Safety Issues Linger as Nuclear Reactors Shrink in SizeFriday, March 19, 2010 @ 10:07AMANDREW E. KRAMER Some environmentalists said the nuclear industry was risking its green record if it adapted smaller nuclear reactors, like those once used in submarines, to light a city.
The Leading Business WeeklyFriday, March 19, 2010 @ 3:47AMRESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) property has been attached by the Deputy Sheriff after the central bank failed to pay US$2 million to Farmtec Spares and Implements will be auctioned tomorrow.
Additional inspection ordered for nuke plantFriday, March 19, 2010 @ 1:32AMSEABROOK — The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission will add another level of inspection when they visit the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant in June, as a result of a problem reported in February 2009.
Safety Issues Linger as Nuclear Reactors Shrink in SizeThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 9:20PMSome environmentalists said the nuclear industry would be risking its green record if it adapted smaller nuclear reactors, like those once used in submarines, to light a city.
County gets $200K courthouse generatorThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 2:17PMA crane stretched above the magnolias on the east lawn of the Leflore County courthouse Wednesday as contractors installed a new 750-kilowatt, $200,000 generator.
Hawaii revving up to era of electric carsThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 7:12AMPeople attending Hawai'i's biggest new-car show will be greeted by a Hawaiian Electric Co. display in what may mark the dawn of the era of the electric car. Besides the usual spotlighting of the latest car models and improvements, the show figures to offer a glimpse into types of electric cars that are expected to increasingly dot Hawai'i's roadways over the next few years and decades.
Axial Vector Energy Corporation Announces Receipt of Kirloskar License PaymentThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 5:49AMDUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES--(Marketwire - March 18, 2010) - Axial Vector Energy Corporation ("AVEC") ( PINKSHEETS : AXVC ) ( FRANKFURT : BAE1 ) announced today the receipt of $250,000 from Kirloskar Oil Engines (KOEL) in India. This payment is booked as the first revenue payment ever received by Axial Vector.
Axial Vector Energy Corporation Announces Receipt of Kirloskar License PaymentThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 5:35AMDUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES--(Marketwire - 03/18/10) - Axial Vector Energy Corporation ("AVEC") (Pinksheets: AXVC - News ) (Frankfurt: BAE1 - News ) announced today the receipt of $250,000 from Kirloskar Oil Engines (KOEL) in India. This payment is booked as the first revenue payment ever received by Axial Vector. Stated AVEC Chairman Samuel Higgins, "The joint venture with KOEL is well underway ...
Legals for week of 3-17Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 4:13AMThe City of Fair Grove will hold a public hearing on March 23, 2010, at 6:30 p.m., at City Hall to discuss the city's submission of an application for the 2010 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.
S.C. Caterpillar plant to add 500 jobs in 4 yearsThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 12:40AMCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A diesel generator plant in South Carolina plans to add up to 500 jobs in the next four years.
Warning followsspate of theftsWednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 4:24PMPOLICE are urging residents in Tynedale’s isolated communities to be vigilant after a surge in rural crime over the Bank Holiday weekend.
Air-conditioning expected to boost Belle's businessWednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 3:03PMBelle of Louisville officials believe a new air-conditioning system will lead to taxpayer savings because it will increase charters and ridership on the steamboat.
Cummins Being OptimisticWednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 2:13PMCummins expects to top its 2008 sales record of $14 billion during 2012.
Renewable energy also needs to be sustainable energySunday, March 14, 2010 @ 7:51AMBy Doug Rich The buzzword these days is sustainability. Every company with a product to sell is looking for ways to claim its share of the sustainability market.
Carol Bain's answersSunday, March 14, 2010 @ 1:48AM1. Though there may be debate on whether our world has ten,fifty or more years of affordable oil supply, most criticalthinkers agree that we must significantly reduce our dependence onfossil fuels promptly for many reasons including volatile fuel costand climate impact.
LP, NP: Don’t divert fundsFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:38PMPresident Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday said it will be left to the discretion of local officials where the funds freed by her declaration of a state of calamity in Mindanao are to be spent amid warnings from politicians that they could become a source of corruption.
Wind power plants in PuttalamFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 1:43PMThe first two private sector operated wind power generation plants in Sri Lanka will be commissioned soon at Mampuri and Mullipuram in the Puttalam district, Sustainable Energy Authority sources said.
Hike in Mindanao power rates fearedFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 9:08AMDAVAO CITY -- Power rates in Mindanao are feared to increase especially with the arrival of four power generating units that will augment the island’s energy supply. read more
ANALYSIS-Ivory Coast industry rues worsening power cutsFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 8:23AMSource: Reuters * West Africa power exporter suffers outages at home * Ivory Coast aims to have Azito generator back up in May * Political crisis has hurt all aspects of economy By Loucoumane Coulibaly ABIDJAN ...
Mohali village tense after head priest's suicideThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 8:40AMSecurity was strengthened outside a Jain temple in Punjab's Mohali district after its head priest committed suicide Thursday triggering tension in the area, police said.
SKP holds 2nd meeting of HQ on Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP repairThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 6:48AMMOSCOW, March 11 (Itar-Tass) - The interdepartmental headquarters for control over the restoration work at the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydropower plant has held its second meeting at the Russian Prosecutor’s Investigative Committee (SKP) chaired by SKP head Alexander Bastrykin, SKP spokesman Vladimir Markin told Itar-Tass on Thursday.
Mindanao waits for calamity declarationWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:49PMEnergy Secretary Angelo T. Reyes Wednesday said the government is now banking on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s declaring a state of calamity in Mindanao to help solve the worsening power situation in the island.
