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October 04, 2012
ENERGY NEWS
Energy New Front in Economic Warfare
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 04, 2012
Opposition leaders in Canada suggested a string of cyber security threats to domestic companies might be the work of Chinese hackers. Twice last week, the Canadian government confirmed two separate companies - both in the energy sector - were the target of cyber-attacks. In the United States, meanwhile, the Obama administration said national security interests trumped energy concerns and blocked a Chinese company from constructing wind turbines near a Navy installation in Oregon. While the Chinese ... read more

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ENERGY NEWS

Money: A New (Decentralized) Shade of Green
As America's clean energy industry takes up position in a no-man's land between subsidies and sustainability, the idea of "Green Banks" is being touted as a life-line that will push the industry int ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Individual protein complex generates electric current
An team of scientists, led by Joachim Reichert, Johannes Barth, and Alexander Holleitner (Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Clusters of Excellence MAP and NIM), and Itai Carmeli (Tel Aviv University ... more
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SOLAR DAILY

Optimism Sets Tone As Solar Power International Makes First Visit to Southeast
Inspired by keynote speaker President Bill Clinton's assertion that solar energy will be "keeping America at the head of the [future] business," solar energy industry professionals who attended Sola ... more
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Amazon takes on iPad with new Kindle Fire tablet

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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ENERGY TECH

Big Oil Funding US Politics
U.S. Rep. John Boehner, speaker of the House of Representatives, received nearly twice as much financial support from donors tied to the energy sector than did the next-closest recipient, a report f ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Western Riverside County's HERO Financing for Energy Efficiency Improvements
Momentum continues to grow for the HERO Financing Program, which allows homeowners in Western Riverside County to finance home energy and water efficiency improvements through their property taxes. ... more
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SOLAR DAILY

Eclipsall Solar PV Panels Featured in Veridian Headquarters Rooftop Solar Array
Veridian Connections "flipped the switch" last Friday on a 140kW solar panel array on their Ajax, ON headquarters building. Solera Sustainable Energies, an Ajax, ON company, developed the project. E ... more
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SOLAR DAILY

New Manitoulin Island Hotel to be Powered by Eclipsall Solar PV Panels
Eclipsall has announced that the new $10.8 million dollar Manitoulin Hotel and Conference Centre scheduled to open next month on Manitoulin Island in Northeastern Ontario, will feature an array of s ... more
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Successful liftoff delivers Sentinel4 on MTG satellite to enhance atmospheric forecasting
Study challenges climate change's link to our wild winter jet stream
Consortium plans global shift toward net negative carbon economy
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ENERGY NEWS

Ireland Unlikely To Meet EU Energy Targets
90,000 Irish buildings will need to undergo significant energy upgrades every year up to 2020 if Ireland is to achieve its legal obligations under the EU Energy Efficiency Directive, which was adopt ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Thousands of Bombs Dumped in Gulf of Mexico Pose Huge Threat to Oil Rigs
After World War II the US government dumped millions of kilograms of unexploded bombs into the Gulf of Mexico. This is no secret; many governments dumped their unexploded ordnance into oceans and la ... more
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SOLAR DAILY

Panasonic HIT Photovoltaic Cells Demonstrate High PID Resistance
Panasonic has announced that its HIT photovoltaic module's high-level of resistance to potential induced degradation (PID) has been verified by the results of tests conducted within and outside the ... more
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

Asian economy slowing
Dimming global prospects and soft domestic demand in China and India are slowing the pace of economic growth in Asia. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

South Korea shuts down two reactors
South Korea on this week shut down two nuclear reactors due to malfunctions. ... more
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

Potocnik: EU still backs 'green economy'
The June Rio+20 summit was disappointing but the European Union remains committed to a "green economy" despite the financial crisis, EU Commissioner for the Environment Janez Potocnik says. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Volcano power plan gets U.S. go-ahead
A Seattle company says it plans to begin a project intended to exploit an untapped source of clean geothermal energy - a dormant Oregon volcano. ... more
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AEROSPACE

S. America aviation grows in Olympics boom
Brazilian aviation companies are beginning to respond to the expected boom in air traffic before the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. ... more
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CAR TECH

Automatic braking could reduce collisions
Warning systems and automatic braking technologies offered as options on some cars can help save lives, engineers at Virginia Tech say. ... more
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TECH SPACE

HP stock sinks with slow turnaround
Hewlett-Packard stock sank to a 10-year low Wednesday after its chief said it would take time to turn around the company that built its fortune on printers and computers. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Malaysia hearing on Australia rare earths plant postponed
A Malaysian court Thursday postponed until next week a hearing on a temporary operating licence granted to Australian miner Lynas Corp for a rare earths plant, an activist said. ... more
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TRADE WARS

China slowdown hits services sector
Activity in China's non-manufacturing sectors hit a near two-year low last month, official figures showed, adding to concerns over a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Chinese ships enter disputed waters: Japan
Chinese government ships entered territorial waters off disputed Tokyo-controlled islands for the second straight day Wednesday, Japanese coastguards said. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Glum Chinese data sinks oil prices
US oil prices dropped more than four percent Wednesday, hit by glum data on China's services sector and lowered forecasts for Asian growth. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Ancient stinging nettles reveal Bronze Age trade connections
A piece of nettle cloth retrieved from Denmark's richest known Bronze Age burial mound Lusehoj may actually derive from Austria, new findings suggest. The cloth thus tells a surprising story about l ... more
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CHIP TECH

New method monitors semiconductor etching as it happens - with light
University of Illinois researchers have a new low-cost method to carve delicate features onto semiconductor wafers using light - and watch as it happens. "You can use light to image the topogr ... more
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Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
Planet secures 240 million euro satellite services contract with German government
Sceye secures SoftBank backing to launch HAPS connectivity services in Japan
Khamenei seen publicly for first time since end of war with Israel
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TECH SPACE

Probing the mysteries of cracks and stresses
Diving into a pool from a few feet up allows you to enter the water smoothly and painlessly, but jumping from a bridge can lead to a fatal impact. The water is the same in each case, so why is the e ... more
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NANO TECH

Nanoparticles Glow Through Thick Layer of Tissue
An international research team has created unique photoluminescent nanoparticles that shine clearly through more than 3 centimeters of biological tissue - a depth that makes them a promising tool fo ... more
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NANO TECH

All systems go at the biofactory
In order to assemble novel biomolecular machines, individual protein molecules must be installed at their site of operation with nanometer precision. LMU researchers have now found a way to do just ... more
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NANO TECH

Electrons confined inside nano-pyramids
Quantum dots are nanostructures of semiconducting materials that behave a lot like single atoms and are very easy to produce. Given their special properties, researchers see huge potential for quant ... more
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AEROSPACE

Brazil expects a better jet fighter deal
Brazil is hoping to secure a better deal on its planned multibillion-dollar revamp of the air force combat inventory with the possible purchase of up to 36 new jet fighters. ... more
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CAR TECH

US auto sales roar ahead in September
US auto sales roared ahead in September, gaining 13 percent from a year earlier and posting the best sales pace since March 2008, industry data showed Tuesday. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Europe's nuclear plants need 25-bln-euro upgrade
From missing seismic devices to insufficient emergency systems, Europe's nuclear power plants face hundreds of problems requiring billions in new investment, a European Union report said Tuesday. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

S. Korea shuts down two nuclear reactors
South Korea shut down two 1,000-megawatt nuclear reactors at separate plants Tuesday, following apparently unrelated systems malfunctions that triggered calls for a safety review. ... more
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