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| October 13, 2013 |
 UK energy sector expecting 'massive' international investment London (AFP) Oct 13, 2013 - Britain is close to securing "massive" international investment in its energy sector, Energy Secretary Ed Davey said on Sunday. Davey told BBC's Andrew Marr programme that he had made "huge progress" in negotiations with China during a recent visit as Britain looks to secure its future energy supply while hitting emission targets. He also said that South Korea and Japan were considering ... more |  |
 Thousands march in Romania against Canadian mine plan Bucharest (AFP) Oct 13, 2013 - Thousands marched Sunday across Romania to protest against a Canadian company's plans to open a gold mine seen as a threat to the environment, and called for the government's resignation. In what has become one of the longest-running protests in post-communist Romania, an estimated 4,000 people demonstrated in the capital Bucharest to demand the mine project in Rosia Montana be dropped. ... more |  |
 Russian journalists call for release of Greenpeace photographer Saint Petersburg (AFP) Oct 13, 2013 - Several dozen journalists took to the streets of Saint Petersburg to demand the release of Denis Sinyakov, detained on piracy charges along with the crew of a Greenpeace ship after an Arctic oil drilling protest. During the protest in Russia's second city, blindfolded photographers and other journalists held placards reading: "Who is next?" and "Photographer is not a pirate." "We would l ... more |  |
 Chinese group in $1.2 bn British airport development deal Beijing (AFP) Oct 13, 2013 - Chinese construction giant Beijing Construction Engineering Group (BCEG) has signed a deal with British firms to develop a business district around Manchester airport, the companies involved in the project announced Sunday. The development of Britain's third busiest airport - described as one of the largest construction projects in the United Kingdom since the 2012 London Olympics - will c ... more |  |
 Britain to ease China visa restrictions London (AFP) Oct 13, 2013 - Britain is to make it easier for Chinese nationals to obtain visas in an effort to boost business between the two countries, finance minister George Osborne has announced. Osborne, who is in China leading a British trade delegation, promised the new measures would help the tens of thousands of Chinese visitors hoping to visit Britain. "These changes will streamline and simplify the visa ... more |  |
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Hard road to world domination for Chinese firms Beijing (AFP) Oct 13, 2013 - In the global contest for business Chinese brands struggle to rival big Western and Japanese names, but some are now looking to reinvent their identities to overcome image and political hurdles. The world's second largest economy does not have a single one of the world's top 100 brands, as compiled by marketing consultancy Interbrand. And according to a survey by HD Trade Services, 94 pe ... more |  |
Global energy challenges under spotlight in South Korea Seoul (AFP) Oct 13, 2013 - The world's leading energy officials will meet this week in South Korea to discuss the sector's major challenges, ranging from climate change to the rise of fracking and nuclear power's uncertain future. The 22nd World Energy Congress begins Monday in the southeastern city of Daegu, which has set its sights on becoming a model for the use of renewable energy, particularly solar. With ove ... more |  |
Thousands protest against Areva in Niger Niamey (AFP) Oct 12, 2013 - Thousands of people in Niger protested Saturday against French nuclear firm Areva, which has been mining uranium in the impoverished country for nearly 50 years, one of the organisers said. "The aim of the protest, which has gathered about 5,000 people, is to support the government in its upcoming discussions with Areva on the subject of our uranium," Azaoua Mamane told AFP. Several othe ... more |  |
Austrian leaders hail EU decision on nuclear power subsidies Vienna (UPI) Oct 11, 2013 - Austrian leaders this week hailed an EU decision to exclude nuclear power from new guidelines for member states in establishing renewable energy subsides. Austria, which derives most of its electricity from hydropower and other renewable sources, is phasing out nuclear power and key political leaders said Wednesday they were pleased with the European Commission's move to reject automati ... more |  |
 NREL Releases New Roadmap to Reducing Solar PV "Soft Costs" by 2020 Golden CO (SPX) Oct 14, 2013 - The Energy Department's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently issued a new report, "Non-Hardware ('Soft') Cost-Reduction Roadmap for Residential and Small Commercial Solar Photovoltaics, 2013-2020," funded by DOE's SunShot Initiative and written by NREL and Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). The report builds off NREL's ongoing soft-cost benchmarking analysis and charts a path ... more |  |
