Germany, the world’s biggest solar- panel market, will cut subsidies for photovoltaic power by a record amount next year as the government tries to control the pace of installations and wean the industry off support. Rates under the ...
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Germany, the world’s biggest solar- panel market, will cut subsidies for photovoltaic power by a record amount next year as the government tries to control the pace of installations and wean the industry off support. Rates under ...
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While the nation's wholesale prices increased for the first time in five months, construction materials prices were unchanged in September, according to the October 18 Producer Price Index (PPI) report by the Department of Labor. ...
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A UK-based testing company for solid-state lighting has signed a partnership agreement that will enable UL to expand its lighting services in Europe. LUX-TSI, a solid-state lighting (SSL) product-testing laboratory based in Wales, UK, has ...
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In business, it can seem like there is never a good time to install new flooring throughout an office, commercial property, factory or industrial environment. However, such maintenance is essential, and there are ways that you can stem loss ...
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Lunera® Lighting, Inc. a Silicon Valley company that designs, manufactures, and markets next-generation LED lighting, announced today the commercial availability of Lunera’s first Adura Technologies-enabled luminaire, the 2240 ...
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Despite the current economic crisis that plunges the construction business ever downward, the "green building" trend is taking off. Even when new construction projects are in a decline, there is increasing interest in green building methods ...
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The company's high-power direct-diode lasers have received a $3.2 million vote of confidence. Dave Sossen, CEO of TeraDiode, recently said that direct-diode laser sources able to combine high power levels and a high-quality beam were "the ...
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NICEIC has teamed up with workwear specialist WORK-IT to offer electrical contractors the latest in innovative clothing for the busy professional. The work-It range has been designed specifically for tradespeople. The garments are ...
According to a report published by Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO), the new data show a 19-percent growth in Iran s cement output compared to corresponding figures last year, Mehr news ...
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More electrical contractors are publicizing their knowledge of LED to offer new lighting options. With 60 to 80 percent of electrical contractors now directly influencing or specifying lighting brands, a creative blend of traditional ...
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The city of Seattle has installed thousands of LED street lights and is reaping the benefits in terms of hundreds of thousands of dollars of savings. LED street lights in the city of Seattle, WA, are already saving $300,000 a year, ...
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Riding China's unprecedented home construction growth is at best a short-term strategy. What happens when this growth levels out or worse, declines? How would you measure success in a market that just a handful of years ago did not exist? ...
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At the end of 2009, following back-to-back years of devastating, unparalleled loses, most industry executives said the upcoming year couldn't get any worse. Well, on one hand they were essentially correct. But, just because things didn't ...
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Recolight is extending its range of collection options for businesses to increase access to lamp recycling facilities. Previously,businesses that did not meet the threshold of collecting over 1,000 lamps every three months had to use the ...
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