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  Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018 An energy service contract for a municipality in China means its residents won't have to use coal-fired options, French company EDF said Tuesday. A subsidiary of the French company two years ago took an 80 percent stake in UPC Asia Wind Manage, which runs wind power plants in the second-largest economy. Its work covers four wind power plants with a net capacity of 66 megawatts and EDF has one, a 40MW plant, under construction. Chairman and Chief Executive Jean-Bernard Levy said more agre ... read more |
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Solid-state physics offers insights into dielectric properties of biomaterialsMoscow, Russia (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 A team of Russian, Czech and German researchers gained a new perspective on the properties of three materials of biological origin. Besides two reference materials with well-studied properties - ser ... more  
US declares Florida exempt from offshore drilling planMiami (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 The Trump administration on Tuesday said it would not allow oil drilling off the coast of Florida after pressure from the state's Republican governor. ... more  
Sun, wind, and power tradingJuelich, Germany (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 Our power grid works at a frequency of 50 hertz - usually generated by turbines, for example in hydro- or coal power plants, which rotate at a speed of 50 revolutions per second. "When a consu ... more  
Bio-based compound offers a greener carbon fiber alternativeAustin TX (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 From cars and bicycles to airplanes and space shuttles, manufacturers around the world are trying to make these vehicles lighter, which helps lower fuel use and lessen the environmental footprint. ... more |
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MSU scientists created a magnetic trap for neutronsMoscow, Russia (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 A team from Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics (MSU) together with their colleagues developed a magnetic waveguide able to sort neutrons with different spins and storethem different layers. The ... more 
Quantum 'spooky action at a distance' becoming practicalNathan, Australia (SPX) Jan 08, 2018 A team from Griffith's Centre for Quantum Dynamics in Australia have demonstrated how to rigorously test if pairs of photons - particles of light - display Einstein's "spooky action at a distance", ... more  
With pricey electric car, Fisker eyes comebackLas Vegas (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 Henrik Fisker unveiled his $129,000 electric luxury car Tuesday, in a rebooted effort by the renowned auto designer to take on Tesla and others. ... more  
U.S. utility regulator ponders grid reliability(UPI) Jan 9, 2018 While praised by both the oil and gas trade groups and renewable advocates alike, a ruling on the U.S. grid leaves the question on reliability open. ... more 
Ukraine to launch its first solar plant at ChernobylChernobyl, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 At ground zero of Ukraine's Chernobyl tragedy, workers in orange vests are busy erecting hundreds of dark-coloured panels as the country gets ready to launch its first solar plant to revive the abandoned territory. ... more 
Iowa State completes 2017 Bridgestone World Solar ChallengeHuntsville, AL (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 Baron, the worldwide provider of critical weather intelligence, announces that PrISUm, the Iowa State University Solar Car Team, successfully completed the 2017 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (BW ... more  
Framatome pursues the industrial and technological adventure of the nuclear energy businessParis (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 New NP, a subsidiary of AREVA NP, becomes Framatome, a company whose capital is owned by the EDF group (75.5%), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI - 19.5%) and Assystem (5%). Framatome confirms ... more |
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 France signs deals with China but warns against 'pillaging' 
Kuwait to host Iraq reconstruction summitKuwait City (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 Kuwait will host an international conference in February on the reconstruction of war-torn Iraq, in cooperation with the World Bank and private companies, it said Monday. ... more 
Japan steps into offshore Brazil bonanzaWashington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018 A consortium of Japanese energy companies said Tuesday they agreed to invest in a long-term agreement involving floating production options for offshore Brazil. ... more 
Iran says OPEC doesn't like oil priced above $60 per barrelWashington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018 Seasonal demand strains are propping up the price of crude, but OPEC is wary of anything much higher than $60 per barrel, Iran's oil minister said Thursday. ... more |
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Oil prices high on expectations of U.S. inventory drainsWashington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018 Expectations of another drain on U.S. crude oil inventories supported a soft increase in oil prices early Tuesday, though a reversal may be overdue. ... more 
