Monday, June 21st, 2010
ESA – The European GNSS Evolution Programme (EGEP) is an ESA optional programme supported by 17 Member States and Canada. Its primary aim is to undertake research and development in and verification of technologies relating to regional space-based augmentation systems (SBAS) and global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). Read More
Sunday, June 20th, 2010
ALL AFRICA – Government’s plan to build the Neckartal Dam near Keetmanshoop at a cost of N$2,4 billion is to start next year, with the design to be completed by October, a consultant has said.”The scoping report for the environmental impact assessment (EIA) is complete and then the full EIA study will go ahead,” Günter Leicher,
Sunday, June 20th, 2010
BBC – A website that helps people to work out how much CO2 is being emitted to heat water in their homes has gone online. Produced by the Energy Saving Trust (EST), it also suggests ways that users can save water and energy, as well as cutting their carbon footprint. The Trust says CO2 from
Sunday, June 20th, 2010
IRISH TIMES – Sensor technology that can remotely monitor people with chronic illnesses and allow them to stay at home for longer could significantly ease the burden of an ageing population on the healthcare system, an international expert has said. Prof Joseph Kvedar, director of the centre for Connected Health at Partners Healthcare and Harvard
Sunday, June 20th, 2010
DEUTSCHE WELLE – Bangladesh is expected to be one of the countries most affected by climate change. With the help from European donors, the country is implementing programs aimed at helping its 150 million people face those changes. Read More
Sunday, June 20th, 2010
FINANCIAL – The EBRD and Russia’s Federal Grid Company, the country’s high-voltage transmission operator, today laid the groundwork for a strategic partnership to promote energy efficiency in the Russian power sector. Read More
Friday, June 18th, 2010
ARAB NEWS – There is an idea that has been around for a long time, at least since the fall of 1973: All that stands between the United States and an abundant energy future is a lack of spending on research and development. Read More
Friday, June 18th, 2010
VIET NAM NEWS – The Phu My Construction Investment Corporation (PMC), which plans to list on the HCM City Stock Exchange, is calling on investors to pour more money into infrastructure. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday in HCM City, Nguyen Thanh Thai, general director of PMC, said one of the company’s major investments,
Friday, June 18th, 2010
GERMAN GOV – For the year 2008 Germany met its climate protection goal in accordance with the Kyoto Protocol and remains an international frontrunner in the area of climate protection. Greenhouse gas emissions in 2008 sank by 22.2 percent over 1990 levels, a volume equivalent to nearly 280 million tons. The inventories of 1990-2008, as
Friday, June 18th, 2010
L’MONDE FRANCE – More than two centuries after this first attempt to link solar activity and Earth’s climate, the issue is still not settled. The successful submission of the French satellite Picard, Tuesday, June 15, from the Baikonur Yasny (Russia), should allow scientists to make progress in its resolution. Read More
