ENERGY TECH + Renewable Sources Contributed Nearly 10 Percent To US Electric Generation In 2006 Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Jun 22, 2007 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of Green Energy in the US: Renewable Investment, Capacity Growth and Future Outlook to their offering. The future of power generation in the US is at an interesting cross-road. On the one hand, cheap generation technologies such as coal and natural gas fired plants are well positioned to dominate future power generation if the current legislative a ... more ENERGY TECH + OPEC Wants Reasonable Price For Its Oil Vienna (AFP) June 21, 2007 - OPEC Secretary-General Abdullah al-Badri said Thursday his group was committed to selling its crude oil for an unspecified "reasonable price," while coolly receiving EU plans for boosting biofuels. Speaking during an energy meeting with European Union leaders, Badri declined to detail the price level sought by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, saying: "I do not want to go throug ... more CAR TECH + US Senate Clinches Fuel Economy Deal Washington (AFP) June 21, 2007 - The US Senate on Thursday approved a bipartisan pact to raise average fuel economy standards for all US cars, light trucks and sport utility vehicles to 35 miles per gallon within 10 years. The deal, which represents the most sweeping attempt in two decades to limit damage to the environment from US gas-guzzling vehicles, emerged after hours of intense bargaining, as senators debate a mammoth en ... more FROTH AND BUBBLE + EPA Wants Tighter US Smog Controls Washington (AFP) June 21, 2007 - The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed stricter standards for air quality by lowering ground-level ozone standards, saying the current levels do not protect public health. The EPA's proposal, which is to be put to a public debate over the next three months, suggests lowering the level of acceptable ozone to 0.070 to 0.075 parts per million. Its current eight-hour ozone standard ... more CIVIL NUCLEAR + Russia TVEL To Supply Uzbek Test Reactor With Nuclear Fuel Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 22, 2007 - Russian state-run nuclear fuel producer TVEL will supply nuclear fuel for a nuclear research reactor in Uzbekistan, the company said Thursday. Under a contract signed between TVEL, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the nuclear physics institute of the Uzbek Academy of Science in June, TVEL will deliver low-enriched uranium to the research reactor in December, the company said in a statement. ... more | | ENERGY TECH:  China Hits Back On Climate Change After Being Tagged Top Culprit SOLAR DAILY:  Next Generation SunPower Tracker Introduced SOLAR DAILY:  Plextronics Awarded Funding By The US Government Solar America Initiative SOLAR DAILY:  SunTechnics To Build Third Largest Solar Farm On US West Coast |
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