KNAPPSTER : Blue Diamond Hill power plant proposal . . .
Las Vegas Mercury, NV
Remember those controversial plans to build an electric power plant atop
Blue Diamond Hill, adjacent to the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation
area? ...
<http://www.lasvegasmercury.com/2004/MERC-Jan-08-Thu-2004/22940683.html>
BELARUS sends Itera agreement on power plant construction
Interfax, Belarus
Minsk. (Interfax-West) - Belarus has sent a draft agreement on the construction
of a new electric power plant worth $900 million to Itera International
Group ...
<http://www.interfax.com/com?item=Bela&pg=0&id=5680153&req=>
PROTEST OVER POWER PLANT
Exeter Express, UK
BY SARAH POUNDS. A Devon man is protesting to the Government about the
role of the South West Regional Development Agency in a project ...
<http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=101955&command=displayContent&sourceNode=99871&contentPK=8405209>
ADMISSIONS employee uses power of the sun to run his office
The Athens News, OH
... The office went into operation Nov. 18, using power from six 55-watt
photovoltaic (PV) panels mounted on the roof of the building. ...
<http://www.athensnews.com/issue/article.php3?story_id=15369>
XSUNX Marks Launch of Commercialization Drive
PrimeZone (press release)
... This proprietary process is intended to allow manufacturers to apply
a transparent and photovoltaic glazing to glass and other transparent
substrates. ...
<http://www.primezone.com/pages/news_releases.mhtml?d=50580>
TVA dredging Melton Hill Lake
Oak Ridger, TN
"Through great partnership with TVA, we've put together this project,"
Bradshaw said. TVA will dredge the shallow portion at the ...
<http://www.oakridger.com/stories/010804/new_20040108016.shtml>
TVA Hopes To Extend Licenses for Browns Ferry Plants
WAFF, AL
TVA wants a 20-year extension for 3 reactors at the Browns Ferry Nuclear
Plant in Athens. TVA officials made their request to the ...
<http://www.waff.com/Global/story.asp?S=1592282>
TVA Applies for 20-year Browns Ferry License Extension
WATE, TN
... TVA officials said Wednesday they have asked the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission to extend those operating licenses for units 1, 2 and 3 to
2033, 2034 and 2036 ...
<http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=1592255>
TVA Meeting High Demand for Heat during Cold Weather
WATE, TN
And TVA officials say they're making sure the demand for more power is
met. This is TVA's most crucial stretch of the year, especially ...
<http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=1591196>
6000 in Maury , Giles counties endure power loss
The Tennessean, TN
About 6,000 people in southern Maury County and northern Giles County spent
much of yesterday cold and in the dark after TVA suffered first one, then
a second ...
<http://www.tennessean.com/local/archives/04/01/45234498.shtml?Element_ID=45234498>
ASSUMPTION natural gas leak sealed
Baton Rouge Advocate, LA
Well-control crews successfully sealed a crack in the casing of a natural
gas well Wednesday night near Grand Bayou in Assumption Parish, ending
a dangerous ...
<http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/010804/new_leak001.shtml>
NATURAL gas bills go up locally
Linton Daily Citizen, IN
Many Greene County area residents and business owners were surprised, even
shocked, when natural gas bills arrived earlier this month -- the cost
doubled and ...
<http://www.dailycitizen.com/articles/2004/01/08/news/bgas.txt>
NATURAL Gas Storage and LNG Tracked in New Interactive Map from ...
Business Wire (press release)
8, 2004--As natural gas cash market prices spike to more than $10/MMBtu
at certain market locations, interest in gas storage and liquefied natural
gas (LNG ...
<http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20040108005544&newsLang=en>
EXPERTS' tips help you weather rising natural gas costs
Fond du Lac Reporter, WI
By Ryan Murphy. For the past three months, natural gas prices have been
on the rise, along with residents' concerns over how much they will have
to pay. ...
<http://www.wisinfo.com/thereporter/news/archive/local_14066521.shtml>
SENATORS call for natural gas probe
Chemical & Engineering News
Sens. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.), and Charles
E. Schumer (DN.Y.) have called for investigations into natural gas prices
that are ...
