Researchers cut machinery fuel consumption by half
PhysOrg Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:44 AM PDT
Researchers at Aalto University in Finland have found a way to cut the amount of fuel consumed by non-road mobile machinery by half. This new technology captures energy, which up to now has been lost by the machinery when working, and uses it instead of fuel. The fuel consumption of construction and mining machines, agricultural machines and material handling machines is reduced significantly. |
Japan wants businessmen to shed suits, save energy
seattlepi.com Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:44 AM PDT
share: digg facebook twitter Japan's "Super Cool Biz" campaign kicked off Wednesday with a government-sponsored fashion show featuring outfits appropriate for the office yet cool enough to endure the sweltering heat. [...] with Japan dealing with an ongoing nuclear crisis and the aftermath of a magnitude-9.0 earthquake and tsunami, officials decided they needed to take Cool Biz one step further ... |
Gas from Corrib needed - Pat Rabbitte
RTE News Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:43 AM PDT
The Minister for Energy & Natural Resources has said the increased price of gas is an argument for proceeding with the Corrib gas project as soon as possible. |
Bryson nominated for Commerce post - Wed, 01 Jun 2011 PST
The Spokesman-Review Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:41 AM PDT
WASHINGTON â€" Seeking to boost exports and accelerate the growth of the U.S. alternative energy industry, President Barack Obama is bringing in business executive and environmentalist John Bryson to lead the Commerce Department. But Bryson’s nomination was already in peril Tuesday, as Republican lawmakers renewed their threats to block any commerce secretary nominee until the Obama administration ... |
TSX opens higher on oils and financials
Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:40 AM PDT
TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index edged moderately higher at the open on Wednesday, with firmer energy and financial stocks slightly offset by weaker materials. |
Cross-industry Project Management Practices
Renewable Energy World Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:40 AM PDT
Growth in power generation from renewable energy sources is being driven by climate change concerns and the resulting public agenda. With the United States importing around 60 percent of the oil it consumes, energy independence is also a potent force driving the need for homegrown sustainable energy. However, with the current uncertainty around future energy policy-including the failure of the ... |
Massey, Alpha investors due to vote on $7.1B deal
Charleston Daily Mail Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:32 AM PDT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Decision day has arrived for shareholders of coal producers Massey Energy Co. and Alpha Natural Resources. Theyre scheduled to vote Wednesday on Alphas proposed $7.1 billion acquisition of Massey. The deal is expected to close shortly ... |
Gazprom works on gas for China
UPI Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:31 AM PDT
CHEMAL, Russia, June 1 (UPI) -- Russian energy company Gazprom views its strategic partnership with a regional republic as vital to economy prosperity, the company's chairman said. |
IAEA team says Japan underestimated tsunami threat
The Argus-Press Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:31 AM PDT
International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA fact-finding team leader Mike Weightman of Britain answers to questions from reporters after meeting Goshi Hosono, special adviser to Prime Minister Naoto Kan, at prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan Wednesday, June 1, 2011. The IAEA experts team submitted a summary report on the accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station ... |
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