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China ASAT Test Exposed US Vulnerabilities
Washington (AFP) Oct 18, 2007US Defense Secretary Robert Gates Wednesday said a Chinese anti-satellite test earlier this year exposed US vulnerabilities in space and he called on the military to protect "unfettered" US access to space. Gates referred to the Chinese anti-satellite test at a change of command ceremony at the US Strategic Command, which is responsible for US nuclear forces, missile defense and military operati ... more Policymakers Urged To Address Concerns About US Science And Technology Workforce 
Washibgton DC (SPX) Oct 18, 2007Amidst growing uneasiness around the United States' ability to compete with India, China and other nations, the Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology has issued a report on the state of the nation's STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) workforce and the policy implications surrounding it. The report, Policy and the STEM Workforce System, calls on policymakers t ... more China To Launch First Moon Orbiter In Late October 
Beijing, China (XNA) Oct 17, 2007A senior Chinese official said here Tuesday that researchers and technicians are making final preparations for the launch of the country's first moon orbiter, Chang'e I, at the end of October. Zhang Qingwei, minister in charge of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND), who is attending the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), sa ... more China Hopes To Join International Space Station Project 
Beijing, China (XNA) Oct 17, 2007China hopes to become the 17th nation joining the International Space Station (ISS) project, Vice Minister of Science and Technology Li Xueyong said on Tuesday. "China sincerely wants to cooperate with the United States in space exploration and join the International Space Station project that has already involved 16 nations," said Li, a delegate to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Pa ... more TAITRA Announces 2007 Taiwan International PHOTOVOLTAIC Forum and Exhibition Grand Opening 
Taipei, Taiwan (SPX) Oct 16, 2007Due to increasingly high crude oil prices and increasing environmental awareness around the globe, the solar energy industry has become a source for alternative energy in this new century. Currently, Taiwan's photovoltaic industry is in the initial development stage, but the production volume of the domestic photovoltaic industry has been accounting for an increasing amount of the worldwide supp ... more |
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Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Oct 09, 2007Research and Markets has announced the addition of "China Wind Power Equipment Manufacturing Report 2007" to their offering. Improved technologies and increased output results in wind power cost to continuously drop, to a nickel/kilowatt-hour. Wind power cost is expected to further reduce by 30% by 2010, which has been close to the regular energy cost. In 2006, newly-increased installed capacity ... more China Puts Second Oceanic Survey Satellite Into Operation With More To Come 
Beijing (XNA) Oct 04, 2007China's State Oceanic Administration has formally taken over the control of the "Haiyang-1B" (Ocean 1B) as of Sunday after the second self-designed oceanic survey satellite in China proved functioning well on its projected orbit for more than five months. Sources with the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry For National Defense said that the satellite could capture real-time inf ... more Canadian Solar And Luoyang Polysilicon Complete First BIPV Solar Glass Roof System 
Jiangsu, China (SPX) Oct 08, 2007Canadian Solar has completed the first BIPV solar glass roof system, with glass-on-glass solar modules, in Henan Province in collaboration with China's Luoyang Polysilicon Company. CSI was the sole supplier of the solar glass technology, the specialty BIPV modules, and acted as the integrator of the complete solar power system. The BIPV solar glass system, covering approximately 293 square ... more LDK Solar Signs Wafers Supply Agreement With Solartech Energy Corp 
Xinyu City, China (SPX) Oct 08, 2007LDK Solar Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers has signed a five-year contract to supply multicrystalline solar wafers to Taiwan-based Solartech Energy Corp. Under the terms of the agreement, pricing is fixed for the first three years. During this period, LDK Solar will deliver multicrystalline solar wafers to Solartech valued at approximately US$224 million with in ... more |
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Beijing, China (XNA) Oct 04, 2007China is willing to share its capabilities in disaster forecasting with developing countries to improve their ability to handle natural disasters, a minister said on Monday. The recent tsunami that occurred in the Indian Sea has highlighted a need for cooperation in monitoring and forecasting earthquakes, floods, typhoons and other disasters that hit developing countries, Li Xueju, Minister of C ... more Boeing Projects 120 Billion Dollar Latin America Market For New Commercial Airplanes 
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (SPX) Sep 27, 2007Boeing forecasts that Latin American airlines will need 1,730 airplanes worth $120 billion over the next 20 years, according to an analysis presented Monday at the Latin America Airfinance Conference in Rio de Janeiro. Air travel within Latin America will grow 6.6 percent during this period, well above the world average growth of 5 percent -- second only to China's 8.8 percent forecasted growth ... more Green Made In The USA Zero Net Energy Future House Sets Sail For Beijing 
Moline IL (SPX) Sep 26, 2007Alternative Energy Living Foundation and Florida International University announced Monday that the first shipment of American made components for the Future House USA (FHUSA), has set sail for Beijing China. Leaving from Portland, the FHUSA is bound for the Port of Xingang with the final destination being the Future House Community, located in the Olympic Area in Beijing China. FHUSA will showc ... more Canadian Solar Signs Agreement To Build 300KW Suzhou Solar Demonstration Park 
Jiangsu, China (SPX) Sep 26, 2007Canadian Solar has announced that it has signed an agreement with the government of Suzhou New District to build the ''Suzhou Solar Demonstration Park,'' a project that converts a deserted area into a municipality recreation site featuring a 300KW grid-connected solar power system. The park will also serve as a long-term outdoor reliability testing and demonstration ground for CSI modules using ... more
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