<http://pubs.acs.org/cen/today/8202govcon.html>
BIG Natural Gas Price Hikes This Winter
KAIT, AR
Natural gas prices are skyrocketing. And that means for some, it's going
to cost a lot more to heat our homes this winter. SIGECO ...
<http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=156785>
NATURAL gas bills seen rising
Buffalo News, NY
US consumers can expect to spend 8 percent more to heat their homes with
natural gas this winter than a year ago because of a rally in wholesale
prices, the US ...
<http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20040108/5050056.asp>
NATURAL gas prices spike in state
New Haven Register, CT
Natural gas prices jumped 18.5 percent in December compared to the same
month a year earlier, and consumers can expect another 14.5 increase this
month. ...
<http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=10769334&BRD=1281&PAG=461&dept_id=7546&rfi=6>
NATURAL gas spin-off
Budapest Sun, Hungary
By Tamás S Kiss. OIL and gas group MOL has announced that it has completed
the long-awaited unbundling of its natural gas business. ...
<http://www.budapestsun.com/full_story.asp?ArticleId=%7B80DF1A77DA164E8596942D9D9E9200EB%7D&From=Business>
INDIA News > TV blackout casts gloom in winter chill
New Kerala, India
... Thousands of people, forced indoors in the biting cold, were left with
little to do as cable operators effected a total blackout depriving them
of their right ...
<http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&showcomments=1&id=4111>
PROTECTION systems found to have worked during blackout
Albany Business Review, NY
... before the Aug. 14 blackout, the New York Independent System Operator
said in a report released Thursday. NYISO dispatchers had ...
<http://albany.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2004/01/05/daily44.html?jst=b_ln_hl>
22 localities in Volgograd region still suffering from blackout.
ITAR-TASS, Russia
VOLGOGRAD, January 8 (Itar-Tass) - Twenty-two localities with a population
of 6,672 people are still cut off from all power supplies in the Volgograd
Region ...
<http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=284925&PageNum=0>
DTE Energy Technologies Launches Ultra Low-Emissions On-Site ...
Yahoo News (press release)
... of 2002. The CEGR technology has been proven through more than 60,000
hours of demanding cogeneration use in Europe. DTE Energy ...
<http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040108/deth025_1.html>
EDL to invest in Karnataka
Deepika, India
... The company also planned to take up production of rectified spirit,
extra neutral alcohol and ethonol, besides setting up a cogeneration plant
of 30 MW in the ...
<http://www.deepikaglobal.com/ENG5_sub.asp?ccode=ENG5&newscode=36741>
SEMPRA Energy Solutions Awarded $46.5 Million in Federal ...
Yahoo News (press release)
... It will replace an existing cogeneration system with one that is 40
percent more efficient than purchasing from the electrical grid, saving
more than $19.3 ...
<http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040108/lath098_1.html>
FERC chair urges Energy Bill passage
The Casper Star Tribune, WY
... Despite acknowledging there is ambiguity over whether FERC has authority
under existing laws to enforce reliability standards, Wood said the agency
plans to ...
<http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2004/01/08/news/wyoming/e9e04e463d711eac87256e1500018045.txt>
SENATORS call for natural gas probe
Chemical & Engineering News
... Lieberman and Schumer called for investigations by the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC) and other federal oversight bodies; Hatch
said he intends to ...
<http://pubs.acs.org/cen/today/8202govcon.html>
POWER & ENERGY GETS FUEL CELL CONTRACT
Small Times
... is using a US defense research contract to develop nanostructured membranes
for fuel cell applications, according to a news release. ...
<http://www.smalltimes.com/document_display.cfm?section_id=51&document_id=7179>
JAPAN, United States agree to cooperate on fuel cell research
Canada.com, Canada
TOKYO (AP) - Japan and the United States have agreed to work jointly on
developing hydrogen fuel cells, the US government said Thursday. ...
