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  Houghton MI (SPX) May 31, 2018 There's an old saying: "You must learn to walk before you learn to run." Despite such wisdom, numerous industries skip the basics and sign up for marathons instead, including the battery industry. Lithium ion batteries hold incredible promise for improved storage capacity, but they are volatile. We've all heard the news about lithium ion batteries in phones - most notably the Samsung Galaxy 7 - causing phones to catch fire. Much of the problem arises from the use of flammable liquid electrol ... read more |
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China slams US for 'sudden flip-flops' in trade policyBeijing (AFP) May 30, 2018 China on Wednesday lambasted "sudden flip-flops" in US policy after President Donald Trump said he was moving to finalise trade sanctions against it - even as a US delegation arrived in Beijing for talks. ... more  
Scientists discover key mechanism behind the formation of spider silkTokyo, Japan (SPX) May 31, 2018 A group of scientists led by researchers from the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) have examined the soluble precursor of spider silk and found that a previously undiscovered str ... more  
China: Framatome delivered comprehensive instrumentation and control system for Tianwan Unit 3Paris, France (SPX) May 31, 2018 Framatome provided Jiangsu Nuclear Power Corporation (JNPC) with its safety instrumentation and control (I and C) system for unit 3 of the Tianwan* nuclear power plant. This new built unit was succe ... more 
Novel NUS-developed hydrogel invented harnesses air moisture for practical applicationsSingapore (SPX) May 31, 2018 High humidity causes discomfort and makes hot days feel more unbearable. A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has invented a novel gel-like material that not only ef ... more |
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Gid And Black Bear Announce Massachusetts Solar ProjectsBoulder CO (SPX) May 31, 2018 Multifamily real estate investment firm, GID Investment Advisers and Black Bear Energy, the leading owner's representative for onsite renewables, has announced the groundbreaking of two commercial s ... more  
US commerce chief warns of disruption from EU privacy rulesWashington (AFP) May 30, 2018 US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross warned Wednesday that the new EU privacy rules in effect since last week could lead to serious problems for business, medical research and law enforcement on both sides of the Atlantic. ... more 
Escalating trade battle embroils G7 finance meetWhistler, Canada (AFP) May 31, 2018 Amid threats of imminent tariffs on metals and auto imports, escalating trade tensions between Europe and the United States were casting a shadow over a meeting of finance ministers from the world's top economies. ... more 
OECD warns against 'escalation' in trade tensionsParis (AFP) May 30, 2018 The OECD on Wednesday appealed for an end to the "escalation" in global trade tensions, as the introduction of US tariffs on steel and aluminium imports loomed. ... more 
China factory activity rises at fastest pace in eight monthsHong Kong (AFP) May 31, 2018 Activity in China's factories expanded at its fastest pace for eight months in May, official data showed Thursday, as demand at home and overseas improved despite brewing trade tensions with the United States. ... more |
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 Texas oil production higher, but data are mixed  
Senegal's oil has good break-evensWashington (UPI) May 30, 2018 There is a strategic interest emerging in oil from offshore Senegal, where a project can break even at $35 per barrel, the chairman of developer FAR Ltd. said. ... more  |
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U.S. gasoline prices follow the drop in oil priceWashington (UPI) May 30, 2018 The average price for a gallon of gas nationally came close to $3 per gallon during the long U.S. holiday weekend, but could be stabilizing, analyses find. ... more 
Demand signals pull oil prices higherWashington (UPI) May 30, 2018 Crude oil prices moved out of a steady decline early Wednesday on signs of lower U.S. supplies and Chinese growth, but U.S. GDP could change the picture. ... more 
Kenya closer to building an oil export pipelineWashington (UPI) May 30, 2018 Kenya took a step toward building an export pipeline from its oil fields to the port city of Lamu with the award of an early-phase design contract, Wood said. ... more 
Equinor embarks on new era in AzerbaijanWashington (UPI) May 30, 2018 A series of agreements to work alongside the state oil company in Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea marks a new era of cooperation, Norway's Equinor said Wednesday. ... more 
Trans Mountain decision could end provincial infightingWashington (UPI) May 30, 2018 The federal decision by the Canadian government to take over the Trans Mountain expansion gets the project removed from provisional spats, analysts said. ... more |
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 Vancouver, Canada (SPX) May 29, 2018 
Rising property values in Vancouver have resulted in the demolition of an unprecedented number of single-family homes in recent years, many of which were replaced with the same type of structure. Despite the better energy performance of the new homes, this cycle is likely to increase overall greenhouse gas emissions, according to new analysis from researchers at the University of British Columbi ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) May 28, 2018 
Imagine being able to power your car partly from the heat that its engine gives off. Or what if you could get a portion of your home's electricity from the heat that a power plant emits? Such energy-efficient scenarios may one day be possible with improvements in thermoelectric materials - which spontaneously produce electricity when one side of the material is heated.
