CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. --- Ikea reported that its U.S. sales for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31 grew 11% from the previous year, and same-store sales were up 8%. Worldwide, Ikea Group's sales were up 7.1% to 27.6 billion euros (about $36.8 ...
LED light bulbs consume power and this power is typically measured in watts (W) or in larger installations kilowatts (Kw). Accurate power consumption is a direct measure of the cost to power the bulb. Traditionally 'Wattage' is used to ...
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For many end-of-line packaging professionals, the choice of a pallet packaging method may not immediately surface as a critical success factor when designing, upgrading or refurbishing a production line or distribution center. While pallet ...
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Unlike some EVs, the Ford Focus Electric feels like a real car. It's solid, sophisticated and a delight to drive. The Focus EV is also quick, provides effortless acceleration, agile handling, and a supple and composed ride. Add to those ...
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The stringent requirements for energy efficiency and reduced CO2 emissions make the selection of the electrical components increasingly important in the design of cars. From electric power-steering and stop-start technologies ...
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New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has opened Sri Lanka's first solar powered milk chilling centre. The Hanwella-based facility, which officially opened this week, has been designed to conserve around 22,000 kW per year. The centre, which ...
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Sun Chemical released its 2012 Sustainability Report, which showcases Sun Chemical’s leadership in eco-efficiency through established data-driven metrics, as well as examples of how raw material suppliers are contributing to the ...
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Huntsman Textile Effects and DyTech Taiwan announced today a collaboration that is set to drive sustainable excellence and world-class standards of high quality dyes and specialty chemicals for the Taiwan textile industry. Huntsman ...
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The building energy consumption takes as high as 35 percent of whole energy consumption which is a great waste of energy and limited the sustainable development. Windows and doors and glass curtain wall are the most actively part of heat ...
This techno-economic evaluation and review of desalination costing aspects discusses factors that contribute to water cost variation. The impact of recent technology improvements on water cost variation is also discussed; the paper includes ...
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Xylem reduces energy consumption of wastewater pumping station in Sweden by 50% with Flygt products Xylem is claiming that it has reduced the energy consumption of a wastewater pumping station in Sweden by 50% using its Flygt Experior ...
Sen. Cynthia Creem of the Massachusetts State Senate has introduced SD 844, which was spearheaded by an industry coalition led by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) and the ...
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Hybrid Memory Cube (HMC) technology is poised to take a bow in the high-performance computing space as a potential answer to the problem of one of the main bottlenecks in computing - the poor relative-performance of memory. After that, the ...
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Another success for Voith's hydro power business in important growth markets: at the turn of the year, the company has received several major orders for the modernization of hydro power stations in Brazil as well as in China. The combined ...
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To assist with both their internal sustainability goals and the outside requirements placed on the college; Evergreen chose eSight energy management software to examine energy usage across the campus portfolio, in order to identify areas ...