<http://www.canada.com/technology/story.html?id=D919B434-26BC-4853-9AE4-A59535549141>
US, Japan to research fuel cell energy
Washington Times, DC
... Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Goji Sakamoto Thursday
signed a statement of intent to conduct joint research into hydrogen and
fuel cell ...
<http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040108-110622-7437r.htm>
US, Japan to cooperate on fuel cell and hydrogen research+
Fuel Cell Today, UK
... Jan 08, 2004 (Kyodo via COMTEX) -- The United States and Japan agreed
Thursday to pursue pre-competitive research and development in the field
of fuel cell and ...
<http://www.fuelcelltoday.com/FuelCellToday/IndustryInformation/IndustryInformationExternal/NewsDisplayArticle/0,1602,3809,00.html>
CITARO fuel cell buses arrive for use in London
AWKnowledge (subscription), UK
Ballard has recently delivered three Mercedes-Benz Citaro buses powered
with its fuel cell engines to the public transport authorities in London,
according to ...
<http://www.awknowledge.com/APA/content.asp?contentid=24869>
PANEL Favours Per MW Cost Of Rs 3 Cr For Fixing Dabhol Tariff
Financial Express, India
... 7: The Maharashtra cabinet sub-committee, in a bid to avoid wrath from
voters ahead of ensuing general elections, on Wednesday decided to take
the per megawatt ...
<http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=50049>
CONTRITE Davis vows to do better
Contra Costa Times, CA
... The state paid an average of $70 a megawatt-hour for the electricity
at a time when future power was being sold at between $45 and $50 a megawatt-hour.
...
<http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/politics/elections/6860929.htm>
CHINA Huaneng Power Electricity Output Rises 27.3% In '03
Yahoo News
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<http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/040108/15/3h4k8.html>
DRIP, drip, zap: Electrical current from flowing water
ABS CBN News, Philippines
... Attach the turbine to a generator, and power is generated -- hydroelectric
power, the kind produced by the megawatt at dams around the world. ...
<http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?section=INFOTECH&oid=41973>
DEATH no option for future soldiers
Nanotechwire.com (press release), United States
As in the original concept, a microturbine will provide power for items
such as the microclimate conditioning system for heating and cooling.
...
<http://nanotechwire.com/news.asp?nid=606>
XSUNX Marks Launch of Commercialization Drive
PrimeZone (press release)
... These industries typically depend on innovation to expand markets and
the advantages that XsunX transparent solar cell technology may soon deliver
are not ...
<http://www.primezone.com/pages/news_releases.mhtml?d=50580>
VISION of Mars Comes True
Santa Rosa Press Democrat, CA
... Years ago, Burgess observed that the first probes to reach Mars in
the 1960s did so more easily than he had envisioned, due in part to solar-cell
power ...
<http://www.pressdemocrat.com/local/news/08mars1_a1.html>
ASTROPOWER slashes 45 jobs
The News Journal, DE
By STEVEN CHURCH. Troubled solar-cell maker AstroPower said Wednesday that
it has laid off 45 more employees, more than 10 percent of its work force.
...
<http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/business/2004/01/08astropowerslash.html>
ADVANCED technology brightens future of wind-generated power
Ithaca Journal, NY
... country, promises to produce electricity at competitive prices -- all
without disturbing surrounding farms and wildlife, two of the obstacles
for wind power ...
<http://www.theithacajournal.com/news/stories/20040108/localnews/187777.html>
MALAYSIA walks in Mahathir's shadow
Asia Times Online, Hong Kong
... GIIG Capital was supposed to buy a 60 percent stake in Sarawak Hidro
Sdn Bhd, the owner and promoter of the massive Bakun hydroelectric dam
project, but failed ...
<http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/FA09Ae04.html>
MALAYSIAN Shares End Up After Cabinet Changes, New DPM
Yahoo News
... to MYR2.22 Wednesday, fell 1.4%, or 3 sen, to MYR2.19, after the government
said it has canceled a deal to sell a controlling stake in the Bakun hydroelectric
...
