Tag: Environment

Mar 12

First gas extraction from methane hydrate

A Japanese energy explorer said on Tuesday it extracted gas from offshore methane hydrate deposits for the first time in the world, as part of an attempt to achieve commercial production within six years. (Reuters) Methan hydrate is an interesting source of energy, due to its high energy density: one cubic meter of combustible ice …

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Oct 18

Europe: calls

Environment Financial support for New Knowledge for an integrated management of human activities in the sea. Open call for proposals PP/ENV/SEA 2012  in the framework of the Pilot Project “New Knowledge for an integrated management of human activities in the sea”. Finance available: EUR 2.000.000. Deadline for applications: 19 December 2012, 17:00 hrs (Brussels time) …

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Oct 08

Italy: international cooperation call

Ministry of Foreign Affairs opens the call for proposals of joint research projects within the Executive Programme of Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the Italian Republic and the Arab Republic of Egypt for the years 2013-2015. Proposal can be submitted here, in the following priority research areas: Agriculture and Food Science and Technology Design Engineering …

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Sep 30

Europe: calls

Innovation and RTD ICT EU-Brazil Coordinated call for small and medium projects in the FP7 Cooperation Programme. Deadline: 12.12.2012. FET Open Xtrack call for Future and emerging technologies in small and medium projects in the FP7 Cooperation Programme. Deadline: 29.01.2013. Environment 2 October 2012 is the final date to submit LIFE+ proposals 2012 to the …

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Sep 29

Renewables records in the European Union

About two-thirds of all the solar panels installed around the world in 2011 found homes in Europe, reports the European Union Joint Research Center. Collectively, European countries installed 18.5 gigawatts (GW) of solar in 2011 – an investment of $84 billion – bringing the region’s capacity to 52 GW. Germany accounts for 30 GW of that. …

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Sep 15

Increase of land with protected state required in the world

Land and waters protection should raise to 17% and 10% respectively by the end of this decade, according to a report by the United Nations environment programme (Unep) and others, published at the 2012 edition of the World Conservation Congress. An area more than twice the size of Argentina would have to be designated on …

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Sep 13

The Water-Energy Nexus

Energy generation and resource extraction are dangerously connected to the large use of water resources. Coal, nuclear and natural gas power plants drink up half the freshwater withdrawn from US rivers. The threat appears most acute in Asia, where rivers are being diverted to feed thirsty coal-fire power plants: India and China alone plan to …

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