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Trina Solar Signs Long-Term Supply Agreement With Nitol Group
Changzhou, China (SPX) Oct 26, 2007Trina Solar has announced that the company has signed a long-term silicon supply agreement with Nitol Group. Nitol Group, a Russian chemical company based in Moscow, currently produces trichlorosilane and is constructing a polysilicon production facility. Under this five-year agreement, Nitol Group will supply Trina Solar with virgin polysilicon sufficient to produce over 200MW of modules in agg ... more Molnia-M Carrier Rocket To Orbit Military Satellite 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novsoti) Oct 24, 2007A Molnia-M booster rocket was launched from the Plesetsk space center in north Russia on Tuesday to orbit a Cosmos military satellite, a Space Forces spokesman said. The carrier rocket was launched at 8:39 a.m. Moscow time (4:39 a.m. GMT), and was scheduled to put the military satellite into orbit at 9:35 a.m. Moscow time (5:35 a.m. GMT). The four-stage medium-range Molnia-M, which has a l ... more ILS Proton Launch Scheduled In November For SES SIRIUS 4 Satellite 
McLeab VA (SPX) Oct 23, 2007International Launch Services (ILS) has scheduled its next Proton Breeze M commercial mission for November 18 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, with the launch of the SIRIUS 4 satellite for SES SIRIUS of Sweden. The SIRIUS 4 satellite arrived in Baikonur Friday (October 19). The satellite, a Lockheed Martin A2100AX model, will weigh approximately 4600 kg at liftoff, making it the larg ... more US sanctions Against Iran Could Threaten LUKoil Project 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 23, 2007Russia's largest independent crude producer LUKoil said on Monday that possible U.S. sanctions against Iran could threaten the company's Anaran oil project in the Islamic Republic. The Anaran project is a joint undertaking involving Norwegian Norsk Hydro (75%) and LUKoil Overseas (25%). The Anaran oil block has oil reserves of 2 billion barrels. LUKoil said that as its investments in the p ... more Ukraine Settles Gas Debts In Line With Agreements 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 23, 2007Ukrainian consumers are settling debts for supplies of Russian natural gas in line with agreements, Russian energy giant Gazprom said Monday. Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller met Monday with Ukrainian Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Boiko, after Gazprom agreed with Ukraine two weeks ago on settling the country's gas debt following a week-long dispute. "The sides discussed the question of [natural] ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 22, 2007Of the 68 questions answered by President Vladimir Putin at his three-hour question and answer session Thursday, less than a dozen dealt with the Russian government's foreign policies. This does not necessarily mean that international events are of little interest to the general public in Russia or any other post-Soviet country such as Kazakhstan (representatives of that Central Asian nation too ... more Monaco Prince Could Fly To North Pole On Russian Airship 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 22, 2007Albert II, Prince of Monaco, could join an international expedition to the North Pole on board a Russian airship next spring, a Russian lawmaker said on Tuesday. MP Leonid Slutsky, who co-organized an Arctic expedition on dog-pulled sledges for the prince in 2006, said Albert II, along with Deputy State Duma Speaker Artur Chilingarov and himself, attended the inauguration of the unique Au-30 dir ... more Snow Cyclone In Russia's Far East Hits Water And Power Supply 
Vladivostok (RIA Novosti) Oct 22, 2007A snow cyclone in Primorye, in Russia's Far East, has caused power outages in several areas and interrupted water supplies in Vladivostok, a spokesman for the city's mayor said on Saturday. The snow cyclone swept through the region during the night. Squalls in several areas damaged power transmission lines supplying Vladivostok's main water-pumping station. The station's pumps shut down, h ... more Control Of Oil Reserves Among Iraq War Goals - Putin 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 22, 2007Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was mainly aimed at controlling the Gulf state's oil reserves. During his annual televised question-and-answer session, the president responded to a request for his appraisal of the Iraq war by stating that, "One of the goals, in my opinion, was to establish control over the country's crude reserves." He also sa ... more |
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Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Oct 18, 2007Russia's space agency will soon announce a tender to develop a new carrier rocket, to ensure successful implementation of its manned-flight program, a top space official said Wednesday. "A special commission will determine the design criteria [for the new space vehicle] and the domestic companies eligible for participation in the tender," said Anatoly Perminov, the head of the Federal Space Agen ... more Soyuz Docks With ISS 
Korolev, Russia (SPX) Oct 18, 2007The Russian Soyuz TMA-11 manned transport space vehicle is docked to the International Space Station. Following two-day free flight in near-earth orbit, the Soyuz TMA-11 approached the ISS. Berthing was performed in an automatic mode. At 18:50 Moscow Time the space vehicle docking assembly came into contact with the docking part of Functional Cargo Block Zarya. At that time the ISS was within th ... more Russian Military Chief Says No Need To Give Up INF Treaty 
Solnechnogorsk, Russia (RIA Novosti) Oct 18, 2007Relinquishing the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty could spur the use of weapons of mass destruction, Russia's top military official said on Wednesday. President Vladimir Putin last week said Russia could pull out of the U.S.-Russian arms reductions treaty, unless it was expanded to impose restrictions on other countries as well. "Breaking this treaty could lead to irreversible consequen ... more Russia's Army Chief Criticizes US Missile Defense Proposals 
Solnechnogorsk, Russia (RIA Novosti) Oct 18, 2007The U.S. has made no new proposals to try and resolve a dispute with Russia over Washington's plans to place elements of its missile shield in Europe, Russia's chief of the General Staff said Wednesday. During recent missile talks in Moscow, the U.S. delegation proposed allowing Russian experts access to inspect its planned missile defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic, and to use radar ... more
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