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February 28, 2014

Kinshasa co-op hopes to conquer the world with traffic robots
Kinshasa (AFP) Feb 27, 2014
Can giant robots with a deep voice and massive arms be the answer to easing traffic chaos in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo? A small cooperative, which developed the novel solution and is testing two robots at key intersections, thinks so - and wants to promote the concept across the country, Africa and the world. Initial feedback is positive, from both the public and officials. "God bless those who invented it," said taxi bus driver Franck Mavuzi stuck in traffic. "The rob ... read more

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Tesla unveils 'Gigafactory' to ramp up mass-market car Tesla Motors unveiled plans Wednesday for a so-called "Gigafactory" for advanced electric car batteries as part of a plan to move from niche manufacturer to mass market carmaker. ... more		US moves ahead on massive Africa power bid US lawmakers Thursday broke through a logjam on a plan to bring electricity to 50 million Africans, in what Washington hopes will be its next major initiative for the continent. ... more		Radiation affects 13 US nuclear plant employees A total of 13 employees of a New Mexico underground nuclear waste site were exposed to radiation, test results showed Wednesday. ... more
				New trouble sends Libya's oil production nosediving again Libya's oil production has tumbled to about 230,000 barrels per day after armed groups shut down the el-Sharara oil field in the Murzuq desert in the southwest, adding to a crippling seven-month oil crisis centered in the rebellious east. ... more		Australia's LNG exports face competition from U.S. The United States is emerging as a major competitor to Australia's gas export market, says a former U.S. Department of Energy official. ... more

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Power Electronics PV Plant Takes Chile To 10MW Power Electronics has successfully completed the supply and commissioning of PV Plant Los Puquios 3MW in Tarapaca- the first 3MW in Chile and a first for Power Electronics. Up until January 2014, th ... more		Saft to supply lithium-ion batteries to power US military satellite Saft has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract from Lockheed Martin to provide Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for Advanced Extremely High Frequency communication satellites to be used by the ... more		NASA ISRO radar satellite beams first Earth images from space Morocco High Atlas whistle language strives for survival China warns Papua New Guinea over Australian defence deal		Boundless Natural Gas, Boundless Opportunities The Energy Information Agency (EIA) has predicted that natural gas production in the US will continue to grow at an impressive pace. Right now output is close to 70 billion cubic feet a day and is e ... more
				Kyocera Modules Get The Thumbs Up At Europe's Largest Solar Research Institute Kyocera has announced that its solar modules installed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) have been independently tested and their performance levels verified, showing an exc ... more		JA Solar Breaks Own Mono Crystalline Conversion Record JA Solar Holdings has announced that its multi-crystalline silicon ("multi-Si") solar cells have surpassed 19% conversion efficiency. This latest improvement in efficiency, achieved using adva ... more

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US moves ahead on massive Africa power bid

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Saft to supply lithium-ion batteries to power US military satellite

Boundless Natural Gas, Boundless Opportunities

Wind farms can tame hurricanes: scientists

Draft report finds no reliable link between wind farms and health effects

Czech wind power generation up 'disappointing' 15 percent in 2013

Power Electronics PV Plant Takes Chile To 10MW

SunEdison Interconnects Solar Power Plant For Davis-Monathan AFB

Ailing German PV panel maker SolarWorld completes restructuring

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EU states to hold talks on 'drone wall' to protect bloc

Denmark military intel fails to identify source of drone flights

Lithuania eases rules on shooting down drones

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First Utility Scale PV Plant For East Africa

Indian PV Forecast Raised To 1GW

Novel optical fibers transmit high-quality images

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Panel to probe China compliance claim in WTO steel row

Prices under pressure as global smartphone sales slow

Hong Kong forecasts fastest economic growth in three years

In appeal, Apple says judge 'wrong' in e-books case

Bitcoin world in turmoil after exchange goes dark

Japan probing bitcoin exchange after huge reported theft

China takes step towards interest rate liberalisation

France's Areva posts 3rd straight annual loss

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Power Module Design for an Ultra Efficient Three-Level Utility Grid Solar Inverter

SunEdison Interconnects Solar Power Plant For Davis-Monathan AFB

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