When Interoil Corporation began to build a new staff housing village at their refinery complex outside of Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, they knew that street light was going to be a challenge. Not only was the local electricity grid ...
Tags: Solar Street Lighting, Interoil
June 1, 2013 - Georgian College students and faculty will initiate research on power use, quality, consumption and costing for electric vehicles (EVs) thanks to a “first-of-its-kind” charging station supported by PowerStream and ...
Tags: Ford, Powerstream, EV Charging
The Tesla Model S fell short of a perfect score in our testing for one simple reason: You can't jump in it any time you want, and drive to absolutely any point on the map at a moment's notice. But, Tesla has just announced a big step in ...
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The proportion of UK electricity generated from gas fell to 16-year lows last year as cheaper coal prices spurred generators into increasing coal-fired power to its greatest share of the electricity mix since 1996, government data shows. ...
Tags: Gas-Fired Power, Chemicals
The whole idea behind the concept of an industrial heavy-duty hinge is to provide good support and most importantly utmost security. Hinges are the best tools one can use for security reasons, as they provide a host of fixings and levels ...
Tags: Hinges, Manufacturing, Processing Machinery
German carmaker Audi has been reported to have started the process of developing its new A7 vehicle that will be powered by a fuel cell. The fuel cell-equipped Audi A7 is expected to be a part of the company's new tron range of ...
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India's state-owned gas utility GAIL expects to import 34 spot LNG cargoes in fiscal year 2013-14 (April-March), more than double the 16 spot cargoes it imported in the previous year, to meet demand for the Dabhol LNG terminal and make up ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, gas
Japan's solar installations surged by 270% (in GW) in the first quarter of 2013, positioning the country to surpass Germany to become the world's largest solar market in terms of revenues in 2013, according to market research institute IHS. ...
Tags: Solar Revenue, Lighting
Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) solar system maker Soitec of Bernin, France says that Santiago-based Minera El Tesoro (MET), part of one of the largest mining groups in Chile, has built the first pilot plant in South America using its ...
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In the future, your smartphone might be made out of concrete, no seriously. A group of researchers working together from the US, Finland, Germany, and Japan who work in conjunction with the US Department of Energy have developed a method of ...
Tags: Metal/Glass, Construction
The addition of twinkling LED lights adds mystical charm to this everyday bean bag design. Sure to delight even the most finicky bean bag lovers, the transparent outer casing of the Beling Bean Bag’s inner lining is filled with ...
Tags: LED Bean Bag, Lighting
Grand Rapids, Michigan – The city plans to expand its utilization of LED fixtures in public street lights, deploying higher-volume installations of the technology in three areas: around the new Downtown Market, along Monroe Avenue at ...
Tags: LED Street Lights, Grand Rapids
There is a wide variety of Castors & Wheels available in the industry in this day and age. Many huge manufacturers will have over ten thousand different kinds of solid and pneumatic castor wheels in stock at any given time. The reason for ...
A lot of people complain about voltage fluctuations and sudden power that damage their computers or home appliance of office equipment. Hence it is important that we fully secure these varied equipments. Understanding the various problems ...
The new is specially designed to help workplace duty holders to comply with the latest guidance on safeguarding against the risks posed by appliances and other equipment. The latest IET Code of Practice stresses the importance of taking a ...
Tags: Seaward, Test Equipment