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April 18, 2013
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Locata Positioning will Underpin Future Crash Avoidance Research
Ruckersville VA (SPX) Apr 18, 2013
Locata Corporation has announced that the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) plans to install a Locata network as the core positioning technology in a $30 million upgrade soon to be under way at their famed Vehicle Research Center (VRC) near Washington DC. A LocataNet will provide the vitally important high-precision positioning required by the VRC to perform rigorous, consistent and repeatable scientific evaluation of new vehicle crash avoidance systems. VRC crash tests produce t ... read more
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Toyota hybrid sales over 1.2 mn in a year: firm
Japanese auto giant Toyota said Wednesday it had sold over 1.2 million hybrid cars around the world last year, more than doubling sales in the previous 12 months. ... more
ENERGY TECH

Shell shuts key Nigeria pipeline to repair oil theft damage
Shell has shut a key oil pipeline in southern Nigeria to repair damage caused by oil thieves, leading to a cut of around 150,000 barrels per day, the company said Wednesday in a statement. ... more
ENERGY TECH

Keystone's economic benefits for US questioned
Backers of the controversial $5.3 billion Keystone XL pipeline project weighed by the Obama administration could boost US jobs and energy independence, but critics say the uplift will be short-lived. ... more
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Three years after Gulf spill, BP fights billions in fines
Three years after a deadly explosion on a BP-leased drilling rig unleashed the worst environmental disaster in US history, the British energy giant is fighting to avoid billions in fines. ... more


CAR TECH

World car firms see China market as saviour
Global auto makers will flock to China's premier car show, affirming its importance as the world's largest vehicle market and the saviour of an industry pummelled by European and US economic woes. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Canada: Chinese energy investment welcome
The Canadian government said it is open to more investment from Chinese energy companies. ... more
BIO FUEL

Sweden proposes extending tax breaks for biofuels, green cars
Sweden says it is seeking to boost the use of electric cars and plug-in hybrids through continued tax breaks on biofuels and green cars for company fleets. ... more
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Stage set for battle over Canada-US pipeline
A lengthy battle over the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, which aims to funnel oil from Canada's tar sands to coastal Texas, heads to the most hotly contested area along the route Thursday. ... more
BIO FUEL

Surprising findings on hydrogen production in green algae
New research results from Uppsala University, Sweden, instil hope of efficient hydrogen production with green algae being possible in the future, despite the prevailing scepticism based on previous ... more
BIO FUEL

NREL Survey Shows Dramatic Improvement in B100 Biodiesel Quality
The latest national survey of 100% biodiesel (B100) "blend stock" samples by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) found that 95% of the samples from 2011-12 me ... more
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Argentina importing fuel to meet shortages
Argentina is importing fuel to cope with shortages after fire damage to a state-run refinery in La Plata, 35 miles southeast of Buenos Aires, officials said. ... more
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Compact multipurpose scooter for crowded megacities
TUM CREATE has unveiled an all-new multipurpose scooter prototype, codenamed VOI, at the 3rd Taiwan International Electric Vehicle Show (EV Taiwan). VOI gets its name from the Vietnamese word for el ... more
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Flap-backed lorries to save lives, energy in Europe
Rolling out round-nosed lorries with aeroplane-style flaps at the back on Europe's roads would cut fuel costs, reduce carbon emissions and save lives, while giving a boost to the struggling auto sector, the European Commission said Monday. ... more
ENERGY TECH

Oil prices plunge after weak US, China data
Oil prices plunged Monday in New York and London after disappointing economic data in the United States and China, the world's biggest crude oil consumers. ... more
ENERGY TECH

Activists plant North Pole flag to fight oil drilling
Activists have planted a flag at the North Pole along with millions of signatures calling for the Arctic to be declared a global sanctuary protected from oil drilling, lobby group Greenpeace said on Monday. ... more
ENERGY TECH
Renewable Energy Won't Stop Climate Change

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Jordan scrambles to secure energy resources


ENERGY TECH
UCLA engineers craft new material for high-performing 'supercapacitors'

Better batteries from waste sulfur

Development of clean energy has 'stalled,' international agency says


ENERGY TECH
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Sweden proposes extending tax breaks for biofuels, green cars

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Iranian leader steers clear of talking uranium in Niger

Bulgarian nuclear plant shuts down reactor

GCC states demand IAEA inspections on Iran nuclear plant

BIO FUEL

Cost-saving measure to upgrade ethanol to butanol -- a better alternative to gasoline
Scientists have reported a discovery that could speed an emerging effort to replace ethanol in gasoline with a substantially better fuel additive called butanol, which some experts regard as "the ga ... more
ENERGY TECH

University of Tennessee professor's research shows Gulf of Mexico resilient after spill
The Gulf of Mexico may have a much greater natural ability to self-clean oil spills than previously believed, according to Terry Hazen, University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor ... more
BIO FUEL

Enzymes from horse feces could hold secrets to streamlining biofuel production
Stepping into unexplored territory in efforts to use corn stalks, grass and other non-food plants to make biofuels, scientists have described the discovery of a potential treasure-trove of candidate ... more
ENERGY TECH

Falklands War to pervade Thatcher's funeral
For many of Margaret Thatcher's admirers, the war she fought with Argentina over the Falkland Islands was her finest moment - and there will be many reminders of the brief but bloody conflict at her funeral on Wednesday. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Natural soil bacteria pump new life into exhausted oil wells

BIO FUEL

Engineering algae to make the 'wonder material' nanocellulose for biofuels and more

BIO FUEL

'Pharmaceutical' approach boosts oil production from algae

ENERGY TECH

Shell returns to massively polluted Nigeria oil region

AEROSPACE

Israel boosts air force 'pack of leopards

CAR TECH

China March auto sales hit record high: group

AEROSPACE

More delays in Brazil air force upgrades

ENERGY TECH

Gazprom, Volkswagen ink natgas fuel deal

ENERGY TECH

Conoco halts offshore drilling in Alaskan Arctic

East Med gas boom: A cautionary tale

Greenpeace 'polar bears' protest Arctic oil drilling

Breakthrough in hydrogen fuel production could revolutionize alternative energy market

Origin and Beach ink $1 billion gas deal

Gas Starts Flowing from Israel's Levant Basin, What Now?

Yamaha plans $500 bike in India, eyes exports to China

New emissions standards would fuel shift from coal to natural gas

Brazil allows Chevron to resume oil exploration after spill

Fasten seatbelts for bumpier flights: climate study

Norway touts LNG for polluted Baltic

Hong Kong airbridge collapse rips off plane door

Canada pushes for energy trade with Asia

Bangladesh embarks on massive Yak deal

Eurocopter vies for big-ticket Polish chopper deal

Davis-Monthan AFB Receives HC-130J Combat King II

Third F-35B For United Kingdom Makes First Flight

Pipeline boosts Iran, Pakistan defiance

Shell to sell Australian refinery

Romanians protest against gas fracking

China plane 'supermarket' flies under restrictions

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