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Nuclear power crucial to ChinaHong Kong (SPX) Mar 14, 2012 Nuclear power is important to China because of its quest for climate change mitigation, an expert with the environment ministry has said. "The Chinese nuclear industry still feels confident to meet the installed capacity targets of 40 million and 70 million kilowatts by 2015 and 2020 respectively," Ren Junsheng, a member of the nuclear safety commission, said Saturday. He was speaking at a seminar entitled "One year after the Fukushima nuclear accident - the way forward with safety and risk ... read more |
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  Touch of gold improves nanoparticle fuel-cell reactions Advances in fuel-cell technology have been stymied by the inadequacy of metals studied as catalysts. The drawback to platinum, other than cost, is that it absorbs carbon monoxide in reactions involv ... more | .. |
 Kolkata protest against PM comment on Kudankulam project A group of Kolkata residents Monday held a 12-hour fast against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's comments on agitations centred around the Kudankulam nuclear power plant (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu and wrot ... more | .. |
  Iran to build power plant in Syria Iran has inked an agreement with Syria to construct a 470-MW thermal power plant, IRNA news agency reported Sunday. The plant will be built in Swaida city to the south of Damascus, the Syrian ... 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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  US wind generation increases by 27 percent Wind generation in the US increased by 27 percent in 2011 as compared with 2010, continuing a trend of rapid growth, the government said Monday. Tax credits and grants for electricity from cer ... more | .. |
  Argentina toughens curbs on imports Argentina is toughening restrictions on imports as part of a government strategy that aims to reduce a drain on foreign currency earnings and stimulate local manufacturing. ... more | .. |
  The Heroes of Solar When it comes to business, where are the commemorative plaques to the ones that sweat, labored, and innovated to help the small guys? In a world where big business takes all the attention, glory, jo ... more | .. |
  Can Apple sell a million iPads in a day? Apple Inc., already sold out of new iPads at its online store, could sell 1 million in a day when the product is released to retail stores, U.S. analysts say. ... more |
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New deep sea mining rules lack consensus despite US pressure
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 SANYO Solar is to Present Their New Look as Panasonic Solar at Ecobuild SANYO Component Europe is very pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at this year's Ecobuild, the world's biggest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment, to be ... more | .. |
 Ecobuild 2012: Suntech Ramps up Power Suntech Power Holdings ramps-up module efficiency. At Ecobuild 2012 Suntech presents the first of a whole series of modules with improved efficiency. Suntech's monocrystalline solar modules STP200S ... more | .. |
  Vietnam to send monks to Spratly Islands Vietnam will send six Buddhist monks to occupy refurbished shrines and religious buildings on several islands in the disputed Spratly Islands group. ... more | .. |
 Solar Thermal Use "Heats Up" in Colder Climes Many people associate solar energy with hot regions like Arizona and Southern California. However, solar thermal water heating (SWH) can be used by families and firms in colder areas, such as Wiscon ... more |
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 OCI Solar Powers Up New Jersey Solar Project OCI Solar Power has announced the completion of its first solar plant in Vineland, New Jersey. The solar facility, Vineland Solar IV, developed on 38 acres on Delsea Drive is now operational and gen ... more | .. |
  Outside View: U.S. tax system The U.S. system of taxing business stifles growth and destroys jobs. Non-financial firms are sitting on $2 trillion of cash but a cash hoard is no reason to invest - not when the U.S. corporate tax rate is the second highest in the world at 39 percent (federal plus state). ... more | .. |
 Clean Power Research Brightens Future of PV Grid Integration In a third round of funding from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Clean Power Researchwill receive a grant of approximately $850,000 from the California Solar Initiative Research, ... more | .. |
 Suntech Sets World Record 20.3% Efficiency for Pluto Cell Technology Suntech Power Holdings has announced that its industry-leading Pluto cell technology set a world record 20.3% efficiency for a production cell using standard commercial-grade p-type silicon wafers. ... more |
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Chinese researchers craft high fidelity Mars soil simulant to support future missions
Ancient river systems reveal Mars was wetter than we thought
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 Obama slams China in WTO action over rare earth metals President Barack Obama Tuesday hit out at China for limiting exports of rare earth elements used in high-tech goods, as the United States, European Union and Japan jointly accused Beijing of breaking trade rules. ... more | .. |
 Tamil Nadu's new solar energy policy to add 3,000 MW Tamil Nadu will soon come out with a new policy on solar power to generate 3,000 MW by 2015-16, Natham R Viswanathan, minister for non-conventional energy development, said here Monday. "Tamil ... more | .. |
 EU, US, Japan take 'rare earth' dispute with China to WTO The EU, US and Japan joined forces against China by taking a so-called "rare earths" trade dispute, critical to high-tech industries, to the World Trade Organization on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Calif. bill would boost renewable energy A bill in California would allow cities to designate areas as renewable energy zones and redirect property taxes to renewable energy projects, its sponsor says. ... more |
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 French Total seeks business in Iraqi Kurdistan: chief French oil giant Total is in talks to tap opportunities to invest in autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan, its chief said Tuesday as Baghdad insists contracts should go through the central government. ... more | .. |
 Total, Kuwait's KPC sign China refinery agreement Kuwait Petroleum Corp and France's Total on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding to be partners in a Kuwait-China oil refinery joint venture, the French energy giant said. ... more | .. |
 Renewable Energy Investments Result in Nevada Jobs and Business Expansion United States Senator Harry Reid has released a new report that puts a bright spotlight on the importance and benefits of federal and state policies to support the development of renewable energy so ... more |
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China, India should work towards 'win-win' cooperation: Chinese FM
US delays Patriot arms deliveries to Switzerland in switch to Ukraine
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 UN nuclear body says ageing reactors fuel safety concerns Eighty percent of nuclear power plants are more than 20 years old, raising safety concerns, the UN atomic agency warned in a draft report seen by AFP on Tuesday, a year after Japan's Fukushima disaster. ... more | .. |
 Businesses eyeing iPads for the workplace: report Survey results released on Tuesday showed that growing numbers of businesses plan to buy iPads as tablet computers make their way from personal lives into work places. ... more | .. |
 S.Africa unveils wind atlas in renewable energy push South Africa on Tuesday launched its first verified wind atlas which maps out potential hotspots as a tool for wind farm developers as the coal-hungry country pushes toward renewable energy. ... more | .. |
 Tokyo says cleared to buy Chinese government bonds Japan said on Tuesday it had won approval from Beijing to buy Chinese government bonds for the first time, in a move aimed at binding Asia's two biggest economies and traditional rivals closer together. ... more |
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  Yahoo! accuses Facebook of patent infringement Yahoo! filed suit against Facebook in a California court on Monday accusing the social networking giant of infringing on 10 patents held by the Internet pioneer. ... more | .. |
  China's Lingyun acquires German car parts maker Kiekert Chinese automotive supplier Heibei Lingyun Industrial Group Corporation has acquired Kiekert, a German maker of latch systems for cars, the German company announced on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 China 'to deal' with WTO complaint over earth minerals China said Tuesday that it would "properly deal" with a complaint by the United States, European Union and Japan over rare earth minerals, but defended its right to restrict exports of the elements. ... more | .. |
 Metamaterials may advance with new femtosecond laser technique Researchers in applied physics have cleared an important hurdle in the development of advanced materials, called metamaterials, that bend light in unusual ways. Working at a scale applicable to infr ... more |
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