Over the last 60 yea ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) May 24, 2018 
Several governors in U.S. states said they're taking the initiative in building up national recognition for leadership in renewable energy.
"We're taking another step forward in rebuilding New Jersey's reputation as a leader in the development of clean energy sources while fulfilling a critical promise to foster our state's energy future," New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, said i ... more |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) May 25, 2018 
Black Bear Energy, the leading owner's representative for onsite renewables, and USAA Real Estate has announced that construction will start this month on a 2.4 megawatt (MW) solar array in Cranbury, New Jersey.
The rooftop project will host onsite renewable solar facilities, creating both financial and environmental value for the asset.
Black Bear Energy facilitated the project, and ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) May 29, 2018 
Framatome will be designing, fabricating and supplying EDF with fuel assemblies using enriched reprocessed uranium* (known as "ERU")over the period 2023 to 2032 (1).
These fuel assemblies, set to be manufactured at Framatome's plant in Romans-sur-Isere (Drome, France), will be destined for a number of nuclear reactors - belonging to EDF's fleet in operation - authorized to use them.
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 London UK (SPX) May 29, 2018 
Genuinely 'deforestation-free' palm oil products are problematic to guarantee, according to a new study.
Palm oil is a vegetable oil that is used in thousands of products worldwide, including an estimated 50% of all products on supermarkets shelves, from food to detergents to cosmetics.
Although growing palm trees requires less land and resources than traditional vegetable oils, the ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) May 30, 2018 
The average price for a gallon of gas nationally came close to $3 per gallon during the long U.S. holiday weekend, but could be stabilizing, analyses find.
Motor club AAA reported a national average retail price of $2.96 for a gallon of regular unleaded on Wednesday, just a fraction lower than the previous day, but still higher than this time last week by a couple cents.
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 Paris (AFP) May 23, 2018 
Failing to cap global warming at two degrees Celsius or less could cost the world economy tens of trillions of dollars over the next 80 years, researchers warned Wednesday.
Four-fifths of countries and 90 percent of the global population, in other words, stand to reap major economic benefits by avoiding costs linked to higher temperatures, they reported in the journal Nature.
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 The Hague (AFP) May 18, 2018 
The Dutch government Friday unveiled plans to shut the country's two oldest coal-fired electricity plants by 2025, as it seeks to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
The other three remaining plants, using coal to produce electricity, will have to close down by 2030, the year the Dutch has vowed to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 49 percent.
Economy Minister Eric Wiebes said the ban on the old ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) May 30, 2018 
Beijing is open to other UN nations using the Chinese space station on an equal basis, Shi Zhongjun, China's ambassador to the United Nations and other international organizations in Vienna, said Monday.
"CSS belongs not only to China, but also to the world ... All [UN] countries, regardless of their size and level of development, can participate in the cooperation on an equal footing," Sh ... more |
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 Barcelona, Spain (SPX) May 31, 2018 
On the afternoon of April 23rd, Zero 2 Infinity (Z2I) performed another successful flight to Near Spacefrom Europe's Stratoport.
The aim of the launch was to test a equiplment Europe's leading aerospace company: Airbus. The Z2I and Airbus teams worked as one on the pre-flight preparations during the month of April.
All the operations were performed from Europe's Stratoport, also know ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) May 28, 2018 
Britain risks a shortage of electric cars after Brexit as carmakers will lose an incentive to sell low-emission vehicles there, a Brussels-based think-tank warned.
Because British sales will no longer count towards carmakers' EU carbon dioxide targets, they may choose to sell to other European countries instead, the Transport and Environment (T&E) group warned.
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) May 30, 2018 
Researchers working at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) coupled graphene, a monolayer form of carbon, with thin layers of magnetic materials like cobalt and nickel to produce exotic behavior in electrons that could be useful for next-generation computing applications.
The work was performed in collaboration with French scientists including Nob ... more |
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 Helsinki, Finland (SPX) May 30, 2018 
An Aalto University study has provided new evidence that time crystals can physically exist - a claim currently under hot debate.
A time crystal is a structure that does not repeat in space, like normal three-dimensional crystals such as snowflakes or diamonds, but in time. In practice this means that crystals constantly undergo spontaneous change, breaking the symmetry of time by achievin ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) May 28, 2018 
Dutch students due to compete in Elon Musk's high-speed 'Hyperloop' challenge this July subjected their motor module to near-vacuum conditions within ESA's technical heart.
The Delft Hyperloop team at Delft University of Technology is one of 20 finalists selected to compete in the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition 3 on 22 July.
The team visited ESA's Test Centre in Noordwijk, the Neth ... more |
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 Oxford UK (SPX) May 31, 2018 
Changing our lifestyles and the way we travel could have as big - if not more of an impact on CO2 transport emissions, as electric vehicles and the transport technology revolution, according to new Oxford University research.
Published in Energy Efficiency, the study uses Scotland as an example and suggests that, radical lifestyle change can show quicker results than the gradual transition ... more |
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