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China Bans New Small Coal-Based Power Generators
Beijing (AFP) March 7, 2007China will no longer allow new coal-based power generators with a capacity below 300,000 kilowatts to be built, hoping to alleviate pressure on the environment, state media reported Wednesday. New coal power generators should be equipped with facilities to reduce sulphur and soot emissions, the China Business News reported, citing the National Development and Reform Commission, the top planning agency. China To Move Goalposts On Energy And Pollution After Missing Targets 
Beijing (AFP) March 7, 2007China this year is backing off of annual targets for energy savings and pollution cuts that it missed in 2006 but will stick to its longer-term 2010 goals, its top economic planner said Wednesday. Progress Made in Biomass-to-Biofuels Conversion Process 
Madison, WI (SPX) Mar 08, 2007A collaborative research project between the U.S. Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) and the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute has advanced the quest for efficient conversion of plant biomass to fuels and chemicals. |
Solar Energy Conversion Offers A Solution To Help Mitigate Global Warming
Argonne IL (SPX) Mar 08, 2007Solar energy has the power to reduce greenhouse gases and provide increased energy efficiency, says a scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, in a report (view it online) published in the March issue of Physics Today. Unlocking The Secrets Of High-Temperature Superconductors 
Denver CO (SPX) Mar 08, 2007Although it was discovered more than 20 years ago, a particular type of high-temperature (Tc) superconductor - material that conducts electricity with almost zero resistance - is regaining the attention of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory. Copper-oxide compounds, called cuprates, operate at temperatures warmer than traditional superconductors but still far below freezing. US Nuclear Technology Deal With India Falters 
Washington (UPI) March 7, 2007There is a serious problem with this week's detailed negotiations on the nuclear cooperation agreement between India and the United States, whose success is essential if the Bush administration's rhetoric about "strategic partnership" with India is to become a reality. |
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New Nanoscale Engineering Breakthrough Points To Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles
Argonne, IL (SPX) Mar 08, 2007Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have developed an advanced concept in nanoscale catalyst engineering - a combination of experiments and simulations that will bring polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells for hydrogen-powered vehicles closer to massive commercialization. Geneva Show Hints At Green Fuel Jumble For Motorists 
Geneva (AFP) March 7, 2007A motorist's trip to the filling station is likely to be a complex business soon if the green marketing promises at the Geneva Motor Show, which opens on Thursday, are anything to go by. Petrol, diesel and its bio versions, ethanol either pure or in differing blends with petrol, possibly liquid hydrogen and an electric socket are all candidates to be essential fuel sources of the future. Toyota Anticipates Sharp Increase In Its Hybrid Sales 
Geneva (AFP) March 6, 2007Japanese firm Toyota expects a sharp increase in sales of hybrid cars to more than 1.0 million a year early in the next decade, Toyota Europe Vice President Thierry Dombreval said on Tuesday. "Over the next few years we plan to double our global hybrid vehicle offering, anticipating annual sales of over 1.0 million hybrid vehicles early in the next decade," Dombreval said at the Geneva Motor Show. |
Safety Upgrades At Swedish Nuclear Plant Insufficient
Stockholm (AFP) March 7, 2007Sweden's Nuclear Power Inspectorate (SKI) on Wednesday criticised planned improvements to safety procedures at a nuclear power plant hit by a series of incidents and shutdowns. "SKI wants to see more personnel better instructed about security procedures and at an earlier date than planned by (the) Forsmark (plant)," SKI spokesman Anders Goerle told AFP, summing up the contents of a report sent to the plant. Green Light For French Nuclear Reactor In Normandy 
Paris (AFP) Mar 06, 2007France's nuclear safety commission gave a green light Tuesday for the construction of a 3.3-billion euro (4.3-billion dollar) nuclear reactor in Normandy near the English Channel. Iran To Build Own NPP Says Vice President Agazade 
Tehran (RIA Novosti) Mar 07, 2007Iran will build its own nuclear power plant, the Islamic Republic's vice president said Tuesday. "Under instructions from the president of Iran, Iranian experts are beginning to build our first nuclear power plant with a capacity of 360 MW," the ISNA news agency quoted Gholamreza Agazade as saying. He said Iran has mastered nuclear technologies and needs no further foreign assistance in the nuclear sphere. |
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