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  Essen, Germany (UPI) Mar 3, 2017 A German energy company with wind energy assets in the United States said it wanted to establish itself as a leader in efforts to store energy from renewables. E.ON, one of the largest utility companies in the world, said it was building batteries in Texas that have the ability to store 20 megawatts of power. "The Texas Waves energy storage projects will be located at E.ON's existing wind parks in Pyron and Inadale in the west of the state," the company said in a statement. "By the end o ... read more |
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Secret Uber software steers drivers from stingsSan Francisco (AFP) March 4, 2017 Uber on Friday acknowledged the use of a secret software program to steer drivers away from trouble, including sting operations by local authorities to catch lawbreakers. ... more  
Can automatic facial recognition systems account for aging?East Lansing MI (UPI) Dec 31, 2017 Roughly one in every two adults is already in a facial recognition system database, according to one recent study, but new research considers whether the technology can account for aging faces. ... more  
China trims GDP target, citing severe challengesBeijing (AFP) March 5, 2017 Chinese Premier Li Keqiang warned Sunday the world's second-largest economy faces severe challenges, signalling a further deceleration as he announced a trimmed 2017 GDP growth target of "around 6.5 percent." ... more 
China counts over 100 billionaires among top Communist legislatorsBeijing (AFP) March 3, 2017 China counts more than 100 billionaires among its top legislators, with 209 of the richest holding wealth nearly equivalent to Belgium's annual GDP, according to a report released as the Communist Party's annual parliamentary session started Friday. ... more |
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Financial risks hang over China legislature meetingBeijing (AFP) March 3, 2017 China's rubber-stamp legislature convenes this weekend with the script focused on containing worrisome economic risks while President Xi Jinping consolidates power ahead of a pivotal Communist Party meeting later this year. ... more 
Big leap for Snap as messaging app debuts on Wall StreetWashington (AFP) March 2, 2017 Snapchat owner Snap Inc rode a wave of euphoria in its Wall Street debut Thursday as investors sent shares of the popular messaging app soaring. ... more  
Oil and gas industry notches win with EPA emissions rulingWashington (UPI) Mar 3, 2017 An oil and trade group said steps by the Trump administration to ease regulatory burdens on emissions would help ensure American leadership on the energy stage. ... more 
Norway extends permits for Norwegian and North Sea drillingStavanger, Norway (UPI) Mar 3, 2017 Norway's government pushed forward on expanding oil and gas exploration on the continental shelf Friday with new permits for the North and Norwegian Seas. ... more 
Crude oil prices stage meager rally ahead of Fed speechNew York (UPI) Mar 3, 2017 Oil prices were relatively flat early Friday as investors watched U.S. crude oil inventories ahead of a data release on exploration and production activity. ... more 
Russia expects oil and gas revenue to bounce back in MarchMoscow (UPI) Mar 3, 2017 After a budget shortfall in February, Russia's finance minister said it expected to receive more than $1 billion in oil and natural gas revenue this month. ... more |
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 Libya rivals battle for key oil region 
France to encourage banks to work with IranTehran (AFP) March 4, 2017 France wants to encourage the "normalisation" of banking relations with Iran to improve economic relations with the Islamic republic, French Economy Minister Michel Sapin said Saturday in Tehran. ... more 
British oil and gas projects late and over budget, report saysLondon (UPI) Mar 3, 2017 Despite capital investments coming in at an all-time high, a British survey of oil and gas activity found few projects were delivered on time and under budget. ... more  
Groundbreaking technology rewarms large-scale tissues preserved at low temperaturesMinneapolis MN (SPX) Mar 03, 2017 A research team, led by the University of Minnesota, has discovered a groundbreaking process to successfully rewarm large-scale animal heart valves and blood vessels preserved at very low temperatur ... more  
Most complex nanoparticle crystal ever made by designEvanston IL (SPX) Mar 03, 2017 The most complex crystal designed and built from nanoparticles has been reported by researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Michigan. The work demonstrates that some of nature's ... more |
  Wellington, New Zealand (UPI) Feb 21, 2017  Even with international praise for its renewable energy strategy, New Zealand's government said there is room for improvement.
An annual review of the New Zealand energy sector from the International Energy Agency described the country as a "success story" for its ability to advance on low-carbon options like hydro-electric power and geothermal energy, all without government subsidies. ... more Strasbourg, France (AFP) Feb 15, 2017EU parliament backs draft carbon trading reforms  Taipei (AFP) Feb 12, 2017Taiwan lantern makers go green for festival of lights  Washington (AFP) Feb 8, 2017Republican ex-top diplomats propose a carbon tax |
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 Livermore CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 
Lawrence Livermore scientists have collaborated with an interdisciplinary team of researchers including colleagues from Sandia National Laboratories to develop an efficient hydrogen storage system that could be a boon for hydrogen powered vehicles.
