When a tote-carrying iBOT (at left) arrives at a pick station, it tilts forward into an ergonomic-friendly position for the human picker.Many executives running high-throughput distribution centers face a growing logistics challenge - the ...
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Semprius Inc of Durham, NC, USA, which designs and makes high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar modules, says it has delivered a specially designed lightweight version of its record-breaking solar module to the Nuon Solar Team to help ...
A Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) can simultaneously generate electricity and treat wastewater, but currently used materials and catalysts lead to high operational costs. This work investigates the use of sulfonated poly ether ether ketone ...
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Researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Florida-based Chemergy Inc plan to demonstrate a bioenergy technology that converts wastewater treatment plant byproducts into hydrogen gas to produce electricity. The ...
The preliminary design of China's third-generation nuclear power technology CAP1400 with an independent intellectual property right has passed the panel demonstration organized by the National Energy Administration and the demonstration ...
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High-tech windows generate electricity using polycrystalline photovoltaic cells By Michael SwanThe stained glass windows designed by Sarah Hal at Saskatoon's Holy Family Cathedral serve a twofold purpose. Beyond the beauty they add to the ...
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We all remember our school textbooks, which had chapters dedicated to non-conventional sources of energy. Today, those sources play an important role in our lives at an age where we are desperately looking to reduce our dependence on fossil ...
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Government officials in Brazil have invited PacWest Equities Inc of Sacramento, CA, USA to bring its CIGS line of solar manufacturing equipment, acquired in a deal some analysts valued in excess of $55m, to Brazil to open a multi-product ...
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Expect to hear a lot about the BMW i3 in the coming months. A four-seater about the size of a Nissan Juke, BMW's first electric car for sale will combine several cutting-edge technologies, potentially making it one of the most advanced ...
The STA has welcomed Government proposals to increase the upper size limit of community projects eligible for the fixed Feed-in Tariff (FIT) from 5MW to 10MW in an amendment tabled by DECC yesterday [1]. The amendment does not stipulate a ...
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Covering a roof or a facade with standard solar cells to generate electricity will change a building’s original appearance—and not always for the better (this idea to coat buildings with graphene kicks the problem up another ...
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Solar panels are widely available all over the globe. You will discover many homes, professional complexes besides vehicles relying primarily on residential solar panels to come up with your electricity they need. Solar energy panel may ...
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New Energy Technologies, Inc., developer of the world's first-of-its-kind, see-through technology capable of generating electricity on glass and flexible plastics, announced today that researchers have achieved important device design, ...
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German carmaker Audi has been reported to have started the process of developing its new A7 vehicle that will be powered by a fuel cell. The fuel cell-equipped Audi A7 is expected to be a part of the company's new tron range of ...
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Electricity is one of the necessities people cannot live without. Due to risen energy consumption over the past decades, it has become necessary to look into new ways of generating electricity. Traditionally, electricity has been produced ...