The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized three industrial facilities today with the ENERGY STAR Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Award for their highly efficient CHP systems—energy production systems that decrease energy ...
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China's environmental degradation has become a growing source of public consternation and a potential political liability. Premier Li Keqiang declared a "war on pollution" in March 2014, vowing to reduce emissions from power generation and ...
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Solar photovoltaic (PV) technology is poised to play a substantial role in fulfilling the need for increased power generation capacity across the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. According to Solarbuzz, the total PV project ...
Novatec Solar and BASF have successfully commissioned a solar thermal demonstration plant based on a new type of molten salt technology, known as direct molten salt or DMS technology. The plant is located on the site of the solar-thermal ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, the world's biggest thin-film solar module manufacturer and one of the largest developers of utility-scale solar projects worldwide (with a global project pipeline of more than 2500MW), has announced its ...
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University of Liverpool researchers propose replacing a toxic treatment step in cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cell production with one that is benign, but apparently just as effective [J. D. Major et al, Nature, published online 25 June ...
The world largest bearing maker SKF has invested 723 million Yuan to set a comprehensive base including production, research and development in Shanghai recently. SKF built their core production base in the world largest auto maker to make ...
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Brazil's plan to auction 3.5GW of PV capacity through 2018 comes as welcome news for the global solar industry as the ambitious plan is expected to catalyze solar growth in Latin America, according to IHS. The Brazilian Electricity ...
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Regal Beloit Corporation RBC +0.13% today reported financial results for the second quarter 2014. Net sales for the second quarter 2014 were $850.4 million compared to $822.0 million for the second quarter 2013. Net income for the second ...
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TOKYO — The nation’s biggest electronics manufacturers are enjoying an earnings recovery, with Hitachi, Panasonic and Toshiba all posting sharp gains in April-June operating profits Thursday. More than 400 corporations listed ...
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Federal-Mogul Motorparts, a division of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp., named new executives to head two global business units and announced several other leadership changes in its regional operations. The company says it made the changes ...
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Tokyo, July 25, 2014 – (JCN Newswire) – Showa Denko (SDK) (Tokyo:4004) has decided to expand its capacity to produce high-purity aluminum foils for aluminum electrolyticA polarized capacitor exhibiting a very high ...
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Zurich, Switzerland, July 23, 2014 – ABB today reported strong order growth, stable revenues and a significant increase in cash from operations for the second quarter of 2014. The lower operational EBITDA margin mainly reflects ...
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Boyd Coatings Research Co., Inc. was selected to strategically coat and laminate a suitcase-sized microsatellite that orbits the Earth searching for near-earth asteroids and “space junk" that are difficult to spot using ground-based ...
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While the China government has been promoting PV power generation, there is a potential problem that the capacity of its power transmission systems in areas where large PV power-generating stations are concentrated is not enough to transmit ...
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