Saturday, October 9th, 2010
ALL AFRICA – Managing climate change has become a governance issue. Consequent upon African Development Bank’s (AfDB’s) commitment to both governance and climate change, the institution’s president, Donald Kaberuka, will on Wednesday, October 13, 2010, in Addis Ababa address the first plenary session of the Seventh African Development Forum (ADF-VII) on the theme: “High Level Leadership
Saturday, October 9th, 2010
CROATIA TIMES – Intensive monitoring of the Danube river near Batina village in Osijek-Baranja County has begun amid fears that the Hungarian ecological catastrophe could reach Croatia. Together with the Osijek-Baranja County Department of Public Health, the Hrvatske Vode (Croatian Waters) experts are analyzing water samples on a daily basis and will continue to do so throughout
Saturday, October 9th, 2010
SIFY – Seeing light at the end of the tunnel will be more than just a catch phrase when Swiss engineers blast through the last Alpine granite barrier Oct 15 at the Gotthard Base Tunnel – the world’s longest rail tunnel. After 25 years of planning and construction, that blast will clear the way for a scheduled
Saturday, October 9th, 2010
ROSCOSMOS – Satellite №736 of the GLONASS orbital constellation has been commissioned on Oct. 4. The satellite was launched on Sept. 2, aboard Proton, together with the other two navigation spacecraft. Currently, GLONASS constellation comprises 26 satellites, with 18 in nominal operation, 2- to be commissioned, 4 undergoing technical maintenance, and 2 as orbital backup. Three Glonass-M’s
Saturday, October 9th, 2010
IRISH INDEPENDENT – The Metro North light-rail system linking Dublin city centre with the airport and Swords will cost €2.5bn, a third less than expected. And although the project has yet to be given the green light by government, the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) has spent €175m to date buying land, carrying out pre-construction work
Friday, October 8th, 2010
NORWAY POST – Statnett has presented its 2010 Grid Development Plan, and is proposing to invest a total of NOK 40 billion in developing and upgrading a new power grid in Norway in the period leading up to 2020. Read More
Friday, October 8th, 2010
FOSTER + PARTNERS – As the venue for Qatar’s 2022 World Cup bid, the Lusail Iconic Stadium will provide a world-class football facility for 86,250 spectators during the opening ceremony, group games and final. Reflecting Doha’s culture and heritage, the stadium is designed to be highly energy efficient and capable of performing in extreme summer climatic
Friday, October 8th, 2010
ESA – This Envisat radar image shows internal waves in the Strait of Gibraltar, between the southern coast of Spain and the northern coast of Morocco. The strait is the only connection between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, making it a place of intense study in order to understand the exchange of water between the two.
Thursday, October 7th, 2010
The results from ESA’s SMOS satellite have been impressive, but the mission has been bugged by patches of interference from radar, TV and radio transmissions in what should be a protected band. Painstaking efforts to reduce these unwanted signals are now paying off. Read More
Thursday, October 7th, 2010
SCOTTISH GOV – Scotland’s first national target to improve energy efficiency was unveiled today. Local councils are also to be given £10 million in grants to offer free insulation measures and provide energy saving advice to up to 100,000 households. Scotland’s Energy Efficiency Action Plan includes a headline target to reduce total energy consumption by 12 per cent
