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DECC Has Set The Goal of Installing 53 Million Smart Meters in 30 Million Homes
Mar 24, 2014The United Kingdom's Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has set the goal of installing 53 million smart meters in 30 million homes over the next eight years. The department claims the national roll out will save the country ...
Tags: Smart Meters, Instruments, Meters
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UPS Completed The Purchase of U.K.-Based Polar Speed
Feb 26, 2014UPS® (NYSE: UPS) today announced it has completed the purchase of U.K.-based Polar Speed, an innovative provider of temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical supply chain solutions in the U.K. The acquisition further strengthens UPS's ...
Tags: UPS, U.K.-based Polar Speed, temperature-controlled deliveries
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A Number of Companies Are Building Mechanical Systems That Use Air as The Storage Medium
Feb 26, 2014When it comes to storing energy on the grid, giant batteries are the only game in town. Now, a number of companies are building mechanical systems that use air as the storage medium. U.K.-based Highview Power Storage last week said that ...
Tags: Liquefied Air, Electronics
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Current Prime Minister Is Offering Subsidies to Attract Financing for New Nuclear Reactors
Dec 27, 2013Nations that are considering nuclear energy must grapple with its high capital costs and Fukushima-scale risk. An energy-policy riptide along the English Channel shows how unpredictable the calculations can be: Both France and the United ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, Nuclear Plants, Energy
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Antibiotics for Children That Are Covered by Private Insurance Cost Five Times More
Dec 26, 2013Antibiotics for children that are covered by private insurance cost five times more in the United States than in the United Kingdom, where costs are covered by a government universal health plan. That's the finding of researchers who ...
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Antibiotics for Children Cost Five Times More in US Than in UK
Dec 20, 2013Antibiotics for children that are covered by private insurance cost five times more in the United States than in the United Kingdom, where costs are covered by a government universal health plan. That's the finding of researchers who ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, Antibiotics
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One Little Video Game Console
Jun 27, 2013One little video game console.170+new games and growing.17,000 registered game developers.And gamers ready to play.OUYA is here. OUYA,a new kind of video game console,launches today at retail locations across the U.S.,Canada,and ...
Tags: games, game console, OUYA
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Portland Clothing Brand Showers Pass Is Opening a Sales Office in The UK Next Month
Apr 25, 2013Portland-based clothing brand Showers Pass is opening a sales office in the United Kingdom next month. Based in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, the Showers Pass U.K. headquarters will open for business May 16 and will introduce the ...
Tags: Showers, Decoration
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India's Steel Products Were Being Dumped by Japanese and South Korean Producers
Apr 25, 2013India's Ministry of Steel has rejected claims by local steel mills that steel products were being dumped by Japanese and South Korean producers under Comprehensive Economic Partnerships Agreements (CEPAs) signed between India and the two ...
Tags: Steel Ministry, Domestic Industry
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Flipkart Announced The Launch of Flipkart Marketplace
Apr 9, 2013Leading Indian e-commerce platform Flipkart.com has announced the launch of Flipkart Marketplace. With this, numerous large and small sellers will now have access to Flipkart's huge traffic of 10 lakh visits every day. The Flipkart ...
Tags: Flipkart, Marketplace, Apparel
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Fujitsu Has Paid $1.2 Billion Into Its Pension Funds for Current and Former U.K. Employees
Mar 25, 2013Fujitsu has paid $1.2 billion into its pension funds for current and former U.K. employees, and renegotiated cuts to ongoing pension contributions, freeing up cash to grow other areas of its U.K. business, the company said Monday. The ...
Tags: Fujitsu, Fund Deficit, Electronics
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A U.K. Court Has Invalidated Three Samsung Patents That Cover 3G Technology in Two Rulings
Mar 11, 2013A U.K. court has invalidated three Samsung patents that cover 3G technology in two rulings in cases between Samsung and Apple, according to court filings published on Thursday. Samsung alleged that Apple infringed on the patents with ...
Tags: Samsung patents, 3G technology, Apple
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A Court Ordered Key Internet Service Providers to Block Three Torrent Sites
Mar 5, 2013IDG News Service - A court in the U.K. has ordered key Internet service providers in the country to block three torrent sites on a complaint from music labels including EMI Records and Sony Music. The High Court of Justice, Chancery ...
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U.K.'s Financial Reporting Council Launched a Probe Into Autonomy's Financial Reporting
Feb 18, 2013The U.K.'s Financial Reporting Council has launched a probe into Autonomy's financial reporting over a period of more than two years prior to its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard. Autonomy's reports from January 2009 to mid-2011 will be ...
Tags: UK, financial report, Hewlett-Packard, acquisition
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Easton-Bell Sports Has Ended Its Relationship with Its Longtime U.K. Distributor, Madison
Feb 6, 2013Easton-Bell Sports has ended its relationship with its longtime U.K. distributor, Madison. The California company said it is seeking a "new partner better suited to the longer-term needs of its business and the retailers it serves," and ...
