Plessey announced today that it is to carry out a major expansion of the company’s LED manufacturing facility in Plymouth, England, after securing a GBP 30 million ($50 million) loan from Deutsche Bank AG to finance the expansion. ...
Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, international mining group Rio Tinto and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) have announced that Australia's first commercial ...
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The Almond Board of California (ABC) will join with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and other partners in carrying out a new USDA-funded pilot project designed to give both almond and corn growers greater access to greenhouse gas ...
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Nestle Waters North America is planning to increase recycled content in most popular sized bottles of its Arrowhead brand 100% Mountain Spring Water by the end of next year. The move, which is in line with the brand's commitment to ...
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UK-based Plessey says that the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) has officially granted £6.7m towards the expansion of its facility in Plymouth, UK for manufacturing its MaGIC (Manufactured on GaN-on-Si I/C) gallium nitride on silicon LEDs. ...
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Shelby American, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc. (CSBI.PK) is expanding its vehicle lineup for global customers by offering a Shelby GT version of the popular EcoBoost model 2015-2016 Ford Mustang. The new car ...
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General Mills is planning to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 28% across its full value chain over the next 10 years. The company said that it calculated the amount of emission to be reduced using science-based methodology. General ...
Clariant has announced a new development in controlling harmful nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions. Nitrous oxide emissions are harmful in two ways: they exacerbate the greenhouse effect and damage the ozone layer. At present, nitrous oxide is ...
Poland has reportedly put forward plans to invest in food processing technologies and farm machinery in the Indian state of Punjab. The move is expected to double the bilateral trade between the two countries to $5bn by 2018, Financial ...
Growing vegetables in greenhouses extends crop production seasons in northern latitudes, but the greenhouse environment is far from ideal for providing plants with optimal photosynthetic light. In fact, available photosynthetic daily light ...
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A consortium led by the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) at Aberystwyth University, UK, is working on the use of lignocellulosic feedstock to produce bio-based, biodegradable plastic packaging for consumer ...
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is undertaking a Near-Zero Waste initiative in Turkey, by funding recycling setups, green initiatives and technologies that cut down on packaging waste. The program, which also ...
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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced its international rankings of the Top 10 Countries for LEED, the world’s most widely used and recognized green building rating system. The Top 10 list highlights countries outside of ...
The European kraft paper and paper sack industry has reduced carbon footprint per a ton of production, by 17% from 2007 and 2012, saving emissions equivalent to 17,300 car journeys around the world. This was revealed in a study recently ...
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Vogue International, which owns OGX hair care products, has selected Avery Dennison's Global MDO film labels to cut down environmental fallouts of pressure-sensitive labels. With the adoption of the Global MDO film labels, the hair care ...