Markus Tacke has been appointed CEO of Siemens Energy Sector's Wind Power Division. The 48-year-old Tacke (in photo) will take the helm August 1, 2013. He succeeds Felix Ferlemann who, at 53, is leaving the company by mutual agreement to ...
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The coal-fired capacity utilizing selective catalytic reduction for NOx control will nearly double in the period 2012 to 2017. This is the prediction of the McIlvaine Company in its continually updated, NOx Control World Markets. Total ...
Rising energy costs are driving food and drink processors towards green solutions, with a 53% jump in the number of on-site renewable electricity projects in the sector last year, SmartestEnergy has claimed. The company, which claims to ...
Nearly 80 percent of the investment in desalination this year will be for membrane treatment as opposed to thermal. The $8 billion which will be spent on membrane systems represents a large market for suppliers of valves, pumps and ...
This was already the fourth time Lewa had held the Green Technologies Day. Under the motto "Gas as an energy source ? bridge technology to the hydrogen age?", experts from industry and the sciences reported on current research and the use ...
Hull City Council's Pryme Street car park is benefitting from the installation of 200 solar photovoltaic panels covering a surface area of 372 metre squared. It is projected that the 49kwh system will generate approximately 41,450 kwh a ...
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One of the largest wood pulp and paper mills in the world has water conservation at the heart of its operations. Extensive filtration and separation techniques are allowing Asia Pulp & Paper Hainan Jinhai to produce 900,000 tonnes of paper ...
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Seajacks International has entered into a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries to build the world's largest and most advanced offshore wind farm installation vessel. The vessel has been specifically designed to meet the demands associated ...
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For the second time, Voith has been awarded a contract for a hydropower project in Africa: the company will modernize Inga I hydropower station in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The project on the River Congo, led by Voith in a ...
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Fans of defunct British sports car manufacturer TVR may feel heartened by the latest update to the brand's website. The homepage of TVR.co.uk now features the car maker's badge alongside the words 'Never say never', potentially providing ...
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ikea is finishing the last of its planned solar energy projects in the United States today by switching on the solar array at its store here. The installation is the 39th completed solar project for Ikea in the ...
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Light-emitting diode (LED) technology has the potential to light up the African continent if the political will can be found, a major producer has said. LED technology was invented by Oleg Vladimirovich Losev in 1927, though it was ...
Making your office greener and healthier for your employees can be as easy as making the most of natural light. If you think going green at work means you have to invest in wind turbines to power your computers and only use office ...
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The Cheswick, Pa.-based reinforcements supplier's 50 percent share in the Shelby, N.C.-based joint venture, a glass fiber weaving operation that serves the wind energy industry, goes to Hexagon Devold (Langevåg, Norway). PPG Fiber ...
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3D printing has been attracting more attention in recent months as a tool to create gadgets, toys and miniature works of art. Now President Barack Obama thinks it can also play a role in strengthening the military and America's sagging ...
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