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Architectural ‘skins’ harness energy
Toronto (UPI) Oct 30, 2009 - A new kind of architectural material laid over the exterior of buildings could cool, heat and light interior rooms, a Canadian researcher said.
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Making Tape Better and Biofuels Cheaper
Manhattan KS (SPX) Oct 30, 2009 - An adhesive used in products like laminate countertops may also help cement a place for economically viable biofuels, according to a Kansas State University researcher.
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Massive wind farm planned for West Texas
Washington (UPI) Oct 30, 2009 - A consortium of Chinese and American companies announced plans Thursday for a $1.5 billion, 600-megawatt wind farm in West Texas.
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Sequencing Microbial Genes For Potential Biofuels Use Receives DoE Funding
Sandia researchers and others at the University of New Mexico (UNM), the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), Novozymes and North Carolina State University's…
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Groups petition against Myanmar pipeline
Yangon, Myanmar (UPI) Oct 29, 2009 - Human-rights groups urged China to halt its investment in a Myanmar gas project over fears of abuses and unrest.
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Iraq to initial oil deal with Italian-led consortium
Baghdad (AFP) Oct 29, 2009 - Iraq will initial a draft agreement with a consortium led by Italian energy giant ENI next week to exploit the Zubair oilfield in southern Iraq, the oil ministry said on Thursday.
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Nicaragua taps geothermal energy
Managua, Nicaragua (UPI) Oct 29, 2009 - Nicaragua is hoping to tap into its vast geothermal power resources and has awarded two concessions to Magma Energy Corp. and its partner Polaris Geothermal Inc., both of Canada, as part of a long-term energy self-sufficiency plan.
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Good Q3 results for Europe’s energy firms
London (UPI) Oct 28, 2009 - Several European energy companies have released third-quarter results, with the trend after some dire months pointing upward.
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Report: Clean coal more costly
Canberra, Australia (UPI) Oct 28, 2009 - Clean coal would add 78 percent to the price of electricity, according to a report released Wednesday from the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute.
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Sinopec, Kuwait agree on controversial 9-bln-dlr refinery
Beijing (AFP) Oct 28, 2009 - China's Sinopec signed a preliminary pact with Kuwait to build a nine-billion-dollar refinery in southern China, the firm said Wednesday, after it was forced to move the plant due to environmental concerns.
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SunMizer DC Power Optimizer Demonstrates Payback In Less Than 5 Years
Petaluma CA (SPX) Oct 28, 2009 - Xandex Solar has announced the release of a case study on the retrofit of a residential solar installation with its new SunMizer DC Power Optimizers. The 6.4kW installation, located in Sonoma, CA, presented the system designer with a complex multi-tiered roof and significant space constraints, a situation typical in many residential solar installations.
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China invests 500 mln dlrs in SouthGobi Energy
Beijing (AFP) Oct 27, 2009 - China's sovereign wealth fund has said it will invest 500 million dollars in SouthGobi Energy Resources, a unit of Canada's Ivanhoe Mines with coal operations in Mongolia.
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China’s rising foreign energy acquisitions
Beijing (UPI) Oct 27, 2009 - China's role in the global energy market is on the rise, with its purchase of oil and gas supplies worldwide totaling an estimated $15 billion so far this year, double the amount of 2008, National Public Radio reported Tuesday.
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Falklands get ready for oil rig crews
Stanley, Falkland Islands (UPI) Oct 27, 2009 - British oil exploration company Rockhopper has raised the cash it needs to start drilling for underwater oil and gas deposits north of the Falkland Islands, an area believed to hold large quantities of hydrocarbons and already dubbed low-risk because of the certainty of the find.
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Oil firm delays new bid to plug Australia leak: officials
Sydney (AFP) Oct 27, 2009 - A Thai-based firm put off a fourth attempt to stop a major oil leak in the Timor Sea off Australia's northwest coast on Tuesday due to technical problems, some nine weeks after the spill started.
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Synthetic Cells Shed Biological Insights While Delivering Battery Power
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 27, 2009 - Trying to understand the complex workings of a biological cell by teasing out the function of every molecule within it is a daunting task. But by making synthetic cells that include just a few chemical processes, researchers can study cellular machinery one manageable piece at a time.