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 Simple chain of carbon atoms may be world's strongest material Houston (UPI) Oct 11, 2013 - A material dubbed carbyne may be the strongest material in the world, stronger even than graphene or diamond, scientists at Rice University in Texas report. Carbyne is a chain of carbon atoms held together by either double or alternating single and triple atomic bonds. That makes it a true one-dimensional material, the Rice scientists said, unlike atom-thin sheets of graphene tha ... more |  |
Saudis drive to boost oil output, fast-track shale gas Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (UPI) Oct 11, 2013 - Saudi Arabia is pushing to boost its oil production capacity by 1.75 million barrels per day by 2017 and is fast-tracking shale gas exploration, analysts say. There are indications that Saudi Arabia, the global oil industry's traditional swing producer that picks up the slack when output slips and keeps prices stable, is cranking up production already at a 32-year-high of more than 10 m ... more |  |
US shutdown delaying Keystone XL pipeline review Washington (AFP) Oct 11, 2013 - A dragging review into proposals to build a pipeline from Canada's oil sands to the US Gulf Coast may be further delayed due to the US government shutdown, an official said Friday. The proposed 1,179-mile (1,897 km) Keystone XL pipeline - to carry oil extracted from Alberta's tar sands south to American refineries - has been on hold for years, awaiting a green light. The State Departm ... more |  |
China's September trade surplus down 44.7% Beijing (AFP) Oct 12, 2013 - China's trade surplus narrowed to a disappointing $15.2 billion in September from $28.6 billion in August, customs figures showed Saturday. Exports fell 0.3 percent year-on-year to $185.64 billion last month, while imports increased 7.4 percent to $170.44 billion, the figures said. The September trade result was worse than expected with a survey of nine analysts surveyed by Dow Jones New ... more |  |
 Toyota unveils cars with auto pilot Tokyo (AFP) Oct 11, 2013 - Toyota on Friday unveiled the next generation of cars featuring an auto pilot system that will swerve to avoid collisions and also keep to the middle of the road, all without drivers touching the wheel. The Japanese giant autos using the self-driving technology could be available on the market in just a few years' time. "These advanced driving support technologies prevent human errors, r ... more |  |
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Trina Solar supplies 5MW to ESPE for ground-mounted project in Romania London, UK (SPX) Oct 14, 2013 - Trina Solar has announced that it has recently supplied 5MW to ESPE, a leading Italian company that designs and installs reliable green energy systems, for a ground-mounted project in Romania. The large-scale solar installation is part of a 20MW project led by ESPE. This first phase consists of two installations of 2.5MW each, and will provide an expected annual output of 6.6GWh and a savi ... more |  |
Latin America's commodities-fueled growth slowing Brasilia, Brazil (UPI) Oct 11, 2013 - As the IMF and the World Bank see Latin American economic growth faltering and a recovery unlikely before 2014, a dim outlook for Brazil is emerging - with the biggest surprise of all in revised projections from the two international bodies in Washington. After a record high of 7.5 percent growth in 2010, Brazil's growth has been on the slide, though still strong when compared with per ... more |  |
SolarBOS announces official release of Circuit Breaker Solutions Livermore CA (SPX) Oct 14, 2013 - SolarBOS is pleased to officially announce a new line of Circuit Breaker Recombiners and Enclosures. The new Circuit Breaker product line serves as an additional disconnecting option for customers to meet the 2011 NEC 690.16(b) fuse servicing requirement. SolarBOS Circuit Breaker Solutions are equipped with 600V and 1000V DC UL489(b) circuit breakers and are designed for commercial a ... more |  |
Minimum price on solar to protect South Australian consumers Canberra, Australai (SPX) Oct 14, 2013 - A recommendation to set a minimum price for the solar energy generated by South Australians was good news overall for households and small businesses, the Clean Energy Council said Friday. Clean Energy Council Policy Director Russell Marsh said the draft price determination released by the Essential Services Commission of South Australia (ESCoSA) would go some way towards protecting consum ... more |  |
KYOCERA Solar Gives Small Business an Edge with Energy Savings Scottsdale AZ (SPX) Oct 14, 2013 - Kyocera Solar has announced that 117kW of Kyocera photovoltaic (PV) modules are installed on the roof at Pizza Port's new Carlsbad, CA restaurant, corporate office, and beer production, canning and distribution facility. The latest Pizza Port location, part of a family-owned San Diego chain of five restaurants and breweries, expects to reduce energy costs by as much as $30,000 annually, re ... more |  |
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