A fundamental paradigm shift in lighting technologies toward more efficient lamps and bulbs will significantly reduce global electricity demand for general illumination in the next few years, according to IHS. The energy usage of the ...
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Solar Power Systems can be a good alternative to the energy derived from limited fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas. More than 85 percent of the energy consumed around the world comes from these resources and if these resources ...
One part power electronics and one part networking and communications technology, microinverters and DC optimizers (commonly referred to as module-level power electronics, or MLPEs) are playing an increasingly significant role in ...
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Building on its leadership in corporate social responsibility efforts, Fruit of the Loom, Inc., has been named a recipient of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Leadership Award. The award – a Goal Setting Certificate ...
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Qiagen has announced the commercial launch in India of its careHPV test, the only molecular diagnostic for high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) designed to screen women in settings with limited healthcare infrastructure, such as areas ...
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Vishay’s MKP386 metallized polypropylene film snubberCapacitors used independently or with other circuit elements to suppress voltage transients in electrical circuits. capacitors are now available from Farnell element14. They benefit ...
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Woojin Industrial Systems, a leading manufacturer of electric rail vehicles and rail system equipment, has completed installation of its energy storage system (ESS) ultracapacitor-based braking energy recuperation systems in seven Metro ...
The industrial world as we know it is changing rapidly, making more and more advances and coming up with new processes every day. This means that the supplemental processes that keep these industries functional, like logistics and ...
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Emerging countries’ extensive power plant capacity additions, economic growth and the need to improve access to electricity, will see the global power transformer market increase from $10.3 billion in 2013 to $19.7 billion in 2020, at ...
First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA - which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services - has reported full-year net sales of $3.309bn for ...
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Caustic soda or sodium hydroxide or lye is that chemical from which it is impossible to get rid of. May be only heard the name in your chemistry classes during experiments with bases, but just have a look on the labels of cleaning agents ...
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Photo: Xinhua/eyevine/Redux As smart meter installations wane in the United States, China has become the new leader in smart grid spending. China spent US $4.3 billion on smart grid investments in 2013 as the U.S. market contracted 33 ...
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Japan's LPG stocks as of end-January dipped 1.23% month on month to 1.847 million mt from 1.870 million mt in December, the second straight monthly decline, as winter demand also prompted higher imports, data from the Japan LPGas ...
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Editor’s Note: As this podcast was being prepared, on 19 February 2014, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced plans to issue network neutrality regulations under another section of the Telecommunications Act, and ...
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lllustration: University of Colorado Boulder Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a model of a thermoelectric material that can insulate itself from heat transfers while still allowing electricity to flow. Such ...
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