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| October 03, 2013 |
 Putting a face on a robot Atlanta GA (SPX) Oct 03, 2013 - What does the assistive robot of the future look like? It depends. A new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology finds that older and younger people have varying preferences about what they would want a personal robot to look like. And they change their minds based on what the robot is supposed to do. Participants were shown a series of photos portraying either robotic, human or mix ... more |  |
 'Waviness' explains why carbon nanotube forests have low stiffness Atlanta GA (SPX) Oct 03, 2013 - A new study has found that "waviness" in forests of vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes dramatically reduces their stiffness, answering a long-standing question surrounding the tiny structures. Instead of being a detriment, the waviness may make the nanotube arrays more compliant and therefore useful as thermal interface material for conducting heat away from future high-powered integrated ... more |  |
 Global Solar Installation Growth Set to Hit Three-Year High in 2014 London, UK (SPX) Oct 03, 2013 - Global photovoltaic (PV) installations are forecast to rise at the fastest pace in three years in 2014, exceeding 40 gigawatts (GW) for this first time and generating installation revenue of more than $86 billion, according to IHS. Annual solar installations are predicted to expand at a rate of 18 percent in 2014, reaching 41 GW and firmly marking the end of the solar industry's two-year s ... more |  |
 Improving Lithium-Ion Batteries with Nanoscale Research Between UC San Diego and The National Labs San Diego, CA (SPX) Oct 03, 2013 - New research led by an electrical engineer at the University of California, San Diego is aimed at improving lithium-ion batteries through possible new electrode architectures with precise nano-scale designs. The researchers created nanowires that block diffusion of lithium (Li) across their silicon surface and promote layer-by-layer axial lithiation of the nanowire's germanium core. ... more |  |
Solid UK performance signals strong future for Trina Solar Beijing, China (SPX) Oct 03, 2013 - Trina Solar has announced that it will be attending the 2013 Solar Energy UK event at Birmingham's NEC, 8th-10th October. At the show, the company will reassure installers and end-users alike of its continuing commitment to the UK market alongside its durability in the face of recent announcements concerning anti-dumping duties and price undertakings, said Richard Rushin, Trina Solar's UK ... more |  |
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 Solving ethanol's corrosion problem may help speed the biofuel to market Houston, TX (SPX) Oct 03, 2013 - If we're to meet a goal set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Renewable Fuels Standard to use 36 billion gallons per year of biofuels-mostly ethanol-the nation must expand its infrastructure for transporting and storing ethanol. Currently, ethanol is transported via trucks, trains, and barges. For the large volumes required in the future, transportation by pipeline is considered to b ... more |  |
KAIST announced a novel technology to produce gasoline by a metabolically engineered microorganism Daejeon, South Korea (SPX) Oct 03, 2013 - For many decades, we have been relying on fossil resources to produce liquid fuels such as gasoline, diesel, and many industrial and consumer chemicals for daily use. However, increasing strains on natural resources as well as environmental issues including global warming have triggered a strong interest in developing sustainable ways to obtain fuels and chemicals. Gasoline, the petroleum- ... more |  |
UCLA engineers develop new metabolic pathway to more efficiently convert sugars into biofuels Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 03, 2013 - UCLA chemical engineering researchers have created a new synthetic metabolic pathway for breaking down glucose that could lead to a 50 percent increase in the production of biofuels. The new pathway is intended to replace the natural metabolic pathway known as glycolysis, a series of chemical reactions that nearly all organisms use to convert sugars into the molecular precursors that cells ... more |  |
Another 1MW of Community-Owned Solar Comes Online in Colorado Breckenridge CO (SPX) Oct 03, 2013 - Perched at 9,200 feet in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, two community-shared solar arrays began producing clean, local power this week for residents and businesses of the historic ski town of Breckenridge, Colo. and surrounding Summit County. Developed in tandem by Clean Energy Collective (CEC), the Breckenridge Sol Array and the Breckenridge Ullr Solar Array are the first and only comm ... more |  |
Solar power's future brawl Washington DC (SPX) Oct 03, 2013 - A trio of researchers at North Dakota State University and the University of South Dakota have turned to computer modeling to help decide which of two competing materials should get its day in the sun as the nanoscale energy-harvesting technology of future solar panels - quantum dots or nanowires. Andrei Kryjevski and his colleagues, Dimitri Kilin and Svetlana Kilina, report in AIP Publis ... more |  |
