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| December 18, 2013 |
 A Terahertz generator with the highest signal quality Madrid, Spain (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - Researchers at the Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) and the firm Luz WaveLabs are developing an innovative Terahertz generator that improves signal quality by one million times as compared to the best device of this kind currently on the market; it will allow this technology to be applied in the areas of biomedicine, transportation safety, industry and radio astronomy, among others. ... more |  |
 Ultrafast heating of water - This pot boils faster than you can watch it Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - Scientists from the Hamburg Center for Free-Electron Laser Science have devised a novel way to boil water in less than a trillionth of a second. The theoretical concept, which has not yet been demonstrated in practice, could heat a small amount of water by as much as 600 degrees Celsius in just half a picosecond (a trillionth of a second). That is much less than the proverbial blink of an ... more |  |
 US Annual Energy Outlook Continues To Low-Ball Renewable Energy Forecasts Washington DC (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - The "early release overview " of the Annual Energy Outlook 2014 issued today by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) continues a trend of low-balling forecasts for the future contribution of renewable energy sources to the nation's electricity production that have not been borne out by actual experience. The "reference case" in the Annual Energy Outlook 2014 projects that renew ... more |  |
 Google buys military robot-maker Boston Dynamics for battle with Amazon Moscow (Voice of Russia) Dec 17, 2013 - Google has acquired robotics engineering company Boston Dynamics, best known for its line of quadrupeds with funny gaits and often mind-blowing capabilities. Products that the firm has demonstrated in recent years include BigDog, a motorized robot that can handle ice and snow, the 29 mile-per-hour Cheetah, and an eerily convincing humanoid known as PETMAN. Boston Dynamics, which contracts ... more |  |
Israeli navy to get 2 German frigates to shield natural gas fields Haifa, Israel (UPI) Dec 17, 2013 - The Israeli navy is getting two German-built frigates under a $1.37 billion contract that will build up its maritime firepower, officials said. Their primary mission is expected to be protecting the Jewish state's rich natural gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean. The warships, which the Israelis are expected to pack with their own weapons and electronic systems, such as the B ... more |  |
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ORNL devises recipe to fine-tune diameter of silica rods Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - By controlling the temperature of silica rods as they grow, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could be setting the stage for advances in anti-reflective solar cells, computer monitors, TV screens, eye glasses and more. The goal of fabricating fixed-size one-dimensional silica structures and being able to precisely control the diameter during growth has ... more |  |
DEK Solar Continues Winning Streak Beijing, China (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - Adding to a long list of award wins - three of which have occurred this year - DEK Solar was honored with the Photovoltaic Equipment Innovation Award at last week's China International Photovoltaic (PV) Industry Innovation Technology Conference in Beijing. Winning for its Apollo and Eclipse metallization platforms, as well as its Fine Line Stencil technology, DEK Solar was again recognized ... more |  |
 Biorefinery could put South Australian forest industry back on growth track Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, at the request of the South Australian State Government, studied the condition of the forest sector industries in the Green Triangle region and examined the added value that may be achievable through high technology production. VTT proposed seven pathways to raise short-term local production value and establish specialised biorefinery business in t ... more |  |
 Philippines sees high growth despite typhoon Manila (AFP) Dec 17, 2013 - The Philippine economy should grow 7.0 percent this year and between 6.5 and 7.5 percent next year despite the devastation caused by a killer typhoon and an earthquake, the government said Tuesday. Economic planning minister Arsenio Balisacan said that while losses in agriculture caused by Super Typhoon Haiyan in November were expected to hit growth in the near term, rebuilding would likely ... more |  |
Solar Energy Solidarity donates products for three solar installations in Africa Fustinana, Spain (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - The Solar Energy Solidarity initiative, led by PROINSO, has delivered PV products to three new projects that will provide solar power to more than 5,000 residents in Candemba, Guinea Bissau, and Kumbo, Cameroon. In Guinea Bissau, PROINSO gave modules and structures to install in a new Candemba-based kindergarten, where 550 people will get solar electricity. 'When the installation starts op ... more |  |
