A new natural gas-powered Volkswagen Up!has been launched,with the German powerhouse claiming the Volkswagen Eco Up!?is the world's most fuel-efficient natural gas passenger car in the world. The enviro-friendly Volkswagen Eco Up!uses a ...
Food sourced from cloned animals and their offspring do not pose any safety concerns compared to products from conventional sources,according to the latest review by the European Food Safety Authority(EFSA). The review,which is line with ...
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Taiwan-based solar firm Neo Solar Power (NSP) and power supply maker Delta Electronics announced consolidation plans on November 19, 2012. NSP will procure 15% of DelSolar (the solar subsidiary of Delta) shares publicly then form a new ...
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Taiwan-based Delta Electronics and Neo Solar Power (NSP) held a joint press conference to announce the plans on NSP buying 13-15% of shares of DelSolar, the solar subsidiary of Delta, starting at November 20 to December 14, 2012. Delta ...
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The Japan government will reportedly hike energy efficiency standards for imported PV modules in 2013 from 250W currently to 255-260W for a module made of 60 monocrystalline silicon solar cells and from 235-240W to 245W for one made of 60 ...
Taiwan-based solar cell makers expect China-based competitors to stop dumping their products in December when the off season begins, helping stabilize prices, according to industry sources. Solar cell prices have continued declining from ...
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Thintech Materials, Taiwan's largest supplier of aluminum target material with a market share of over 50%, has revealed that it has sent samples of its aluminum and silver-aluminum conductive pastes for solar products for certification. ...
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Taiwan-based solar conductive paste maker Giga Solar unveiled a solar-power generating plant in Tainan, southern Taiwan on October 26, 2012. Nevertheless, this 1.2MW plant may be the last one of this size built in Taiwan. According to ...
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The latest rumors regarding a possible merger between Taiwan-based solar cell makers Motech and Neo Solar Power (NSP) have been denied by both firms. In addition, rumors regarding Gintech meeting up with TSMC to discuss possible cooperation ...
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Overcapacity, a decline in pricing as well as slowing growth in key worldwide markets will serve to keep the global market for solar modules depressed for the rest of the year, with recovery not expected until well in the second half of ...
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Global pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck has commissioned a Fanuc M-1iA Delta Arm robot on a bottling line at its Guadalix facility in Spain facility. The M-1ia places dispenser caps onto bottled allergy medications and is capable of ...
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The European Commission has granted conditional marketing authorization for Pfizer’s Xalkori (crizotinib) to treat anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the European Union (EU). ...
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Cytori Therapeutics has expanded its Celution system's CE mark approval to include several new indications including cryptoglandular fistula. The Celution system, which pulls stem cells and other regenerative cells out of fat , provides ...
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US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Pfizer's Bosulf (bosutinib) to treat adult patients with chronic, accelerated or blast phase Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) (CML) with resistance to prior therapy. Bosulif is a ...
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FDA has designated Stratatech's universal human skin substitute, StrataGraft, as an orphan drug for the treatment of partial and full thickness skin burns. As per the orphan drug status, the company will be able to market StrataGraft once ...