Offshore wind doubling over 2010

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

On Saturday MAKE Consultancy, a wind energy specialized Danish consultancy firm, published a business analysis on the offshore wind market.

China digs for Canadian potash mines

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

But they don’t seem to reach the right depth. According to press agency Reuters Chinese state-owned company Sinochem just dropped its bid for the PotashCorp, the big Canadian mining company and largest producer of potash in the world.

Today 33 miners are rescued, this year 12,000 die

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

The Chilean miners are world-famous, as they are unlikely survivors – after being feared dead for two weeks, following the collapse of a mining tunnel. Luck is very rare at such depths. Every year thousands die in mining accidents worldwide, … Continue reading →

30 years old, no siblings – but with grandparents

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

China recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of its one child policy. The country announced plans to ease down on the birth restrictions, allowing some couples a second child – in certain ‘test provinces’. The Chinese grow old. Or so they … Continue reading →

Rare earth getting rarer

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

State-backed holding company Chinalco – China, Aluminum, Corporation – yesterday announced it will invest 1.5 billion dollars in ‘rare earth’, the collection of 17 trace elements like scandium, yttrium and the lanthanides, which include the densest of metals: iridium – … Continue reading →

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Offshore wind doubling over 2010

China digs for Canadian potash mines

Today 33 miners are rescued, this year 12,000 die

30 years old, no siblings – but with grandparents

Rare earth getting rarer