Eight thousand solar panels have been installed on the roof of Wolseley UK's National Distribution Centre (NDC) in Leamington Spa, capable of generating enough electricity to power around 450 homes a year*. Wolseley UK is part of Wolseley ...
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China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC), the country's largest offshore oil and gas developer, has become the first Chinese firm licensed to look for oil in the Arctic, a landmark step for overseas energy exploration for the world's ...
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Idle Smart, maker of an automatic engine start/stop system it says can reduce overnight idling by 70%, has added a Battery Protect feature. The new feature monitors battery voltage and starts up the engine to charge the batteries when ...
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India’s government wants to replace 26 million groundwater pumps for irrigation with more efficient pumps that run on solar power, in an effort to relieve farmers of high costs of diesel fuel. Diesel generators are commonly used when ...
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The Bartow County College and Career Academy (BCCCA) addressed lighting uniformity issues in parking lots and driveways with a lighting retrofit from Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI). Twenty-eight American Electric Lighting™ Autobahn ...
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Firstly, the very good news. Colorpak is nearing the end of its rationalisation program following its 2011 acquisition of Carter Holt Harvey. Managing director, Alex Commins, stated, "The plant rationalisation activities will be completed ...
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Firstly, the very good news. Colorpak is nearing the end of its rationalisation program following its 2011 acquisition of Carter Holt Harvey. Managing director, Alex Commins, stated, "The plant rationalisation activities will be completed ...
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The microgrid market is expected to expand rapidly over the next 10 years, bringing with it increased demand for energy storage associated with these systems. Energy storage systems (ESSs) deliver services to microgrids similar to the ...
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Driven by lower costs and emissions, the trucking industry is slowly shifting towards natural gas engines. A report by Navigat Research, a consulting team that analyzes global clean technology markets, forecasts that sales of natural gas ...
Voltage optimisation is a complex word for a simple solution for lower energy costs and carbon emissions. Powerstar is one of the world leaders in voltage optimisation technology and is offering a free webinar on Wednesday, 12 February, to ...
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Nearly 1,000 American Electric Lighting® Autobahn LED luminaires from Acuity Brands, Inc. were installed by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to address safety and maintenance challenges on a 19-mile stretch of Highway 98. ...
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Sundale Vineyards, a US-based table grapes grower, has commenced construction of a 1.13MW solar photovoltaic system, designed to power its cold storage plant. The company has selected Cenergy Power, a commercial solar integrator in ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA says that its cadmium telluride thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules will power four solar energy plants in France, with a combined capacity of 48MW. Developed and owned by independent renewable energy ...
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Voltage optimisation has been delivering energy savings and cutting carbon emissions for a decade now.It is a proven and reliable technology,and one of only three technologies applicable for a new batch of carbon reduction funding,having ...
AWE Limited (ASX: AWE) advises that Marathon Oil, the Operator of the Sugarloaf Area of Mutual Interest (AMI) in Texas, USA, has provided an update on its 2013 drilling activity and 2014 development plans. AWE has a 10% working interest in ...
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