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 China, Indonesia boost economic ties as Xi arrives Jakarta (AFP) Oct 02, 2013 - Beijing and Jakarta signed a series of economic agreements Wednesday as Chinese President Xi Jinping began a trade-focused trip to Indonesia, his first visit to Southeast Asia since taking power. Like its Asian peers Japan and South Korea, China is seeking to strengthen its presence in the booming Indonesian economy, which has been a leading destination for foreign investment in recent years ... more |  |
 New leak at crippled Fukushima nuclear plant: TEPCO Tokyo (AFP) Oct 02, 2013 - A new radioactive water leak has been discovered at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant and may have flowed into the Pacific Ocean, its operator said Thursday, according to Japanese news agencies. Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said the highly radioactive water had leaked at the Fukushima No. 1 plant from a different storage tank to the one where a similar leak was found in August, Jiji a ... more |  |
Tesco seals China deal as profits slump London (AFP) Oct 02, 2013 - Tesco on Wednesday pushed ahead with plans to create a supermarket giant in China, as Britain's biggest retailer seeks to offset a slump in profits on weaker European sales. Tesco will combine its Chinese business with that of Hong Kong-listed retailer China Resources Enterprise (CRE) to form a joint venture, it revealed in a statement. The British supermarket - the world's third bigges ... more |  |
No Keystone XL pipeline approval this year: company Ottawa (AFP) Oct 02, 2013 - TransCanada said Wednesday it has given up on a White House nod by year's end to proceed with construction of the northern leg its proposed Keystone XL pipeline. In a securities filing, the company said it "no longer expects that the decision on the presidential permit required for the project will be made by year end and the corporation anticipates that its previously disclosed expected in- ... more |  |
Slow progress in Israel-Turkey talks threatens gas pipeline plan Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Oct 2, 2013 - The pace of the supposed rapprochement between one-time strategic allies Israel and Turkey is almost glacial, casting doubts on prospects the Jewish state may build a $2 billion gas pipeline under the eastern Mediterranean to feed the European market. That could complicate efforts by Israel, transformed since 2009 from resource-poor into a major regional energy power, to start exporting ... more |  |
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Radioactivity found in fracking waste water in Pennsylvania Durham, N.C. (UPI) Oct 2, 2013 - Elevated levels of radioactivity, salts and metals were found in treated water from oil and gas operations discharged into a Pennsylvania creek, scientists say. Treated wastewater from hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" activities released into the creek in the west of the state was tested, researchers from Duke University and Dartmouth College reported Wednesday in a study published in ... more |  |
Quakes rattle Spain, offshore gas storage project blamed Madrid (AFP) Oct 02, 2013 - Hundreds of small earthquakes which have rattled Spain's eastern coast were blamed Wednesday by green groups and geologists on a large offshore gas storage plant that started operating in June. More than 300 earthquakes have struck the Gulf of Valencia, a zone not normally known for seismic activity, over the past month, according to Spain's National Geographic Institute. The strongest, ... more |  |
 IEA: Southeast Asia's energy demand to increase 80 percent Bangkok (UPI) Oct 2, 2013 - Southeast Asia's energy demand is expected to soar by more than 80 percent through 2035, says a new report from the International Energy Agency. IEA, in its Southeast Asia Energy Outlook report released Wednesday, estimates that the region's oil imports will rise from the current 1.9 million barrels a day to slightly more than 5 million barrels a day by 2035, making it the world's fourt ... more |  |
 S. Korean steel plant in India could displace 22,000, says UN New Delhi (AFP) Oct 01, 2013 - United Nations human rights experts said Tuesday a giant steelmaking project by South Korean giant Posco in eastern India could displace up to 22,000 people who risked falling into abject poverty. The group, comprising eight experts, urged Posco immediately to halt construction of the plant in the Jagatsinghpur district of Orissa state, citing concern for the villagers. The construction ... more |  |
Four tonnes of radioactive water spilled in Fukushima Tokyo (AFP) Oct 01, 2013 - The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Tuesday workers had spilled four tonnes of radioactive water, likely contaminating the soil and possibly groundwater. Workers were pumping rain water that was trapped in a concrete gutter into an empty 12-tonne tank that sat on open soil, said a spokesman for Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO). "Work crew started operating the pump arou ... more | |
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