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| December 19, 2013 |
 Algae to crude oil: Million-year natural process takes minutes in the lab Richland WA (SPX) Dec 19, 2013 - Engineers have created a continuous chemical process that produces useful crude oil minutes after they pour in harvested algae - a verdant green paste with the consistency of pea soup. The research by engineers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory was reported recently in the journal Algal Research. A biofuels company, Utah-based Genifuel Corp., has licensed ... more |  |
 Targeted synthesis of natural products with light Munich, Germany (SPX) Dec 19, 2013 - Photoreactions are driven by light energy and are vital to the synthesis of many natural substances. Since many of these substances are also useful as active medical agents, chemists try to produce them synthetically. But in most cases only one of the possible products has the right spatial structure to make it effective. Researchers at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) have now d ... more |  |
 Sharpening the focus in quantum photolithography Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Dec 19, 2013 - Photolithography uses light beams to design thin geometric patterns on the substrates of semiconductors used in microelectronic devices. This is achieved using a chemical reaction on a light-sensitive chemical, called photoresist. The trouble is that the phenomenon of light diffraction does not permit highly accurate patterns. Often, the edges of stripes have low contrast, and the distances betw ... more |  |
 DuPont Solar Materials Meet Sharp Corporation's Stringent Quality Standards Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 19, 2013 - DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DuPont) today announced that two of its commercially available solar materials recently passed a stringent quality standard developed by leading solar panel manufacturer, Sharp Corporation (Sharp). The standard was designed to help ensure the reliable lifetime performance of Sharp solar panels by surpassing current International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) st ... more |  |
Theorists Predict New State of Quantum Matter May Have Big Impact on Electronics Washington DC (SPX) Dec 19, 2013 - Constantly losing energy is something we deal with in everything we do. If you stop pedaling a bike, it gradually slows; if you let off the gas, your car also slows. As these vehicles move, they also generate heat from friction. Electronics encounter a similar effect as groups of electrons carry information from one point to another. As electrons move, they dissipate heat, reducing the dis ... more |  |
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 UNIST research team opens graphene band-gap Ulsan, South Korea (SPX) Dec 19, 2013 - Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) announced a method for the mass production of boron/nitrogen co-doped graphene nanoplatelets, which led to the fabrication of a graphene-based field -effect transistor (FET) with semiconducting nature. This opens up opportunities for practical use in electronic devices. The Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) ... more |  |
Seaweed Energy Solutions (SES) acquires wild seaweed operation in Norway Trondheim, Norway (SPX) Dec 19, 2013 - Seaweed Energy Solutions (SES) has announced it has reached an agreement to buy all of Norway's Biotral AS in a deal that transforms SES' position as one of Europe's leading producers of seaweed. The combination of SES and Biotral, a leading harvester of wild seaweed, opens up new business opportunities by immediately increasing volumes to supplement SES' growing seaweed farming operations ... more |  |
MU Researchers Develop Advanced Three-Dimensional "Force Microscope" Columbia MO (SPX) Dec 19, 2013 - Membrane proteins are the "gatekeepers" that allow information and molecules to pass into and out of a cell. Until recently, the microscopic study of these complex proteins has been restricted due to limitations of "force microscopes" that are available to researchers and the one-dimensional results these microscopes reveal. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have developed a t ... more |  |
Hanwha SolarOne Brings Light to Chinese Children in Need Shanghai, China (SPX) Dec 19, 2013 - Hanwha SolarOne has announced the completed installation of a 30 kW solar PV system, which will provide continuous power support to Yuyangguan Town Hope Primary School in Wufeng County, Hubei province. The completion of this project marks an important milestone in Hanwha SolarOne parent company Hanwha Group's 'Happy Sunshine' campaign. Held in partnership with the China Youth Development F ... more |  |
Microgrid Solar and Doe Run To Provide Solar Upgrades at Herculaneum High St. Louis MO (SPX) Dec 19, 2013 - In collaboration with The Doe Run Company (Doe Run), St. Louis-based Microgrid Solar is proud to be a partner in providing solar and energy efficiency upgrades at Herculaneum High School (HHS). Starting with conducting an energy audit of the high school campus in July 2012, Microgrid recommended the following projects for Doe Run to fund as part of several environmental investments they are maki ... more |  |
