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| October 16, 2013 |
 Innovation in renewable-energy technologies is booming Boston MA (SPX) Oct 16, 2013 - The number of patents issued for renewable-energy technologies has risen sharply over the last decade, according to new research from MIT and the Santa Fe Institute (SFI). The study shows that investments in research and development, as well as in the growth of markets for these products, have helped to spur this dramatic growth in innovation. "We were quite surprised," says Jessika Tranci ... more |  |
 KYOCERA Collaborating with Mitsui and SB Energy Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Oct 16, 2013 - The Kyocera Group's subsidiary in charge of sales of solar products and services in Japan, Kyocera Solar Corporation and Mitsui and Co have agreed to collaborate on the operation of the SoftBank Izumiotsu Solar Park, a 19.6-megawatt (MW) solar power plant being built by SB Energy in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The SoftBank Izumiotsu Solar Park will be the largest* solar power installation in ... more |  |
Abengoa's Solana begins commercial operation Washington DC (SPX) Oct 16, 2013 - Abengoa has announced that Solana has successfully passed commercial operation tests. This milestone marks a major accomplishment for Abengoa and the Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) industry. Solana is the first solar plant in the U.S. with a thermal energy storage system that is able to generate electricity for six hours without the concurrent use of the solar field. This is a turning poi ... more |  |
 Boeing, South African Airways Launch Sustainable Aviation Biofuel Effort in Southern Africa Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 16, 2013 - Boeing and South African Airways (SAA) have announced that they will work together to develop and implement a sustainable aviation biofuel supply chain in Southern Africa, a first for the continent. The companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding for sustainable aviation biofuel supply chain development at The Corporate Council on Africa's 9th Biennial U.S.-Africa Business, attended by ... more |  |
Ethanol not a major factor in reducing gas prices Boston MA (SPX) Oct 16, 2013 - If you have stopped at a gas station recently, there is a good chance your auto has consumed fuel with ethanol blended into it. Yet the price of gasoline is not substantially affected by the volume of its ethanol content, according to a paper co-authored by an MIT economist. The study seeks to rebut the claim, broadly aired over the past couple of years, that widespread use of ethanol has reduce ... more |  |
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 'Walking droplets' Washington DC (SPX) Oct 16, 2013 - A research team led by Yves Couder at the Universite Paris Diderot recently discovered that it's possible to make a tiny fluid droplet levitate on the surface of a vibrating bath, walking or bouncing across, propelled by its own wave field. Surprisingly, these walking droplets exhibit certain features previously thought to be exclusive to the microscopic quantum realm. This finding of quan ... more |  |
 Balancing Geological Potential and Political Risk Washington DC (SPX) Oct 16, 2013 - From Kurdistan to Somaliland, for independent oil companies, getting your hands on new exploration acreage where both technical risk and political risk are low is impossible. Exploring for oil and gas in new frontiers is all about striking the right balance between geological potential and political risk. Take it from Anglo-Turkish Genel Energy, the largest producer in the Kurdistan Region of Ir ... more |  |
Trina Solar wins System Integration prize at 2013 Solar Industry Awards San Jose CA (SPX) Oct 16, 2013 - Trina Solar has announced that its Trinasmart voltage optimisation product has won the 2013 Solar Industry Award in the System Integration category. This follows success for Trina Solar Chairman and CEO Jifan Gao in the Solar Award for Excellence (Individual) category in 2012. The Solar Industry Awards, managed by publishing house Angel Business Communications, which produces the prominent ... more |  |
Trina Solar chief scientist at PVSEC 2013 Paris, France (SPX) Oct 16, 2013 - Trina Solar took to the stage at PVSEC 2013 to provide an evaluation of current PV production costs and assess what the company believes will be the decisive buying factors for PV in the coming years. PVSEC Europe - held this year in Paris, 30 September to 4 October - is the largest international conference and trade show for research, technology, and solutions companies in the PV industry ... more |  |
 Taiwan's struggling HTC aims latest "phablet" phone at China Taipei (AFP) Oct 15, 2013 - Struggling Taiwanese phone manufacturer HTC launched its latest plus-sized handset in Beijing Tuesday, hoping to cash in on the fast growing Chinese market where users are demanding increasingly larger screens. The "One Max", which boasts the widest display in the HTC family at 5.9-inches and a fingerprint scanner, is to be rolled out around the world from the middle of the month, the compa ... more |  |
