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Most biofuels are not greenZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 25, 2012 First tops, then flops. That is one way of summing up the history of biofuels so far. A new study led by Empa gives an up-to-date picture of the ecobalance of various biofuels and their production processes. Only a few are overall more environmentally friendly than petrol. In recent years, the demand for supposedly environmentally friendly biofuels has increased significantly worldwide; on the one hand, this has resulted in the increased cultivation of so-called energy plants and, on the other han ... read more |
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  Two-thirds of the world's new solar panels were installed in Europe in 2011 Europe accounted for two thirds of the world-wide newly installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 2011, with 18.5 GW. Its overall PV capacity totalled 52 GW. The yearly electricity produced by PV coul ... more | .. |
  Cancer research yields unexpected new way to produce nylon In their quest for a cancer cure, researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute made a serendipitous discovery - a molecule necessary for cheaper and greener ways to produce nylon. The finding, des ... more | .. |
 SolarBridge Technologies Introduces New Monitoring System SolarBridge Technologies (SolarBridge) has announced new versions of both the SolarBridge Power Portal web-based AC module management platform and the SolarBridge Power Manager communication gateway ... 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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 AREVA integrates energy storage in its Solar CLFR design AREVA Solar is collaborating with Sandia National Laboratories on a new concentrated solar power (CSP) installation with thermal energy storage. The CSP storage project combines AREVA's modular Comp ... more | .. |
 Panasonic Marks First Shipment of Branded Solar Panels to North America Panasonic Eco Solutions North America announces the availability of the HIT Power 240S and HIT Power 235S solar modules in the United States. The 240S panel offers integrators and installers a cell ... more | .. |
 Trina Solar brings Training Academy to Lotus F1 Team HQ Trina Solar has announced that the Trina Solar Training Academy will arrive at the Lotus F1 Team headquarters in Enstone, Oxfordshire on 26th September. The Training Academy is the latest move ... more | .. |
 PROINSO installs first three PV solar kits PROINSO has launched and installed the first self-consumption solutions for total or partial power selfconsumption. These integrated installations include the technical solution (modules, inverters, ... more |
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UK thermal satellite firm wins ESA contract to deliver real time climate and security insights
Glacier retreat could drive a surge in volcanic eruptions worldwide
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 Yale Researchers Call for Specialty Metals Recycling An international policy is needed for recycling scarce specialty metals that are critical in the production of consumer goods, according to Yale researchers in Science. "A recycling rate of ze ... more | .. |
 Researchers Demonstrate Cheaper Way To Produce NFO Thin Films Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated a less-expensive way to create textured nickel ferrite (NFO) ceramic thin films, which can ... more | .. |
 Glass half full: Double-strength glass may be within reach Glass is strong enough for so much: windshields, buildings and many other things that need to handle high stress without breaking. But scientists who look at the structure of glass strictly by the n ... more | .. |
  Walker's World: Super-Mario's new dawn It may be the darkest hour before the dawn but the economic news from Europe could hardly be more depressing for Mario Draghi, head of the European Central Bank. ... more |
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  EU: Reverse gas flows to Ukraine by 2014 Improvements needed to transmit natural gas from Europe to Ukraine for the first time could be finished by mid-2014, EU Energy Minister Gunter Oettinger says. ... more | .. |
 '5,000 police' quell Foxconn brawl: state media Around 5,000 police were deployed to control a mass brawl among workers at a Foxconn plant in northern China, state media said Monday after the factory was closed for the day. ... more | .. |
 Tanker runs aground off Estonia, no spill threat: police An oil tanker ran aground off the Estonian capital Tallinn early Monday, but there was no threat of pollution from the vessel, police in the Baltic state said. ... more | .. |
 SciTechTalk: Whither goest smartphones? As on-line orders for Apple's iPhone 5 soared into the millions and the die-hard faithful set up sleeping bags and camp stoves in front of Apple retail stores in advance of Friday's opening sales day, it may be the time - or at least the opportunity - to ask a question: Does anybody really need an iPhone 5? ... more |
