Monday, June 14th, 2010
L’MONDE FRANCE – The round building that welcomes travelers to the foothills of Bellegarde, in Ain, less like a station at a lunar colony. Alliance of advanced technologies and natural principles of bioclimatic architecture, the newest member of SNCF stations foreshadows the willingness of the public company to raise its buildings on the principle of ecology
Saturday, June 12th, 2010
SIFY – Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Friday said the Himalayan region has been ignored on the state-formulated ecological policies. Ramesh said the eastern Himalayan region had been left out on all fronts pertaining to development and climatic change assessments, adding that States in the western Himalayan region were given
Saturday, June 12th, 2010
BBC – A renewable energy company has gone “back to the future” to develop a device to harness power from waves. AWS Ocean Energy chief executive Simon Grey said its prototype AWS-III on Loch Ness had evolved from “forgotten” technology first seen in 1985. He said the device could eventually be used in the Northern
Saturday, June 12th, 2010
GREEN GRIFT – “The smart grid better be cool for consumers — otherwise, they’re not going to adopt it,” according to Gene Wang, CEO of People Power.”The killer app is waiting to be found,” according to Sylvia Burks of law firm Pillsbury. Read More
Saturday, June 12th, 2010
TURKISH PRESS – The Turkish energy minister said that Turkey, as a partner country of Nabucco, had numerous responsibilities such as finding resources for the project. Turkish Energy & Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz replied to questions after his meeting with Exxon Mobil Corp’s senior vice president in capital Ankara. Read More
Friday, June 11th, 2010
EOPORTAL – There are already many satellites observing the Sun. Missions such as Cluster, Double Star, Soho and Stereo are investigating the solar wind, solar flares and radiation, magnetic field, as well as the Sun’s structure and composition. In a context of considerable change to the Earth’s climate, Picard will soon be joining the team
Friday, June 11th, 2010
NATIONAL UAE – A major push to train Emirati scientists and engineers was announced yesterday as part of a strategy for higher education unveiled by the Abu Dhabi Education Council.It aims to make sure the emirate’s universities are producing the right kind of graduates for the future needs of its job market. Read More
Friday, June 11th, 2010
ALL AFRICA – Communities surrounding the Gola Forest reserve have commended the effort of government and other partners in transforming the jungle into a national park for ecotourism and other economic activities for the benefit of local communities. It has been revealed that frantic efforts are being made to upgrade the standard of the forest
Friday, June 11th, 2010
NOVINTE – Investments in wind power generators are a great way to support smaller municipalities around Bulgaria, according to Tsonko Tsonev, mayor of the Black Sea town of Kavarna. “The operation of the wind power parks in the Kavarna Municipalities creates employment, produces environment-friendly energy, and on top of everything else contributes revenue that we
Friday, June 11th, 2010
EIB – The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a GBP 250 million Loan Facility with DONG Energy, guaranteed by the Danish Export Credit Agency (Eksport Kredit Fonden, EKF) on the basis of deliveries from Siemens Wind Power and Per Aarsleff. The loan is part of the financing for the construction of the London Array
