Months of vigorous lobbying from German ministers have resulted in the scrapping of an agreement to cap average new car emissions in the European Union at 95 grams per kilometre by 2020, down from around 130/g/km today. Reuters reports ...
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TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. today announced that it is supplying Electrically Powered Hydraulic Steering (EPHS) technology to Ferrari's latest vehicle launch 'LaFerrari' - the first Ferrari to feature hybrid propulsion. TRW's EPHS ...
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Laser welding technology is increasingly being utilized in several industrial processes ranging from the production of micro electronics to shipbuilding. However, amongst various applications, the technology has gained considerable ...
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The long-awaited Porsche Macan has been teased ahead of its unveiling at next month’s Los Angeles motor show. Teased in an official image, sketches and a video, Porsche is touting the Macan as a sports car with Porsche DNA, saying, ...
UK-based Corrugated box manufacturer Corrugated Case has announced the replacement of all its existing florescent fittings with LED lighting at its factory to reduce energy costs and Co2 production. The low energy LED luminaires from ...
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Ecocem has accused the Irish cement industry of failing to align its CO2 emissions with the European Union carbon 2050 roadmap. The producer of GGBS (Ground Granulated Blastfurnace Slag) cement made the comments in a document detailing its ...
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Shaw Industries is installing solar panels on the roof of its carpet tile manufacturing facility in Cartersville, Ga. Construction is expected to be completed – with the system fully operational – in October. The installation ...
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Linde Hydraulics has symbolically broken ground on the new construction for its main plant in Aschaffenburg. The new complex of buildings will be built on the 70,700 m² site over the next two and a half years: a new production and ...
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Recently, a London-based art and design studio loop pH have developed ‘the SOL dome’, a fully responsive lighting pavilion in Michigan. The honeycomb-shaped structure is assembled onsite from thousands of individual circles ...
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Dubai municipality and Philips sign MoU to transform Municipality buildings from conventional to intelligent LED lighting LED lighting can help save 50% of energy consumption and 6,200 tons of CO2 emissions per year in the ...
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The next-generation Volkswagen Up! will hit the roads in 2017 as a slightly longer car with a new platform engineered to fit either a torque converter or dual-clutch automatic gearbox. Visiting for the launch of the Volkswagen Golf GTI, ...
Tags: Volkswagen, Pedestrian Safety
Sidel, a provider of liquid packaging solutions, was awarded a contract by Moha Soft Drinks for another turnkey bottling line in Ethiopia. The contract calls for a turnkey project to install the entire production line for Moha's new ...
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UPM has achieved a top position in Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) Nordic 260 Climate Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) for the fifth year running. UPM was ranked in the index with top scores: 99 points out of 100 maintaining the ...
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The Fuel Supply business unit of German autoparts maker Continental’s Powertrain Division opened a new EUR40m plant for fuel pumps and fuel supply units in Brasov, Romania. This move of the company is to supply its products to ...
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The European Commission (EC) has granted French carmaker Renault an aid of EUR20.5m for the HYDIVU research and development program, which is aimed at developing a diesel hybrid technology for vans. As part of the program, Renault will ...
Tags: Renault, Diesel Hybrid Technology