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US Electricity Generation Wastes Huge Amounts Of WaterWashington DC (SPX) Sep 27, 2012 Huge demands on increasingly scarce water are a major hidden cost of a "business as usual" approach to American electricity generation that needs to be more fully understood by policymakers and the public, according to a new Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. report prepared for the nonprofit and nonpartisan Civil Society Institute (CSI) and the Environmental Working Group (EWG). The new analysis, "The Hidden Costs of Electricity: Comparing the Hidden Costs of Power Generation Fuels," is available a ... read more |
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  Oscillating microscopic beads could be key to biolab on a chip If you throw a ball underwater, you'll find that the smaller it is, the faster it moves: A larger cross-section greatly increases the water's resistance. Now, a team of MIT researchers has figured o ... more | .. |
  Hotter might be better at energy-intensive data centers As data centres continue to come under scrutiny for the amount of energy they use, researchers at University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) have a suggestion: turn the air conditioning down. "W ... more | .. |
 Date palm juice: A potential new 'green' anti-corrosion agent for aerospace industry The search for a "greener" way to prevent corrosion on the kind of aluminum used in jetliners, cars and other products has led scientists to an unlikely source, according to a report in ACS' journal ... 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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  KYOCERA Solar Modules Tested to Show Only Minimal Power Output Degradation After 20 Years in the Field Kyocera Corporation's solar modules installed in a French village to the east of Lyon recently marked a special anniversary - the modules, which were used for France's first grid-tied solar power ge ... more | .. |
 Prominent Nevada Policymakers Show Support for Geothermal With the GEA Geothermal Energy Expo less than two weeks away, key Nevada policymakers have thrown their support behind the event and the state's geothermal industry. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), Nevad ... more | .. |
 Dow Corning, LG Electronics and Seowon University Announce PV System Installations Dow Corning Corporation has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with LG Electronics and Seowon University relating to innovative photovoltaic (PV) systems using LG Electronics modules m ... more | .. |
 Imec and Solvay Announce World Record Efficiency for Organic Photovoltaic Module Imec and the chemicals company Solvay have announced an organic photovoltaic module with a world-record certified efficiency of 5.5 percent*. An optimum performance at module-level is a crucial step ... 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
Beyond male dominance in primates new study redefines gender power roles | .. |
 Imec, RENA and SoLayTec present innovative ALD passivation for high-efficiency i-PERC Silicon Solar Cells At this week's European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (27th EUPVSEC, 24/08-28/08), imec, RENA and SoLayTec present thin (165 m), large area (156x156mm2) i-PERC-type Silicon sol ... more | .. |
 Innovative metallization process for reliable, high-efficiency solar cells Imec has announced that it has developed an innovative process for plated front contact formation of silicon solar cells using only one sequence to plate several metals. The large-area solar c ... more | .. |
  Libyan violence threatens oil recovery The assassination of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and the dangers posed by rival militias that refuse to bow to the North African country's post-Gadhafi government are undermining efforts to restore, and expand, Libya's all-important oil and gas industry. ... more | .. |
 Setback for Lynas rare earths plant Malaysia has put on hold a temporary license, issued earlier this month, for Australian miner Lynas Corp. to operate a rare earths plant. ... more |
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  Canada frets over foreign takeover bids Canada fears foreign ownership of its key corporations and resource entities, officials said in private and public comments mirrored in the media. ... more | .. |
 Obama mocks Romney's get tough with China vow President Barack Obama Wednesday mocked Mitt Romney's get tough with China rhetoric, saying his foe's record of making money in China meant he would be like a fox guarding a chicken coop. ... more | .. |
  Poland seeking 70 new military helicopters: PM NATO-member Poland is in the market for 70 new military helicopters, more than double the number it first sought in March, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Workers protest at Italy steel mill facing closure Workers staged a new protest Wednesday against the proposed shuttering of the ILVA steel mill in southern Italy, which has been accused of generating massive pollution and causing high cancer rates. ... 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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  Alert stops nuclear reactor in Sweden A nuclear reactor in Sweden stopped automatically on Wednesday after an alert went off, but the cause had yet to be determined, its operator OKG said. ... more | .. |
 Total head against environment risk of Arctic oil: FT report Oil companies should not drill for oil in Arctic waters, the head of French oil group Total, Christophe de Margerie, told the Financial Times in an interview published on its website on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Luxury car sales drag in US: Lexus Sales of luxury cars across the United States have not kept pace with non-luxury vehicles but Lexus still expects to hit its target this year, Tim Morrison, vice president of Lexus's US division, said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Tourism bright spot in global economy: UN body Global tourism has adapted well to the economic crisis, with international arrivals expected to rise by nearly four percent this year, the head of the UN World Tourism Organisation told AFP. ... more |
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  Global warming freezes world economy: report Climate change caused by global warming is freezing the world economy and already leading to the deaths of millions every year, a report commissioned by 20 of the world's most vulnerable countries said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Global sales of 'smart devices' surging: study Global sales of so-called smart connected devices - computers, smartphones and tablets - rose sharply in the past quarter, driven by smartphones and tablets, a survey showed Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Time not ripe for Twitter IPO, CEO says Twitter is not readying a public offering nor is it seeking to be sold to another group, chief executive Dick Costolo said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 New California Law Boosts Sustainable Materials Industry California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law on Friday Assembly Bill 2205, which clears the way for a new, revolutionary materials industry in California. AB 2205, authored by Assembly Member V. ... 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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 Auto Production Roars to New Records Production of passenger vehicles (cars and light trucks) rose from 74.4 million in 2010 to 76.8 million in 2011----and 2012 may bring an all-time high of 80 million or more vehicles, according to ne ... more | .. |
 3M Hosts Energy-Efficiency Workshop to Improve Energy Efficiency Manufacturing 3M hosted a regional energy-efficiency workshop in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ENERGY STAR Industrial Partnership for companies interested in improving energy effici ... more | .. |
 New international partnership tailor-made for UK nuclear industry AREVA, a global leader in nuclear energy and Atkins, one of the world's leading engineering and design consultancies, have formed a joint venture to compete for projects in the UK nuclear fuel manag ... more | .. |
 Using Information and Communications Technology to Create Cohesive, Sustainable Cities More than half of the world's population lives in urban areas, and countries such as India and China are in need of hundreds of additional cities to accommodate growing populations. People in many c ... more |
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 Electric Bike Technologies and AllCell Technologies to Partner for E-Bike Battery Sales Electric Bike Technologies LLC (makers of the E-BikeKit electric bike conversion kit) and AllCell Technologies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly promote and sell lithium-ion batte ... more | .. |
 How silicon purity affects the performance of solar cells Most solar cells are made from crystalline silicon. Crystalline silicon is expensive because it has to be very pure to make efficient solar cells. Unfortunately, nobody knows exactly how pure and th ... more | .. |
 4JET Introduces New Laser Solution for Processing Flexible Solar Cells 4JET Technologies GmbH (Alsdorf near Aachen) is launching a new laser scribing system for flexible solar cells during EUPVSEC in Hamburg. The unique tool design enables the P1-P3 serial integr ... more | .. |
 Solar panels more popular than satellite TV with homebuyers With the results of a new survey conducted by mortgage lender ING Direct recently revealing that British property buyers regard a solar PV installation as their most desirable "non-essential deal-se ... more |
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