The true cost of fossil fuel reaches far beyond what is paid at the gas pump -- the expense of waging war to protect oil interests, governmental corruption, global warming and environmental destruction all are part of the equation. And ...
First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe), has completed and handed over a 13MWDC photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The facility, ...
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The Aluminum Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON) in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom says it is losing US$6.1 million monthly due to high cost of production. Mrs Tatyana Smirnova, its Director of Public/Government Relation ...
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Degree-level apprenticeships in cyber security have been launched in the UK as part of an employer-backed "Cyber Academy". The Cyber Academy, which was launched by the National Skills Academy for IT and e-skills UK, will see employers ...
Tags: Computer Products
The expected price hike in electricity rates is expected to hit the profitability, though very marginally, of those cement companies that solely rely on the national grid power and do not have Waste Heat (WH) technology, compared to those ...
Tags: Cement, Construction
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
Spot prices eased Thursday morning on the UK's NBP gas trading hub as demand was forecast at the lowest level so far this year. Same- and next-day contracts at midday BST were each valued at 64.70 pence/therm, down by 1.30 and 0.40 p/th ...
Tags: Gas, Spot prices
The complexity of existing IT systems is acting as a major barrier to the adoption of cloud, with many CIOs unsure as to how to adapt to the technology, warns a report by ICT services provider NTT Europe. Based on the views of 300 CIOs ...
Tags: Computer Products, Cloud Adoption, software
Gas for day-ahead delivery on the UK's NBP trading hub fell to a near 10-month low Friday morning on a large oversupply with demand falling overnight. The within-day contract was valued at 55.00 pence/therm at 09:30 BST, down by 4.30 p/th ...
Tags: Gas, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Prompt gas prices on the UK's NBP trading hub fell Monday as the long system and lower demand weighed on near term contracts. Gas for same day delivery was heard changing hands around 1100 GMT at 60.30 p/th down 0.95 p/th from Friday ...
Tags: Prompt gas, gas, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Hull City Council's Pryme Street car park is benefitting from the installation of 200 solar photovoltaic panels covering a surface area of 372 metre squared. It is projected that the 49kwh system will generate approximately 41,450 kwh a ...
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Birmingham electrical services contractor JT Hawkes has brought renewable energy to thousands of homes in Dorset and the Isle of Wight after fitting out three solar farms. The environmental specialist battled successfully against the ...
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Gas for same- and next-day delivery firmed Wednesday morning on the UK's NBP trading hub following a rise in demand which caused some slight early shortness in the system and the need for medium range storage withdrawals. Gas for ...
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The European Commission has set out guidelines for investors on the unbundling of electricity and gas grids, setting out when investors can own grid assets as well as interests in gas or power supply, generation or production activities. ...
Tags: European Commission, Chemicals
South West Water is set to reach for the sun again by installing more solar panels at its operational sites after breaking the million kilowatt-hour barrier in 2012. Over one million kilowatt hours of solar energy was generated to help ...
Tags: South West Water, Solar Power, Energy