This week the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting Coloradoans to participate in one of 11 "listening sessions" that the agency is conducting around the country to solicit ideas about the best ways to reduce carbon emissions ...
Tags: Mining, Coal mining
Human-caused climate change and air pollution remain major global-scale problems and are both due mostly to fossil fuel burning. Mitigation efforts for both of these problems should be undertaken concurrently in order to maximize ...
Tags: Coal, Gas, Nuclear Power
Today we have the announcement by DECC that EdF will construct the first of the new generation of nuclear plants in the UK. Should we welcome this decision? The contract for this project will provide an electricity price of ...
Tags: Nuclear Power, Energy
EDF has concluded negotiations with government on the strike price for electricity generated by Hinkley Point C. The financing system will be put to the European Commission this week, said government. The team in place to build and ...
Growth and clear profitability improvements in the fourth quarter Company targets further profitable growth on a comparable basis in 2014 Gross savings from Osram Push now expected at €1.2 billion Osram has fully achieved and ...
Energy efficiency of compressed air filters increased by new filtration medium. The differential pressure in filtering compressed air and gases is now being reduced by 50% following the introduction of a new filter medium, claims ...
Every once and a while an idea comes along that just so simple yet brilliant that it makes a boatload of common sense. Take this gem of an idea for instance. A UK company called Oxford Photovoltaics, (a commercial offshoot from the Oxford ...
Tags: Solar Glass, Power Generators
China plans to raise its whole-year target of installed solar capacity to 12 gigawatts in 2014, up by 20 percent from the original target, becoming the latest stimulus for the country's sluggish solar industry. The new installation target ...
Tags: Solar Power, Solar Capacity
OLEDs are already used in the displays of smart phones or digital cameras today. They offer an especially bright image with high contrast, but come with a serious drawback: typically, only one quarter of the electrical energy invested in ...
Natural rubber is produced from the latex found in certain plants. It can also be manufactured synthetically through a process that employs unsaturated hydrocarbons. Natural rubber is a polymer that is resilient, water-proof and highly ...
Tags: Recycled Rubber, Chemicals
Wedmore's new renewable power plant built by a co-operative of local investors was completed in October. The team behind the £1.1 million project say the larger of two paddocks of solar panels has started feeding clean electricity ...
Tags: Clean Power, Solar Power, Energy
A new report from IHS breaks down iPad Air's components to reveal that the new product costs are actually much lower, and the company might be getting a much fatter profit. However, costs for iPad Air display has actually gone up, despite a ...
For one writer the answer is yes. Switching to LEDs can mean the demise of nuclear power plants in the U.S., according to Michael Kanellos, a contributor for Forbes. Kanellos reasoned nuclear power plants only generate 19 percent of ...
Tags: LEDs, Nuclear Power Plants
Japanese automaker Toyota Motor is set to unveil its latest hydrogen-powered fuel-cell vehicle (FCV) and four other world-premiere concepts at Tokyo Motor Show in Japan. Expected to be introduced by 2015, the new FCV Concept vehicle ...
Tags: Toyota Motor, Auto
The third quarter lived up to UK printer expectations according to the results of the latest BPIF Printing Outlook survey. More firms saw a pick up in demand rather than a fall with 31% benefiting from an increase in the volume of orders ...
Tags: Office Supplies