Styles&Wood Group plc, the integrated property services and project delivery specialist, is pleased to announce that Freetricity, the leading UK solar supplier, has appointed Styles&Wood Energy, the Group's specialist renewable energy ...
Tags: Solar Industry, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Solar Panel
South Africa's electricity provider Eskom has signed a loan agreement of more than 100 million U. S. dollars to build a 100 MW solar power plant, the state-run company said on Wednesday. In a statement released in Johannesburg, Eskom ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Clean Energy, solar power plant
The Indiana Municipal Power Agency (IMPA), a wholesale power supplier, was awarded a recent U.S. Department of Energy grant to fund the retrofitting of outdoor street lights in member communities with light emitting plasma and LED street ...
Tags: outdoor street lights, GE, Lights, Lighting
The International Mountain Bicycling Association joined other outdoor nonprofit advocacy groups and clubs in voicing its concern about the impact the federal shutdown is having on public land access. In a letter sent to congressional ...
Tags: Transportation, bike, Mountain Bicycling
"We hate it when our friends become successful," lamented Morrissey. Canada's energy industry likely shares the gloomy British singer's sentiment. Canada sits just across the border from the world's largest oil and gas market, and its ...
Tags: Chemicals, Gas, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Aston Martin has confirmed it is moving ahead with plans to launch a full-sized SUV, to be called the ‘Aston Martin Lagonda’ when it reaches showrooms. Aston Martin CEO Dr Ulrich Bez told Autocar that while the British marque ...
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According to Transport Capital Partners (TCP) recent third quarter trucking industry survey, shippers just aren't that concerned about your CSA scores, e-logs are becoming more widely adopted and truck speeds are typically governed around ...
Tags: Transportation, shipping
Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd (‘R&Q’ or the ‘Group’) is pleased to announce that it has acquired the entire issued share capital of Flagstone Alliance Insurance and Reinsurance LTD (‘FAIR’), a ...
Freight volumes are higher than they've been in "many, many" years, but there remains excess capacity in the marketplace and continued downward pressure on rates. Doug Munro, president of Maritime-Ontario Freight Lines, told a packed ...
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has invested another US$15.50 million into future R&D of semiconductors and chips, according to a blog entry by Michael Cooney, Online News Editor for Network World. The funds will be ...
Tags: Semiconductor, DARPA
Haribo, a Germany-based confectionery manufacturer, is constructing a new £92m production facility in Castleford, England, a move which will create 286 jobs. The 30,700m2 plant will compliment Haribo's existing facility in ...
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The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, a mutual life insurer and employee benefits provider, has rolled out its stop loss insurance product for employers that self-fund their own health plans. Guardian's Stop loss insurance ...
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Chobani, a Greek yogurt brand, has partnered with Cornell University to promote innovation in dairy and food science. The collaboration, which was made possible by a $1.5m fund from Chobani to the university, marks an important step in ...
Tags: Chobani, Dairy Innovation
Bangladesh’s central bank, Bangladesh Bank, has announced creation of a Tk 1 billion refinance fund for the country’s jute sector. Addressing a press conference, Bangladesh Bank’s deputy governor SK Sur Chowdhury ...
Tags: jute sector, Bangladesh Bank
China will continue to pursue reforms to improve the quality and efficiency of economic development, while maintaining macroeconomic stability, said China 's central bank deputy chief on Saturday. "The Chinese economy maintained a ...
Tags: Quality of Growth