Todays News scans:
COMPOSITE Power has grandiose plans for Hanford site, but ... - Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, WA
<http://www.tri-cityherald.com/tch/local/story/3927889p-3950096c.html>
... a massive amount, considering the most promising developments in the
energy storage industry involve construction of a plant housing a prototype
flow battery ...
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INFRATIL seeks carbon tax to make renewable energy viable - Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand
<http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2660058a13,00.html>
By MARTA STEEMAN. Without the tax, New Zealand was heading for a future
of more coal-fired electricity power plants, it said. Infratil ...
THE new German renewables act - make or break for renewable ... - Euractiv, Belgium
<http://www.euractiv.com/cgi-bin/cgint.exe?204&OIDN=1506201&-home=home>
In April 2000, the German government passed legislation to promote the
production of renewable energy in Germany. The aim was to ...
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SUPERCONDUCTOR Technologies to Present at ThinkEquity Partners ... - Business Wire (press release)
<http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&epi-process=generic_process.jsp&newsId=20030915005524&headlineSearchConfigBO=1063638000000%201063652554000%20%20groupByDate%20%201%20-4%201063638000000%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%201000151%20false%20true%20&newsPopup=false&newsLang=en&beanID=478837757&viewID=news_process_view>
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 2003--Superconductor
Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCON) ("STI") the global leader ...
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UNIVERSAL Communication Systems, Inc., Subsidiary Millennium ... - Yahoo News (press release)
<http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030915/flm016_1.html>
... UCSY - News) director Ami Elazari announced today that the company
has received a contract from the City of Herzliah, Israel, to build and
install Photovoltaic ...
WHAT Made The Blackout Inevitable - Gotham Gazette, NY
<http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/feature-commentary/20030912/202/520>
... Employing diesel generators, or better yet - from an environmental
point of view - fuel cells, micro turbines, wind turbines, and photovoltaic
cells, such a ...
LIGHT infantry - E4engineering.com, UK
<http://www.e4engineering.com/item.asp?id=49893&type=news>
The US Army is funding prototypes of a power technology developed by Massachusetts-based
Konarka, a specialist in photovoltaic systems, in a bid to reduce the
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FOCUS on energy efficiency in houses - Otago Daily Times, New Zealand
<http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/getitem?date=15Sep2003&object=MEN45B2778EG&type=html>
... About 300 people took a close look at energy efficiency improvements
at seven open-house presentations in the city, organisers said. ...
SHELL Saves Power, Raises Yields - SolarAccess.com News, NH
<http://www.solaraccess.com/news/story?storyid=5095>
... 15, 2003 [SolarAccess.com] Washington State policymakers visited the
Shell Solar plant in Vancouver, Washington, USA for a tour and update
on energy efficiency ...
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COWBOY Enterprise: Getting off the grid - Wyoming News, WY
<http://www.trib.com/AP/wire_detail.php?wire_num=210450>
... At the same time, he wants to take advantage of Wyoming's new net metering
law, which requires utilities buy back excess generation. ...
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MICROTURBINES keep power humming - Oak Ridger, TN
<http://www.oakridger.com/stories/091503/new_20030915037.shtml>
A good example of this effort is Oak Ridge National Laboratory's microturbine
technology. The microturbine, which "operates like ...
GE Global Research Scientists Leading the Charge toward the ... - Business Wire (press release)
<http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&epi-process=generic_process.jsp&newsId=20030915005600&headlineSearchConfigBO=1063641600000%201063658984000%20%20groupByDate%20%201%20-4%201063641600000%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%201000151%20false%20true%20&newsPopup=false&newsLang=en&beanID=478837757&viewID=news_process_view>
... - Spearheading GE's microturbine program from the exploratory phase
through commercialization, which resulted in the highest efficiency microturbine
ever ...
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BUSH Admin.: West Is Key to Natural Gas - Kansas City Star, MO
<http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/breaking_news/6777156.htm>
BIG SKY, Mont. - The nation's demand for natural gas continues to outstrip
supply and Western states are prime sources of fuel to fill that gap,
Bush ...
BELARUS president to discuss natural gas trade with Putin - Interfax, Belarus
<http://www.interfax.com/com?item=Bela&pg=0&id=5658453&req=>
... West) - Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Saturday
he plans to discuss with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, Russian
natural gas ... Lukashenka, Putin Meet To Discuss Gas Price Increase
- Radio Free Europe Russia/Belarus: Putin, Lukashenka Meeting Comes
Amid Mounting ...
NATURAL gas prices will stay volatile - Indianapolis Star, IN
<http://www.indystar.com/print/articles/9/074332-6779-031.html>
... - The chairman of the American Gas Association is warning that consumers
can expect more volatility in natural gas prices until new supplies are
tapped. ...
ENERGY department warns of natural gas shortages - KUSA, CO
<http://www.9news.com/storyfull.aspx?storyid=18722>
WASHINGTON - The Department of Energy is warning there could be a shortage
of natural gas over the next year or two. During a conference ...
DOE endorses new natural gas storage technology consortium - Oil & Gas Journal
<http://ogj.pennnet.com/articles/web_article_display.cfm?ARTICLE_CATEGORY=GenIn&ARTICLE_ID=186999>
By OGJ editors. WASHINGTON, DC, Sept. 15 -- The US Department of Energy
said it is helping to organize a new US natural gas storage technology
consortium. ...
