South Korea will seek to import more shale gas-based LNG from North America to meet rising power demand amid tighter environmental regulations, the deputy energy minister told Platts Friday. "Natural gas as a source of power generation ...
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China looks back on nearly 5000 years of continued history tremendously rich on innovation and scientific achievements. For centuries the Chinese had been at the forefront of humanity's intellectual and technological progress and often far ...
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Scientists at Deakin University’s Institute for Frontier Materials are turning by-products of wood and wool into biodegradable packaging to help slash global plastic consumption. Dr Nishar Hameed says humans consume more than 100 ...
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France-based pipe manufacturer Vallourec has announced its financial results for the first quarter this year, noting that the first quarter results are in line with the expectations, with an improved overall financial performance. In the ...
Russian pipe producing company United Metallurgical Company (OMK) has stated that its subsidiary Blagoveshchensk Valves Plant which is based in the Russian federal republic of Bashkortostan has obtained licenses from the Russian Federal ...
Despite shutdown of nuclear power plants, Japan is not expected to raise its thermal coal imports significantly over the next five-seven years, as existing coal-fired power plants are running at high rates and new facilities are still on ...
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China is expected to increase its coal-fired capacity in 2014 and 2015 to maintain power supply security, but that might not significantly boost thermal coal prices as the market is oversupplied, analysts at UBS Securities said in a ...
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Taiwan citizens could soon see a jump in electricity costs as the country faces energy shortages. Anti-nuclear sentiment is gaining momentum in the country as construction for Taiwan’s controversial fourth nuclear power plants nears ...
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Led by Li Keqiang, the Premier of State Council of the People’s Republic of China, the new phase of China’s National Energy Commission was held on April 18th. Li announced at the Commission that the nation will reinforce the ...
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The total electricity used in industrial, commercial, residential and public (including street lamps) lighting in Taiwan in 2013 has been estimated at 22 billion kWh, and if all lighting had used LEDs, the total power consumption could have ...
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China's nuclear power installed capacity, including that in operation and under construction, is predicted to top 88gigawatts by 2020, said Zhang Huazhu, head of the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA), a national industry organization. ...
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ASME is the leading international developer of codes and standards associated with the art, science, and practice of mechanical engineering. Starting with the first issuance of its legendary Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code in 1914, ASME's ...
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ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), is a globally recognized leader in the development and delivery of international voluntary consensus standards. Today, some 12,000 ASTM standards ...
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CSA certified product range Canada CSA certification test product range focused on eight areas: 1, the survival of mankind and the environment. Including occupational health and safety, public safety, sports and entertainment ...
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The global LNG market will remain tight through the end of the decade as growing demand in Asia, South America and Europe outpaces supply constrained by high costs and underdeveloped infrastructure, according to a study released Thursday by ...
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