Installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels continues to gather momentum in the US, with another 1.4 GW of capacity added in the second quarter of 2015. That’s according to analysts at Greentech Media (GTM) Research, whose ...
Tags: PV Power, solar, Investment
Xcel Energy is confident it can cut carbon emissions by 60% by 2030 from 2005 levels at a negligible cost to customers, mainly by building two new natural gas plants, adding more than 2,000 MW of renewables and keeping its nuclear plants ...
Tags: Xcel Energy, Carbon Emissions, natural gas
Over the years, the good folks at JUE festival have been done an impressive job to bring in international talent to Beijing. Travelers looking to catch a bit of “the local scene” need look no further than JUE, a festival that ...
Tags: Electronica, Jay, rock star
Following the success of Secret Garden, the best-selling coloring book for adults, coloring books and products sales have been booming in China. Even The Assassin Nie Yinniang, a film screened in late August, published a coloring album as a ...
Tags: Chinese Museums, coloring books, Bandwagon
Since its premiere at the National Theatre of China on Sep 4, the play War Horse has enjoyed popularity among local theatergoers. Many fans want to see Joey, "the horse", after watching the show, so the National Theater of China opens its ...
Tags: War Horse, National Theater, children
When The Heaven & Earth Totem/China Beat concert opens on Oct 19 in Beijing's popular bar area of Sanlitun, the audience will experience something which is more like a shamanic ritual. "I hope our post-ancient rhythms can lead our ...
Tags: Liu Sola, musicians, classical music
So you’ve got this deck or terrace that you would like to furnish? You are overwhelmed by the options that our out there? Here are a few insights that might point you in the right direction: Having a great set of patio furniture ...
Tags: Patio Furniture, Furniture
Traders of mined diamonds are divided over how to best respond to the growth of their laboratory-grown counterparts. Last week, India’s Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) became the second exchange to ban trading of man-made diamonds, ...
Don’t be fooled by the pitch that touts shortage as a reason for investors to plough dollars into the diamond mining sector. In fact, like many other commodities in the world today, the diamond industry is also drowning in a supply ...
Tags: Diamond Supply, diamond mining
India’s apparel industry is continuing its upward growth curve with the overall index value recording 6.2 points, according to The Clothing Manufacturers Association of India’s (CMAI) Apparel Index for April-June 2015. Much like ...
Tags: apparel industry, Clothing
Shipments of coherent 100G ports for metro regional optical networks grew 145% year-on-year in 2014 and will grow another 118% in 2015, forecasts market research firm IHS. Led by massive purchases in China from China Mobile, 2014 was a ...
Using the newly released Ansys 16.2, engineers can now create virtual prototypes of complete systems, enabling them to make strides in innovation and unleash next-generation products within their industries. As products - from automobiles ...
Tags: smartphones, wearable technology
China's coal imports, including lignite, thermal and metallurgical coal, totaled 16.6 million mt in June, up 16.5% from May, according to preliminary data released Monday by the General Administration of Customs. "Coal trade data showed a ...
Tags: coal imports, including lignite, coal
In the nine months to May 31, 2015, sales soared 23.9 per cent year over year at Japanese apparel marketer retailer Fast Retailing Group, which has in its portfolio clothing brands like Uniqlo, etc. In the period between September and May ...
Off-road truck ‘2017 F-150 Raptor’ from the stable of Ford has covered more than 1,000 miles in its ongoing tests across the harsh desert terrain in the southwestern region in the US. The trucks put to test by the company ...
Tags: automobile, auto parts, Off-road truck, Ford