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June 19, 2014

France unveils ambitious energy bill for greener nation
Paris (AFP) June 18, 2014
France on Wednesday unveiled a much-anticipated bill to reduce the country's dependency on nuclear energy and fossil fuels, after months of intense debate over one of the Socialist government's pet projects. The planned law, presented to the cabinet by energy and environment minister Segolene Royal, seeks to make France a greener country and reduce the nation's energy bill. The bill is a chance "to develop new technologies, clean transport, energy efficiency and therefore to improve companies' c ... read more

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				Toyota Installs 500kW of KYOCERA Solar Modules in Australia Autonomous Energy has announced the completion of a 500kW solar power system at Toyota Motor Corporation Australia's manufacturing plant in Melbourne. 2,000 Kyocera solar panels now cover the roof o ... more		Technology using microwave heating may impact electronics manufacture Engineers at Oregon State University have successfully shown that a continuous flow reactor can produce high-quality nanoparticles by using microwave-assisted heating - essentially the same forces t ... more

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