Autonomous body under the ministry of commerce, Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) will set up its new branch and testing laboratory in Bangalore, India for different packaging products including plastic, metal and jute packaging material. ...
HICKORY, N.C. -- An investment group backed by Gene Rosenberg, has formed a joint venture with the owners of the Boyles Furniture name, creating a new company to open multiple mid-priced to high-end Boyles Furniture & Rugs stores. ...
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The International Telecommunication Union(ITU)has denied claims it is trying to control the internet through its upcoming revision of telecoms rules. The UN agency is updating its International Telecommunication Regulations(ITRs)at the ...
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In June, negotiators from the Commission, European Parliament and Council hammered out an agreement at first reading on the Energy Efficiency Directive. The compromise has still to be formally approved by the Parliament in October to be ...
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Over the past years, the EU has put a lot of focus on designing legislations to increase the energy efficiency of buildings such as the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) and the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED). Now that ...
Tags: Sustainable Buildings, EPBD, EED, Glass Industry
South African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (SACTWU) seems to be all set to launch a nation-wide strike over their pay hike demand. Although the final voting results of the 40,000 member workers of SACTWU are yet to be released, ...
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When it comes to good government IT strategy, only collaboration will work in the long term, according to Hord Tipton, executive director of professional certification body (ISC)2. But after that, governments should stop trying to ...
Agua Caliente CdTe PV project reaches 200MW milestone NRG Energy Inc of Princeton,NJ,USA,MidAmerican Solar of Phoenix,AZ(a subsidiary of MidAmerican Renewables LLC)and cadmium telluride(CdTe)thin-film photovoltaic module maker First ...
UK dairy processor Dairy Crest is the latest firm to announce a cut to its farmgate milk price. The company announced a 1.65ppl cut this morning(3 July)for those on a standard liquid agreement.The cut will take effect from 1 August. ...
Aleddra LED Lighting,a business unit of Lightel Technologies,Inc.,today announced that its 4-ft T8 LED replacement tube is now listed with Lighting Design Lab(LDL)in Seattle for utility rebates. "We are very excited for LDL approval of ...
Ghana s leading producer of cement, GHACEM, says the industry saw a record 22% growth in 2011 relative to 2010, attributing this to the robust economic growth witnessed in the country in the year under review. The Managing Director of ...
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The nation's light bulbs begin facing new efficiency and labeling standards starting Jan. 1, but don't expect old-fashioned incandescents to suddenly disappear from store shelves. The congressionally mandated efficiency standards gradually ...
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The nation's light bulbs begin facing new efficiency and labeling standards starting Jan. 1, but don't expect old-fashioned incandescents to suddenly disappear from store shelves. The congressionally mandated efficiency standards ...
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A shift to CFL bulbs can bring down peak power consumption by 8-10 per cent and save on investments in power generation. Lighting accounts for almost 20 per cent of the total electricity consumption in the country, and is a major ...
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A shift to CFL bulbs can bring down peak power consumption by 8-10 per cent and save on investments in power generation. Lighting accounts for almost 20 per cent of the total electricity consumption in the country, and is a major ...
Tags: cfl