A top energy watchdog forecast the U.S. will bypass Russia in the production of liquid fuels--everything from crude and gasoline to biofuels like ethanol--solidifying America's growing importance in global energy markets. The ...
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Not enough is being done to save energy and measures to improve the situation have slowed, according to a new study from the World Energy Council. The report World Energy Perspectives: Energy Efficiency Policies, which is due for ...
By 2050, there will be two billion vehicles in the world - 1.2 billion more than today - doubling energy demand from 2000 levels, and most of them will still be powered by conventional liquid fuels. Meanwhile, every single litre of diesel ...
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China's legislators on Monday called for greater support for the development of renewable energy industry which is facing obstacles in planning, purchase system, subsidies and technology. Development of renewable energy must be a ...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
State's support for new environmental initiatives promotes emerging sectors China's investment in renewable energy will bring vast opportunities and challenges for the country's overall development, a senior official said at a recent ...
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China's net oil imports are very likely to exceed those of the US by October this year on a monthly basis and by 2014 on an annual basis, making China the largest net oil importer in the world, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) ...
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Power generation and transmission firm Alstom and Soitec of Bernin, France, which makes engineered substrates - including silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers and III-V epiwafers - as well as concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) solar systems, ...
Tags: CPV Power Plants, Alstom, Soitec
IFCO Systems, a global leader in reusable plastic containers (RPCs) for fresh products, recently released a study confirming RPCs as a sustainable packaging option. The report shows the IFCO solution generates 82% less solid waste, consumes ...
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Shell is proceeding with front-end engineering and design work for its proposed LNG import facility in Batangas, Philippines, it said Sunday. The decision comes a year after Shell signed a memorandum of understanding with the Philippines' ...
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The Platts July Japan Korea Marker was assessed at $14.675/MMBtu Friday, gaining $0.125 from the previous Friday's $14.55/MMBtu, as buyers waded back out into the market for summer cargoes. Despite expectations that the lifting of the ...
Today (Monday) is the first full day of PACRIM 10. The meeting was kicked off with the welcome address from H.T. Lin, the chairman of the conference. He briefly reviewed the history of PACRIM and introduced the technical programs held in ...
Tags: Ceramic Materials, Construction
Kuwait will increase its oil production capacity to about 3.6 million b/d by 2022, according to a study by the emirate's Diplomatic Center for Strategic Studies (DCSS). The official KUNA news agency reported Wednesday that the study said ...
Tags: Oil, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) solar system maker Soitec of Bernin, France says that Santiago-based Minera El Tesoro (MET), part of one of the largest mining groups in Chile, has built the first pilot plant in South America using its ...
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According to a new Ernst & Young survey, responding to frequently changing regulations and managing the effect on business and stakeholders are now the biggest concerns for power and utilities executives around the world—up from 2011. ...
Editor’s Note: The following column By Mike Feinstein, vice president, sales and marketing, Digital Lumens, is part of Modern’s Other Voices column. The series features ideas, opinions and insights from end users, analysts, ...