Starting in late 2011, the power electronics downturn in 2012 was quite severe, exhibiting a 20% drop. The market suffered from the global economic downturn, combined with external factors such as China controlling what happened in some ...
The Cheswick, Pa.-based reinforcements supplier's 50 percent share in the Shelby, N.C.-based joint venture, a glass fiber weaving operation that serves the wind energy industry, goes to Hexagon Devold (Langevåg, Norway). PPG Fiber ...
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South West Water is set to reach for the sun again by installing more solar panels at its operational sites after breaking the million kilowatt-hour barrier in 2012. Over one million kilowatt hours of solar energy was generated to help ...
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Virtual blueprints for the world's first 3D printable handgun have found a safe harbour at file-sharing website The Pirate Bay, dodging a US government attempt to pull them off the internet. Defense Distributed, a Texas nonprofit that ...
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Street lighting is like a silent energy drain that no one pays attention to except when they are not lit. Street lighting costs the United States and other countries billions a year in maintenance, replacement of old bulbs costs and the ...
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April 23, 2013 - In a decision released late yesterday, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has determined that while residents of Clearview Township cannot bring claims for a proposed industrial wind project at this time, the ruling is ...
Flowserve Corporation announced the installation of Flowserve pumps has begun at the Mittelsbüren combined cycle plant (CCP) located near Bremen, Germany. All of the major pumps in the 440 MW gas turbine power plant are Flowserve ...
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Reportedly, Swedish-based special steel producer, Ovako, announced to introduce its new hot-rolled ring mill at its Hofors works in Sweden. Meanwhile, the company has invested approximately €8million for targeting on larger dimensions ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, steel, special steel
GE's Power Conversion business has signed a turnkey contract with the Lindoe Offshore Renewables Centre (LORC)—a Danish centre for testing renewable energy technology—for the construction, commissioning and handover of what it ...
Tags: Wind Turbine, Electrical, Electronics
When you walk into the new Las Vegas Cyclery store, the pleasing aesthetics of the building are striking.The 34-foot-tall ceiling with the wooden décor gives the bike shop an open, airy feel, reminiscent of a ski lodge. The nearly ...
Siemens Energy has opened two major R&D test facilities for wind turbine technology in Denmark. The new test centre in Brande features test stands for major components of Siemens wind turbines, including generators, main bearings and ...
microfiber suede sofa, made of wool felt textiles In October 2009, Shaxi greeted when using the past and the landmark belonging to the Tenth Offshore casual use Fair. Among the important activities of this Expo, any annual THIS LAST ...
Alstom and NaturEner Energy Canada Inc. have entered into an agreement for the supply of up to 414 MW of wind turbines to be installed at NaturEner’s Wild Rose Projects in Alberta. The agreement includes 138 ECO 110 3.0 MW wind ...
Off-the-shelf consumer handheld computers are showing up in some of the most precarious of workplaces. For instance, about 1,700 NextEra Energy wind turbine technicians recently began using Apple's iPod Touch handheld devices to help them ...
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“People have often thought there’s no upper bound for wind power... that it’s one of the most scalable power sources,” said Harvard applied physicist David Keith. After all, gusts and breezes don’t seem likely ...
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