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The Price of Solar Cells Continues to Decrease

Nov 8, 2011

The price of solar cells continues to decrease. The current price of solar cells is around US$0.50/watt, but second- and third-tier firms have been reportedly quoting around US$0.45/watt. The inventory backlog problem continues to plague ...

Tags: Market View, solar

Wavin Has Warned That Revenue Growth in Its Fourth Quarter Will Be "Limited"

Nov 7, 2011

Wavin, the plastic pipe supplier, has warned that revenue growth in its fourth quarter will be “limited”, thanks to the impact of Europe’s financial market woes on the construction sector. The Netherlands-headquartered ...

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He Was Seeing It up Close and Personal - and It Was Figuratively Killing Him

Nov 7, 2011

Santa Cruz sailing captain Jim Holm was disgusted with what he was seeing in the oceans he loved. Although the images of strewn plastic in the ocean are becoming more widespread on the Internet these days, with animals dying from ingesting ...

Tags: Plastic

Kaitlin Wolf Aspires to Design and Develop Medical Plastic Devices

Nov 7, 2011

Penn State Behrend engineering student Kaitlin Wolf aspires to design and develop medical plastic devices in the health-care industry. The 21-year-old senior from Buffalo will be among an inaugural class of six Behrend students scheduled to ...

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PEC Announced Research Study to Produce The First Standard for Plastics Additives

Nov 7, 2011

The Plastics Environmental Council (PEC) has announced the sponsorship of a research study to produce the first standard specification for the landfill biodegradation of petroleum- and natural gas-derived plastics that have been treated ...

Tags: plastics additives

Air Force Has Awarded a Multi-Year, Multi-Million Dollar Contract

Nov 7, 2011

The United States Air Force has awarded a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract for the re-core of heat exchangers to support the F-15 global fleet to Wall Colmonoy's Aerobraze Engineered Technologies, Oklahoma City. The highly ...

Tags: News Update, Market View, Heat Exchangers

Dunn-Edwards Corporation Launched Its Color & Design Trend Forecast for 2012

Nov 7, 2011

Dunn-Edwards Corporation has launched its color and design trend forecast for 2012 called "Simply Refocus. " "A reemergence of color is what we are seeing across the board. People are not afraid of color anymore. It defines our surroundings ...

Tags: coating

The Human Eye Is Comfortable with White Light

Nov 7, 2011

The human eye is as comfortable with white light generated by diode lasers as with that produced by increasingly popular light-emitting diodes (LEDs), according to tests conceived at Sandia National Laboratories. Both technologies pass ...

Tags: Learning Center, Lighting, LED

LED Lighting Is a Semiconductor Solid Glowing Device

Nov 7, 2011

LED Lighting that is LED Lighting, full name is the Lighting Emitting Diode, is a semiconductor solid glowing device. It is using solid semiconductor chips as luminescence materials, in a semiconductor through the charge carriers happen out ...

Tags: Learning Center, led light

LED Light Source High Efficiency The Luminous Efficiency Comparison

Nov 7, 2011

1, LED light source high efficiency The luminous efficiency comparison: Tungsten halogen light effect incandescent lamp, for 12 to 24 lumens/watts, fluorescent lamp 50-70 lumens/tile sodium lamp 90 140 lumens/watts, most of the power ...

Tags: Learning Center, Lighting, LED light source

U.S. Passed Legislation in 2007 to Increase The Efficiency of Light Bulbs Sold

Nov 7, 2011

Just a decade ago, incandescent bulbs were just about the only game in town, despite their inefficient use of electricity to generate light and their primitive technology that had not changed since being invented some 125 years ago. But now ...

Tags: Learning Center, incandescent bulb, cfl, led

The Restrictions Have Become More Pronounced in Recent Weeks for Seasonal Reasons

Nov 7, 2011

The restrictions that were already noticeable in obtaining African logs in September have become more pronounced in recent weeks for seasonal reasons. On the one hand the log harvest has been generally hampered by heavy rainfall. On the ...

Tags: market view, Rainy season, logs

Kenya Is Taking Its Climate Change Response to The Streets

Nov 7, 2011

Kenya is taking its climate change response to the streets. In a move aimed at boosting environmental sustainability while reducing costs and making residents safer, Nairobi city council has begun installing solar-powered street lighting. ...

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Kenya Is Taking Its Climate Change Response to The Streets

Nov 7, 2011

Kenya is taking its climate change response to the streets. In a move aimed at boosting environmental sustainability while reducing costs and making residents safer, Nairobi city council has begun installing solar-powered street lighting. ...

Tags: Market View, solar light, street light

Sol's Lighting Options Can Be as Cost-Effective for New Construction

Nov 7, 2011

When combined with other technologies such as motion sensors, Sol’s lighting options can be as cost-effective for new construction as ‘traditional’ lighting systems. Commercial-grade outdoor solar lighting company Sol ...

Tags: street light, solar light