The Brazilian textile and apparel industry – among the top five in the world is reeling under the impact of two challenges – large scale imports and high labour and energy costs. These have created a cascading effect in the form ...
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Sonoco-Alcore, the wholly owned subsidiary of global packaging company, Sonoco, will invest to make its system and product range energy efficient which is expected to be accomplished by September 2011. To acheive its goals, the company is ...
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US-based Maxco Packaging has chosen Cenergy Power, a commercial solar developer in the US, which completed a 1.107 megawatt (MW) solar PV system for the company's manufacturing facility in Parlier. The solar power system, covering over 4 ...
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Eaton Corporation, a producer of electrical components and systems, has received a grant of $1.84m from the US Department of Energy (DoE) to develop and demonstrate more commercial electric vehicle (EV) chargers. The grant is part of a ...
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Council leaders in Bath have agreed to give to the go ahead for some of the area's traditional streetlights to be changed to reactive LED lighting. The authority gave the green light earlier this month and officials are hopeful that it ...
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The global market for electric vehicle (EV) telematics is expected to reach $1.4bn per year by 2017, according to a report. Pike Research report revealed that the plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) were first unveiled in 2010, of which ...
US-based foodservice equipment company Middleby has acquired Nieco, a manufacturer of automatic broilers for the commercial foodservice industry. Nieco, headquartered in Windsor, California, has annual revenues of approximately $20m. Its ...
Are you thinking about the benefits of using a solar powered water pump for your pond? You may want to use one of these if you have a smaller water feature or pond in your garden. It can help you save on energy costs, with an economical ...
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You can reduce your heating costs by installing ground source heat pumps. It can be used either in industrial, residential or commercial buildings. It is not only efficient for heating or cooling, but it can also be used for supplying ...
A wireless network now links 1400 LED-based outdoor lights on the University of California at Davis campus after an SSL collaboration between the California Lighting Technology Center and Lumewave. Lumewave announced that it supplied the ...
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THE political production line went into overtime following yesterday’s announcement. MPs and AMs of all political hues reacted to the news almost as soon as it became public. Aberavon MP Hywel Francis rued it as grim news ...
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Xylem Inc. announces the release of its new white paper, “A Systems Approach to Energy and Water Efficiency in Commercial Buildings.” As the name suggests, the white paper focuses on the challenges designers and managers of ...
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A technologically leading vacuum solution has won Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum another steel degassing order. Jailaxmi Casting & Alloys, an Indian steel producer, was convinced by the innovative systems and redundant components. "The new ...
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Glass Fiber Market 2012-2017: Trend, Forecast, and Opportunity Analysis" report to their offering. Although the global glass fiber market declined in 2009, the market made a ...
MHA Lighting chose to launch the new P Lite 40 to its Perimeter range at the prestigious Lux Live exhibition earlier this week. "It is an amazingly powerful low-energy fitting and the perfect solution for external car parks,street ...
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