China-based Hareon Solar has announced that the firm has obtained government funding of CNY210 million (US$33 million), and has accumulated total subsidies of CNY500 million in one week. This is likely to help the firm to return to ...
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Local authorities could pay double that of central government to fund the broadband roll-out across the UK. The European Commission gave the green light to the Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) scheme, which will see a £530m pot of ...
Tags: Internet infrastructure, Computer Products, Broadband Bill
As against the target for awarding works for a total length of 8,800 kilometer during 2012-13, it has been possible to award projects for a length of 705 kilometer up to October, 2012. Some projects have not received good response from ...
Tags: Road Projects, Government funding, transportation, infrastructure
Cumbria County Council has turned down bids from BT and Fujitsu to complete its superfast broadband roll-out across the region. The two technology giants were the final competitors for the 40m contract, funded by central government, to ...
Tags: Cumbria County Council, superfast broadband, Internet, networking
A delegation of SEMI members and other stakeholders in LED manufacturing met with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary of Energy David Danielson and his senior staff in August to advocate for increased support for R&D and ...
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Jeremy Hunt's promise in 2010 that the UK would lead Europe with its broadband infrastructure within five years raised a few eyebrows. No one was against the sentiment of rolling out broadband to every home in the UK by 2015 – even ...
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Gas and coal-fired power generated using carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology could produce energy at a comparable cost to other low-carbon generation sources by the early 2020s, a government task force said Wednesday, The CCS cost ...
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The UK government and key stakeholders are planning to invest £12m in a new center aimed at supporting energy efficiency in food sector. The Centre for Sustainable Energy use in Food Chains will be LED by Brunel University, London, ...
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Two South Australian automotive suppliers have won $1.18 million funding in the first handouts as part of the new $30 million Automotive New Markets Program. Precise Global and Quality Plastics and Tooling qualified for funding under the ...
Installations of EV charging stations globally are expected to reach 11.4 million by 2020, according to a report from Pike Research. The report also revealed that nearly 135,000 plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) are expected to be sold ...
November 22, 2012 - With a new name, new website and “refocused direction”, Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC)—formerly Electricity Sector Council (ESC)—has “doubled down on its efforts to keep the ...
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A cyber security research centre focused on biometrics is to be launched at the University of Southampton. It will be one of eight UK universities awarded government funding for cyber security research. Government has prioritised ...
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Mansfield is trying to raise GBP 38,000 to provide free public Wi-Fi across the town centre. The funding is being led by Mansfield's Business Improvement District (BID) organisation, which is a partnership between the local council and ...
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Mansfield is trying to raise 38,000 pounds to provide free public Wi-Fi across the town centre. The funding is being led by Mansfield's Business Improvement District(BID)organisation,which is a partnership between the local council and ...
Tags: Mansfield, town centre WiFi, 38000 pounds to provide free public WiFi
The councils of Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire have awarded BT a multi-million pound contract to roll out superfast broadband. The two local authorities formed a partnership when applying for government funding for the project, which ...
Tags: BT, superfast broadband, broadband, broadband infrastructure