Work to start in Sept. on NE China’s 1st nuclear power plant
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- Work to start in Sept. on NE China’s 1st nuclear power plant
- Going forward again
- Iran to operate urea ammonia plant
- Good water is motive
- Hobby farms on rise among escapees from city lifestyle Without much…
- Power plants start to supply to national grid
- ATSE supports responsible Gene Technology in food
Work to start in Sept. on NE China’s 1st nuclear power plant
æ°åç’ – Apr 14, 2007
Ltd (CGNPG) one of the developers said a panel of more than 200 specialists examined and approved a feasibility study for the project at a meeting held in Dalian last weekend. The approval paves the way for start of construction on the nuclear power plant located in Wafangdian 104 km north of Dalian in Liaoning Province. The feasibility study completed by Shenzhen Engineering Designs Co. of CGNPG looked at the designs of the four reactors to be installed at the nuclear power plant. The approval panel was convened by State Electric Planning and Designing Institute. Present at the meeting were experts from the Commission of Science Technology and Industry for National Defense the State Environmental Protection Administration and the State Power Grid… The excavation of the foundations for the reactors have also passed inspection which was organized by the National Nuclear Safety Administration a subsidiary of the State Environmental Protection Administration. The power station will have six generating units each with an installed capacity of one million kilowatts. It will be the first nuclear power plant in northeast China with the first phase coming on line by 2012. The project approved by the National Development and Reform Commission last April will cost 23 billion yuan (2. dollars) which will be shared by the China Power Investment Corporation the China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group Holdings Co.
Going forward again
NEWS.com.au – Apr 14, 2007
Mr Gorman believes exports are only part of the answer in helping bolster the large car business. Apart from cars exporting our technological know-how is a crucial peg in manufacturing survival he says. "We have a fantastic intellectual capability in design development and testing" he says. Ford like Holden and Toyota is taking steps to sell its know-how globally to better utilise its capabilities. It is working on a truck program for Asia called T6 and last year finished design and engineering work for India on the Fiesta small car. Holden is the lead developer of General Motors’ global rear-wheel-drive platform which will spawn a range of products around the world. The same platform underpins the locally built Commodore and Statesman… 5 billion in export revenues. Such revenues are offset by heavy investment in local manufacturing by Holden Ford and Toyota to make sure our cars can compete globally. ver the past few years Holden has spent more than $700 million in infrastructure and a new engine plant in Victoria and South Australia while Toyota’s spend amounts to more than $500 million. Holden’s new VE Commodore was a $1. 2 billion investment. f the local carmakers Toyota is doing it best. But the company’s senior executive director sales and marketing David Buttner likes to "think like number one but act like number two" in the sales race.
Iran to operate urea ammonia plant
PRESS TV – Apr 14, 2007
All work to operate the Ghadir Petrochemical Plant has been carried out “and we are waiting for President Mahmud Ahmadinejad to fix a date for commissioning the plant” said Gholam-Hossein Nejabat the managing director of Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC). A consortium of Iran’s Irancell PIDEC and two Japanese firms has conducted the principled and detailed engineering of the project. The project in which the Iranian side holds 53 percent of the stake has cost more than $220 million supplied by Japan’s Central Bank. The Ghadir Petrochemical Plant will be fed by 2 million cubic meters of gas produced from Iran’s South Pars phases 1 2 and 3… All work to operate the Ghadir Petrochemical Plant has been carried out “and we are waiting for President Mahmud Ahmadinejad to fix a date for commissioning the plant” said Gholam-Hossein Nejabat the managing director of Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC). A consortium of Iran’s Irancell PIDEC and two Japanese firms has conducted the principled and detailed engineering of the project. The project in which the Iranian side holds 53 percent of the stake has cost more than $220 million supplied by Japan’s Central Bank. The Ghadir Petrochemical Plant will be fed by 2 million cubic meters of gas produced from Iran’s South Pars phases 1 2 and 3. It is among the most important petrochemical projects underway in the Pars Special Economic Energy Zone (Assaluyeh).
