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September 23, 2016

Fossil fuel reserves would crush climate goals: report
Oxford, United Kingdom (AFP) Sept 22, 2016
Developed oil, gas and coal reserves, if exhausted, are enough to push Earth well past the threshold for dangerous climate change, according to a report published Thursday. Fossil fuels from active fields and mines allowed to operate through their projected lifetimes would punch through the two degree Celsius cap for global warming laid down in the Paris Agreement, said the report, based on industry data. The analysis by Oil Change International was released the day after world leaders gathered ... read more

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Scotland offers assurances to energy sector The Scottish government said Wednesday it would work to build confidence in the energy sector given the uncertainty tied to Britain's vote to leave the EU. ... more		Norway sees sustained interest in offshore reserves Though slightly less than when compared with last year, the Norwegian government said it's still seeing interest in aging oil and gas deposits off its coast. ... more		Tesla fixes Model S software after Chinese hack Tesla said Wednesday that it had fixed a software vulnerability in its luxury electric Model S sedan after a Chinese security team hacked a car's systems and remotely controlled it. ... more
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No evidence MH370 'debris' exposed to fire: Australia Possible debris from missing passenger jet MH370 handed over by a US amateur investigator was not "exposed to heat or fire", Australian authorities said Thursday, following speculation it was blackened by flames. ... more		Google takes aim at rivals with 'smart' messaging app Google took aim Wednesday at the red-hot mobile messaging market, with a new artificial intelligence-powered Allo app that seeks to compete with popular rivals such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. ... more		AI tool accelerates SAR image analysis with automated object detection Fossil energy 'significant' driver of climate-fuelled heatwaves: study Ethiopia's mega-dam ranks 15th globally		China foreign expenditure tops inward investment China invested more money abroad last year than foreign firms piled into the country, data showed Thursday, a first for the world's second largest economy as Beijing looks overseas as part of its drive to transform its economic growth model. ... more
				Oil prices rally on inventory data Oil prices moved higher in early Wednesday trading after an industry report showed a large decline in crude oil inventories in the United States. ... more		Russia lays plans for oil in Caspian Sea Just days after reaching out to Iran, Russian energy Lukoil said it plans to start producing oil from territorial waters in the Caspian Sea. ... more

2nd Integrated Air and Missile Defense - Securing the Complex Air Domain: Requirements for Sustainable, Global, and Reliable Solutions to Next Generation Air & Missile Threats - 28-30 September, 2016 | Washington D.C.

6th Annual Modular Construction Summit for Oil and Gas Agenda - December 7-9 - Houston

Alaska to ship LNG by rail On Tuesday, an Alaskan rail company said it will become the first of its kind in the United States to haul cargo of liquefied natural gas. ... more		Oil leaving Libyan ports A tanker filled with more than 700,000 barrels of oil has left Libya for Italy from a port closed for about two years, according to published reports Wednesday. ... more		Asteroid tells secrets of Earth's 'far wetter' building blocks Boeing accelerates spacecraft production with 3D-printed solar panel structures The Fun Side of Randomness		India's government backs gas pipeline build The government in New Delhi said it was committed to covering about 40 percent of the capital investments needed to build natural gas links in the country. ... more
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AI powered SAR imagery analysis tool launched by SATIM and ICEYE

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Lufthansa signs joint venture with Air China		Lightweight, wearable tech efficiently converts body heat to electricity		Tuning materials and devices to adapt to their environment		Color control technology using candy light-emitting principle		Boskalis tests sustainable wood-based biofuel for marine fleet

Semiconducting inorganic double helix

Twitter enables longer tweets as part of growth push

China to unveil steel merger plans this week: reports

Australia's Port of Melbourne sold for $7.3 bln

Self-driving cars coming sooner than you think: Lyft

China facing possible debt crisis: bank watchdog

Nearly 30 mn diesel cars on EU roads over emissions limit: study

Study investigates steel-eating microbes on ship hulls

Integrating graphene, reduced graphene oxide onto silicon chips at room temperature

Foam stops sloshing liquid

NIST illuminates transfer of nanoscale motion through microscale machine

Carbon-coated iron catalyst structure could lead to more-active fuel cells

Asphalt-based carbon-capture material advances

New fabric uses sun and wind to power devices

Valmet to supply biomass-fired power systems to HOFOR Denmark

Water helps assembly of biofibers that could capture sunlight

Rapid gene analysis method accelerates photosynthesis studies

Solar panels + lead-acid batteries to increase electricity self-sufficiency

US should act to support innovation in increasingly clean electric power technologies

Vega to launch ESA's wind mission

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