Search engine giant Google has entered into an agreement with the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) to use 48MW of wind energy from the Canadian Hills Wind Project to power its Oklahoma datacentre. The collaboration is part of Google's ...
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Switching your energy supplier could save homeowners between £200 and £300 on their annual energy bill, according to one leading energy efficiency service. As the National Energy Action's (NEA) Sarah Wright notes, a number of ...
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Volatility in global commodity markets remained a significant factor for the food industry during 2012. On the one hand, adverse weather conditions hit grain harvests causing prices to spike, while on the other, over-supply has meant cocoa ...
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co is relocating output to deal with rising power costs in the wake of last year's nuclear disaster. The company's president, Mr Toshikazu Nishimoto, said that higher electricity tariffs will push up costs for an ...
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Suppliers of solar modules and balance-of-systems components are preparing for a potential first-quarter 2013 revenue windfall in the UK market.The windfall will be stimulated by anticipated downward revisions to Renewable Obligation ...
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PTI reported that TATA Power expects to complete modernization work of one of the 500 MW units at its long running Trombay thermal plant that would allow use of coal as a fuel for electricity generation, by early 2015. However, this 500 ...
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Economy of China in 2010. China is the world's second largest economy after the United States. It is the world's fastest growing major economy, with average growth rates of 10% for the past 30 years. China's top trading partners. ...
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Reuters,citing an official with the Ministry of Finance,reported that China will scrap an export duty of 40%on metallurgical coke from next year,in a move that could spark a surge in Chinese exports and threaten regional vendors. China's ...
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Epom Ad Server, a leading provider of ad serving technologies operated by Epom Ltd., announced that major improvements have occurred in its platfrom. New features have been launched, and new pricing plans for ad networks have been ...
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Wacker Chemie AG officially opened its new company headquarters for the Greater China region (Mainland China and Taiwan) in Shanghai today. With a large number of guests drawn from industry and administrative authorities in attendance, ...
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Nigeria has become the first country in Africa to ban telecom operators from engaging in the type of promotions and lotteries that are being blamed for deterioration in the quality of mobile services. The action by Nigeria, Africa's ...
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel's agreement with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's opposition to trade protectionism implies that she may attempt to dissuade the EU Commission from launching an anti-dumping investigation against solar products ...
Mobile operators in the UK are not known for being the best of friends. Be it fighting for the latest exclusive handset or threatening court action over 4G rollouts, the big guns have never been at the top of each other's Christmas lists. ...
China-based integrated solar makers have considered measures to cope with the impact of US anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs, and some of them plan to sell solar cell production equipment to Taiwan-based makers, according to industry ...
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Sri Lanka, one of the key export destinations for Indian auto manufacturers, has raised import duty on vehicles, making companies jittery just as the government looks to take up the matter. Sri Lanka has increased import duty on ...
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