Energy and climate change minister Greg Barker is to set up a working group to free up blockages in the financing of commercial rooftop solar. Addressing questions after his keynote speech at the Large Scale Solar Conference in April, ...
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While many families are hitting the road for the Memorial Day weekend, car shoppers can take advantage of the attractive sales being offered on new cars. This long weekend we're spotlighting the best deals on Recommended, American-made ...
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Guardian Industries will launch a first-of-its-kind BIM solution and launch a new SunGuard low-E glass for commercial applications in Booth 1916 at the 2013 AIA Convention in Denver June 20-22. Guardian’s new web-based BIM ...
The Italian Association of Glass-Processing Machinery and Accessory Suppliers (GIMAV) is scheduled to exhibit at China Glass 2013, May 24-27 in Beijing. The group will have a stand that includes 29 participating members and exhibition ...
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You may not know that the International Code Council (ICC) has deemed May National Building Safety Month, and that this week focuses on disaster safety and mitigation. To that end, groups including the ICC and the Insurance Institute for ...
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Ofgem has confirmed the feed-in tariff (FiT) rates for solar photovoltaic technology for the period starting 1 July 2013 until 30 Sepember 2013. All tariff bands >50kW will remain the same as last quarter as the rates for all >50kW bands ...
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LAST POWER (Large Area silicon-carbide Substrates and heTeroepitaxial GaN for POWER device applications), the European Union-sponsored program aimed at developing a cost-effective and reliable technology for power electronics, has announced ...
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LED chip and lighting array maker Bridgelux Inc of Livermore, CA, USA has closed an agreement with Tokyo-based semiconductor manufacturer Toshiba Corp (announced on 22 April), which aims to strengthen and extend their strategic technology ...
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The BMW 5 Series has received revised styling, new engines, enhanced efficiency and added technology as part of its mid-life update. Subtle design tweaks set the upgraded 5 Series apart from the pre-facelift model. Sedan and Touring ...
Monolithic microwave integrated circuit developer Custom MMIC of Westford, MA, USA has added the CMD185P3 low-noise amplifier to its expanding line of standard amplifier products. The CMD185P3 has a low noise figure of 1.9dB and ...
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GT Advanced Technologies Inc of Nashua, NH, USA (a provider of polysilicon production technology as well as sapphire and silicon crystal growth systems and materials for the solar, LED and electronics markets) has acquired substantially all ...
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Mesuro Ltd of Pencoed Technology Park, UK, a spin-off from Cardiff University’s Centre for High Frequency Engineering, has announced the capability for its RF measurement services to deliver whatever measurements are needed for ...
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Adaptive forward lighting (i.e. glare-free camera-controlled headlamps that react instantly to changing conditions at night) is to help keep drivers and their passengers safer, as a consortium of high-tech automotive firms design and build ...
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Researchers from ultraviolet light-emitting diode (UV LED) maker Sensor Electronic Technology Inc (SETi) of Columbia, SC, USA and the Food Components and Health Laboratory of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) say they have found a way ...
On 13 May, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market notifying it that it is not in compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5250(c) (1) because ...
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