The University of Dundee is leading a European-wide research project to work on improving white LEDs that would be much more efficient than existing light bulbs. The project is being funded through a £7.2m grant from the European ...
Asia will become the second-largest global natural gas market after North America by 2015 with annual demand rising to 790 billion cubic meters, the International Energy Agency said in a report released Tuesday. "Asia is already home to ...
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NEWLED Research Project Led by the University of Dundee Aims to Revolutionize the Way the World Is Lit The way the world is lit up could be revolutionised by a new European-wide research project being lead by the University of Dundee. The ...
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A $15-million, EU-funded research project will investigate novel ways to build white LEDs that do not require phosphors. A recently launched European research project, codenamed NEWLED, is aiming to develop high-efficiency and ...
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LED lighting is the trend of the next generation of lighting products. It is estimated that in 2012 the output value of the global high-brightness LED market will be 13.4 percent annual growth rate, size of up to $ 10.1 billion, Japan, ...
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“People have often thought there’s no upper bound for wind power... that it’s one of the most scalable power sources,” said Harvard applied physicist David Keith. After all, gusts and breezes don’t seem likely ...
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The International Energy Agency remains largely in the dark over the real pace of China's surging oil demand despite long-running attempts to persuade the county to publish official data on consumption and oil stocks, the IEA's top energy ...
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National Oilwell Varco, Inc. and Robbins & Myers, Inc. jointly announced that National Oilwell Varco’s acquisition of Robbins & Myers is complete. Pete Miller, Chairman and CEO of NOV, remarked, “We are happy to have all of ...
Houston, Texas- based National Oilwell Varco, Inc. and Robbins & Myers, Inc. jointly announced today that National Oilwell Varco's acquisition of Robbins & Myers is complete. Under the merger agreement for this transaction, Robbins & ...
The Zumtobel Group (also known as Zumtobel AG)(WBAG: ZAG) headquartered in Dornbirn, Austria is a leading European manufacturer of professional indoor and outdoor lighting, lighting management systems and lighting components as well as LED ...
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Property and casualty underwriter ACE Group has started underwriting energy risks through Syndicate 2488 at Lloyd’s of London in an effort to expand its global portfolio. The initiative represents the company's commitment to boost ...
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IBM been selected to continue supporting Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) by operating the province’s Meter Data Management & Repository (MDM/R) system with new computing infrastructure and an updated ...
Pentair Ltd. announced fourth quarter 2012 sales of $1.8 billion, an increase of 103 percent from the prior year quarter excluding 1 point of foreign exchange impact, reflecting the Flow Control acquisition. Adjusted fourth quarter 2012 ...
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GE Lighting today announced that Agostino Renna has been named president and CEO of GE Lighting Europe, Middle East & Africa effective immediately. Renna, who will report to GE Lighting president & CEO Maryrose Sylvester, succeeds Phil ...
Philips and Arnold Schwarzenegger call for action to switch to LED lighting in cities Vienna, Austria – At the first international sustainable energy conference hosted by the “Regions of Climate Action”(R20), Philips and ...
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