Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Agriculture requires US$2,5 billion annually to ensure adequate support for grain, cash crops and livestock production, Finance Minister Tendai Biti has said. Presenting his 2012 National Budget Statement last week, Minister Biti said grain by itself required US$702 million. To enhance farmers’ planning and preparedness Minister Biti has proposed a three-year rolling financing strategy for 2012,
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
The UK government is to kick-start an innovative project to fly radar satellites around the Earth, with an initial investment of £21m. Radar spacecraft can see the planet’s surface in all weathers, day and night. It is hoped that a series of satellites could eventually be launched, enabling any place on Earth to be imaged inside 24
Monday, November 28th, 2011
AeroGRID has signed a data distribution license with FÖMI, the Hungarian national mapping agency to become an agent for FÖMI’s national aerial imagery for the whole of Hungary. AeroGRID now boasts the most extensive library of aerial imagery of Europe. In 2011 AeroGRID has worked hard to expand its data portfolio in order to deliver on
Monday, November 28th, 2011
Identified with nuclear energy, Areva is also in the wind. The company has been selected to supply 120 wind turbines in Germany. The contract value amounts to EUR 1.2 billion, subject to completion of financing by the customer, said on Monday with the French nuclear group, confirming a report in Les Echos . Read More
Monday, November 28th, 2011
Identified with nuclear energy, Areva is also in the wind. The company has been selected to supply 120 wind turbines in Germany. The contract value amounts to EUR 1.2 billion, subject to completion of financing by the customer, said on Monday with the French nuclear group, confirming a report in Les Echos . Read More
Monday, November 28th, 2011
Norwegian aluminium producer Hydro and the Powerhouse alliance are planning to retrofit old offices outside Oslo, turning them into the world’s northernmost energy-positive buildings. Planning for the project in Sandvika, just west of Oslo, has begun. Work is to begin in 2013 and be finished in 2014, dependent upon approval from the authorities. Read More
Monday, November 28th, 2011
With high per capita emissions and an urgent need to develop, South Africa straddles a spectrum of interests at climate talks. It’s hoping to leverage its status to overcome divisions between rich and poor countries. The nominal goal of the talks in the harbor city of Durban is to come up with a binding international
Saturday, November 26th, 2011
The head of the world’s largest wind energy company has questioned the Baillieu government’s rationale for giving households veto rights over turbines within two kilometres of their homes. Ditlev Engel, chief executive of Danish company Vestas, said he had ”no idea” where the policy had come from. Read More
Saturday, November 26th, 2011
Belfast Harbour is to invest £50 million (US$77m) to develop a new terminal for the assembly of offshore wind turbines. The project is the largest in the facility’s 400-year history and will create 150 jobs and provide a major boost for the Northern Ireland construction industry. Read More
Saturday, November 26th, 2011
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation is set to enable the first mixed European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) Level 2 and conventional signalling operation, on one of the busiest lines in Europe. The line between Amsterdam and Utrecht in The Netherlands is equipped with the BOMBARDIER INTERFLO 450 mixed signalling solution and has had permission for
