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 August 02, 2007 |
| FLORA AND FAUNA + Surprising New Species Of Light-Harvesting Bacterium Discovered In Yellowstone  University Park PA (SPX) Aug 02, 2007 - In the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park, a team of researchers has discovered a novel bacterium that transforms light into chemical energy. The discovery of the chlorophyll-producing bacterium, Candidatus Chloracidobacterium (Cab.) thermophilum, will be described in the July 27 issue of the journal Science in a paper led by Don Bryant, Ernest C. Pollard professor of biotechnology in the ... moreABOUT US + Australian School Makes Sunglasses Compulsory For Pupils  Sydney (AFP) July 31, 2007 - There was a time when wearing sunglasses would have been seen as too cool for school, but for pupils at a pioneering primary in Australia they are now a compulsory part of the uniform. The move is aimed at protecting young eyes from the sun's dangerous ultraviolet rays, and education authorities say they are considering adopting the plan at all state schools. The headmaster of Sydney's Arncliffe ... moreCLIMATE SCIENCE + Climate Change Threatens Siberian Forests  Leicester UK (SPX) Aug 01, 2007 - In Central Siberia alone, fires have destroyed 38 000 km2 in the extreme fire year of 2003. In that year the smoke plumes were so huge that they caused air pollution as far as in the United States. An international team of scientists believes that Siberian fires are influenced by climate change. The study was led by the Professor Heiko Balzter of the Department of Geography at the University of ... moreSHAKE AND BLOW + Expert Challenges Earthquake Theory Behind Indonesian Mud Volcano  Durham UK (SPX) Aug 01, 2007 - A leading vulcanologist has repeated his assertion that an Indonesian mud volcano was almost certainly manmade despite a new study claiming the eruption might have been triggered by an earthquake. Professor Richard Davies of Durham University's Centre for Research into Earth Energy Systems (CeREES), said the volcano, known locally as Lusi, was most likely caused by the drilling of a nearby explo ... moreEARTH OBSERVATION + Mapping Mountains From Space With GOCE  Paris (ESA) Aug 02, 2007 - How high is Mount Everest exactly? Recent surveys have come up with heights that differ by more than five metres. An expedition called the Geodetic Journey is making its way through China and Tibet to highlight the importance of geodesy and how an accurate model of the geoid from ESA's GOCE mission will lead to a unified system for measuring heights. Geodesy is concerned with measuring and m ... more | FROTH AND BUBBLE:  FLORA AND FAUNA:  FLORA AND FAUNA:  FLORA AND FAUNA:  |
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| SOLAR DAILY + GT Solar To Equip One Of Largest Solar Wafer Factories In World  Merrimack NH (SPX) Aug 01, 2007 - GT Solar Incorporated, one of the major providers of manufacturing equipment and turnkey manufacturing solutions to the photovoltaic (PV) industry, announced that it has signed a $171 million dollar contract with Glory Silicon Energy Co., Ltd., of JiangSu, China for GT's new and more efficient DSS450 furnaces for the production of multi-crystalline silicon ingots. The contract is the largest sin ... moreSOLAR DAILY + Acciona Energy Closes Long-Term Financing On Nevada Solar One  Chicago (SPX) Aug 01, 2007 - Santander, BBVA and CAIXA were selected by Acciona to be the Mandated Lead Arrangers for the debt financing of the construction and term loan for Nevada Solar One. Capstar Partners and JP Morgan Capital Corporation co-led the equity syndication. CSP provides peak power when demand increasesCSP represents a new large scale renewable power source that provides clean renew ... more ENERGY TECH + EDF Signs Framework Agreement To Operate Four Wind Farms In US  Paris (SPX) Aug 01, 2007 - EDF Energies Nouvelles has announced the signature of a five-year operations and maintenance contract with MidAmerican Energy Company. This contract covers four wind farms with 508.5 megawatts of total capacity or 339 wind turbines. The contract signed by enXco, the US subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, and MidAmerican Energy covers the management, operation and maintenance of four wind farms ... moreENERGY TECH + FPL Energy Announces Expanded Growth Plan For Wind Business  Juno Beach FL (SPX) Aug 01, 2007 - With growing support for clean and renewable wind energy and the need for new sources of power generation to meet increasing demand, FPL Energy, a subsidiary of FPL Group, and the U.S. leader in wind energy development and operations, announced an aggressive goal to add between 8,000 and 10,000 megawatts of new wind to its portfolio by the end of 2012. To achieve its goal, FPL Energy plans ... moreCIVIL NUCLEAR + Hitachi Cuts Losses With Nuclear Plant Sales  Tokyo (AFP) Aug 01, 2007 - Japanese high-tech and energy giant Hitachi said Tuesday that it had reduced its first-quarter net loss by almost half, helped by higher sales of nuclear power equipment. Operating profit nearly doubled as lower earnings in IT systems and digital consumer products were offset by increases in the power and industrial systems division, the company said in a statement. Net losses narrowed to 13.62 ... more | ENERGY TECH:  SOLAR DAILY:  SOLAR DAILY:  ENERGY TECH:  |
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