LED lighting vendor Top Hi-Tech and its partnering maker Nan Ya Photonics have obtained certification from Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for explosion-proof LED lighting products, the first UL certification of its kind in the Greater China ...
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Due to increases in both shipments and conversion efficiency, Taiwanese PV cell makers experienced a record shipment growth in 2014, according to the latest report by EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce. This growth was in spite of being ...
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Falling LNG costs and rising domestic gas prices in China have made opportunistic purchases increasingly attractive for non-traditional LNG buyers, which are now putting pressure on state-owned terminal operators to gain access to their ...
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Reaching out and engaging with the public and stakeholders has been the agency’s top priority throughout the development of this rule, and EPA is committed to continuing this engagement moving forward. Based on input from states and ...
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Coal provides nearly two thirds of China's energy, but for mining companies, this winter could not be more chilly. The government has done its best to save the day, but it is not enough to force up the price of coal, even in the short ...
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The MENA region is widely recognized as, and 2015’s first solar-related exhibition - World Future Energy Summit 2015 (WFES), will take place in Abu Dhabi on January 19. Lower costs for large-scale solar installations, strong solar ...
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Tokyo-based Showa Shell Sekiyu subsidiary Solar Frontier – the largest manufacturer of CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules – says that construction has started on a 15MW solar power plant on a ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the first national regulations to provide for the safe disposal of coal combustion residuals (coal ash) from coal-fired power plants. The final rule establishes safeguards to ...
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Finland-based global developer and supplier of services and technologies for the pulp, paper and energy industries Valmet will build a new services centre in Indonesia. The company said that Indonesia is one of the key markets of ...
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Sterlite Grid, a subsidiary of Sterlite Technologies Ltd, has commissioned India’s first ultra mega transmission project, on November 13, 2014. The first line in this project connecting Purnea and Bihar Sharif was commissioned in ...
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With the steady increase in the usability and efficiency of LEDs over traditional light bulbs during the last decade, the global market for high-brightness LEDs is projected to rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.9% from ...
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China's National Energy Administration has said they are speeding up electricity diversion projects from the western part of the country to the east. The diversion will transfer power from western provinces like Shanxi and Inner Mongolia ...
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Chinese authorities are planning to build more nuclear power plants along the eastern coastline with safety guaranteed. They are also mulling the possibility of nuclear power plants in the inner part of the country. The National ...
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Bernin-based Soitec (which makes engineered substrates and CPV systems) and Grenoble-based micro/nanotechnology R&D center CEA-Leti of France, together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE of Freiburg, Germany, have ...
Tags: Solar Cell, Electrical
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed action to reduce harmful emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) to improve visibility at some of Texas' and Oklahoma's most treasured parks and wilderness areas. After a ...
Tags: Pollution, Visibility, Protection