Monday, August 9th, 2010
NATIONAL UAE – The capital is to be a global pioneer of the “smart” electricity grid, a technological innovation that could lead to a solar panel on almost every rooftop.The Abu Dhabi Distribution Company (ADDC), which supplies electricity to the city and surrounding areas, will have installed digital electricity meters in all buildings by the
Monday, August 9th, 2010
DER SPIEGEL – Moscow is engulfed in smog, 500 fires are still blazing across Russia and the deadly wildfires could pose a nuclear threat if they spread to an area contaminated by the Chernobyl disaster. The German press on Friday says the overcentralization of power is partly to blame for the disaster. Read More
Sunday, August 8th, 2010
ALL AFRICA – The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) is to sign a contract with the Information Network Security Agency (INSA) for the development of software, provision of technical support, and supervision of its fleet management system (FMS) which it is planning to launch in the 2010/11 fiscal year. Read More
Saturday, August 7th, 2010
BARENTS OBSERVER – Oil companies have spent 5 billion EUR on exploration drillings in the Barents Sea since the area was opened. However, the only gas or oil fields of economic interest which are found are the Snøhvit and Goliat fields. An oil or gas field must be of a certain size in order to
Saturday, August 7th, 2010
NOVINTE BULGARIA – The Russian South Stream gas pipeline will pass through the town of Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, announced Saturday. Borisov spoke in an interview for the largest private TV Channel bTV, after the conclusion of his talks with Serbian President, Boris Tadic, late Friday. Read More
Saturday, August 7th, 2010
NORWAY POST – The North Sea’s largest jack up accommodation unit with 447 single cabins, has arrived in Eydehavn for hook up and final commissioning before mobilising for Ekofisk Field and the client ConocoPhillips. The accomodation unit “Haven” has been built for Master Marine by Drydocks World, Graha Shipyard at Batam, Indonesia, and was towed to
Saturday, August 7th, 2010
INSIDE COSTA RICA – Argentina and Uruguay agreed on Wednesday to establish a commission of science and technology to monitor the Uruguay River on the border of both countries.The commission will include four scientists from the two countries, said Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman and his Uruguayan counterpart Luis Almagro.Scientists will study and monitor the
Friday, August 6th, 2010
RDC ScanEx – Over 300 “hot spots” have been detected on July 29 using satellite images in the European part of Russia and the Urals Federal District. Operational satellite-based monitoring of fire situation has been conducted by ScanEx RDC. Read More
Friday, August 6th, 2010
DER SPIEGEL – They may have been dubbed the “Internet generation,” but young people are more interested in their real-world friends than Facebook. New research shows that the majority of children and teenagers are not the Web-savvy digital natives of legend. In fact, many of them don’t even know how to google properly. Read More
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
ALL AFRICA – The eventual realisation of the Federal Government of Nigeria’s Vision 20:2020 is partly and critically tied to the amount of achievements the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development is able to make. However, the ongoing implementation of the economic diversification policy of the government by the ministry tends to provide a