Hydrogen is an excellent energy carrier, but the development of lightweight solid-state materials for compact, low-pressure storage is a huge c ... more Linkoping, Sweden (SPX) Feb 28, 2017A rose to store energy  Pasadena CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Getting rid of the last bits of sulfur in fuel  Houston TX (SPX) Mar 03, 2017New path suggested for nuclear fusion |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 01, 2017 
The sight of propeller-like rotating blades positioned high up the pole of a tall horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT) may be familiar to many. Often grouped in wind farms, HAWTs provide significant amounts of energy for local communities. One drawback to HAWTs is the large space they take up, needing to be placed far apart from each other. If placed too close together, the turbulence and wind ve ... more Essen, Germany (UPI) Mar 3, 2017German company to store US wind energy in batteries in Texas  Newark DE (SPX) Feb 22, 2017US grid can handle more offshore wind power  Lansing, Mich. (UPI) Feb 16, 2017Michigan meets renewable energy targets |
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 Toronto, Canada (SPX) Mar 01, 2017 
SOVENTIX Canada Inc. has commenced the development of several solar projects with a capacity of up to 140 megawatts (MWp) in Alberta, Canada. The six projects with a potential nameplate capacity from 15 to 45 MWp are located near Calgary and Edmonton. Building on Soventix Canada's success in the Ontario, the current projects will further drive the expansion of SOVENTIX in the Canadian solar mark ... more Edmonton, Alberta (UPI) Feb 28, 2017Alberta puts more weight behind solar power  London, UK (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Lightsource Renewable Energy acquires residential portfolio  Zug, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 24, 2017meeco installed biggest solar energy plant in Zimbabwe |
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 Tehran (AFP) Feb 25, 2017 
Iran's nuclear chief said Saturday that the country had requested to buy 950 tonnes of uranium concentrate from Kazakhstan over the next three years to help develop its civil reactor programme.
The request has been made to the body that oversees the nuclear deal signed between Iran and world powers in 2015.
Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation, told the ISNA news ... more Pullman WA (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Researchers find new clues for nuclear waste cleanup  Manchester UK (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Next generation of nuclear robots will go where none have gone before  Paris (AFP) March 1, 2017Areva narrows losses in 2016 |
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 Durham NC (SPX) Feb 28, 2017  Duke University researchers have developed tiny nanoparticles that help convert carbon dioxide into methane using only ultraviolet light as an energy source. Having found a catalyst that can do this important chemistry using ultraviolet light, the team now hopes to develop a version that would run on natural sunlight, a potential boon to alternative energy.
Chemists have long sought an eff ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 01, 2017Biofuel produced by microalgae  Durham, N.C. (UPI) Feb 23, 2017Scientists use nanoparticles, ultraviolet light to turn CO2 into fuel  Edmonton, Alberta (UPI) Feb 10, 2017Alberta backing bioenergy programs |
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 Buffalo NY (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 
Thousands of ants converge to follow the most direct path from their colony to their food and back. A swarm of inexpensive, unmanned drones quickly map an offshore oil spill.
Each extremely complex task is accomplished by individuals following very simple rules. But to make the drones do it, a bit of nature's magic must be captured in a mathematical formula.
"Nature may not proactively us ... more Brasilia, Brazil (UPI) Mar 1, 2017Total teams up with Brazil's Petrobras  Tehran (AFP) March 4, 2017France to encourage banks to work with Iran Benghazi, Libya (AFP) March 3, 2017Libya rivals battle for key oil region |
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 Beijing (SPX) Mar 06, 2017 
The increasing rate of the global mean surface temperature was reduced from 1998 to 2013, known as the global warming hiatus or pause. Great efforts have been devoted to the understanding of the cause.
The proposed mechanisms include the internal variability of the coupled ocean-atmosphere system, the ocean heat uptake and redistribution, among many others. However, the atmospheric footpri ... more Voi, Kenya (AFP) March 5, 2017Bringing water to Kenya's drought-stricken wildlife  Washington (AFP) March 3, 2017Trump team divided over Paris climate agreement  Washington DC (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Just how early is spring arriving in your neighborhood |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 28, 2017  China's world-leading coal consumption fell for the third straight year in 2016, government data showed Tuesday, as the planet's biggest carbon emitter struggles to break its addiction to the heavily polluting fuel.
