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The Incentive Program in Germany Has Been Cut by 15% in January 2012

Jan 16, 2012

The unexpected high number of solar PV system installations in Germany in 2011 may ignite the possibility for the government to initiate incentive cuts. The latest possible version is that incentives for Germany-based businesses will be cut ...

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Dorner's 2200 Series Low Profile Belt Conveyor

Jan 16, 2012

Dorner's 2200 Series low profile belt conveyor with the latest advancements in belt and drive technology increases its weight carrying capacity to a 200 pound maximum load. The 2200 Series is able to move these heavy load while maintaining ...

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Citizen Machinery UK's MACH 2012 Stand Will Embrace Both Machines and Software

Jan 16, 2012

Citizen Machinery UK's MACH 2012 stand will embrace both the Citizen range of CNC sliding-head turn-mill centres and Miyano fixed-head turning centres, with most of the machine models being demonstrated for the first time at a UK ...

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"It's Time to Get Moving"on The Smart Meter Roll-out

Jan 16, 2012

"It's time to get moving"on the smart meter roll-out,according to the Executive Vice President of US smart grid technology firm Silver Spring Networks,Eric Dresselhuys. The warning comes ahead of the UK's plans to install 53 million smart ...

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Spansion Inc Has Won The 2011 City of Austin Environmental Awareness Award

Jan 16, 2012

Spansion Inc., provider of Flash memory technology, has won the 2011 City of Austin Environmental Awareness Award for its outstanding success in water conservation and greenhouse gas reduction. Spansion began a multi-year water conservation ...

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Mild, Wet Weather Continues to Hamper Logging in Many Areas of The U. S. and Canada

Jan 16, 2012

Mild, wet weather continues to hamper logging in many areas of the U. S. And Canada. A West Virginia sawmill owner commenting on the weather said, “You are either playing in the mud or not playing at all. ” Most mills reported ...

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Timber Stumpage Prices Increased in 2011

Jan 16, 2012

Finnish Forest Industries Federation member companies purchased 25.3 million cubic metres of wood from Finnish private-owned forests in 2011. This is almost a quarter less than in 2010, when summer storms boosted timbers sales. Timber ...

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Taiwan's Fair Friend Group Has Acquired Five Overseas Machine-Tool Firms

Jan 15, 2012

Taiwan's Fair Friend Group, which makes Feeler brand CNC machine tools (Engineering Technologies Group), has acquired five overseas machine-tool firms. The acquisitions include three Italian firms – JOBS, Sachman (pictured) and SIGMA; ...

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Eucatex Will in Future Market Not Only Its Own Laminate Flooring in Brazil

Jan 14, 2012

The Brazilian company Eucatex will in future market not only its own laminate flooring in Brazil, but also vinyl flooring from the Tajima Group. As announced by the company on 12 December, three product lines will initially be introduced in ...

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Finnish Forest Industry Purchased 25% Less Wood From Finland's Forests in 2011

Jan 14, 2012

The Finnish forest industry purchased 25% less wood from Finland’s forests in 2011. The Finnish Forest Industries Federation (FFIF) member companies purchased 25.3 million m³ of wood from Finnish private-owned forests in 2011. ...

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Fuel Crisis Started Affecting Development Works and Operation of Scale Cement Factories

Jan 14, 2012

Prolonged fuel crisis has started affecting development works and operation of large scale industries in the district. Large scale cement factories that were planning to launch their products by Feb said fuel shortage has badly impacted ...

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Use Heat Exchange

Jan 13, 2012

Use heat exchanger, in order to save hot water can save a lot of heat energy, but also to open up or close tankless tankless, electric, or you can not have the possibility of a tinyhouse hot water system, because they need too much power. ...

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Philips to Install Solar Driven LED Street Lighting

Jan 13, 2012

Recently, Philips is working with The Climate Group and One Foundation to install solar driven LED street lighting in Guiyang, China. And the Guiyang scheme has been chosen by the UNFCCC as a case study for its Momentum for Change program. ...

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GE Lighting Controller Brings Dimming Capabilities to LED and HID Outdoor Fixtures

Jan 13, 2012

Designed to reduce electricity costs for outdoor lighting, the newly patented GE Lighting controller brings dimming capabilities to LED and HID outdoor fixtures. Designed to reduce electricity costs for outdoor lighting, the newly patented ...

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Taiwan's Solar Industry Has Seen Increases in Orders Reportedly From China-Based Firms

Jan 13, 2012

Taiwan's solar industry has seen increases in orders reportedly from China-based firms that are trying to avoid possible tariffs resulted from the US anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation. Taiwan-based solar cell makers have raised ...

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