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January 20, 2015

Sustainability challenged as many renewable resources max out
East Lansing MI (SPX) Jan 19, 2015
The days of assuming natural resources can be swapped in and out to solve shortages - corn for oil, soy for beef - may be over. An international group of scientists demonstrate that many key resources have peaked in productivity, pointing to the sobering conclusion that "renewable" is not synonymous with "unlimited." Scientists from Michigan State University (MSU), the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) in Germany and Yale University analyzed the production and extraction rates of 2 ... read more

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China to Start Building Five Nuclear Reactors in 2015 China will launch the construction of at least five new nuclear reactors with a total capacity of more than five gigawatts in 2015, the deputy secretary general of the Chinese Nuclear Society (CNS) ... more		New contaminants found in oil and gas wastewater Duke University scientists have discovered high levels of two potentially hazardous contaminants, ammonium and iodide, in wastewater being discharged or spilled into streams and rivers from oil an ... more		Russia Produces Country's First Beryllium Specimen A Russian university, in collaboration with a subsidiary of Russian nuclear conglomerate Rosatom's fuel branch TVEL, has produced the first beryllium specimen in Russia, the university's vice-chance ... more
				Liquids and glasses relax, too. But not like you thought A new insight into the fundamental mechanics of the movement of molecules recently published by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) offers a surprising view of w ... more		Training the next generation of power engineers Most people only think about the electricity that powers our homes and gadgets when it isn't there. When the power is humming, we tend to take it for granted. The trouble is, the network that delive ... more

Nuclear Decommissioning Conference Europe May 2015

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Hanwha powers up self-funded 24MW PV Japan plant Hanwha Q CELLS Japan has announced the completion and grid connection of the 24 MW "Hanwha Solar Power Kitsuki" PV power plant in Kitsuki, Oita prefecture in south-western Japan. The company h ... more		Shining a light on quantum dots measurement Due to their nanoscale dimensions and sensitivity to light, quantum dots are being used for a number of bioimaging applications including in vivo imaging of tumor cells, detection of biomolecules, a ... more		Ex-US climate envoy: Trump threatening 'consensus science' worldwide How did an Indian zoo get the world's most endangered great ape? Australian scientists grapple with 'despicable' butterfly heist		How does a machine smell? Better than it did Every odour has its own specific pattern which our noses are able to identify. Using a combination of proteins coupled to transistors, for the first time machines are able to differentiate smells th ... more
				Charge instability across all copper-based superconductors University of British Columbia physicists have detected 'charge ordering' in electron-doped cuprate superconductors for the first time, according to research published in Science. Charge order ... more		Two workers die at separate Fukushima nuclear plants: operator A worker at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant died Tuesday after falling into a water tank, the country's nuclear operator said, the second fatal accident to blight efforts to stabilise the tsunami-battered facility. ... more

UAE says falling oil prices will not impact clean energy The United Arab Emirates on Monday downplayed fears that the fall in oil prices could negatively impact the development of renewable energy projects. ... more		Samsung launches first Tizen phone in break from Android Samsung on Wednesday launched its first smartphone using its home-grown Tizen operating system, aimed at breaking the South Korean electronics giant's dependence on Google's Android. ... more		Constellations of Power: Smart Dragon-3 and the Geopolitics of China's Space Strategy Ten Years Later, LIGO is a Black-Hole Hunting Machine NASA awards Blue Origin new lunar mission to deliver VIPER rover in 2027		Ricoh intros super day/night digital binocular Digital day/night binoculars that penetrate fog, smoke, rain and sand for clear imaging have been introduced by Ricoh Americas Corporation. ... more
Amazon win highlights blurring TV/Internet line The Golden Globes triumph of Amazon's online series "Transparent" highlights the increasingly blurred lines between televion and the Internet. "TV and the Internet are becoming one and the same, and in a few years that line will completely dissolve," said media analyst Jeff Bock of box officer tracker Exhibitor Relations. ... more		China's economic growth slows to 24-year low: govt China's gross domestic product grew 7.4 percent in 2014, official data showed Tuesday, slumping to a 24-year low with authorities describing the slower pace as the "new normal" for the world's second-largest economy. ... more		China to investigate state-owned enterprises: govt China will investigate all major state-owned enterprises (SOEs) this year, a Communist Party watchdog announced Wednesday, in the latest step of President Xi Jinping's much-publicised anti-graft campaign. ... more		Clean energy risks over oil price fall: French minister The fall in oil prices poses a threat to global efforts to boost renewable energy use and lower carbon emissions, France's ecology and energy minister said Monday. ... more

	China outbound investment surges past $100 bn in 2014: govt Chinese overseas investment surged past $100 billion for the first time last year, official figures showed Friday, but remained below investment into the country. ... more		Google turns smartphones into real-time translators Google on Wednesday began turning smartphones into real-time language translators - of both written and spoken content. ... more

Russia offers to extend nuclear arms limits with US

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defense pact

Brazil, Chile sign defense agreement

Bulgaria: We're here to serve EU energy		Crush those clinkers while they're hot		Integrating with multiferroic materials and devices silicon chips		The sound of chirping birds in the control center		ADB backs India's solar power ambitions
British fracking takes early steps		EDF says can extend life of French nuclear reactors by 20 years		Mexico invites new bids for bullet train		Peugeot sales power ahead; China now biggest market		China to Start Building Five Nuclear Reactors in 2015

Schneider Electric launches Conext Insight

Perovskites provide big boost to silicon solar cells

Tycoon Li Ka-Shing losing status as China business 'bellwether': paper

Better solar panels and printed electronics with new material discovery

Abu Dhabi fund offers $57 mn loans for clean energy

Schlumberger latest casualty of oil price decline

Repsol scraps oil probe off Canaries tourist islands

Oil price slump puts at risk clean energy push: experts

Gas exports down for Canada

Oil tries rally 2.0 in Friday session

Range Resources makes most of low price climate

Repsol ends Canaries oil probe due to poor deposits

BP: Gulf of Mexico fines will be on low end

Alarm Shuts Down Unit at India's Kudankulam Nuclear Plant

Elon Musk wants to build a Hyperloop test track in Texas

President Xi confident of China's nuclear power future

Congestion expected after Toyota green car orders soar

Silicon Valley firms ink settlement in non-poaching case

Canada to host NAFTA summit 'later this year'

Soyuz Installed at Baikonur, Expected to Launch Wednesday

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