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December 01, 2016

Sun setting on Japan's solar energy boom
Chiba, Japan (AFP) Nov 30, 2016
The sun is setting on Japan's clean-energy boom, despite projects like a massive floating solar farm near Tokyo, as the government cuts subsidies and bets on nuclear and coal-fired power, critics say. Workers at the floating power station, one of the world's biggest, have just finished laying about 50,000 interconnected panels on a vast dam reservoir. Taking up space equivalent to several Tokyo Dome-sized baseball stadiums, the vast carpet of panels will supply power to about 5,000 homes from ea ... read more

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EU unveils plans to boost 'clean energy' use The EU on Wednesday unveiled "clean energy" plans to boost renewables, cut waste and reduce subsidies for coal power in a bid to meet commitments under the Paris climate deal. ... more		Cable operator Altice to launch super-fast fiber in US European-based cable operator Altice announced plans Wednesday to launch ultra-fast broadband service as part of its expansion in the United States. ... more		Netflix launches offline viewing, matching Amazon Netflix said Wednesday it would allow offline viewing of streamed videos, a feature long sought by users who want to watch on a plane or to avoid data-connection charges. ... more
				GoPro cuts staff, shifts focus Mini-camera maker GoPro announced plans Wednesday to cut 15 percent of its staff as its shifts its focus to its core manufacturing operations. ... more		After split from US, internet gatekeeper is 'grassroots' The internet address system gatekeeper, independent after a split from the US government, is now in a phase where "the grassroots are in charge," its top executive said Tuesday. ... more

Canada walks oil pipeline tightrope Canada's prime minister balanced the debate on oil infrastructure by delivering split decisions that drew industry praise and complaints from environmentalists. ... more		Canada approves tripling capacity of Trans Mountain pipeline to Pacific Canada on Tuesday approved two new pipelines including one to the Pacific coast that will allow producers to sell into new Asian markets, while rejecting a third project. ... more		Growing rice in the UK 'not so crazy' as climate warms UN support for Morocco's plan for Western Sahara 'historic': King Mohammed VI Camels replace cows as Kenya battles drought		Dallas Fed sees broad-based optimism A survey from the Federal Reserve Bank said that, even as crude oil production stands still, the broad-based economic consensus was one of optimism. ... more
				Talk of OPEC deal sends oil prices skyrocketing Oil prices staged one of their largest spikes in years on word that members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries brokered a production deal. ... more		Dutch court rejects lawsuit over Ivory Coast spill A Dutch court rejected Wednesday a class-action lawsuit by a foundation claiming to represent more than 100,000 victims of a 2006 toxic spill in Ivory Coast, saying it was unconvinced by the claim. ... more

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

Develop commercial strategies for the global deployment of SMRs and Advanced Reactors

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New fabrication technique leads to broader sunlight absorption in plastic solar cells Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new strategy for fabricating more efficient plastic solar cells. The work has implications for developing solar cells with a wider a ... more		Understanding the way liquid spreads through paper Molecules move randomly, colliding with each other in continual motion. You can even smell this process at times; it's how perfume spreads across a room when the air is still. The process is termed ... more		Blues skies thinking to improve aircraft safety Nervous flyers and crew alike would prefer jet airliners not to vibrate so much at take off. Research published in the International Journal of Aerodynamics points to blue skies thinking that might ... more		Novel silicon etching technique crafts 3-D gradient refractive index micro-optics A multi-institutional research collaboration has created a novel approach for fabricating three-dimensional micro-optics through the shape-defined formation of porous silicon (PSi), with broad impac ... more

	China puts brakes on overseas spending spree Beijing is tightening screening on Chinese companies' overseas investments, according to the government and reports, after a record-setting shopping spree raised concerns of capital flight and reckless spending. ... more		Oil prices sink as volatility takes hold Starting the day in the deep red, crude oil prices for Tuesday are on pace for a high degree of volatility as oil ministers continue talks in Vienna. ... more

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Model could shatter a mystery of glass

More reliable way to produce single photons for quantum information imprinting

NIST debuts dual atomic clock - and a new stability record

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