Plans to deploy smart meters in 30 million homes and businesses across the UK have taken a huge step forward after the government acknowledged new rules designed to protect consumer privacy. Suppliers will now not be able to use smart ...
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Reuters reported that Qatar aims to raise the share of solar power in electricity generation to 16% by 2018. An official said that Qatar the world's top exporter of liquefied natural gas has the world's highest per capita greenhouse gas ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services, and PT Pembangkitan Jawa Bali ...
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Australian roofs now have a solar power generating capacity equivalent to half the Snowy Hydro scheme as consumers react to soaring power prices and sinking prices for photovoltaic(PV)panels. First solar farm opens in WA Some 858,000 ...
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At the ongoing Climate Change Conference in Qatar, Philips issued a strong call for governments, businesses and society to step up actions to implement energy efficient lighting as a means of lowering costs, improving competitiveness, and ...
In the European Union, buildings account for 40 percent of total energy consumption. As a result, sustainable, energy-efficient architecture can make a vital contribution to environmental protection. Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) ...
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Germany-based Siemens introduced an environmental portfolio in 2011 to help reduce gas emissions by 317 million tons. According to Peter Loscher, president and CEO of Siemens, climate change has been affecting people's lives and it is ...
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Huntsman's Pigments division has an industry award for its new Altiris infrared reflecting pigment. The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) award for innovative product of the year was presented to Rob Portsmouth, business ...
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Last week, the government announced new plans for investing in sustainable energy sources ahead of its long-awaited energy bill. The plans included £110 billion investment in technology like wind turbines and solar electricity, with ...
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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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Sulzer Pumps has been selected in 2012 for the supply of pumping solutions for several Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) projects in Spain and India. The scope of supply for the orders includes the design, manufacture and installation of ...
SCHOTT Solar AG has reached yet another milestone in manufacturing high-tech solar receivers.The one millionth solar receiver left the belt today in Mitterteich,Bavaria.Like its predecessors,it is headed for one of the many solar power ...
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The international conference"Innovation for textile resource efficiency–energy,water&materials"took place on 22 November in Brussels.It brought together experts from industry,the research and technology sector and EU policy makers.The ...
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The EBRD is actively promoting the use of renewable energy in Ukraine in order to reduce the country’s dependence on imported fossil fuel and to improve its energy security. The latest initiative of the Bank, which is aimed at solar ...
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Philips has launched the first-of-its-kind Lighting Experience Centre (LEC) in Singapore. Spread over 4,640 square feet, LEC demonstrates the application of light in various urban scenarios. The concept provides planners, architects and ...
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