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January 15, 2013

Style, luxury and performance in Detroit as auto sales boom
Detroit, Michigan Jan 14, 2013
Stand-out styling, performance and luxury dominated the Detroit auto show Monday as carmakers jostled for position amid booming sales and renewed optimism after a deep downturn. "Wow, what a difference three years make," Fred Diaz, head of Chrysler's Ram brand said as he accepted the truck of the year award for the Ram 1500 pickup truck. GM, which like Chrysler was restructured under bankruptcy protection in 2009, was awarded the car of the year for its Cadillac ATS sedan. US sales are expe ... read more

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Brunei to seek S. China Sea code of conduct Brunei will pursue a binding code of conduct among competing South China Sea claimants as a top priority during its ASEAN chairmanship, officials said Monday. ... more		Fracking: A Boom or Bust Decision for New York Debate over whether New York should allow hydraulic fracturing has heated up in the past month, fueled by a 30-day public comment period before Governor Andrew Cuomo decides whether to lift the mora ... more		Angola grants 116 visas a day to Chinese citizens Angola granted more than 116 visas a day to Chinese citizens in the last six months of 2012, the vast majority linked to Chinese investment into the country, Angola's state news agency reported Monday. ... more
				China eyes hiking foreign investment quota for markets China could increase 10-fold the quota for foreign investors putting money into the country's stock markets, the head of its securities regulator said Monday. ... more		4 Chinese workers among 9 abducted in Sudan's Darfur: SUNA Armed men have kidnapped four Chinese nationals and five Sudanese workers engaged in road construction in Sudan's strife-ridden Darfur region, the official SUNA news agency reported on Monday. ... more

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Westinghouse Achieves Milestones For World's First Ap1000 Nuclear Power Plants Westinghouse Electric Company has announced the successful on-time installations of AP1000 full-scope plant reference simulators at China's Sanmen and Haiyang Nuclear Power Plants. The company ... more		Ford, Eaton, SunPower and Whirlpool Team Up for Electric Energy Initiative Ford Motor Company has announced a strategic collaboration that will demonstrate how a typical American family can significantly reduce their electricity bills and CO2 footprint by integrating home ... more				Hanergy Aims To Be Clean-Energy Giant With More Acquisitions Of Solar Farms Hanergy Holding Group has finalized its acquisition of US-based MiaSole, giving it a 100% stake in the firm. The China-US strategic partnership follows a 9-month search by MiaSole, which has already ... more
				Beyond Energy: The political implications of America's Oil and Gas Boom As we begin a new year we wanted to take a look at the current energy landscape and see what the future holds for the global economy, America's oil and gas boom, whether renewables will continue to ... more		New properties of graphene: Breakthrough in technology Graphene purifies water from radioactive materials. Scientists at the Chemistry Faculty of Moscow State University and Rice University in the US discovered graphene's new property. They found ... more

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California Ethanol Producer Pacific Ethanol Stockton Partners with Edeniq to Expand Production Edeniq has announced that California ethanol producer, Pacific Ethanol, Stockton LLC ("Pacific Ethanol"), has entered into an agreement to install Edeniq technology at the company's Stockton, Califo ... more		Cedarville University Announces Large Solar Power Installation Cedarville University will soon receive clean, renewable energy from the sun. On December 31, 2012, the financing package was finalized, setting the stage for construction in early January 2013 for ... more				Toyota regains global auto sales crown Toyota on Monday regained the global sales crown lost when the 2011 Japanese tsunami devastated its supplies as US rival General Motors saw its share of the global market shrink. ... more
				GM says China car sales hit record high in 2012 US auto giant General Motors said Monday that its sales in China, the world's biggest car market, hit a record 2.84 million vehicles last year, despite the country's slowing economy. ... more		Daimler could take stake in China's BAIC German auto power Daimler could take a stake in its Chinese partner BAIC as it seeks to raise funds on capital markets, Daimler chief Dieter Zetsche said Monday at the Detroit auto show. ... more

First world atlas on renewable energy launched

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Iraq: Danger looms as Kurds export oil

Algonquin Power Buys 109 MW Shady Oaks Wind Power Facility

British group pans wind farm compensation

GE and International Consortium Buys 32 Wind Farms in France

Cedarville University Announces Large Solar Power Installation

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	VW hits global sales record, still trails Toyota Volkswagen posted record-breaking global sales in 2012, up 11 percent at 9.07 million, but the ambitious German automaker continues to trail Japanese rival Toyota. ... more		Samsung announces 100 mn Galaxy S smartphone sales Samsung Electronics said Monday that global sales of its flagship Galaxy S smartphones had topped 100 million since the first model debuted in 2010, cementing its dominant position over US rival Apple. ... more		Bangladesh PM to ink $1.5bn arms, nuclear deals in Russia Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will sign defence and nuclear energy deals worth $1.5 billion during a three-day visit to Russia which begins on Monday, the government announced. ... more		Renewable energy target in doubt as roadmap launched The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) on Monday launched a new global roadmap to double clean energy by 2030 but said the process must be accelerated substantially to achieve the target. ... more

UAE, Argentina sign civil nuclear agreement		Walker's World: EU - from acute to chronic		Honda chief hopes for end to China, Japan dispute		US student could "doodle" way to college money		Dell shares soar on talk of going private
China approves second Beijing airport: state media		New material harvests energy from water vapor		Molecular machine could hold key to more efficient manufacturing		New nanotech fiber: Robust handling, shocking performance		Government funding for 'super-material'

Southampton scientist develops strongest, lightest glass nanofibres in the world

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Arista Power Announces US Government Agency Order For a Mobile Renewable Power Station

Renesola to Provide Solar Modules to Off-Grid Saudi Power Plant

Duke Energy Renewables completes solar farm in Eastern N.C.

True Green Capital Management Brings 12.3MW of Solar Energy to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

Triumphant Detroit set to shine at auto show

Smartphone touted as 'remote for your life' at CES

First world atlas on renewable energy launched

SciTechTalk: Smartphone OS war heats up

Anger at suicide of US Internet activist

Foxconn faces another strike in China: rights group

British military making Falkland plans: report

China economy to rebound in 2013: AFP survey

The political implications of America's Oil and Gas Boom

Commodity markets win support from China data

Smartphone touted as 'remote for your life' at CES

Iraq: Danger looms as Kurds export oil

Dark Energy Alternatives to Einstein Are Running Out of Room

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