Dutch gas field hit by 3.4 quake, largest since 2012The Hague (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 A 3.4-magnitude earthquake rocked the northern Dutch province of Groningen on Monday, the biggest since 2012 following a series of tremors blamed on extraction in Europe's biggest gas field. ... more 
China says no major oil spill after Iran tanker collisionBeijing (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 Chinese authorities battling to prevent an environmental disaster after a collision between an Iranian tanker and a cargo ship said Wednesday no major oil spill has been detected, but 31 sailors remained missing. ... more 
U.S. gas prices stable, even with winter-weather strainsWashington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018 Severe winter weather put a strain on the U.S. energy grid, but low consumer demand for gasoline left the price at the pump stable, market reports found. ... more 
US energy watchdog rejects plan to subsidize coal, nuclear sectorsWashington (AFP) Jan 9, 2018 The US energy watchdog terminated Monday a key proposal by President Donald Trump's administration to subsidize coal and nuclear plants, finding it neither justified nor reasonable. ... more 
Rice U.'s one-step catalyst turns nitrates into water and airHouston TX (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 Engineers at Rice University's Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT) Center have found a catalyst that cleans toxic nitrates from drinking water by converting them into air and water. ... more  
Study boosts hope for cheaper fuel cellsHouston TX (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes or modified graphene nanoribbons may be suitable replacements for platinum for fast oxygen reduction, the key reaction in fuel cells that transform chemical energy in ... more |
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 New Mexico coop signs record-low contract for distributed solar energy 
Less chewing the cud, more greening the fuelHarpenden UK (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 Plant biomass contains considerable calorific value but most of it makes up robust cell walls, an unappetising evolutionary advantage that helped grasses to survive foragers and prosper for more tha ... more  
Tech a new religion at consumer gadget extravaganzaLas Vegas (AFP) Jan 9, 2018 Tech is the new religion, offering hope of salvation in a troubled world as industry leaders converge in Las Vegas this week. ... more  
Digital assistants duel for dominance at major electronics showLas Vegas (AFP) Jan 9, 2018 Virtual aides battled to rule "smart homes" on the eve of the official opening of the Consumer Electronics show gadget gala here. ... more |
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While praised by both the oil and gas trade groups and renewable advocates alike, a ruling on the U.S. grid leaves the question on reliability open.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission late Monday killed off a query from President Donald Trump on whether the retirement of the nation's coal-fired power plants was a threat to grid reliability.
Energy Secretary Rick Perry in Ap ... moreWashington (AFP) Jan 9, 2018US energy watchdog rejects plan to subsidize coal, nuclear sectors Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018U.S. blizzard to test gas, electric markets  Paris (AFP) Dec 24, 2017'Virtual gold' may glitter, but mining it can be really dirty |
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 San Francisco (AFP) Jan 4, 2018 
HP on Thursday announced a recall of batteries in some of its notebook and mobile workstation computers due to the risk they could burst into flames.
"These batteries have the potential to overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to customers," the US computer maker said at a website with details of the voluntary recall.
"Many of these batteries are internal to the system, which means the ... moreHouston TX (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Study boosts hope for cheaper fuel cells  Osaka, Japan (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Thermoelectric power generation at room temperature: Coming soon?  Oblast, Russian (SPX) Jan 03, 2018Modeling helped to improve the configuration of an autonomous heat supply unit |
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The offshore power plant or wave farm at Mutriku is the only commercial facility (it is not a prototype) in the world that operates by regularly feeding the grid with electrical power produced by waves. It has been operating since 2011 and the study by the UPV/EHU's EOLO group analysed its behaviour during the 2014-2016 period.
"It is important to find out how the wave power farm is actual ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017Turkey gets European loan for renewable energy  Washington (UPI) Dec 14, 2017Oil-rich Alberta sees momentum for wind energy  Canberra, Australia (SPX) Dec 13, 2017Construction to start on $160 million Kennedy Energy Park in North Queensland |
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 Juelich, Germany (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 
Our power grid works at a frequency of 50 hertz - usually generated by turbines, for example in hydro- or coal power plants, which rotate at a speed of 50 revolutions per second.
