Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
EU- The European Commission launches today the first call for proposals for the world’s largest programme of investment in low carbon and renewable energy demonstration projects. The initiative, known as NER300, will provide substantial financial support for at least eight projects involving carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies and at least 34 projects involving innovative renewable
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
ALL AFRICA – Part of the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP), the new railway designs are to connect some of the major cities of Ethiopia. From Mekelle up North; Galafi and Djibouti in the East; Awash and Sebeta; and Jimma down South, the 1,833.6km-long railway will be providing service to these locations. The Ethiopian Railway Corporation (ERC)
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
GUARDIAN UK – Gas plants will be eligible for the government’s £9bn carbon capture demonstration programme, Chris Huhne, the energy and climate change secretary, will announce tomorrow. The programme had only been open to coal plants, which in future will be required to fit the technology to capture and store emissions rather than release them into
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
VOICE OF RUSSIA – Russian polar explorers are due to get quite a present for the New Year, given that the Admiralty Shipyard in St. Petersburg is going to launch a new research vessel by that time. Thus far it has been the Polar Fleet flagship The Academician Fyodorov that has been continually sailing to both
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
HELSINGIN SANOMAT – The Finnish government is taking a close look at administrative problems afflicting the various municipalities of the Greater Helsinki area. With decision-making affecting the whole region in the hands of competing municipalities, the government feels that the current disparate systems are not functioning well together. This applies to the cities themselves, their existing systems
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
ARAB NETWORK – The ministry and the WB have recently signed an agreement to finance a 1,500-megawatt North Giza power plant with 600 million dollars. The WB also offered 220 million dollars to fund a project on developing the national power grid, Younis said. The WB will also offer 270 million dollars in contribution to a 100-megawatt
Monday, November 8th, 2010
IBM – Working with consultants and researchers from IBM, Shanghai Electric Power Company (Shanghai Power) has installed the Integrated Distribution Outage Planner (IDOP) as it is transforming its power grid to minimize power outages. These outages can jeopardize network reliability and service quality for its customers and as one of the largest power companies in Asia,
Monday, November 8th, 2010
SMH – A Google Maps error is being blamed for Nicaraguan troops accidentally invading Costa Rica last week. The troops have been accused of crossing the hotly disputed Nicaragua border into Costa Rica and setting up camp for the night after taking down a Costa Rican flag and raising the Nicaraguan flag. Read More
Monday, November 8th, 2010
WIND ENERGY – The outlook for Northern Europe’s offshore wind industry couldn’t be any stronger. With £60 million pledged from the Coalition Government, the UK is now not only the largest offshore wind market globally, but is also moving from strength to strength, growing in confidence, and here to stay. Read More
Monday, November 8th, 2010
BBC – Essential web services have come under simulated attack as European nations test their cyber defences. The first-ever cross-European simulation of an all out cyber attack was planned to test how well nations cope as the attacks slow connections. The simulation steadily reduced access to critical services to gauge how nations react. Read More
