Solar photovoltaic (PV) modules using solar-grade wafers, as offered by 16 of the top 20 solar module suppliers to the industry, will account for 89% of solar capacity forecast to be installed in 2014, according to Solarbuzz. Thin-film ...
Suzuki has taken the wraps off its compact SUV Vitara at the 2014 Paris Motor Show, which the company claims, has been derived from its other flagship Jimny, Vitara and Grand Vitara. The new car is 1,755mm taller and 4,175mm wider than ...
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Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) has launched the SCAP Extending the Life of Clothes Design Awards (SCAP ELC Awards), which seeks to find and award fashion or textile designers that show their flair for sustainable ...
TV vendors have begun slashing prices for Ultra HD TVs in preparation for the Black Friday period in North America, with Vizio maintaining pricing for 50-inch units below US$1,000, according to a report from the China Times. The report ...
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In welcoming industry efforts to develop a code of conduct to address unfair practices in the grocery sector, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has called for issues around enforceability and coverage to be addressed before ...
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The light bulb that has lit up our homes since the 1800s is officially on its way out. The inefficient incandescent, which loses most of its energy as heat, has fallen out of favor with the financially and ecologically concerned. LED, ...
Tags: Outrace Technology, LED Technology, OEM/ODM Manufacturing, light bulb
Shutting out Chinese solar producers from the lucrative US market is as damaging to them as blocking out the sunlight. The US Department of Commerce on July 5 determined a new set of anti-dumping duties on solar products from China and ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Solar Panel
Taiwan panel makers are continuing to see pressure from China makers as they expand production capacity for high-end handset panels. China makers are focusing on LTPS TFT LCD production, with capacity expected to continue increasing ...
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Iridium Communications Inc of McLean, VA, USA has completed an extensive testing program for qualification of its new solar panel design for the Iridium NEXT constellation of satellites. The array that powers the satellites contains four ...
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The Consumer Action Law Centre has welcomed the Competition Policy Review Draft Report and its emphasis ‘on protecting competition and not competitors.’ But Consumer Action will be asking the review’s panellists to ...
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The company has raised more than $110 million since it was founded in 2008. Kateeva makes the YIELDjet™ platform – a precision deposition platform that leverages inkjet printing to mass produce flexible and large-size OLED ...
Tags: Kateeva, $110 Million, Lighting
At the American Lighting Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Nashville, LED chip, lamp and lighting fixture maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA received the 2014 Lighting for Tomorrow Award for Solid State Lighting design in the ...
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Rigid plastic producers Amcor Rigid Plastics will soon operate an on-site production facility within Method’s manufacturing facility in Chicago to produce 100% PCR polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. Method produces ...
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C-Vale will use Zip-Pak Brazil’s flexible packaging solution for its Aurora Auroggets line to enhance the quality and freshness. Zip-Pak worked in collaboration with Plastrela which is the convertor and supplier of the resealable, ...
Tags: Zip-Pak Packaging, fasteners
Cree is to participate in the 11th annual Darnell Power Forum (DPF 2014) in Richmond, VI (23-25 September). As part of Darnell’s Energy Summit 2014 (a solutions-oriented conference and exhibition event that also hosts the Green ...
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