Geothermal energy is set to play a bigger role as the State-owned Sinopec Group makes inroads into the clean fuel's exploration and development through international technological exchanges designed to reduce the country's carbon footprint. ...
Tags: Energy Source, Geothermal energy
A world-wide consultation on street lighting has been launched by The Climate Group and Philips. Launched at the Future of Urban Development session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, it aims to find out more about the ...
Tags: LED, EU-wide, Climate Group
German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp has announced that it has initiated a project to convert carbon from steel mill gasses into valuable chemicals. The electricity for this project is to come from renewable sources. ThyssenKrupp said that the ...
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China will remain the leading global consumer of wind turbine rotor blades over the coming years, with its market value expected to increase from $2 billion in 2012 to $3.7 billion by 2020, a compound annual growth rate of 8.2 percent. ...
Tags: Wind Rotor Blade, Wind Energy
Safety concerns about an unlit stretch of the M65 have led to a local campaign to get the motorway's defunct road lights switched back on. Following a fatal crash in November, near junction 8 of the motorway, the local newspaper The ...
Tags: motorway, lights, switch off, road safety
The movement for healthier, high-performing buildings has reached a new milestone, as the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) issued the 20,000th LEED certification for a commercial project. In December 2013, USGBC's Green Building ...
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The movement for healthier, high-performing buildings has reached a new milestone, as the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) issued the 20,000th LEED certification for a commercial project. This month, USGBC’s Green Building ...
New Zealand-based dairy giant Fonterra and Swiss food major Nestle have opened a new dairy distribution facility in Araras, Brazil, with an investment of NZ$45m. The facility was set up through the companies' South American joint venture ...
Tags: Fonterra, Nestle, Dairy Distribution
UK-based dairy farmer co-operative First Milk has decided to invest £7m to construct a new effluent treatment plant and equip new boilers that will use natural gas at its Haverfordwest Creamery in Pembrokeshire. The new projects ...
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The average annual rise in China's petroleum use will drop to 2.5 percent during the years 2013 to 2020 as the government tries to slow down economic growth and reduce carbon emissions, said experts. The figure will keep declining to 1.5 ...
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The largest single investment to modernize main road street lighting in the Capital's history has been unveiled by the Mayor and Transport for London (TfL). A new energy-efficient lighting programme will lead to a 40 per cent reduction in ...
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Transport for London is introducing Harvard's LeafNut system as part of a massive overhaul of its street lighting. TfL says it's the largest ever single investment in London's street lighting history. There are two main parts of the ...
Tags: Lights, Lighting, Street Lights
Twenty-five large double-suction Goulds pumps will provide Stanford University's new energy facility with high-efficiency pumping. The Stanford Energy System Innovations (SESI) program is a US$438 million investment that will enable the ...
Qatar Petroleum (QP) and the Dubai Carbon Center of Excellence (DCCE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that establishes a clear framework of communication and effective coordination between the two parties to strengthen their ...
Tags: Qatar Petroleum, Dubai Carbon Center, MOU, strategic, partnership
This week the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting Coloradoans to participate in one of 11 "listening sessions" that the agency is conducting around the country to solicit ideas about the best ways to reduce carbon emissions ...
Tags: Mining, Coal mining