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Canada Launches New Electric Vehicle and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Initiative
May 16, 2016Canadians will soon have access to more electric car and alternative fuel infrastructure with the support provided by the government through Budget 2016. This will result in more charging and refuelling stations for electric and ...
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IKEA to Only Sell LED Bulbs and Luminaires
Nov 12, 2015IKEA announced today that as of September 1, 2015, all IKEA stores will only sell LED bulbs and lighting to enable customers to live a more sustainable life at home. This bold move was announced in 2012 and IKEA is pleased it has met its ...
Tags: IKEA, LED Bulbs, LED lighting
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Let's Focus More on Chinese Economy Fundamentals
Aug 1, 2015"I don't think we should pay too much attention to the fluctuation of the Chinese stock markets. It's not the most important part of the Chinese economy. What's more important is the fundamentals of the Chinese economic growth," renowned ...
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Setting an EU Goal to Improve Energy Efficiency Would Help Cut Natural Gas
Jun 24, 2014Setting an EU goal to improve energy efficiency by 30% by 2030 would help cut natural gas use by 115 billion cubic meters/year and gas imports by 90 Bcm/year by 2030, compared with business as usual, according to draft European Commission ...
Tags: Gas Use, EU legislation
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The Aim of Glass Roadmap Is to Create a Low-Carbon Glass Sector Which Is Also Competitive
Mar 11, 2014This follows the European Commission roadmap which established the intention to reduce CO2 emissions by 80% by 2050. The aim of the glass roadmap is to create a low-carbon glass sector which is also competitive and prosperous. The glass ...
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Asset Management of Ageing Switchgear Equipment Continues to Be a Thorny Issue
Dec 19, 2013Asset management of ageing switchgear equipment continues to be a thorny issue for both utility companies and industry. For utilities, with Ofgem's updated 'RIIO-ED1' price control regime due in 2015, transmission and distribution network ...
Tags: ageing switchgear equipment, utility companies and industry
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Voltage Optimisation Has Been Delivering Energy Savings and Cutting Carbon Emissions
Dec 19, 2013Voltage optimisation has been delivering energy savings and cutting carbon emissions for a decade now.It is a proven and reliable technology,and one of only three technologies applicable for a new batch of carbon reduction funding,having ...
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Carl Davis Jr. Will Lead Sustainable Furnishings Council Development to Increase Profile
Dec 6, 2013CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Carl Davis Jr. is the Sustainable Furnishings Council's new development officer and will lead a four-pronged strategy to increase the SFC's impact, reach and profile, the organization has announced. Carl Davis ...
Tags: Carl Davis Jr., Sustainable Furnishings Council, furniture industry
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The EU Glass Industries Are Facing High Energy Costs
Nov 26, 2013The EU glass industries are facing high energy costs, the world’s strictest environmental and climate regulations and have been severely impacted by the economic crisis. While competitiveness is high on the agenda, the carbon leakage ...
Tags: Glass Industries, Carbon Leakage
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Business Secretary Vince Cable & Business Minister Michael Fallon to Meet Business Leaders
Oct 24, 2013Business Secretary Vince Cable and Business Minister Michael Fallon will today meet business leaders – including Johnson Matthey and Sabic - to take forward the industry-led strategy which sets a vision of 50% growth of the sector by ...
Tags: Chemical Sector, Chemicals
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PepsiCo Foods Achieves an Average of 30% Energy Efficiency and Lower Noise Levels
Oct 1, 2013Frito Lay, an affiliate of PepsiCo Foods achieves an average of 30% energy efficiency and lower noise levels by choosing Atlas Copco screw blower technology for its water treatment facility. PepsiCo Foods Turkey offers the best to the ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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UK Introduce The Measures Necessary to Achieve a Range of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets
Jul 26, 2013According to the "Climate Change Act" United Kingdom promulgated in 2008, which aims to enable the United Kingdom to become a low-carbon economy and gives ministers powers to introduce the measures necessary to achieve a range of greenhouse ...
Tags: Lighting Control System, Lights, Lighting
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Low-E Coated Glass Will Become The Main Stream and Trend
Jul 2, 2013With soaring development of global economy and improvement of people’s living standards, there is more and more demands of energy. Energy crisis is becoming more and more prominent. Periodical crisis already happens. As the large ...
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Glass for Europe Issued a Statement Related to The EC's Anti-Subsidy Glass Investigation
Jun 13, 2013Glass for Europe, an association made up of Europe’s flat glass manufacturers, has issued a statement related to the European Commission’s (EC) anti-subsidy investigation into imports of solar glass from China. In the statement, ...
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Metallurgy Expo Aims at Displaying Developing Achievements of Metallurgical Industry
Jun 10, 2013At 10 o'clock on June 4th in Shanghai New International Expo Centre, under drum beats and music,Former Vice Chairman of the National Committee of CPPCC, Former President of Chinese Academy of Engineering and Chairperson of the Chinese ...
