Over the past three years, solar photovoltaic (PV) installed system prices, module prices, and module production costs have all fallen by more than 50%, while a shakeout of uncompetitive PV cell makers has caused the number of suppliers to ...
Tags: PV Industry, Solar PV
The 30 largest engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies in the global photovoltaic (PV) industry installed 30% of the world's non-residential PV capacity in 2013, up 5pp from 2012, according to IHS. "We see integrators in ...
Fast food restaurants take a lot of heat for the rise in obesity in the United States, but is it really their fault? A research survey conducted by two food economists revealed that most people believe individuals are to blame for their own ...
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There are many ways to drive forward the energy saving and environmental protection industries in an ecologically fragile area like Northwest China's Gansu province, but not if the market is shut and centered on local government's ...
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Future research needed on full effect of public policies on both women's and men's health Government policies that allow both parents to take time off after a child is born provide positive benefits for the physical and mental health of ...
As global environmental pollution escalates, the new generation lighting technology LED has become a major focus. LED replacement trend has been initiated as LED lighting efficiency and lifetime improves significantly, and has evident ...
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The first generator of Taiwan's fourth nuclear power plant located in the northeastern coast is expected to come into operation in 2015, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). State-run Taiwan Power Company (Taipower), the ...
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China, the world's fourth-largest natural gas consuming country, is stepping up efforts to boost its shale gas output, offering more favorable policies and a sound business environment to shale gas developers, a senior industry official ...
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Good government policies can help propel an industry forward but bad ones can hinder development. Although China’s policies are aimed at developing the LED industry, the subsidies have gotten out of control recently, said LEDinside ...
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Six in 10 heads of Japanese companies expect the economy to have recovered half a year after this coming April's consumption tax hike, a Nikkei survey finds. The quarterly poll of presidents or chairmen at key domestic corporations found ...
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The world will require all forms of energy over the next quarter century to meet a greater than one-third increase in demand that will be driven by population growth, improved living standards and expanded urbanization, according to ...
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China’s fast-growing market for LED lighting will more than double in value to be worth $7.4 billion in 2017, according a new market study. Analysts at Lux Research believe that a virtuous cycle of falling prices, policy support ...
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U.S. manufacturer Veeco and German company Aixtron that have long possessed China’s LED epitaxal wafer MOCVD market, will be facing “war declarations” issued by Chinese manufacturers, according to a report by Chinese ...
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In the three months ended 30 September 2013 Diageo delivered 3.1% organic net sales growth with volume up 0.6%. Reported net sales were flat for the quarter mainly reflecting the termination of the distribution agreement for Jose Cuervo. ...
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As gold sponsor of the 2nd Palm Oil Africa conference, leading global agri-business, Olam International, is pleased to announce that its keynote address will focus on best practices in oil palm plantation development, bringing to bear its ...