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China natural gas represents 'golden opportunities' Washington (UPI) Dec 17, 2013 - The development of China's natural gas sector offers "golden opportunities" for investors, a report by the China Energy Fund Committee says. Patrick Ho, deputy chair and secretary general of the Hong Kong think tank, released the "China Energy Focus: Natural Gas 2013" report Monday at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. The study said natural gas "appears to be a most feasible an ... more |  |
SolarCity To Provide Solar-Powered Lighting to Schools Without Electricity San Mateo CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - Following the one year anniversary of the company's initial public offering, SolarCity has launched the Give Power Foundation to build a cleaner, more sustainable future by providing solar energy to those in need. For every megawatt of residential solar power that SolarCity installs in 2014, the company will bring light to a community by donating a solar power system and battery combination to a ... more |  |
British PM urges EU to cut shale gas red tape London, United Kingdom (AFP) Dec 17, 2013 - British Prime Minister David Cameron has warned European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso that the continent risks being left behind in the shale gas revolution unless red tape is cut, the Times reported Tuesday. In a letter to Barroso, seen by the paper, Cameron said new EU legislation was "a major cause for concern" and insisted that the shale gas industry could be regulated "in a ... more |  |
 Top German court throws out suit over giant coal mine Karlsruhe, Germany (AFP) Dec 17, 2013 - Germany's highest court threw out Tuesday a lawsuit against plans for an enormous open-cast coal mine for which entire villages will have to be uprooted. The Constitutional Court threw out a suit by one resident who had argued that the Garzweiler II mine near the town of Moenchengladbach in North Rhine-Westphalia is not indispensable for Germany's power supply. The Garzweiler II mine is ... more |  |
Prothea advised on purchase of 6.7 MW solar photovoltaic farms operating in Italy Milan, Italy (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - Prothea has announced that its customers have entered into a definitive agreement with Kirchner Solar GmbH for the purchase of the 100% stake of Sonnen Systeme Italia S.r.l, an Italian company owning and operating a portfolio of 6,7 MW dual-axis solar photovoltaic parks near Alessandria (Piedmont region) in northern Italy. Prothea acted as exclusive buyer side advisor to a partnership of t ... more |  |
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 Foreign investment in China up 5.48% in first 11 months Beijing (AFP) Dec 18, 2013 - Foreign investment into China rose 5.48 percent year on year in the first 11 months of 2013, the government said Wednesday. Foreign direct investment (FDI), which excludes financial sectors, totalled $105.5 billion for January-November, the ministry of commerce announced. For November alone FDI increased 2.35 percent year on year to $8.48 billion, the ministry said. Investment from t ... more |  |
 SOFS Take to Water Berkeley CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - Supramolecular chemistry, aka chemistry beyond the molecule, in which molecules and molecular complexes are held together by non-covalent bonds, is just beginning to come into its own with the emergence of nanotechnology. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are commanding much of the attention because of their appetite for greenhouse gases, but a new player has joined the field - supramolecular orga ... more |  |
Canadian court greenlights Ecuadoran lawsuit against Chevron Ottawa (AFP) Dec 17, 2013 - Ecuadoran villagers can seek to enforce in Canada a multi-billion-dollar Ecuadoran judgment against Chevron for polluting the Amazonian rainforest, a Canadian court ruled Tuesday. The Ontario Court of Appeal overturned a lower court decision that had quashed the villagers' attempt to seize the assets of a Chevron subsidiary as partial payment. It gave Chevron 30 days to file a defense, i ... more |  |
Rock points to potential diamond haul in Antarctica Paris (AFP) Dec 17, 2013 - Australian geologists on Tuesday opened up the tantalising but controversial prospect that Antarctica could be rich in diamonds. In a scientific paper published in the journal Nature Communications, a team said they had found a telltale rock called kimberlite in the Prince Charles Mountains in East Antarctica. No diamonds were found in the samples, taken from Mount Meredith, and the stud ... more |  |
Sri Lanka revives state firm with Chinese ships Colombo (AFP) Dec 17, 2013 - Sri Lanka will revive its defunct state-run shipping company by introducing two new cargo vessels bought from China, the government said Tuesday. The Ceylon Shipping Corporation will buy two 64,000-tonne bulk carriers that will also be used to train Sri Lankan crew, Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella told reporters. He said the two vessels will cost a total of $70 million and will ... more |  |
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