US railroads in 2012 hauled less coal, by far the largest commodity to travel by rail, but made gains in other commodity groups, such as petroleum products, which saw growth of more than 46%, according to annual traffic data released ...
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Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy knocked out mobile, phone and cable service in many parts of the eastern U.S. on Monday, with about one in four cell sites affected in the hardest-hit band of the country between Virginia and Massachusetts, ...
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Israeli gasoil and fuel oil consumption for electricity production rose sharply in the first 11 months of the year due to a severe shortage of natural gas, Israel's Energy and Water Ministry said Thursday. Gasoil consumption by Israel ...
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Tech watchers have had plenty to buzz about following Sandy, the superstorm that walloped the East Coast. From cell site outages to Wi-Fi network issues to a story on how to spot a fake storm photo, here's a roundup of what's been ...
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Computerworld - Security consulting firm SecureState today released a new open source hacking tool that it claims will let security researchers and penetration testers verify the security of electric utility smart meters being installed in ...
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Taiwan-based solar firms have been facing difficulties investing in international solar projects due to complexities such as local power companies, political atmosphere, and cultural habits. Solar makers noted that compared to selling ...
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According to a report on the global lighting industry made by the LEDinside, a subsidiary of TrendForce, an international research institute, the LED market value for LED lighting application market in 2012 is 2.66 billion US dollars, which ...
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The Nepal government has allowed Indian infrastructure major GMR to increase the authorized capital in its hydro power projects in Nepal to INR 190 crore while also extending its survey license by 6 months. The GMR,which is developing 900 ...
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The US Environmental Protection Agency is tightening its standard for the amount of soot released from industrial smokestacks, diesel trucks and other sources, the agency said Friday. The standard for annual measurement of soot, or fine ...
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Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy knocked out mobile, phone and cable service in many parts of the eastern U.S. on Monday, with about one in four cell sites affected in the hardest-hit band of the country between Virginia and Massachusetts, ...
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SAP has turned heads in recent years with a number of high-profile acquisitions, scooping up SuccessFactors, Sybase and Ariba for more than US$13 billion collectively. But company executives also maintain they intend to increase revenues ...
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Canadian Solar Inc.("the Company","Canadian Solar"or"we")(NASDAQ:CSIQ),one of the world's largest solar power companies,today announced that it will hold a conference call on Thursday,November 15,2012 at 8:00 a.m.U.S.Eastern Standard ...
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Canadian Solar Inc. has appointed Mr. Guangchun Zhang as COO. Reporting to chair and CEO, Dr. Shawn Qu, Zhang will oversee all aspects of the company's production operations, including manufacturing, quality control and R&D, as well as ...
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Over the course of the next ten years demand for electricity is going to far exceed the supply by three times. Steps Towards a Low Carbon Future discusses the solutions and technologies that will support the global revolution required and ...
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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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