Mindanao power rates may balloonWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:07PMMANILA, Philippines - Consumers in Mindanao might have to brace for an increase in power rates once the government adopts the National Disaster Coordinating Council’s (NDCC) recommendation for a declaration of state of calamity in Mindanao.
Confusion over CAB contract for Eden lightsWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:01PMThe Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) played a switch hit on Wednesday, giving Siemens a two-month contract to maintain the glitch-prone floodlight towers at Eden Gardens but retaining the services of the previous contractor.
NM Lab Recycles Metal From Torn-Down BuildingsWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 2:55PMDemolition projects at Los Alamos National Laboratory have recovered more than 136 tons of metal to recycle since work began last year.
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State of calamity for outages mulledWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:38AMDefense Secretary Norberto Gonzales yesterday recommended to President Arroyo that she declare a state of calamity in Mindanao for the government to properly address the ongoing power crisis in Mindanao.
Declaration of state of calamity to help solve Mindanao power crisisWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:32AMEnergy Secretary Angelo T. Reyes said Wednesday the government was banking on the President's declaration of a state of calamity in Mindanao to help solve the worsening power situation in the island.
NM lab recycles metal from torn-down buildingsWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:30AMAssociated Press - March 10, 2010 7:15 AM ET LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) - Demolition projects at Los Alamos National Laboratory have recovered more than 136 tons of metal to recycle since work began...
Palace: No emergency powers being soughtTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:08AMMANILA -- Malacañang clarified Tuesday that the Department of Energy (DOE) was not recommending or invoking the use of emergency powers by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to solve the country’s power crisis. read more
Cagayan de Oro’s tourism weathering power interruptionsTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:33AMCAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- One sector here that has not yet been hit hard by brownouts, which have increased to five hours daily from the previous three to four hours despite the resumption of operations of the Iligan Diesel Power Plant on Monday, is tourism.
IdaTech's Fuel Cell System Powered the Floating Olympic RingsTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:20AMBEND, OR--(Marketwire - March 2, 2010) - IdaTech, a global leader in the development and manufacture of clean and reliable extended run backup power fuel cell products, today announced that its fuel cell system provided power to the floating Olympic Rings in Vancouver's harbor. The power source for the 30-foot tall rings alternated between a bio-diesel generator and IdaTech's ElectraGenT H2 zero ...
IdaTech's Fuel Cell System Powered the Floating Olympic RingsTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:00AMBEND, OR--(Marketwire - 03/02/10) - IdaTech, a global leader in the development and manufacture of clean and reliable extended run backup power fuel cell products, today announced that its fuel cell system provided power to the floating Olympic Rings in Vancouver's harbor. The power source for the 30-foot tall rings alternated between a bio-diesel generator and IdaTech's ElectraGen H2 zero ...
Geneva auto show: Hyundai i-flow goes green:Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 9:33AMCombining Hyundai's latest eco-friendly technologies sheathed in its emerging design language, the i-flow concept is being revealed this week at the Geneva auto show.
Story shorts - 02/03/10Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:37AMA round-up of news in brief from across Lancashire. (02/03/2010 08:29:23)
Can new rail depot be safely evacuated?Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 3:21AMDesigners of NJ Transit’s proposed station to be built 175 feet beneath 34th Street in Manhattan as part of the $8.7 billion second Hudson River tunnel project say they’ve tried to prepare for any emergency.
Mindanao power interruptions taking toll on businessesSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 5:03PMKORONADAL CITY -- Mindanao’s worsening power supply situation has started to take a definite toll on the local economy, with several business owners in South Cotabato now considering whether they should closing shop temporarily, a business chamber official said on Friday.
Generator sparks roof blaze fearsSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 8:13AMFIRE crews rushed to reports of a roof fire - only to find it was diesel smoke, the result of a generator starting up.
California mayor sees snowstorm response as learning experienceWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 9:02PMCALIFORNIA - California Mayor Casey Durdines is looking at the snowstorm that crippled the region earlier this month as a learning experience for the borough.
Carlton fire could ve been bigger tragedyWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 1:47PMTuesday’s fire at a seven-storey building that claimed nine lives here and injured 59 people would have wreaked greater devastation if it had reached the terrace, where more than 2,000 litres of diesel were stored to run generator sets.
Bay City tests underground generator tank to check for leaksWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 12:56PMBay City officials should know by the end of this week or early next if major replacement work will need to be done on the city's back-up generator located outside City Hall, 301 Washington.Recently a company doing an energy...
Fire-hit Bangalore building had 1,000 litres of dieselWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 9:40AMBangalore, Feb 24: The charred Carlton Towers in Bangalore was sealed Wednesday, a day after a major fire broke out claiming nine lives and injuring about 60 people. Police and fire officials said it could have turned into a worse inferno as the terrace was stocked with 1,000 litres of diesel.
Primus Business Services expands Ottawa data centreWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 9:00AMPrimus Business Services, a division of Primus Telecommunications Canada, a leading national full-service communications provider, announced it has completed the expansion of its second Ottawa data centre.
East Africa : Funding Blues Set Back Waste Disposal SectorWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 8:26AMLack of financing and failure to invest in better sewerage systems are holding back the take off of waste management business, slowing down a growth area with potential to create jobs and ensure cleaner environment.
Subaru At 80th Geneva International Motor ShowWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 8:15AMCOLESHILL, UNITED KINGDOM – February 24, 2010: Subaru’s presence at the 80th Geneva International Motor Show will feature a number of technological and environmentally friendly innovations, including a revolutionary ‘Boxer’-hybrid concept vehicle and a pure-electric city car.
Inspectors probe shutdown of reactors at Calvert Cliffs plantWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 7:23AMFederal inspectors are at Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant this week to investigate an unexpected shutdown of both reactors last week, which a plant spokesman said apparently was triggered by melting snow leaking through the plant's roof.