Saturday, November 5th, 2011
The nickel discovery was announced by Anglo American mining company earlier this week, and is said to be very promising. Samples of ore containing 4 percent nickel are found in the Viiankiaapa area, just north of Sodankylä in Finnish Lapland. Read More
Saturday, November 5th, 2011
The distribution arm of Italy’s biggest utility, Enel, has started installing the first smart grid in Italy, part of its push to develop the technology needed to handle electricity flows from decentralized, fluctuating renewable power sources. Several thousand customers will take part in the 10 million euro ($13.7 million) pilot project in the southern region of Molise,
Friday, November 4th, 2011
The Scottish government has recognized that developing the country’s marine energy resources is critical to meeting its ambitious target of producing all of its electricity from renewable resources by 2020. The government recently made its biggest commitment to tidal power to date, announcing that it is putting up £18 million (about $29 million) to help develop the country’s
Friday, November 4th, 2011
In Katmandu, Nepal, where outbreaks of typhoid are common, researchers used tiny genetic mutations in the makeup of the pathogen to gain a better understanding of where it began and how it spread.” Typhoid is completely eradicable,” said Stephen Baker, head of intestinal infections at the Oxford University clinical research unit in Ho Chi Minh City,
Friday, November 4th, 2011
Analysts say farmers have failed to embrace new technologies. One such technology that agriculturalists are rooting for is the geographic information system (GIS) mapping. “GIS mapping has been used before by farmers, but mostly on a large-scale and its application in Kenya has been very low”, says Andrew Adwera, a research fellow with the African Center for
Friday, November 4th, 2011
The UK Forestry Standard (UKFS) is the practice code for forest management, and details the conditions that must be met when felling trees, carrying out woodland operations and receiving grants. It has been developed by the Forestry Commission and the Northern Ireland Forest Service in consultation with a wide range of interests. It applies to all woodland,
Friday, November 4th, 2011
Carnegie Wave Energy is gearing up to announce the location of its first commercial demonstration wave energy project within 90 days as the company sizes up government funding opportunities and five sites around the globe. Carnegie managing director Michael Ottaviano told yesterday’s annual meeting in Fremantle that the WA company had set an “aggressive” timetable and
Friday, November 4th, 2011
The map was made in the style of the Florentine mosaic and it was beautiful. It had a weight of 3.5 tons and contained over 4.5 thousand precious and semiprecious stones. It took 667 workers just 11 months to create it, which shows how much they all worked. Read More
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
For Q3, the company reported revenue of $667 million, down 4% from a year ago, but well above the Street at $618.1 million. Pro forma profits of 71 cents a share crushed the Street consensus at 50 cents. Gross margin improved to 52%, from 48% in Q2 and 50% a year ago. Operating margin was
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
Beginning next year and running for four years, some 2,000 residents and business on the Danish island of Bornholm will be the subject of an experiment. The goal: To determine how to develop a grid powered by at least 50 percent renewable energy sources, such as wind power, solar energy and biogas. In announcing its
