DNV GL has released a position paper on the future alternative fuel mix for global shipping. While LNG is expected to be an early success, the picture becomes more diversified with time, as more than 20 per cent of shipping could adopt ...
Scientists said on Friday they had mapped ground-level air pollution in China from space for the first time, a feat that should help the fight against a notorious health hazard. French and Belgian atmospheric scientists used an infrared ...
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A carbon nanotube sponge capable of soaking up water contaminants, such as fertilisers, pesticides and pharmaceuticals, more than three times more efficiently than previous efforts has been presented in a new study published today. The ...
The lead scientist for NASA's Mars rover exploration team (Steve Squyres) has announced that recent images beamed back by the Opportunity rover show a rock sitting in a place nearby where there wasn't one just twelve days prior. The image, ...
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"Power to gas" is a key concept when it comes to storing alternative energy. This process converts short-term excess electricity from photovoltaic systems and wind turbines into hydrogen. Combined with the greenhouse gas CO2, renewable ...
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Greece's government Wednesday ruled out reducing a tax on heating oil despite a sharp increase in smog resulting from extensive wood-burning. "Reducing the price is not the solution (to the smog problem)," Finance Minister Yannis ...
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The Tommy Hilfiger Fall/Winter 2014 Menswear collection, The New England, embarks on a coast to coast voyage from the United States to the United Kingdom. The collection celebrates Tommy Hilfiger’s signature all-American aesthetic ...
Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX: CVE) (NYSE: CVE) expects to invest between $2.8 billion and $3.1 billion in 2014, a 13% decrease when compared with the previous year. The company is focusing its capital on oil projects that are anticipated to ...
Grandweld Shipyards has completed the delivery of Bourbon Gannet, the third Hybrid Seismic Support Vessel in a series of six for Bourbon Offshore. The vessel was handed over in a delivery ceremony held on Saturday November 23, 2013 at ...
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New Terntank tankers will feature the first Wartsila 2-stroke, low pressure, dual-fuel engines Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading provider of innovative products, solutions and services, has announced that its new 2-stroke, ...
The new Fassmer built Helgoland ferry for AG EMS, will be constructed under the supervision of classification society DNV GL. The nearly 80m long vessel will be the first German flagged newbuilding to be equipped with an propulsion system ...
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Today, Shell, the no. 1 selling brand of gasoline in the U.S., announced the launch of its exclusive new diesel formulation, Shell Diesel FiT(Fuel injection Technology), at more than 60 Shell stations in Waco-Temple, Texas area. This new ...
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Gazprom Neft's oil business operator, Gazpromneft Lubricants, has launched a new line of G-Energy and G-Profi premium-class motor oils with improved environmental characteristics. The Low SAPS* (Low Sulphated Ash, Phosphorus and Sulphur) ...
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Grasim announces financial performance for the 2nd quarter ended 30th September, 2013 Consolidated Financial Performance: Grasim Industries Limited, an Aditya Birla Group Company, has reported Revenue of ` 6,849 crore and Net Profit of ...
One of the most used materials in industries is Stainless steel, which is obtained just by adding a small percentage of chromium to a steel metal, and is known as stainless steel. Today, most of the manufacturing industries (power plants, ...