China officially provided its new nation-wide aim of solar system installation this year – 14GW on the 2014 National Energy Workshop held this month, which is higher than the target set earlier. In the address given by Wu ...
Tags: Solar System, Green Energy
Maintaining the integrity of roofs on larger buildings can be even harder than maintaining them for a private home. In the home, the usual concerns are rain and wind damage. In buildings such as restaurants, apartment buildings and churches ...
One of Europe's biggest manufacturers of high and low voltage distribution equipment has announced major expansion plans for 2014 After seeing business flourish over the past two years, British firm Bowers Electricals will not only ...
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The phrase "An army marches on its stomach," often attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte, underscores the importance of logistics in the military. And in the 21st century, keeping up the supply of diesel fuel is one of the most challenging ...
Capital expenditures for equipment suppliers serving the solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing segment are forecast to enter a new upturn phase beginning in 2015. According to Solarbuzz, PV equipment spending could potentially reach US$10 ...
Tags: solar photovoltaic, PV equipment, ingots, wafers, cells, modules
The microgrid market is expected to expand rapidly over the next 10 years, bringing with it increased demand for energy storage associated with these systems. Energy storage systems (ESSs) deliver services to microgrids similar to the ...
Tags: microgrid, resource optimization, solar photovoltaic, energy storage
Semiconductor material distributor Wah Lee Industrial is expected to see its revenues decrease within a range of 5% in the first quarter of 2014 thanks to strong sales of silicon wafers in China and rising demand for semiconductor materials ...
Tags: silicon, Semiconductor material, photoresists, chemicals
ABB says that it is receiving $2.1m of the $70m grant over five years from the Advanced Manufacturing Office within the US Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) that is funding the new Next ...
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PV conductive paste maker Giga Solar Materials posted consolidated revenues of NT$750 million (US$24.8 million) for January, hitting a record for the seventh consecutive month and increasing 28.69% on month and 93.59% on year, according to ...
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In the past half century, power plants in the United States have made considerable strides in water use, but there is still a long way to go, according to new figures from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). More than 70 ...
The use of portable,wireless cameras and monitoring equipment for recording and transmitting footage of wildlife is perhaps familiar to anyone who watches nature programs on TV.However,common to all such equipment is the problem of limited ...
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Riber S.A.of Bezons,France,which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy(MBE)systems as well as evaporation sources and effusion cells,has reported revenue of€13.2m for fourth-quarter 2013,up 23.4%on€10.7m a year ago.However,full-year ...
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Sharp has signed an agreement with Serm Sang Palang Ngan(SSP)of Thailand to construct a 52MW solar power generation plant.Construction will begin in January,with operations scheduled to start by the end of 2014. The plant will be ...
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Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell and PV module maker Tainergy Tech will expand its annual production capacity for solar cells from 560MWp currently to 700MWp,and that for PV modules from 100MWp to 200MWp in 2014,according to the ...
Tags: capacity PV, solar cell, solar
One of the inconvenient truths about fuel cells for powering automobiles—a key to the establishment of the so-called hydrogen economy—is that it is extremely costly and energy intensive to isolate hydrogen gas. The last couple ...
Tags: Gas Production, Hydrogen Gas, nanomaterials