the ... more |
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Boeing looks for Starliner fixes despite costs, ISS age
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  Quantum Computing Has Applications in Magnetic Imaging Quantum computing-considered the powerhouse of computational tasks-may have applications in areas outside of pure electronics, according to a University of Pittsburgh researcher and his collaborator ... more | .. |
  Saudi prince buys $300 mn stake in Twitter Saudi billionaire Prince Walid bin Talal and his Kingdom Holding Company announced a combined investment of $300 million in the social networking site Twitter, in a statement Monday. ... more | .. |
  End of the road as carmaker Saab files for bankruptcy Saab Automobile filed for bankruptcy on Monday, bringing to an end two years of efforts to rescue the iconic brand which has been the hallmark of Swedish cars for six decades. ... more | .. |
 Qantas reaches agreement with engineers Qantas and one of the three unions at the centre of a long-running industrial dispute that led to the airline's fleet being grounded reached an agreement on Monday to end their standoff. ... more |
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 US in talks with Europe, Arabs on Iran oil embargo: report The United States, its European allies and key Arab states are intensifying talks on how to maintain stability in the global energy markets in case of a formal embargo on Iran's oil exports and its central bank, The Wall Street Journal reported late Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Samsung files new claims against Apple in Germany South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Monday it has filed new legal claims against US rival Apple in Germany, claiming that the iPhone maker infringed four of its patents. ... more | .. |
 Home Solar Program Lights Way for Energy Savings in California and Abroad HelioPower and Power to the People have announced "Help for the Holidays," a joint campaign to help households in California and Nicaragua secure affordable solar energy. Sponsored by Canadian Solar ... more | .. |
 Westinghouse and KEPCO Nuclear Fuel Joint Venture 2011-KWN, a company jointly owned by Westinghouse Electric Company and KEPCO Nuclear Fuel, has begun production of control element assemblies (CEAs) for Combustion Engineering- designed nuclear plan ... more |
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Western aid cuts cede ground to China in Southeast Asia: study
Russia faces intense barrage of drones, shutting down Moscow airports
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 Americans Bullish That Advanced Energy Can Solve Problems and Strengthen Economy Americans are gloomy about future costs for energy and the vast majorities are taking steps to reduce their personal energy costs, but they see economic benefits to emerging energy-saving technologi ... more | .. |
 More than twenty UK wind farm sites adopt Natural Power's ForeSite wind forecasting service In the last six months more than twenty wind farms in the UK have moved to leading renewable energy consultancy group, Natural Power, to provide their wind farm production forecasting service, ForeS ... more | .. |
 US Solar Energy Industry Sets Record for Installations The U.S. solar energy industry achieved a new record for installations and growth in the third quarter of 2011 thanks to utility-scale project completions, a strong residential market, effective pol ... more | .. |
 Solar power development in US Southwest could threaten wildlife Government agencies are considering scores of applications to develop utility-scale solar power installations in the desert Southwest of the United States, but too little is known to judge their lik ... more |
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 Industry And Regulators Should Take System Safety Approach to Offshore Drilling To reduce the risk of another accident as catastrophic as the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill, a new report from the National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council says, com ... more | .. |
 Cotton fabric cleans itself when exposed to ordinary sunlight Imagine jeans, sweats or socks that clean and de-odorize themselves when hung on a clothesline in the sun or draped on a balcony railing. Scientists are reporting development of a new cotton fabric ... more | .. |
 ESA Renewables Announces Construction of Rooftop Solar Array ESA Renewables (ESA) has announced it has begun construction on a 1.3 MW commercial rooftop solar project in the city of New Bern in Craven County, North Carolina. This project is one of the largest ... more | .. |
GM says no to new Saab deal General Motors Co. on Saturday repeated its opposition to the sale of the Swedish automaker Saab to a group of Chinese investors. ... more |
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