Monday, December 20th, 2010
Investigators have blamed the recent loss of three Glonass-M satellites in space on a series of mistakes made by the Russian Energia rocket corporation, final results of a probe into the incident have showed. “It was established that the fueling of the booster by an excess of 1.5-2 tons of oxidant made the Proton carrier rocket
Monday, December 20th, 2010
Russia, a leading oil and gas exporter, has used more than 50% of its known oil reserves and might need to attract enormous investment to modernise its oil infrastructure. In the global energy market, rapidly changing due to a number of factors, such as the rise of Brazil and the shale gas revolution, Russia has
Sunday, December 19th, 2010
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and King Juan Carlos opened Saturday the country’s fourth high-speed rail line, making the country the European leader in the technology. The 438-kilometre (272-mile) route will slash travel time between the Spanish capital and the Mediterranean port of Valencia, Spain’s third-biggest city, from four hours to just 90 minutes. The
Sunday, December 19th, 2010
PUNCH – The satellite was manufactured by Surrey Satellite Technology Limited, a British satellite manufacturing firm, and it is scheduled to be launched into space in Yansy, Russia by Dnper, a Russian company specialising in satellite launch services. Abubakar said before the satellite, known as NigeriaSat-2, was moved to Russia in preparation for its journey into space,
Sunday, December 19th, 2010
ILOVEINDIA.COM – Hydroelectricity simply means electricity generated by water. Gravitational force of falling water is used to generate electricity from it. It is renewable and eco- friendly in nature. The best thing about the procedure is that the amount of water remains the same as before, even after the whole process. In the process, the gravitational
Sunday, December 19th, 2010
REPUBLICA – The government has decided to develop two storage-type hydropower projects in the near future in a bid to cope with the extended power cuts, which have paralyzed every sectors in the country. It has decided to expedite construction works of Upper Seti (127 MW) and Budhi Gandaki (600 MW) that have long been awaiting construction.
Sunday, December 19th, 2010
BBC – State regulators passed a “cap-and-trade” framework to let companies buy and sell permits, giving them an incentive to emit fewer gases. The aim is to create the second-largest market in the field, after Europe’s. Read More
Friday, December 17th, 2010
CONF BOARD CANADA – Understanding the economic potential of Canada’s North is limited in its current status. The primary goal of Mapping the Economic Potential of Canada’s North is to develop an overall view of the future economic potential of Canada’s North. In other words, what economic potential does exist, in which sectors, and where? Read
Friday, December 17th, 2010
NORWAY POST – Norwegian company Norspace AS has signed a contract with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd (MDA) of Canada for delivery of frequency converter electronics for two satellites. Norspace won the contract following a competitive tender offering. A key selection criterion in favour of Norspace was strong product heritage. Norspace has recently supplied almost identical equipment
Friday, December 17th, 2010
TELEGRAPH UK – The most radical overhaul of Britain’s energy industry in a generation is certain to clear the way for green power but will come at a £27bn cost to homes and businesses, according to experts. Read More