"When a consumer uses more electrical energy from the power grid, the grid frequency drops slightly before an increased energy feed-in re-establishes the original frequency," explains Benjamin Schaefer from the Ma ... moreChernobyl, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 10, 2018Ukraine to launch its first solar plant at Chernobyl  Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 03, 2018Standardizing perovskite aging measurements Huntsville, AL (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Iowa State completes 2017 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge |
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 Paris (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 
New NP, a subsidiary of AREVA NP, becomes Framatome, a company whose capital is owned by the EDF group (75.5%), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI - 19.5%) and Assystem (5%).
Framatome confirms its recognized manufacturer's ambition: being the supplier of safe and competitive nuclear solutions, supporting its electrical utility customers all over the world.
Framatome employees have rec ... more New York (AFP) Jan 4, 2018Struggling Westinghouse Electric sold to Brookfield for $4.6 bn  Moscow (AFP) Dec 22, 2017Russia to build nuclear power plant in Sudan  Washington (AFP) Jan 3, 2018Dominion Energy to buy troubled SCANA and shuttered nuclear projects |
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 
A team of Russian, Czech and German researchers gained a new perspective on the properties of three materials of biological origin. Besides two reference materials with well-studied properties - serum albumin and cytochrome C - the researchers looked at the extracellular matrix of the Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 bacterium, which is used in biofuel cells.
The team measured the materials' dyn ... moreHouston TX (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Rice U.'s one-step catalyst turns nitrates into water and air Harpenden UK (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Less chewing the cud, more greening the fuel  Ulsan, South Korea (SPX) Jan 02, 2018A new strategy for efficient hydrogen production |
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 Oslo (AFP) Jan 4, 2018 
A Norwegian court on Thursday dismissed a case by three environmentalist groups which had sued Norway for granting oil licenses in the Arctic, as the fight against global warming is increasingly brought to courtrooms.
In a ruling that could be appealed, the Oslo district court said the Norwegian state did not violate the constitution by granting exploration licenses in the Barents Sea in May ... moreWashington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018Iran says OPEC doesn't like oil priced above $60 per barrel Miami (AFP) Jan 10, 2018US declares Florida exempt from offshore drilling plan Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018U.S. gas prices stable, even with winter-weather strains |
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 Princeton NJ (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 
Princeton University researchers have found that the climate models scientists use to project future conditions on our planet underestimate the cooling effect that clouds have on a daily - and even hourly - basis, particularly over land.
The researchers report in the journal Nature Communications Dec. 22 that models tend to factor in too much of the sun's daily heat, which results in warme ... more Xian, China (AFP) Jan 8, 2018Macron calls for Europe-China alliance on climate, Silk Road  Paris (AFP) Jan 1, 2018Quarter of land will be drier under 2 C warming: study  (UPI) Jan 2, 2018Global warming could leave 25 percent of the planet in permanent drought |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018 
An energy service contract for a municipality in China means its residents won't have to use coal-fired options, French company EDF said Tuesday.
A subsidiary of the French company two years ago took an 80 percent stake in UPC Asia Wind Manage, which runs wind power plants in the second-largest economy. Its work covers four wind power plants with a net capacity of 66 megawatts and EDF h ... more Warsaw (AFP) Dec 19, 2017Poland opens Europe's largest coal-fired power unit  Sydney (AFP) Dec 19, 2017BHP to exit global coal body over climate change policy  Washington (UPI) Dec 18, 2017Coal demand falling, IEA says |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 08, 2018 
China is poised to begin a comprehensive lunar exploration program which is expected to kick off with the launch of the Long March 5 rocket in June. Professor Heino Falcke, an astrophysicist at Radboud University in the Netherlands, explained during an interview with Radio Sputnik why this mission is so important.