<http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/040108/15/3h4ku.html>
WEATHER hampers hunt for boy
Record-Searchlight, CA
... The divers concentrated on a reservoir just upstream from the Pit 7
powerhouse, the westernmost in a series of hydroelectric facilities on
the Pit River, the ...
<http://www.redding.com/news/stories/20040108lo079.shtml>
DRIP, drip, zap: Electrical current from flowing water
ABS CBN News, Philippines
... Attach the turbine to a generator, and power is generated -- hydroelectric
power, the kind produced by the megawatt at dams around the world. ...
<http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?section=INFOTECH&oid=41973>
VESTAS seeks renewable energy scheme extension
ABC Online, Australia
The managing director of Vestas Australia says the future of renewable
energy targets will largely decide whether it puts a $50 million factory
in Tasmania's ...
<http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1022627.htm>
WESLEY Clark Seeks Renewable Energy Standard
SolarAccess.com News, NH
... New Hampshire (the home base of SolarAccess.com) Democratic Presidential
Candidate General Wesley Clark discussed issues concerning renewable energy
as a means ...
<http://www.solaraccess.com/news/story?storyid=5846>
SEWAGE plant energy-savings in the air
Boston Globe, MA
... He said the company plans to seek a grant from the state Renewable
Energy Trust to cover some of the study costs. The trust, administered
...
<http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/01/08/sewage_plant_energy_savings_in_the_air>
FEW Democratic fights on energy policy
Always On
... According to the survey, all support increasing federal funding for
energy efficiency and renewable energy research. All said they ...
<http://www.alwayson-network.com/comments.php?id=2337_0_7_0_C>
SEMPRA Energy Solutions Awarded $46.5 Million in Federal ...
Yahoo News (press release)
... Sempra Energy Solutions added a new 15-year contract to an existing
long-term agreement for energy conservation measures at all seven facilities.
...
<http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040108/lath098_1.html>
LET there be LEDs
CNET News.com
... It's absolutely the least efficient light bulb you can buy," said Anil
R. Duggal, the manager of GE's light energy conservation program. ...
<http://news.com.com/2100-1041-5137635.html>
THE Patriot Ledger
Quincy Patriot Ledger, MA
... Committee member Michael Kelleher, who works in energy conservation,
has developed a computer model to assist that effort, Maribett said. ...
<http://ledger.southofboston.com/articles/2004/01/08/news/news06.txt>
DAR to meet
Melrose Free Press, MA
... households. In addition to fuel assistance Tri-Cap has several energy
conservation programs that households may apply for. These ...
<http://www.townonline.com/melrose/arts_lifestyle/arts_lifestyle/mfp_calmfstring01082004.htm>
THINK Globally, Drink Locally
NewsNet5.com, OH
... The code addresses issues such as reduced pesticide use, soil management
techniques, energy conservation at wineries, improved farm-worker housing,
"good ...
<http://www.newsnet5.com/food/2748223/detail.html>
HOME Sense
Washington Post
... washers but not dryers? 2: Are front-load washers actually better in
terms of their energy efficiency than top-load? We have gas ...
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38752-2003Dec29.html>
JUMPING to Conclusions on Kyoto
Moscow Times, Russia
... antiquated coal power stations with natural gas; the other half came
through economic restructuring and radical improvements in industrial
energy efficiency. ...
<http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2004/01/09/006.html>
HOOTERS and polluters
Orlando Sentinel (subscription), FL
... Less than a quarter of its tax breaks would promote the development
and use of renewable-energy sources, and less than a tenth would reward
energy efficiency ...
<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/orl-edped081010804jan08,1,5199178.story?coll=orl-opinion-headlines>
A Lighter Tread? Policy And Technology Options for Motor Vehicles
Fuel Cell Today, UK
... Energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions rates are the metrics
used for comparison, and some studies also pay attention to performance
characteristics ...
<http://www.fuelcelltoday.com/FuelCellToday/IndustryInformation/IndustryInformationExternal/NewsDisplayArticle/0,1602,3810,00.html> |
