First-tier China-based solar firms plan to offer 260W PV modules in the US market tro replace 250W models which were the mainstream power output in 2014, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Since energy conversion rates for ...
Tags: PV Modules, Solar Cells
At the 2015 World Future Energy Summit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (19-22 January), First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing ...
Monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) developer Custom MMIC of Westford, MA, USA has added to its growing line of standard gallium arsenide (GaAs) amplifier products by launching the CMD163, a 17-27GHz low-noise amplifier (LNA) in ...
Tags: negative voltages, bias scheme, Electrical
For coatings producers one of the big benefits of the sharp fall in oil prices in the second half of last year (2014) should be a drop in raw material costs. Some commentators are also predicting a rise in demand due to the effect of ...
Tags: Oil Prices, Raw materials, Construction
Led by a pick-up in growth in India, which accounts for about 70 per cent of regional output, South Asia’s economic growth is set to reach a four-year high in 2015, according to the United Nations World Economic Situation and ...
Tags: nuclear agreement, Textile
Venezuela has hit an all time low in vehicle production, which fell to a 19,759 units representing a drop of 72.5%. Government's currency control has tied auto makers from importing essential components for the production of vehicles. ...
Tags: parts shortages, labor disputes, Auto
British automaker McLaren has teased its track version of the McLaren P1 through a new video. The P1 hybrid supercar is expected to be showcased at the Geneva Motor Show and the full production version is slated for launch later this ...
BMW is planning to expand its model program by including MINI One First 5 door which will include a range of seven engine types for customers to choose from. The MINI One First 5 door is powered by new engine which features MINI TwinPower ...
Tags: MINI One First 5 door, MINI TwinPower Turbo Technology, Auto
U.S. factory production rose in December as manufacturers churned out more furniture, computers and steel, offsetting a small decline in autos. The Federal Reserve says factory production increased 0.3 percent last month, the fourth ...
Tags: computers, steel, Electrical
China's 2014 economic growth edged down to a 24-year low of 7.4 percent from 7.7 percent in 2013, the first time that it missed the government's annual target in 16 years, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics released on ...
API Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: ATNY) (“API” or the “Company”), a leading provider of high performance RF, microwave, millimeterwave, power, and security solutions, has won Product of the Year honors for its QBS-609 ...
Brazilian cotton output might again reduce in the 2014/15 crop, but would still be close to the average registered over the last 11 seasons, says the latest fortnightly report of CEPEA. “In worldwide terms, a supply decrease is ...
Tags: remunerative prices, export costs, exchange rate ratio, Textile
Nutrition company Herbalife has unveiled its Herbalife Innovation and Manufacturing (HIM) facility in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Spread over an area of around 800,000ft2, the HIM facility has so far witnessed around $100m in ...
Tags: teas, liquids, Agriculture
Oil industry could ride out a further price slump to $25 a barrel since there is no sign within OPEC toward action to support oil prices. It shows that despite lobbying by Iran and Venezuela, there is little chance of collective action by ...
Tags: Oil industry, crude oil
When auto companies showed up in Las Vegas this month for the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), a traditional parade ground for what's new in information technology, they certainly didn't seem like misfits. In 2014, output of ...
Tags: Automobiles, CES 2015, Electric vehicles