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Launch of privately-built Danish rocket delayed: builderCopenhagen (AFP) Aug 30, 2010 The launch into space of Denmark's first privately-built rocket has been postponed to Thursday due to bad weather conditions, one of its builders said. "The wind delayed the transportation of the rocket from Copenhagen to (the island of) Bornholm. But we hope to take our prototype on Tuesday to the launch base in order to be able to take off on Thursday," said Peter Madsen. Madsen, 39, and Kristian von Bengtsson, also 39, have toiled for over two years to build the nine-metre (30 feet), 1.6-tonn ... read more |
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Bonn, Germany (SPX) Aug 31, 2010Coal-fired power stations release more carbon dioxide per kWh than any other fossil fuel facility, and Germany has a large number of just this sort of power station. It is estimated that around 40 billion tons of coal are stored in potential open cast deposits in Lusatia and the Lower Rhine Basin. That makes up 14 percent of world reserves. The question is, can the carbon dioxide emissions ... more  
Abu Dhabi (AFP) Aug 30, 2010Electric cars can be successful in Gulf countries and other oil-rich states, but only with initial government help, the president and CEO of Nissan and Renault said on Monday in Abu Dhabi. "Yes, I think it can," Carlos Ghosn said when asked if the electric car could be successful in oil-producing countries, adding that "it will depend on how much initial support the specific government would ... more 
New Orleans LA (SPX) Aug 31, 2010GoSolarUSA has announced that management has inked another groundbreaking deal with PREE Corp to configure its proprietary PREEcharge technology for use with the iPAD and Kindle. On Monday, GSLO President Tyson Rohde met with the PREE team to discuss the patent application, development and future capital needs for the commercialization of PREEcharge technology. By Friday they had reached another ... more |
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China state giants far outstrip private firms: reportBeijing (AFP) Aug 30, 2010 Two of China's major state-run companies, China Mobile and PetroChina, saw their net profits outstrip those of the nation's top 500 private firms put together in 2009, a report said Monday. The figures highlight how state-run enterprises have been prioritised and favoured under communist rule, often to the detriment of the private sector, during 30 years of booming economic growth in China. According to the China Business News, net profits at the two firms reached more than 218 billion yuan (32 ... read more |
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