Sunday, July 24th, 2011
he Kremlin just can’t wait to dazzle and impress the global community with its GLONASS, a satellite positioning technology which is being touted here as a credible challenge to established U.S. rival GPS. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, who oversees GLONASS development, told reporters on Monday that the home-made system will achieve 100 percent
Sunday, July 24th, 2011
The Express AM4 satellite, designed and manufactured by Astrium teaming with Khrunichev for RSCC, has left Astrium’s facility in Toulouse, where it had undergone its final integration and test campaign. Express AM4 will now be transported by a Russian Antonov aircraft to Baikonur, Kazakhstan, in preparation for its launch by a Khrunichev Proton Breeze M
Saturday, July 23rd, 2011
Opponents of the government’s proposed high-speed rail link from London to the north claim it is a white elephant being pursued on grounds of vanity when proper alternatives have not been considered (Report, 19 July). But we spent the best part of 15 years attempting to transform our busiest railway, the west coast mainline, from
Saturday, July 23rd, 2011
Drought in Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti is pushing tens of thousands of people from their homes as millions face food insecurity in a crisis visible from space. ESA’s SMOS satellite shows that the region’s soil is too dry to grow crops. Read More
Saturday, July 23rd, 2011
Japanese company Toshiba intends to continue its investments in the construction of a 10 MW solar park near the Southeastern Bulgarian town of Yambol. Toshiba representatives have confirmed their commitment during a meeting with Yambol’s Mayor, Georgi Slavov, the Bulgarian National Radio has informed. The photovoltaic park will cost EUR 37.6 M and will be able to
Saturday, July 23rd, 2011
Russian authorities are not ruling out the establishment of customs fees on imported hardware equipped with GPS navigators not supported by the Russian national satellite navigation system GLONASS. “Currently the fee is zero. There are plans to introduce customs fees for GPS equipment that is notoriented to GLONASS GPS. It is possible that
Saturday, July 23rd, 2011
Romania currently hosts the largest on-shore wind park in Europe. Wind energy is booming in the economically weak country, yet investors remain worried about a lack of clear regulations. Strong winds and strong state support: Romania is on its way to becoming wind energy’s paradise. Back in 2008, the Bucharest government agreed on a law to
Friday, July 22nd, 2011
Barcelona recorded over 480 million journeys on public transport during the first quarter of 2011. The figure represents a growth of 2% on last year’s number and equals the figure for 2008. Public transport in the Barcelona area recovered, during the first quarter of this year, the number of journeys recorded in 2008, before the start
Friday, July 22nd, 2011
Lebanon is at least seven years behind Israel in terms of developing its maritime natural gas and oil fields, Lebanese newspaper As-Safir reported United Nations special representative Michael Williams as saying Thursday. Williams urged Lebanon to begin passing laws that would allow energy companies to begin searching for oil and natural gas in Lebanon’s Mediterranean
Friday, July 22nd, 2011
In an effort to clean up the international reputation of its oil sands, Canada’s federal government said Thursday it will launch a new air- and water-monitoring program for the industry. The plan marks a significant change to regulatory oversight of the oil sands, an industry that has boomed in recent years amid sky-high oil prices and