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Burberry chief in surprise switch to Apple London (AFP) Oct 15, 2013 - Burberry's widely-acclaimed chief executive Angela Ahrendts is quitting her role at the British luxury fashion group to become head of retail at Apple, the pair said on Tuesday. Burberry's chief creative officer Christopher Bailey will take over from the 53-year-old US national, adding chief executive to his title. The group's share price slumped 6.0 percent at the open in reaction to th ... more |  |
 Australia to keep Japan and China as partners: Bishop Tokyo (AFP) Oct 15, 2013 - Australia's newly-minted Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Tuesday the new government in Canberra intends to keep Japan as its "best friend" in Asia, as it works on relations with China. Australia's coalition government, which returned to power last month after nearly six years of Labor Party rule, will "put economic diplomacy first," Bishop told a press conference ahead of her talks with J ... more |  |
Fast and malodorous: Bangkok's "khlong" boat network Bangkok (AFP) Oct 15, 2013 - Every morning, tens of thousands of Bangkok's most rushed, reckless or cash-strapped commuters hop onto its "khlong" boats - plying the main canal in a speedy, if not fragrant, bid to avoid the city's notorious road congestion. "I take the boat because it goes much faster," 18-year-old university student, Pam Olanthanyawat, told AFP before she leapt blithely onto one of the crowded shuttles ... more |  |
 Anger over German stance on auto CO2 emissions Berlin (AFP) Oct 15, 2013 - Environmentalists voiced anger Tuesday that Germany is seeking to soften European carbon emission limits for passenger cars to protect its powerful auto sector. Greenpeace said "the European parliament must stay firm and reject Germany's demands, which only serve to harm the climate, drive up costs for consumers and stifle technological innovation". Chancellor Angela Merkel has cited the ... more |  |
US push for electric power surge in Africa hits climate snag Washington (AFP) Oct 15, 2013 - Within days of each other in June, President Barack Obama and US lawmakers across the spectrum announced a push to boost Africa's development by providing electricity to millions without it. That unanimity has faded a few months later, with action in Congress held up by a dispute over how far to require that power projects are climate friendly. On a regional tour in June, Obama declared ... more |  |
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Asian growth changing global energy landscape Daegu, South Korea (AFP) Oct 15, 2013 - From oil to nuclear power, via gas, coal and renewables, Asia's economic growth is increasingly steering the forward path of the global energy industry. "It's clear that Asia's emerging economies have entered a historic phase of industrialisation and urbanisation," Peter Voser, the chief executive of energy giant Shell, said at the ongoing World Energy Congress in Daegu, South Korea. "Th ... more |  |
 China bank loans pick up in September: central bank Shanghai (AFP) Oct 15, 2013 - China's bank lending expanded in September, the central bank said late Monday, but analysts said policy easing might taper off as the government seeks to control inflation. Domestic banks extended 787.0 billion yuan ($128.9 billion) in new loans last month, the People's Bank of China said in a statement, up from 711.3 billion yuan in August. The September figure was well above market exp ... more |  |
Outside View: Stability operations association meeting opens Washington (UPI) Oct 15, 2013 - As the Western coalition negotiates official troop withdrawals from Afghanistan, the U.S. military looks to streamline commitments and the broader international community seeks to increase security worldwide without putting more personnel on the ground, hundreds of private industry providers are convening in Washington to facilitate those goals. The International Stability Operations As ... more |  |
Twitter to list on NYSE New York City (AFP) Oct 15, 2013 - Twitter shares will trade on the New York Stock Exchange, documents showed Tuesday, shunning the tech-heavy Nasdaq which saw major problems in Facebook's market debut in 2012. An update to Twitter's filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission said: "We intend to list the common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol 'TWTR.'" The update also said Twitter's monthly ac ... more |  |
 Once-in-a-decade typhoon heads for Japan nuclear plant Tokyo (AFP) Oct 15, 2013 - A typhoon described as the "strongest in 10 years" closed in on Japan on Wednesday, on a path that will take it towards the precarious Fukushima nuclear power plant. Tokyo and surrounding areas were hit by violent winds and heavy rains in the early hours of Wednesday morning as Typhoon Wipha moved northeast off the coast of central Japan. Thousands were evacuated from their homes in the ... more |  |
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