Radio Sputnik: Please tell us about your radio telescope, which you are plan ... more Wuhan, China (XNA) Jan 02, 2018China's Kuaizhou-11 rocket scheduled to launch in first half of 2018  Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017Nation 'leads world' in remote sensing technology  Beijing (XNA) Nov 19, 2017China plans for nuclear-powered interplanetary capacity by 2040 |
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 McLeanN, VA (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 
Aireon reports it has signed a data services agreement with the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA). ASECNA, created in December 1959 is an international public organization of 18 members States which headquarters is located in Dakar (SENEGAL).
ASECNA's members states are: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Centrafrique, Comores, Congo, Cote d'ivoire, Gabon, G ... more Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018Navy awards contract for V-22 Osprey repairs  Washington (UPI) Jan 5, 2018Navy taps Northrop Grumman to support E-2D Hawkeye  Taipei (AFP) Jan 4, 2018Taiwan demands immediate halt to new China flight routes |
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 Oslo (AFP) Jan 3, 2018  Electric or hybrid vehicles accounted for more than half of all new cars sold in Norway last year, official data showed on Wednesday, confirming the country's pioneering role in carbon-free transport.
Zero-emission, mainly all-electric as well as a few hydrogen-powered cars, accounted for 20.9 percent of total sales in 2017, while hybrid vehicles accounted for 31.3 percent, including 18.4 p ... moreLas Vegas (AFP) Jan 10, 2018With pricey electric car, Fisker eyes comeback  Washington (UPI) Jan 5, 2018U.S. vehicle sales skew gas mileage average lower  Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 8, 2018Startup unveils 'car of future' for $45,000 |
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 Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jan 03, 2018  Researchers have found that the topological material trisodium bismuthide (Na3Bi) can be manufactured to be as 'electronically smooth' as the highest-quality graphene-based alternative, while maintaining graphene's high electron mobility.
Na3Bi is a Topological Dirac Semimetal (TDS), considered a 3D equivalent of graphene in that it shows the same extraordinarily high electron mobility. ... more Dundee UK (SPX) Jan 09, 2018A biological solution to carbon capture and recycling?  Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 03, 2018Mixing state of black carbon from biomass burning differs in different combustion phase  Idaho Falls ID (SPX) Dec 18, 2017New technique could make captured carbon more valuable |
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 Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 9, 2018 
Intel chief Brian Krzanich said Monday the impact of a recently discovered vulnerability in computer chips has been limited due to "remarkable" collaboration by the tech industry.
Krzanich took the unusual step of addressing the security issue as he delivered a keynote ahead of the opening of the huge Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, an industry event expected to draw some 180,000 peo ... more Paris (AFP) Jan 6, 2018Tech firms battle to resolve major security flaw  Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Jan 03, 2018New study visualizes motion of water molecules, promises new wave of electronic devices  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 03, 2018Viewing atomic structures of dopant atoms in 3-D relating to electrical activity in a semiconductor |
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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 21, 2017 
China on Thursday increased the maximum speed of bullet trains on the Beijing-Shanghai line to 350 kilometres (217 miles) per hour, six years after a fatal accident led to a speed cap.
The speed limit had been reduced to 300 kilometres per hour after 40 people died in a high-speed train crash near Wenzhou in July 2011.
The acceleration cuts the 1,318-kilometre (819-mile) Beijing-Shanghai ... more Ahmedabad, India (AFP) Sept 10, 2017Modi, Abe to kick-start India's first bullet train project  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 30, 2017In the face of climate change can our engineers keep the trains running on time  New York (AFP) Aug 2, 2017Hyperloop startup says superfast rail a reality |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Jan 9, 2018 
Political apathy over the poisonous smog choking India's capital has led many like businessman Kamal Meattle to take matters into their own hands, with an office building he says pumps air as fresh as from the Swiss Alps.
From the outside, the Paharpur Business Centre looks like any modern office block. But inside it is a virtual jungle where rooms and corridors are lined with more than 7,00 ... more Manila (AFP) Jan 6, 2018Suspect in murder of Philippine environmentalist freed  Belgrade (AFP) Dec 30, 201725 tonnes of toxic waste found dumped near Belgrade  Beijing (AFP) Jan 3, 2018Beijing records best air quality in five years in 2017 |
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