Utilities

California Proposes to Allow Passengers in Autonomous Vehicles

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has issued a proposal, which would allow passenger carriers to provide free test rides in autonomous vehicles. The proposal would authorize transportation firms using autonomous vehicles ...

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Ford Plans to Introduce More Than 50 New Vehicles in China by 2025

Ford has outlined the next phase of its China expansion strategy, focused on SUVs, electric and connected vehicles, a streamlined business structure and closer connections to Chinese customers. Executive Chairman Bill Ford and CEO Jim ...

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Tyson Foods to Build $320m Chicken Plant in Kansas, US

Tyson Foods has unveiled plans to construct a $320m poultry complex in eastern Kansas. A processing facility, hatchery and feed mill will be built near the city of Tonganoxie, in Leavenworth County, Production is anticipated to begin ...

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Confirmation Arrow Energy to Acquire Bow Energy Via Scheme of Arrangement

Bow Board members have unanimously recommended shareholders vote in favour of the offer, in the absence of a superior proposal and subject to an independent expert concluding that the offer is in the best interests of Bow shareholders. The ...

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Valmet's Advanced Boiler Control Application for Optimized Combustion Commissioned at Us Paper Mill

Valmet's advanced boiler control application for optimized combustion has been successfully commissioned at Catalyst Paper's Rumford Mill in Maine, US. The new combustion management application optimizes the performance of the paper ...

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Workshop on Technologies and Equipment for Global Energy Interconnection Held in Berlin, Germany

The conference on technologies and equipment for global energy interconnection was held in Berlin from December 10 to 11, 2015 local time. This conference was co-hosted by State Grid Corporation of China or SGCC, and German Electrical and ...

Firms Flock to FixedFlex to Get The Best Energy Deal

Since its launch a month ago, Utilitywise’s FixedFlex contract has taken off, with 700 businesses signing up for it so far. Energy is a major overhead for many companies, especially in manufacturing, but it’s always been ...

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WEFTEC 2016 Looks to The Future with Utility-Focused Programming

At WEFTEC 2016, which starts this week, the emphasis is very firmly on forward-thinking approaches and solutions as the Water Environment Federation (WEF) helps to address the current and future needs of modern utilities. WEF’s 89th ...

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Eaton and CIMCON Lighting Collaborate to Bring Connected, Smart City Solutions to The Market

Power management company Eaton today announced a collaboration with CIMCON Lighting, Inc., a global leader in intelligent, web-based wireless outdoor lighting management systems. The collaboration combines Eaton’s broad range of ...

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Transport and Utilities Sector Leads in Hiring Intentions

The latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey shows Australian job seekers can expect to find the strongest employment opportunities in the Transport & Utilities sector as we head into the final quarter of 2016. Of the 1,500 public and ...

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Business Confidence Rebounds Post-Election

Business expectations for sales, profits and employment have bounced back for the three-month period to 31 December 2016, according to Dun & Bradstreet’s July Australian Business Expectations Survey. The surprising turn of events ...

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Duke Energy's $1.5m Program Seeks to Increase Public Electric Vehicle Charging in North Carolina by 30%

The number of public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in North Carolina will jump 30 percent thanks to a new project from Duke Energy. Duke Energy's "EV Charging Infrastructure Support Project" will provide $1 million to help ...

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