Coal consumption fell by 4.7 percent year-on-year in 2016, and the share of coal in the country's energy mix slipped to 62.0 percent, down 2.0 percent year-on-year, the National ... more Beijing (AFP) Feb 18, 2017China halts N. Korea coal imports after missile test  Brussels (AFP) Feb 9, 2017EU must shut coal plants by 2030 to meet climate pledge: study  Canberra, Australia (UPI) Feb 7, 2017Do more to advance CCS, BHP Billiton says |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 03, 2017 
China will launch a space station core module in 2018 as the first step in completing the country's first space outpost, according to a senior engineer with China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC) on Thursday.
The core module of the space station, named "Tianhe-1" according to previous reports, will be launched on board a new-generation Long March-5 heavyweight carrier rocket, ... more Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 03, 2017Thinking Big: China Hopes to Conduct 2nd Mission to Mars by 2030  Beijing (Sputnik) Feb 28, 2017China to Conduct Test Flight of CZ-8 Carrier Rocket by 2018  Beijing (XNA) Feb 21, 2017China to launch first high-throughput communications satellite in April |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 
Members of a NASA-led research team pose in front of a trio of aircraft, which on February 22 concluded racking up enough air miles to circle the planet four times, all in the name of testing a new cockpit-based air traffic management tool.
The prototype hardware and software is designed to automatically provide pilots with more precise spacing information on approach into a busy airport s ... more Brasilia, Brazil (UPI) Feb 23, 2017Brazilian air force tests KC-390 refueling capabilities  Washington (UPI) Mar 3, 2017KAI picks Triumph Group for KF-X airframe component  Washington (UPI) Feb 24, 2017Sikorsky, Polish affiliate prepare for M28 demonstration |
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 San Francisco (AFP) March 4, 2017 
Uber on Friday acknowledged the use of a secret software program to steer drivers away from trouble, including sting operations by local authorities to catch lawbreakers.
In the latest in a streak of damaging news for the ridesharing giant, Uber came forward about its "Greyball" software after a New York Times report which said the program aimed to deceive authorities in markets around the w ... more Washington (AFP) March 2, 2017Protectionism would be 'disaster' for autos: Renault-Nissan's Ghosn  Redmond WA (SPX) Feb 24, 2017Kymeta aimes to deliver terabyte connectivity to the car of the future  San Francisco (AFP) Feb 23, 2017Tesla slips back into red but revenue grows |
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 Birmingham UK (SPX) Mar 03, 2017 
Iron particles generated by cities and industry are being dissolved by man-made air pollution and washed into the sea - potentially increasing the amount of greenhouse gases that the world's oceans can absorb, a new study suggests.
Scientists have long believed that acids formed from human-generated pollution and natural emissions dissolve iron in airborne particles - increasing the amount ... more Sendai, Japan (SPX) Mar 03, 2017'Super-deep' diamonds may hold new information about Earth's interior  Mumbai, India (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Three layers of graphene reveals a new kind of magnet  Canberra, Australia (SPX) Feb 17, 2017Graphene from soybeans |
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 Exeter UK (SPX) Mar 03, 2017 
A pioneering new technique to produce cutting-edge, versatile microchips could revolutionize the speed, efficiency and capability of the next generation of computers. Researchers from the University of Exeter have developed an innovative new method to engineer computer chips more easily and cheaper than conventional methods.
The discovery could revolutionise the production of optoelectroni ... more Manchester, England (UPI) Mar 1, 2017Super-fast computer made from DNA 'grows as it computes'  Beijing (AFP) Feb 28, 2017Chinese tech giant eyes global market with custom chip  Stanford CA (SPX) Feb 22, 2017Artificial synapse for neural networks |
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 Singapore (UPI) Jan 25, 2017 
Researchers are trying to distill smart transit philosophy into a machine-learning algorithm. Scientists hope their smart transit model will reveal a recipe for a smarter city, organized in way that relieves the congestion common on the mass transit systems of major cities.
"Singapore needs an efficient transport system to support people's activities given the existing and planned infra ... more Budapest (AFP) Jan 19, 2017Hungary orders fraud probe into Budapest metro project  San Francisco (AFP) Jan 18, 2017'Hyperloop' rail study for Slovakia-Czech connection Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 7, 2017Cities vie to hop on super-speedy hyperloop rail |
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 Karachi (AFP) March 5, 2017 
Neighbours forced their way into Mohammad Umair's home battling smoke and flames in a desperate bid to rescue his young family - he and his wife survived, their children did not.
The fire began in a heap of garbage which blocked the narrow alley outside the five-storey building and quickly spread inside, engulfing the family as they slept that night.
The tragic case has angered citizen ... more East Lansing MI (SPX) Mar 06, 2017A Trump twist - Environment over economy in Michigan  Jerusalem (AFP) March 1, 2017Israel court orders toxic chemical tank emptied  Stockholm (UPI) Feb 24, 2017Study finds high levels of toxic chemicals in house cats |
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