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 Brussels opens probe into UK state aid for new nuclear plant Brussels (AFP) Dec 18, 2013 - The European Commission on Wednesday said it had opened "an in-depth investigation" to see whether plans by the British government to subsidise a new nuclear plant comply with EU state aid rules. "The Commission has doubts that the project suffers from a genuine market failure," it said in a statement. Britain's coalition government in October signed a 16-billion pound($26-billion, 18.9-bill ... more |  |
TEPCO to decommission surviving Fukushima reactors Tokyo (AFP) Dec 18, 2013 - The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Wednesday it will decommission two reactors at the troubled site that escaped major physical damage from the 2011 tsunami. Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) said its management board decided permanently to shut down reactors 5 and 6 at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. The plant had a total of six reactors when a record 9.0-mag ... more |  |
 France sends famed De Gaulle Citroen to China for anniversary Paris (AFP) Dec 18, 2013 - France is to send a Citroen DS riddled with bullets during an assassination attempt on Charles de Gaulle to China for events to mark the 50th anniversary of Franco-Chinese ties next year. The Charles de Gaulle Foundation said the DS 19 will leave the northeastern village of Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises, home to a memorial museum to the former French leader, on Thursday for its journey to China. ... more |  |
 Austria's wind industry laments new zoning restrictions Sankt Polten, Austria (UPI) Dec 18, 2013 - A proposal made this week to restrict new wind farms to just 2 percent of Austria's biggest state has drawn warnings the country won't meet its energy goals. The Vienna wind power industry group IG Windkraft said Monday it's questionable whether Lower Austria can achieve the renewable energy goals set out in its 2030 energy road map under the new planning regimen introduced by the state ... more |  |
 Libya oil deadlock causes jitters in global energy market Tripoli, Libya (UPI) Dec 18, 2013 - Libya's deadlocked oil crisis, with rebel warlords refusing to reopen blockaded oil terminals along the Mediterranean coast, is causing jitters on international energy markets as oil exports are reduced to a trickle. The beleaguered government of Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said last week that the export terminals in the eastern cities of Ras Lanuf, Es Sider and Zueitina, which account fo ... more |  |
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Australia to reduce renewable energy target? Canberra, Australia (UPI) Dec 18, 2013 - Australia's renewable energy target appears to be on the table following Prime Minister Tony Abbott's decision to review the country's energy policy. Abbott announced Wednesday he will head an energy policy task force that will be "looking at new options to reduce the costs of energy." The review is expected to be completed in June. Australia's Renewable Energy Target scheme, ena ... more |  |
 China outbound investment up 28.3% in 11 months Beijing (AFP) Dec 18, 2013 - Chinese overseas investment rose to $80.2 billion in the first 11 months of 2013, the government announced Wednesday - exceeding the entire total for last year. Outbound investment calculated on the basis of deals closed rose 28.3 percent in January-November from the same period last year, the ministry of commerce said, topping the $77.2 billion recorded during all of 2012. Investment t ... more |  |
 EU probes Germany energy price breaks for business Brussels (AFP) Dec 18, 2013 - The European Commission opened a probe Wednesday into German help for large companies amid its green energy shift, sparking a warning from Chancellor Angela Merkel that Berlin would fight back. Germany, to support wind, solar and other renewables under its nuclear phase-out, imposes a surcharge on electricity bills but reduces this levy for energy-intensive companies that face international ... more |  |
BP engineer guilty of obstructing oil spill investigation Washington (AFP) Dec 18, 2013 - A drilling engineer for British oil giant BP was found guilty Wednesday of destroying text messages in his smartphone, obstructing the investigation into the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. "Today a jury in New Orleans found that Kurt Mix purposefully obstructed the efforts of law enforcement during the investigation of the largest environmental disaster in US history," acting Assistant Attor ... more |  |
 Bitcoin crashes after China bank measures Shanghai (AFP) Dec 18, 2013 - The virtual currency Bitcoin crashed in China on Wednesday, falling nearly 50 percent after the country's biggest trading platform BTC China banned deposits in yuan following new restrictions reportedly imposed by the central bank. Chinese speculators have driven Bitcoin prices into the financial stratosphere this year, peaking at 7,588.88 yuan (now $1,250) on November 30. By late Wednes ... more |  |
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