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Neste Oil's renewable diesel to be put to the test again on the Nurburgring circuit
The performance of Neste Oil's NExBTL renewable diesel is to be put to the test again under grueling competition conditions at the Nürburgring circuit in Germany this May. Three teams will use Diesel regenerativ, produced from 100% renewable raw materials, in their cars in the ADAC 24-Hour Race to be held at the circuit between 17 and 20 May. The fuel contains advanced NExBTL diesel, refined using Neste Oil's unique hydrogenation technology, and up to 7% conventional FAME biodies...
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URS Awarded Oil Sands Pipeline Construction Contract
URS announced today that the Company’s Oil & Gas division has been selected as the pipeline construction contractor for a major Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) oil sands project in the Wood Buffalo Region near Fort McMurray, Alberta. The contract, which has a maximum value of approximately $130 million to URS, is expected to commence in the second quarter of 2012 and to continue until mid-2013.
Under the terms of the contract, URS will be responsible for the construction ...
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Honeywell Launches Third-generation Film to Protect Solar Panels
Honeywell announced today that it has introduced its third-generation laminate film designed to protect solar power panels from harsh environments while helping them maintain power output over their 25-year lifespans.
The product, PowerShield® 3W, is a cost-effective backsheet for photovoltaic panels that helps protect the electrical circuits in solar panel modules, preventing moisture from entering the module and keeping electrical charges within the module. These features help the m...
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Apache's Beryl Field Well Flows 11,625 Barrels Gas Per Day
Apache today announced that an extension well had initial production rates higher than any oil well drilled at the Beryl Field in the U.K. North Sea since 2001.
"We're very excited about this well because we've found virgin reservoir pressure in two of three zones containing more than 300 feet of net true vertical pay," said Jim House, regional vice president and managing director of Apache North Sea. "This is one of the best wells drilled in the past 10 years in th...
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Ball Submits Solar Propulsion Concept to NASA
Ball Aerospace & Technologies has submitted its mission concept study to NASA for demonstrating solar electric propulsion (SEP) technologies in space.
Ball Aerospace was one of five companies awarded up to $600,000 by NASA in September 2011, to formulate a mission concept to demonstrate the solar electric propulsion technologies, capabilities, and infrastructure required for sustainable and affordable human presence in space. NASA will use the studies to plan and implement a fut...
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Q.cells Supplies Modules to Filkab JSC and SolarPro
Q.CELLS expands its footprint in the Bulgarian photovoltaic market. The international photovoltaic company will deliver solar modules with a total output of 11 MWp to its partner FILKAB JSC, a leading Bulgarian electro company. Moreover, Q.CELLS will deliver further 5 MWp of the same module types to SOLARPRO HOLDING, the biggest EPC company in Bulgaria. FILKAB plans to build solar installations with around 46,800 crystalline solar modules of the Q.PRO series in the Bulgarian towns Brezovo, Sl...
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Afghanistan to pump oil in five months
Afghanistan will start pumping oil for the first time within five months, an official said Wednesday, as part of the nation's efforts to tap underground treasures estimated to be worth billions.
China's National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and its Afghan partner the Watan Group will initially produce 5,000 barrels a day, mining ministry spokesman Jawad Omar told AFP.
This would be the first extraction of oil in Afghanistan, a mineral-rich country that is still one of the poor...
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E.ON sells gas network to Macquarie for 3.2 bn euros
German energy giant E.ON said on Wednesday it had sold its gas network to a consortium led by Australian investment bank Macquarie for a total of 3.2 billion euros ($4.1 billion).
The Open Grid Europe operates Germany's largest gas transmission system, roughly 12,000 kilometres (7,500 miles) long and is a key hub for shipments from Russia and Norway, the company said.
Other members of the consortium are Infinity Investments, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation and M...
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