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Investment in African Renewable Energy Reaches $3.6 Billion in 2011Washington DC (SPX) Jan 09, 2012 First, the bad news. Although Africa has vast fossil and renewable energy sources, only twenty percent of its population has direct access to electricity and in some rural areas, four out of five people are completely without power. According to the UN, over 600 million Africans currently do not have access to electric power. A depressing 70 percent of Sub-Saharan Africa's population is living without access to clean and safe energy for their basic needs such as cooking, lighting and heating, maki ... read more |
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  GE Inventor Louis Nerone Builds a Better Light Bulb, Again and Again Louis Nerone spent quarter of a century at GE's historic NELA Park quietly inventing better light bulbs. Last month, Nerone, who is a principal engineer at GE Lighting Solutions, was awarded his 106 ... more | .. |
  New materials remove CO2 from smokestacks, tailpipes and even the air Scientists are reporting discovery of an improved way to remove carbon dioxide - the major greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming - from smokestacks and other sources, including the atmos ... more | .. |
 US will respond if Iran blocks Strait of Hormuz: Panetta The United States will respond if Iran tries to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the entrance to the Gulf, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Sunday, saying such a move would cross a "red line." ... 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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  German carmakers buoyed by boost in US sales German automakers are revving up for an aggressive push to expand their customer base in the highly competitive US market and will unleash a slew of hot new products at the Detroit auto show this week. ... more | .. |
 Japan foreign minister holds energy talks in Saudi Japan's foreign minister met top Saudi officials on Sunday as part of a regional tour to discuss potential sanctions on Iranian oil exports and their effects on resource-poor Japan. ... more | .. |
  Slovenian adventurer embarks on eco-friendly world trip Slovenian adventurer Matevz Lenarcic flew out of the capital Ljubljana on Sunday at the start of an eco-friendly trip around the world in an ultra-light plane boasting super-low fuel mileage. ... more | .. |
 Sofics PowerQubic Tech Used to Protect Solar Panel IC from Electrical Overstress Sofics has announced that its PowerQubic EOS technology has been chosen by eSilicon Corporation, the largest independent semiconductor value chain producer, for a high-voltage solar power applicatio ... more |
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New deep sea mining rules lack consensus despite US pressure
Lightning strikes kill 33 people in eastern India
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 Carmanah Announces Outdoor Illumination Order in Mexico Representing the largest order to date for Carmanah's solar outdoor lighting, valued at nearly $1M USD, Mexican officials have selected the EG-series solar LED outdoor lighting system for an outdoor ... more | .. |
 SEIA and the Solar Alliance Merge to Drive Effective Policy for Solar The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association for the solar energy industry, has announced that it has officially merged with the Solar Alliance, an advocacy organiz ... more | .. |
 Philippines protests new Chinese incursions The Philippines said Sunday it had protested to Beijing over fresh alleged incursions by a Chinese navy ship and two other vessels into its waters last month. ... more | .. |
  China local government debt threatens economy Local governments across China have borrowed billions of dollars to build bridges, apartments and shopping malls, leaving many insolvent and endangering the country's financial system, analysts say. ... more |
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 German jobs boom in renewable energy questioned Optimistic predictions that Germany's decision to turn its back on nuclear energy will lead to the creation of hundreds of thousands of jobs in the renewable energy sector have met with scepticism. ... more | .. |
 Airbus agrees A380 deal with Hong Kong Airlines: reports Airbus and Hong Kong Airlines have struck a deal worth about $3.8 billion at list prices to buy 10 superjumbo A380 jets, reports said. ... more | .. |
 EU traders mull alternatives to Iran oil Energy traders in European markets are looking at securing substitute sources for crude oil if the ongoing diplomatic efforts fail to end a stalemate and prompt the European Union to stop importing oil and petroleum products from Iran. ... more | .. |
  Chavez names minister cited by US in trafficking Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday appointed General Henry Rangel Silva as his defense minister despite US accusations he participates in drug trafficking. ... more |
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 Sony's Stringer 'to step down' as president Howard Stringer, the Welsh-born American head of Japanese games, music and electronics giant Sony, is to step down as the firm's president, reports said Saturday, while remaining CEO and chairman. ... more | .. |
  Iran must prove nuclear drive peaceful: UN chief UN leader Ban Ki-moon called Friday for "peaceful" efforts to ease tensions between Iran and Western nations but stressed that Iran must prove its nuclear program is not aimed at producing weapons. ... more | .. |
 Iran plans new naval exercise Iran's saber rattling is far from over as it scheduled new naval exercises near the Strait of Hormuz, a major choke point for the world's oil tankers. ... more | .. |
 Northern Gateway pipeline garners support Five major oil companies have publicly expressed support for Enbridge's controversial $6.6 billion Northern Gateway pipeline. ... more |
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 Lebanon joins volatile Med gas scramble Lebanon has raised the stakes in the high-octane poker game under way in the natural gas-rich eastern Mediterranean by approving a law to administer offshore exploration and drilling, joining Israel, Cyprus and Turkey in a potentially explosive race for energy riches. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: U.S. unemployment report The U.S. economy added 200,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent. Going forward unemployment isn't likely to fall much further and may rise again, however. ... more | .. |
  Scottish wind firm passes 1-gigawatt mark The Scottish renewable energy firm SSE says its rapid expansion of onshore wind farms has resulted in its surpassing the 1-gigawatt installed capacity mark. ... more | .. |
 Chinese automaker to start Bulgaria assembly line Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor will start assembling cars in Bulgaria in February as part of its efforts to enter the European market, its local partner Litex Motors said on Friday. ... more |
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Syrian troops move into Suwayda as violence continues
32 killed near Gaza aid sites, Hamas-run Health Ministry says
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 EU seeks alternative supplies in Iran oil embargo talks EU nations hoping to reach a deal to slap an oil embargo on Iran by the end of the month are seeking alternative supplies for European nations dependent on imports from Tehran, diplomats said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Jobs data provide fillip for Obama reelection hope President Barack Obama's hopes for reelection got a significant boost on Friday as unemployment fell to levels not seen since his maiden days in office. ... more | .. |
 Japan considering alternative oil supplies Imminent international sanctions on Iranian oil exports aimed at pushing Tehran into giving up its nuclear programme have left resource-poor Japan searching for alternative supplies, officials said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Graphene offers protection from intense laser pulses Single-sheet graphene dispersion when substantially spaced apart in liquid cells or solid film matrices can exhibit novel excited state absorption mechanism that can provide highly effective broadba ... more |
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 Tecta Solar Installs 541.8-kWp Solar Photovoltaic System Tecta Solar, a division of Tecta America Corporation, recently completed the installation of a 541.8-kWp rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system for Shop Solar LLC in Whitinsville, Mass. The sy ... more | .. |
  Leaping lizards and dinosaurs inspire robot design University of California, Berkeley, biologists and engineers including undergraduate and graduate students studied how lizards manage to leap successfully even when they slip and stumble, and found ... more | .. |
 Faster Colloidal Fluorescence Emitters: Nanoplatelets Significant advances in the application of colloidal structures as light emitters and lasers may soon be realized following the discovery of very fast fluorescence emission rates in colloidal nanopl ... more | .. |
  Sky light sky bright - in the office Working under the open sky - it sounds enticing, but it's seldom really a practical option. Now, a dynamic luminous ceiling brings the sky into office spaces by creating the effect of passing clouds ... more |
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