Impacted by increased demand from China, Japan, USA, and UK, PV installation is likely to grow substantially in 2014, and thus will lead to a surge in overall supply chain prices. “In 1H13, cell and module prices were the first ones ...
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Agilent Technologies Inc of Santa Clara, CA, USA and Cascade Microtech Inc of Beaverton, OR, USA have announced a strategic alliance to provide fully configured and validated RF measurement solutions that streamline wafer-level ...
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 launched its modular AC Power Block solar power ...
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Nissan Motor has established a new company Nippon Charge Service in collaboration with Toyota Motor Corporation, Honda Motor, and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation to form a single charging network in Japan. The consortium stated that the new ...
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InStyle Software, Inc. releases new version 4.6 of InStyle Apparel ERP including improved integration with Excel, improved integration with QuickBooks, improved email alerts and improved integration with ecommerce. Additional features ...
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In the world of soft surfaces, carpet tile—or modular carpet—is no stranger as the product has been around for roughly 60 years. From its start it was seen as a product that was beneficial for certain commercial environments, ...
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Taiwan-based Tatung has been constructing rooftop PV systems at more than 70 public schools in central Taiwan and already unveiled the first one on May 28, according to the company. Tatung in December 2013 won the project from Nantou ...
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Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials—fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials announces a new strategic partnership with Spectraflow. Spectraflow ...
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China-based polysilicon and solar wafer maker LDK Solar has obtained syndicated loans of CNY2 billion (US$321 million) from 11 local banks to ease its financial troubles, according to a report. State-run China Development Bank arranged ...
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China-based Yingli Green Energy Holding, the world's largest PV module maker, will invest CNY8 billion (US$1.28 billion) to establish an operational center and a PV power-generating station with capacity of 1GWp in Xi'an, northwestern ...
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Australia’s dairy food company Devondale Murray Goulburn has invested A$19m ($17.5m) in the expansion of its Koroit facility, in a move to cater to the growing demand for infant formula powder. The Koroit site currently produces ...
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The University of Melbourne, together with Regional Development Victoria, has opened a new upgraded Dookie Robotic Dairy facility. The new facility features robotic milking capabilites, milking shed as well as feeding systems with a ...
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German plantmaker SMS Siemag has announced that it will revamp one of the converters at the Salzgitter steelworks of German-based steel producer Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH. Through the modernization works, the specific volume of converter ...
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On March 26, 2014, with the 300 kt/a linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) plant, the last start-up project in PetroChina Sichuan Integrated Petrochemical and Refinery Complex (Sichuan Project) began to produce qualified polyethylene ...
The outcome of proposals for 215 ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farms in the UK, with capacities in excess of 5MW, are now being re-evaluated, according to Solarbuzz. This re-evaluation follows new, and unexpected, proposals from ...