Audi and Alta Devices of Sunnyvale, CA, USA (a subsidiary of solar-cell specialist Hanergy Thin Film Power) plan to cooperate on integrating solar cells into the panoramic glass roofs of cars, aiming to generate solar energy to increase the ...
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Panasonic Corporation’s Automotive & Industrial Systems Company will launch a production line for heat-resistant phenolic molding compounds for use in automotive parts at Panasonic Manufacturing Ayutthaya (PMFAT). Full-scale ...
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The 849 MW FitzPatrick nuclear power plant in Scriba, New York, will be shut permanently by late 2016 or early 2017, due to "the continued deteriorating economics of the facility," Entergy said Monday in a statement. The unit is licensed to ...
Mercedese Benzs’ brand Smart has joined forces with eye wear brand MOSCOT to introduce smart fortwo edition MOSCOT which will be unveiled in Milan/Italy. The company will be releasing only 100 units of the special edition car to ...
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The second patient implanted with a Carmat artificial heart has gone home, opening the way for others enrolled in the French company’s clinical trial to receive the devices. Carmat designed its self-regulated, bioprosthetic heart as ...
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Brazilian imports of LNG are up 6.4% so far this month, averaging 40,765 cubic meters/d in June, compared to an average 38,313 cu m/d during the prior month, according to the latest data from Platts unit, Bentek Energy. The rise in LNG ...
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The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), along with partners from the Electric Power Research Institute and the University of Colorado have completed a comprehensive study to understand how wind power technology ...
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Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading solutions and services provider, has been awarded the contract to supply the design and an integrated solution for a new large platform supply vessel (PSV). The ship will operate primarily ...
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The BMW i3 has been officially revealed at simultaneous unveilings in Beijing, London and New York. The i3 is the first electric vehicle from the BMW Group, and the German manufacturer claims it is also the world’s first premium car ...
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Our Rating: Performance, Ride & Handling 4.5 Comfort & Interior 4.5 Quality & Design 3.5 Value & Features 5 Luxury for less is the Holden VF Calais and Calais V pitch and that's exactly how it translates. The Holden VF Calais ...
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May 23, 2013 - Yesterday, Toronto Hydro-Electric System Ltd. celebrated the start of construction on its new $195-million downtown Toronto transformer station: the Clare R. Copeland Transformer Station. "This station will help address the ...
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May 9, 2013 - The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) is launching what it calls “an innovative new approach” that will “elevate competition to the province’s electricity transmission industry”. For the ...
While staring at the Garden of Light installation you may begin to wonder if you have in fact landed on another planet. Surely flowers do not glow like this on earth. But they do when they are part of?Joana Vasconcelo's art-light ...
German carmaker BMW has unveiled the new X4 Concept sports activity coupe (SAC) ahead of its world premiere at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show. The production version of the new concept SAC, which is based on the carmaker's X3 model, is ...
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Terminal tractor manufacturer Terberg claims to have developed the first fully electric yard tractor, the Terberg YT202-EV. The development team at Terberg in the Netherlands took advantage of the progress in lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery ...