The founder of the UpTime Institute, Kenneth G. Brill, 69, died Tuesday, the institute's parent company announced. Brill, an electrical engineer by training, is credited with playing an enormous role in shaping the modern data center ...
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Toshiba Corp. says it has successfully tested a first-of-its-kind combustor to be used in a thermal power generation system that produces low-cost electricity and little-to-no air emissions. Step-by-step testing of the new combustor was ...
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The regulatory measures to reduce greenhouse gases are creating a billion dollar per year market for CO2 mitigation equipment and services. However, the amount to be spent for sequestration will be far less than for improving efficiency of ...
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New Orleans seafood is going green. Global Green USA's Coalition for Resource Recovery (CoRR) joined forces with the New Orleans Fish House to test recyclable coated corrugated boxes as methods of transporting locally caught seafood. These ...
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Cremona-based Italian steel producer Arvedi Group has stated it is interested in leasing Ferriera di Servola, the Trieste-based iron and coke producing unit of Italy's second-largest steelmaker Lucchini, and may subsequently buy the plant. ...
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Global steel giant ArcelorMittal announced that it has decided not to continue its planned construction of an integrated steel plant and a captive power plant in Odisha State, India. ArcelorMittal's initial planned construction since ...
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Utility-scale solar power technology firm Solar Systems Pty Ltd of Melbourne, Australia, a subsidiary of Sydney-based Silex Systems Ltd, has officially opened its 1.5MW Mildura Solar Demonstration Facility, Australia's largest concentrated ...
Tags: Solar Systems, Solar, Electrical, Electronics, Solar Plant
This Special Issue of Desalination brings together 15 papers on radioactive decontamination of water, including individual studies as well as comprehensive reviews of the latest technology developments in this field. This Special Issue on ...
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In 2014, suppliers of corrosion resistant materials including FRP, resin-lined steel and stainless steel will generate revenues of just under $7 billion for applications in flow control and treatment. That is the conclusion reached in the ...
Tags: Processing Machinery, Corrosion Resistant Materials, Treatment
At the Intersolar North America 2013 conference in San Francisco (9-11 July), concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) solar system maker Soitec of Bernin, France has announced that its subsidiary Soitec Solar Development LLC of Peabody, MA, USA ...
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Traditional chutney and preserves makers Tracklements has switched to solar power to help make its award-winning range of more than 60 products at its Wiltshire factory. The company, which is well-known for producing the UK's first ...
Tags: Solar Power, Solar, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
LATICRETE was specified for its products and expertise in a magnificent water feature project recently at Three Gorges Mansion in Chendu, China. A state-owned Chinese power company, the China Three Gorges Corporation planned its new ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, power plant
Taiwan-based solar wafer firm Eversol has announced that operations at a 1.5MW ground-mount solar power plant in Hiroshima, Japan, a project with Japan's West Holdings, kicked off in June 2013 with a daily power generation of up to ...
Tags: solar, Lights, Lighting, Electrical, Electronics
Nova Scotia Power says its newest power plant—a biomass facility in Port Hawkesbury—has begun operations, producing both electricity and steam. "We are proud to be increasing our presence in the community of Port Hawkesbury. ...
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Toshiba Corp. says it has acquired a 76% interest in CyberGrid GmbH, an Austrian developer and provider of intelligent energy management solutions. Toshiba says it sees the development of its smart community business as a key strategy for ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Toshiba