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16 Jun 2009
GE Aviation Unveils GEnx Engine at Paris Air Show; Up to 15% More Fuel Efficient

GE Aviation unveiled its new GEnx engine in a special ceremony at the 2009 Paris Air Show at Le Bourget. The GEnx engine offers up to 15% improved fuel efficiency compared with GE’s CF6 engine that it will replace. More
16 Jun 2009
MIT engineers find way to slow concrete creep to a crawl

MIT civil engineers have for the first time identified what causes the most frequently used building material on earth -- concrete -- to gradually deform, decreasing its durability and shortening the lifespan of infrastructures such as bridges and nuclear waste containment vessels. More
11 Jun 2009
GE and NASA To Begin Wind-Tunnel Testing This Summer of Open Rotor Jet Engine Systems
Following several months refurbishing a special NASA test rig, GE Aviation and NASA this summer will begin a wind-tunnel test program to evaluate counterrotating fan-blade systems for "open rotor" jet engine designs. More

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	Shell:The race is on to create a new world of energy Jeroen van der Veer, Chief Executive of Royal Dutch Shell plc, writes in the English newspaper The Times about a new world of energy. More
	A New Era of 'Climate Thinking' Everyone has a role to play in the transformation to a clean energy economy, from entrepreneurs to innovators, regulators, venture capitalists, policymakers and the financial sector, among others, according to Mary Nichols, who heads the California Air Resources Board. More

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CCS in emerging developing countries: financing the EU-China Near Zero Emissions Coal Plant project

The European Commission today set out plans to finance the demonstration of carbon capture and geological storage (CCS) in cooperation with China. More

Vote Set on House Climate Bill

Democratic leaders in the House have scheduled a Friday vote on a climate change bill that would establish a complex cap-and-trade system to limit the nation's greenhouse gas emissions, a priority for President Obama. More

Australia Carbon Plan Debate Likely Delayed To Aug - Min

In the latest blow to Australian government plans to green the economy, Climate Change Minister Penny Wong conceded Wednesday that a Senate vote on a planned domestic carbon trading scheme likely won't occur until at least mid-August, when Parliament resumes after a six-week winter break. More

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Are Plug-in Vehicles part of the solution to lower emissions?

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Europe Adopts Energy & Climate Policy with First CCS Legislation

The new legislation on geological storage of CO2 was adopted by the European Parliament and Council on 17 December 2008. Read Sandrine Dixson Decleve's (Executive Director, ISEE) evaluation on Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) in Europe.

Flying on Alternatives

Although the aviation industry only accounts for about 2% of total carbon dioxide emissions around the world, the drive for alternative fuels in this sector is going forward at a rapid pace.

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Commodities & Carbon Prices

At ISEE we firmly believe that by facilitating greater access to scientific and policy information on sustainable energy through an information portal such as the ISEE website, and creating new industry-government partnerships across the globe, policy makers and industry players will be able to make more informed and hopefully more sustain able choices regarding energy production and use in the transport sector.

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