One of the most pressing global challenges is how to leverage the power of new knowledge to help address the global economic and environmental challenges. New science and technology diplomacy responses are emerging from smaller industrialized nations working with developing countries.
Feb 11th, 2013
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A low-carbon solution to high-carbon energy resources such as coal is proposed by their high efficient integration with either nuclear or renewable energy, which may figure out the strategic solution to China's future energy development.
Feb 10th, 2013
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Germany has installed about 30 gigawatts of solar capacity, providing between 3 percent and 10 percent of its electricity. The United States, by contrast, has somewhere around 6.4 gigawatts of solar capacity.
Feb 9th, 2013
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French utility GDF Suez has announced the construction of the 300MW Tarfaya wind farm in Morocco, which will be the largest wind project in Africa. The project is owned in partnership with Nareva Holding, a Moroccan energy company.
Feb 9th, 2013
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Israel NewTech is launching an exciting new tool to showcase Israeli companies' projects in the cleantech arena throughout the world - the CleanTech Map. This Facebook application allows visitors to view Israeli cleantech projects and installations anywhere in the world.
Feb 8th, 2013
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One ingenious remedy to solve ten problems. A small water plant called Azolla will play a key role in a park project that received a grant of 6.5 million euros from the European Regional Development Fund.
Feb 8th, 2013
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Researchers in Japan have developed a way to detect caesium contamination on a scale of millimetres enabling the detection of small areas of radioactive contamination.
Feb 7th, 2013
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It opens the door to solar as a critical source of power and makes way for long term breakthroughs.
Feb 7th, 2013
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Unsubsidised renewable energy is now cheaper than electricity from new-build coal- and gas-fired power stations in Australia.
Feb 7th, 2013
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Scientists at 2 Danish universities have made a major breakthrough in producing high-quality and cost-effective bio-oil using hydrothermal liquefaction.
Feb 6th, 2013
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Bloomberg New Energy Finance finds China installed 15.9GW of wind power in 2012, 35% of the world's new onshore capacity.
Feb 6th, 2013
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Alstom Renewable Power announced on 6 February 2013 the signature of a memorandum of understanding with Renova Energia, leader in wind power generation in Brazil, to supply, operate and maintain in Brazil around 440 onshore wind turbines for a total amount exceeding EUR 1 billion.
Feb 6th, 2013
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Chemists have manufactured a sheet that changes colour in the presence of water contaminated with mercury. The results can be seen with the naked eye but when photographing the membrane with a mobile phone the concentration of this extremely toxic metal can be quantified.
Feb 6th, 2013
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A new form of clean coal technology reached an important milestone recently, with the successful operation of a research-scale combustion system at Ohio State University. The technology is now ready for testing at a larger scale.
Feb 6th, 2013
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Engineered enzyme increases output of alkanes, possible replacement for key component of gasoline.
Feb 5th, 2013
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According to a new technical report, the effects of climate change will continue to threaten the health and vitality of U.S. coastal communities' social, economic and natural systems.
Feb 4th, 2013
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In the absence of policy action, China would account for 41% of global emissions in 2030 and developing countries 70%. Whatever weight were given to the requirements of historical responsibility and justice, effective global mitigation would require major and early reductions from business as usual emissions in China and other developing countries.
Feb 3rd, 2013
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A worldwide review of global rainfall data led by the University of Adelaide has found that the intensity of the most extreme rainfall events is increasing across the globe as temperatures rise.
Feb 1st, 2013
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