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Bearings Used in Space Technologies: Engineering for the Final Frontier
Orbex advances as UK contender in ESA launcher competition
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 Apple seeks more damages in wake of win against Samsung Apple is seeking more than $700 million in additional damages and interest while arch-rival Samsung wants a new trial in the wake of a verdict that saw the US technology giant awarded $1 billion. ... more | .. |
 China's stance could weaken its economy: Japan PM Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda warned China, in an interview published late Sunday, that its tough and uncompromising stance taken in a territorial dispute with Japan could weaken the Chinese economy. ... more | .. |
  Nicaragua, a Taiwan friend, warms to China investment Nicaragua's leftist government, which has diplomatic relations with Taiwan, is seeking to lure investments from China - in part to offset a possible loss of support from its regional ally Venezuela. ... more | .. |
 Japan business chiefs scrub China visit: official A group of Japanese business leaders that has met top Chinese politicians regularly over 37 years will cancel this year's trip, an official said Monday, amid a degenerating territorial spat. ... more |
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  Think twice before imposing carbon tariffs: researchers Calls for carbon taxes to tackle global warming often dodge the complexity of this issue, with the risk that hasty action could damage the world economy and fuel the greenhouse-gas problem, experts warned on Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Fishermen protest against Indian nuclear plant Indian fishermen and anti-nuclear activists on Saturday mounted a sea protest against an atomic power plant following violent demonstrations earlier this month, police said. ... more | .. |
  Japan Inc. comes together to save Renesas: report Major Japanese companies have teamed up with a government-backed turnaround fund to rescue troubled chipmaker Renesas, in a move designed to block a purchase by a US investment firm, a report said Saturday. ... more | .. |
  Iraq province scraps Bahrain carrier ban Iraq's Najaf province has decided to scrap a ban on Bahraini carrier Gulf Air's flights after receiving complaints from Bahraini Shiites, a provincial council spokesman said on Saturday. ... more |
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PLD Space selected as leading contender for ESA sovereign launch initiative
UK opens competitive bid for GBP 75 million orbital cleanup mission
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 China-Canada should move toward FTA: ambassador China's ambassador to Canada said in an interview published Saturday that the two countries should move speedily to sign a free-trade agreement if bilateral business is to flourish. ... more | .. |
  Researchers Examine How Characteristics of Automated Voice Systems Affect Users' Experience The personality and gender of the automated voices you hear when calling your credit card company or receiving directions from your GPS navigational system may have an unconscious effect on your per ... more | .. |
  Light squeezed on a quantum scale An international team of physicists has pushed the boundaries on ultra-precise measurement by harnessing quantum light waves in a new way. It is one thing to be able to measure spectacularly s ... more | .. |
 23 nuclear power plants are in tsunami risk areas The tsunami in Japan in March 2011 unleashed a series of negligence related with the resulting nuclear disaster. A scientific study headed by Spanish researchers has for the first time identified th ... more |
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 New Uses for Old Tools Could Boost Biodiesel Output Tried-and-true techniques could help optimize oilseed yield for biodiesel production, according to studies conducted by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists. For more than 30 years ... more | .. |
 Humans were already recycling 13,000 years ago A study at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili and the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution (IPHES) reveals that humans from the Upper Palaeolithic Age recycled their stone arte ... more | .. |
 Optical Waveguide Connects Semiconductor Chips A team of KIT researchers directed by Professor Christian Koos has succeeded in developing a novel optical connection between semiconductor chips. "Photonic wire bonding" reaches data transmis ... more | .. |
 ORNL research uncovers path to defect-free thin films A team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Ho Nyung Lee has discovered a strain relaxation phenomenon in cobaltites that has eluded researchers for decades and may lead to advances in fuel cells, ... more |
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