Ontario's Hydro One is investing $25 million to build the new Barwick Transformer Station (TS) in the Township of Chapple to improve the electricity supply and provide more capacity for communities between Rainy River and Fort Frances. ...
Izhora Pipe Mill, a subsidiary of Russian steel producer Severstal, which specializes in large diameter pipe production using strip produced by CherMK (Severstal Russian Steel), has announced that it has shipped pipes for the construction ...
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Grenoble-based CEA-Leti (the French government’s Laboratory for Electronics & Information Technology) reckons that Europe is strongly positioned to design and manufacture volume silicon photonics devices because of the success of the ...
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 ...
Transmission systems manufacturer and designer Torotrak has acquired 20% of Flybrid Automotive, in order to deliver first-to-market flywheel hybrids. The transaction will help Torotrak to provide turnkey development and manufacture of ...
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Destin Pipeline is seeking shipper interest in both existing and additional capacity on its natural gas transmission system in response to increaseing demand in Florida and additional capacity freed up by a drop in offshore production. ...
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At the Optical Fiber Communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC 2013) in Anaheim (19-21 March), ClariPhy Communications Inc of Irvine, CA, USA, which develops high-speed mixed-signal digital signal processing (MXSP) ...
Civcom Devices & Systems Ltd of Petach Tikva, Israel (a subsidiary of optical transmission system maker Padtec S/A of Campinas–Sao Paulo, Brazil that makes 1-100Gb/s widely tunable optical transponders and transceivers) has announced ...
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Canadian auto parts manufacturer Linamar announced recently, the company’s fourth quarter sales grew 5.4% year on year this year, reached US$760mn. The company’s total sales reached US$3.22bn last year, up 12.6% compared to ...
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The 83rd International Geneva motor show is open to the public until March 17, and has delivered some of the automotive world’s biggest and most significant debuts. From revolutionary supercars like the hybrid-powered McLaren P1 and ...
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Renault’s performance arm, Renault Sport, is likely to move away from manual transmissions in the coming years as it seeks to further exploit its links with modern motorsport and expand its global reach. At the international launch ...
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According to Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator(IESO), the next 18 months will see a significant amount of renewable energy integrated into the province’s bulk power system, with an estimated 3200MW+ of renewable ...
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Land Rover, the British manufacturer of sport utility vehicles (SUV), is planning to unveil the new ZF nine-speed automatic transmission for transverse applications at the upcoming 2013 Geneva Motor Show to be held in Switzerland during ...
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German Siemens Company recently acquired VePoint Company of Semikron International, in order to further expand the business of E-Car. VePoint Company, located in Nuremberg, Germany, has 30 staff. Siemens and Semikron didn’t publish ...
In a report issued today, “Electricity in Canada: Smart Investment to Power Future Competitiveness”, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce argues that, as Canada continues to define its place as a responsible energy producer, ...
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