Good water is motive
Morris Sun Tribune – Apr 14, 2007
Millions of dollars are needed and Ritson told the Stevens County Board of Commissioners last fall that without the inclusion of the proposed Minn-Dak ethanol plant in Chokio the WPRW wouldn’t get off – or under — the ground. Initially the WPRW system had contact with both Minn-Dak and DENC’s proposed APEC ethanol plant in Alberta as well as the City of Morris. After helping to pay for initial engineering reports APEC’s interest has since cooled and Morris officials also expressed little interest in joining the system because of its estimated $8. 7 million share of the start-up costs and the fact that it would lose its control over pricing if it gave up its municipal system. But Minn-Dak apparently still is interested and Ritson said the planned ethanol plant would put in its share up front. The estimated cost of starting the system breaks down like this according to Ritson: The ethanol plants estimated share would be about $12. 8 million and 300 users… That’s the overall plan. The reality is tougher to gauge at the present time. Both Ritson and Jost said that until the ethanol plant is a certainty there’s no way to predict how large a treatment plant will be constructed. The group has a well field about six miles across and there is a shallow aquifer and a deeper aquifer Ritson said. Two test wells and four observation wells are being tested per state soil and hydrological requirements he said. “We want to establish plenty of water sources at this point knowing we would not use it all at first” Ritson said. “But as the system grows we want to be prepared to handle the needs.
Hobby farms on rise among escapees from city lifestyle Without much…
San Francisco Chronicle – Apr 14, 2007
The longtime artist — she was a weaver in residence at the Mission San Juan Capistrano for three years before she established the Lavender Fields as the farm is known — said she always dreamed of growing her own organic wool. And when she and Bernhardy bought their farm in 1998 “lavender was the herb of the year” Sullivan said. So they decided to plant it to produce some income for the property’s upkeep. It wasn’t long before they had 3000 starter plants. For the first five years Sullivan got up at dawn daily to feed the sheep clean their pens and prune and fertilize the plants. She now has a full-time helper to do many of those chores. She spends most of her time manufacturing the oils lotions soaps body mist candles sachets and other products that she sells online and in the property’s gift shop… Rodney and Joy Chow haven’t missed the city for a single day since they started farming their 5 acres of fruit trees full time in Carpinteria (Santa Barbara County) seven years ago. Rodney Chow 77 spent his earlier adult life in urban Los Angeles toiling as a civil engineer and helping to raise three children but he “always grew things” in a little patch of the backyard. The engineer turned developer who said he would have studied agriculture in college if he had known then the joy of farming bought the land in Carpinteria in 1987 for $220000. Chow and wife Joy 77 still live in the mobile home they put on the property two decades ago not sure then that they would last there. They’re building a 1200-square-foot house. Their original enterprise of a few trees has turned into a 600-tree farm of Fuji apples peaches Heritage Kentucky Wonder Beans and some flowers too. “I’ll do farming until the day I can’t walk” said Rodney Chow who receives income from a pension plan.
Power plants start to supply to national grid
VietNamNet Bridge – Apr 14, 2007
During three months of operation the expanded power plant generated nearly 40mil kWh. It is scheduled to run at its full capacity of 300 MW by the third quarter of this year. The expansion of the power plant cost over VND4.
ATSE supports responsible Gene Technology in food
ScienceAlert – Apr 14, 2007
ATSE believes that with appropriate scientific testing and community consultation genetically modified (GM) plants have the potential to contribute positively to Australia’s future. In a recently published Academy Statement ATSE says that GM plants already contribute to more efficient cotton production and enhanced environmental outcomes for the cotton industry and the communities it serves. It says that GM plants will contribute to the international competitiveness of Australian farming the viability of regional economies the wellbeing of Australian consumers and the health of ecosystems and the environment. “Biotechnology is now a key industry sector in the economy receiving significant support from government and the private sector… This sector is experiencing significant growth driven by rapid advances in gene technology especially genomics research. “Gene technology is integral to biotechnology and is an essential tool in modern plant biology. Australia has a strong position in global plant science and is a significant contributor to advances in plant gene technology. ” ATSE says while gene technology is not a panacea for agriculture it is an important enabling technology that has already proven its place globally with 91 million hectares of GM crops grown in 2005. ATSE emphasises that it is important to consider the wider context in which gene technology may be used. The adoption of GM cotton in Australia has reduced pesticide use and the adoption of herbicide-tolerant (HT) cotton allows the use of more benign weed management than was previously used in the conventional cotton production system. There are many other potential uses of GM other than HT crops including some that can deliver direct health benefits to consumers such as important drugs healthier food oils removal of allergens from food as well as environmental benefits – for example bioremediation and feral pest control.
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