Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
The National Programme for Energy Efficiency and Conservation will need around VND1 trillion (US$48 million) to save between five and eight per cent of the nation’s total energy consumption by 2015, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.The programme, which began in 2006, includes activities to encourage, promote and propagate science and technology research
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
Entering the train in Helsinki’s Pasila, passengers would be whisked to Tallinn in less than an hour. In other words, Helsinki and the neighbouring capital of Estonia would be in the same commuting area. Moreover, it would take only five hours to travel to Berlin. No queuing at the airport, no sulphur emissions from ships, no weather
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
Statoil, together with its Luva field partners, has selected a Spar platform to develop the field. As a gas transport solution has also been decided, a major step has now been taken towards deep-water production in the Norwegian Sea. The Luva field, which is a deep-water pioneer in the Norwegian Sea, may be the first to
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
Wolfram Alpha is about to allow users to analyse and manipulate their own data – including pictures and sounds. The service is part of a new “pro” version of the data search and analysis engine to be launched on Wednesday. Read More
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Gazprom intends to invest $7 million in the Shtokman project this year. The Russian gas giant will not yet open its wallet in the Barents Sea. While the oil industry eagerly awaits a final investment decision in the huge offshore project, the main field partner will itself spend only peanuts on the project this year. Read
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
German air pollution levels were higher in 2011 than in previous years, despite environmental zones banning certain cars from urban areas. Authorities attribute the rise to weather and industry. Read More
Sunday, February 5th, 2012
It’s business hours as usual for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The message amidst the mess, is to stay focused on immediate missions and not the madness orbiting them, thanks to the Devas-Antrix row. Read More
Sunday, February 5th, 2012
The Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad plans to invest $3.9 billion in upgrades to its network this year. The railroad said Wednesday that its capital spending plan is $400 million bigger than its 2011 budget of $3.5 billion. Overall, the nation’s major freight railroads, which include BNSF, plan to spend about $13 billion this year, up
Sunday, February 5th, 2012
It did not take long: the day after the European Commission’s decision to award the contract for a second batch of Galileo satellites to a consortium headed by prime contractor OHB System AG in Bremen, Germany, the first angry reaction has come. Read More
Sunday, February 5th, 2012
A new study by Carnegie Mellon, MIT and Georgia Tech researchers found that people on Twitter said only 36 percent of the tweets that fill their feeds each day are worthwhile. Mashable reports that respondents disliked another 25 percent of the tweets they rated and reported neutral feelings about the remaining 39 percent. Read More
