Power plants that use natural gas and a new technology to squeeze more energy from the fuel release far less of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide than coal-fired power plants do, according to a new analysis accepted for publication Jan. 8 ...
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61st annual event features an increased floor space to 22,000 square metres to accommodate more than 280 exhibitors Toy Fair 2014 has sold out. The annual event, now in its 61st year has seen a rise in demand for space, having increased ...
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"Power to gas" is a key concept when it comes to storing alternative energy. This process converts short-term excess electricity from photovoltaic systems and wind turbines into hydrogen. Combined with the greenhouse gas CO2, renewable ...
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Data from NASA's AIM spacecraft show that noctilucent clouds are like a great "geophysical light bulb." They turn on every year in late spring, reaching almost full intensity over a period of no more than 5 to 10 days. As December ...
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While climate change negotiators struggle to agree on ways to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, they have paid inadequate attention to other greenhouse gases associated with livestock, according to an analysis by an international ...
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The World Steel Association (worldsteel) co-hosted with the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Automotive Industry Committee (CCPIT-Auto) a major one day conference on ...
Finland-based label materials provider UPM Raflatac has partnered with Unilever to reduce the environmental impacts of packaging labels across their lifecycle. Under the partnership, the companies have developed lifecycle assessment (LCA) ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Packaging Labels
The B.C. government fast-tracked FortisBC's Tillbury LNG facility's expansion by exempting them from a certificate of public convenience. "The government wanted to get out of the way and allow the transportation fuel component of the LNG ...
Tags: LNG industry, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
FortisBC, a subsidiary of Fortis Inc. (TSX: FTS) commends the B.C. government for changes announced today that will help to increase FortisBC's ability to rapidly and cost-effectively supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the B.C. ...
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Plug Power has received funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to demonstrate the viability of replacing diesel generators with hydrogen fuel cells for powering transport refrigeration units ...
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Barry Callebaut - the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products - today announced its 2012/13 Sustainability Report which details the company's strategy in the areas of sustainable cocoa, environmental ...
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Barry Callebaut – the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products – announced its 2012/13 Sustainability Report which details the company’s strategy in the areas of sustainable cocoa, ...
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More and more consumers and corporations are touting the benefits of "local" foods, often described as "sustainable," "healthy," or "natural." According to the trade publication, Sustainable Food News, "local" as a marketing claim, has ...
Tags: local food, organic food, farming
Japan's NEC company cooperation with greenhouse warm air heating machine enterprises NEPON, show the agricultural information and communication technology (ICT) - Agrinet cloud service. They developed the new functions to control window and ...
Tags: Agriculture, Cloud Services
Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Car has unveiled the new P1800 plug-in hybrid concept coupe, which is the first of a series of three concepts to be built on the carmaker’s Scalable Product Architecture (SPA). The new concept ...
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