NATURAL gas prices expected to stay volatile, official predicts - Buffalo News, NY
<http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20030915/1018437.asp>
By STEVE EVERLY. KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The chairman of the American Gas Association
is warning that consumers can expect more volatility in natural gas prices
...
BOLIVIA looks to sell natural gas to US - Montana Forum, Montana
<http://www.montanaforum.com/rednews/2003/09/14/build/fuels/gas-bolivia.php?nnn=3>
MEXICO CITY - Bolivia wants to export 10 trillion cubic feet of liquid
natural gas to the United States during the next 20 years, President Gonzalo
Sanchez ...
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MEDIA Advisory - Photo Opportunity - From Solar Racers To Energy ... - Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada
<http://www.newswire.ca/releases/September2003/15/c0700.html>
15 /CNW/ - Energy conservation and efficiency takes centre stage on Tuesday,
September 16th as Dixie Outlet Mall unveils its 100,000 square foot, energy
...
FP&L to pass slight savings to residential customers - South Florida Business Journal, FL
<http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2003/09/15/daily10.html?jst=b_ln_hl>
... increase slightly as a result of the continued high price of oil and
natural gas, decreases in other clauses, such as environmental, energy
conservation and ...
FOCUS on energy efficiency in houses - Otago Daily Times, New Zealand
<http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/getitem?date=15Sep2003&object=MEN45B2778EG&type=html>
... The New Zealand Government could do more to promote energy conservation
by providing more resources for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Authority. ...
THE future can be bright - Sudbury Star, Canada
<http://www.thesudburystar.com/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=43301&catname=Editorial>
... Rather than spend huge amounts of money on more polluting power plants,
the state decided to push energy conservation. It worked. ...
MEDIA Advisory - Steven Page to lead a public forum on the ... - Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada
<http://www.newswire.ca/releases/September2003/15/c0724.html>
... Participants are invited to voice their opinions with renewable energy
experts and ask questions on such topics as energy conservation and how
to get involved ...
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POWER firm floods more than 100 Nigerian villages - Arab Times, Middle East
<http://www.arabtimesonline.com/arabtimes/breakingnews/view.asp?msgID=2808>
KANO, Nigeria, (AFP) - More than 100 villages were flooded at the weekend
after Nigeria's state power firm opened an endangered hydroelectric dam,
a government ...
BHUTAN agree to remove insurgents camps - Sify, India
<http://sify.com/news/othernews/fullstory.php?id=13252279>
... A Memorandum of Understanding for the preparation of a detailed project
report on Punatsangchhu Hydroelectric Project was signed by External Affairs
Minister ...
BHUTAN to hold talks with Indian insurgent groups - Newindpress, India
<http://www.newindpress.com/Newsitems.asp?ID=IEL20030915075640&Page=L&Title=B+R+E+A+K+I+N+G++++N+E+W+S&rLink=0>
... The two countries will sign a memorandum of understanding to prepare
a detailed project report on the 870 MW Punatshangchu hydroelectric project
in Bhutan to ...
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SASKATCHEWAN Wind Power Partnership - SolarAccess.com News, NH
<http://www.solaraccess.com/news/story?storyid=5099>
... SolarAccess.com] Partly in response to the Canadian government's increasing
commitments toward renewable energy, and understanding the reasons for
wind power's ...
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COMPOSITE Power has grandiose plans for Hanford site, but ... - Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, WA
<http://www.tri-cityherald.com/tch/local/story/3927889p-3950096c.html>
... Composite Power also proposes a 120-megawatt battery facility that
would store electricity to ensure a highly reliable power supply for its
industrial park. ...
BUSH Eases Air Pollution Rules - CBS News
<http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/09/15/politics/main573240.shtml>
... In the case of a 1,500-megawatt plant with two 750-megawatt units that
cost $1 billion to replace, each could be upgraded $200 million at a time,
agency ...
KEEPING the lights on - Oak Ridger, TN
<http://www.oakridger.com/stories/091503/new_20030915038.shtml>
... Dropping load can be a site specific power savings, making a megawatt
of load much more valuable than a megawatt of generation, which often
must run a complex ...
OG&E Rate Plan to Offer Benefits to Schools, Small Businesses; ... - Yahoo News (press release)
<http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030915/dam052_1.html>
... In August, OG&E announced it had entered into an agreement to purchase
a 400-megawatt interest in the 520-megawatt McClain power plant near Newcastle.
...
GENTING slips in bid for Loy Yang - Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
<http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/15/1063624980694.html>
... The Government had assurances from both AGL and Genting that they supported
Loy Yang's planned 80 megawatt extension, which was necessary to ensure
Victoria's ...
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NEW Brunswick nuclear power plant out of service until October - WMTW, ME
<http://www.wmtw.com/Global/story.asp?S=1442530>
ST. JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK (AP) -- The Point Lepreau nuclear power plant in
New Brunswick will be out of service until early October. ...
LIGHTS out on the UK - E4engineering.com, UK
<http://www.e4engineering.com/item.asp?id=47665>
... Engineers fear that it will be jeopardising the UK's future energy
supplies next month by fudging the issue of nuclear power. The ...
ASIA Times - - Asia Times Online, Hong Kong
<http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/EI16Dg04.html>
... powerful typhoon ever to hit South Korea killed at least 84 people
and caused severe damage to property and industrial facilities including
five nuclear power ...
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