The big energy suppliers will “save a fortune” because of the way the smart meter rollout has been designed, according to Labour’s Alan Whitehead. The MP, who is also a member of the Energy and Climate Change Committee, ...
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Christening of the multihull Arkema – Région Aquitaine by Charles Berling, as the Transat Jacques Vabre race gets underway Wednesday, Oct 30, 2013 The boat was taken by its skipper Lalou Roucayrol and his crewmate Mayeul ...
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In 2012, forests and other wooded land occupied around 40% of the total area of the EU, cropland a quarter and grassland a further fifth, while artificial areas, such as buildings, road and rail networks accounted for 5%. These data are ...
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A new white paper published by research and analyst company Quocirca and sponsored by Nuance Communications highlights the need for businesses to adopt intelligent print management solutions and vigorously enforce print policies if they are ...
Tags: Office Supplies
How do consumers balance the scales between promised benefits and potential risks from novel food technologies? This was one of the research questions examined by a team of Irish researchers investigating consumer and industry acceptance of ...
Tags: novel food technologies, Food
Business Secretary Vince Cable and Business Minister Michael Fallon will today meet business leaders – including Johnson Matthey and Sabic - to take forward the industry-led strategy which sets a vision of 50% growth of the sector by ...
Tags: Chemical Sector, Chemicals
A new, world-class solar energy research centre to support the growth of the solar industry in Wales, and headed by one of the world's pre-eminent solar energy research scientist, has been launched today by Swansea University after being ...
Tags: Solar Energy, Solar, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Following Greg Barker's (Minister of State, Department of Energy & Climate Change) announcement of the UK's solar energy roadmap at Solar Energy UK this week, the Minister visited Bentley Motor's factory in Crewe to tour their impressive ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
The United Kingdom has reiterated its openness to Chinese investment in the country's nuclear power industry, a senior British official has said. "Britain is the most open economy in the world, and that goes for our energy markets as ...
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Visitors to Italy often take time to visit ancient Roman sites, and marvel at the fact that these structures continue to remain standing today. The extant infrastructure of the Romans is really quite amazing, including aqueducts, temples, ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
UPM has achieved a top position in Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) Nordic 260 Climate Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) for the fifth year running. UPM was ranked in the index with top scores: 99 points out of 100 maintaining the ...
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Clean Energy Fuels, a provider of natural gas for transportation, has commercially distributed Redeem, a renewable natural gas vehicle fuel that is made from waste streams such as landfills, large dairies and sewage plants, directly to ...
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BICEP (Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy) announced that VF Corporation has joined the coalition to advocate for innovative climate and clean energy policies. The company has also signed the Climate Declaration, which calls ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories
Boskalis acquires EUR 130 million port dredging project in St Petersburg, Russia Wednesday Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has been awarded a contract by CJSC Baltstroy for the dredging and construction of the Bronka Port ...
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Cities and cultures invariably craft ways to express their identity in visceral ways. The most revered of these public statements become a point of pride in the community and a compelling destination for visitors, according to a recent PSFK ...
Tags: City Through Light, Lighting