With new entrants, streaming TV sees watershed moment
Washington (AFP) Oct 19, 2014 -
For years, the notion of on-demand, anywhere television has been slowly disrupting the traditional pay TV industry. Now it seems that streaming video has hit a watershed moment.
In the past week, HBO announced it would launch a standalone streaming service in 2015 to deliver hit shows like "Game of Thrones" and "Girls," directly to viewers without a cable or satellite subscription.
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Libyan operations give production boost to OMV
Vienna (UPI) Oct 20, 2014 -
Austrian energy company OMV said Monday its quarterly production was boosted by the resumption of operations in war-torn Libya.
"Production levels in the third quarter of 2014 increased by 5 percent versus the second quarter as production in Libya partially resumed," the company said in its report.
In its report for the second quarter, OMV said much of its Libyan assets were shut ...
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Iran determined to move ahead with pipeline to Pakistan
Tehran (UPI) Oct 20, 2014 -
Despite reports the project has been abandoned, the Iranian government said it was determined to push ahead with a gas pipeline for Pakistan.
"Tehran and Islamabad are determined to implement their gas exports contract and a Pakistani delegation will travel to Iran soon to expedite construction of the gas export pipeline to Iran," the Oil Ministry announced Sunday.
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Russia has little to fear from Azeri gas, scholar says
Baku, Azerbaijan (UPI) Oct 20, 2014 -
Trade deals between Russia, Turkey and Azerbaijan should ease Kremlin concerns about Baku's energy agreements with Europe, an Azeri scholar said.
Elhur Soltanov, a foreign policy export at Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy, told Turkish newspaper Hurriyet trilateral relations between Baku, Ankara and Moscow are a diplomatic success.
"This interdependence, with all the interrelated en ...
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Chinese power companies pursue smart grids
Tianjin, China (SPX) Oct 21, 2014 -
After conducting an investigation about the current state of the operation of medium voltage distribution grids and the integration of distributed generation (DG) of renewable resources across China, scientists at the Key Laboratory of Smart Grid, under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, at Tianjin University in the east coast city of Tianjin, set out an array of R and D opportunities to ...
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How Germany and the euro are keeping Europe in recession
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 19, 2014 -
Europe faces yet another recession, and the prospect is shaking global financial markets. To eliminate the persistent threat of collapse, Europe must drop the euro, and Germany must abandon mercantilism.
When the euro was adopted in 1999, domestic prices - the face values for bonds and loans - and bank accounts were translated into euros according to prevailing exchange rates for nati ...
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ET Solar Supplies 5 MW PV Modules to a Mining Operation in Suriname
San Francisco CA (SPX) Oct 22, 2014 -
ET Solar Energy has announced that it has supplied 5 MW polycrystalline photovoltaic modules to a leading mining operation in Suriname.
Upon completion, this solar power plant will substantially meet the demand for electricity of the facilities.
ET Solar photovoltaic modules are proven to be one of the most reliable products globally in terms of quality, performance and linear produc ...
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Galenfeha Completes Successful Testing Of Solar Power Station
Bedford TX (SPX) Oct 22, 2014 -
Galenfeha is pleased to announce that the Company has completed successful field testing of its portable, solar regenerated power supply station.
Galenfeha conducted field-testing for a major petroleum production company in the Haynesville shale area of Louisiana. The company's client was seeking a viable solution to power a chemical injection pump station.
The location historically ...
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NEXTracker Introduces NEXTracker SPT Self-Powered Tracker
Fremont CA (SPX) Oct 22, 2014 -
NEXTracker has unveiled its transformational self-powered tracking technology with the NEXTracker SPT. This new single-axis tracker eliminates power wiring to the tracker motors, reducing material and installation costs and making each tracker row truly 'plug 'n play.'
This latest advancement dramatically simplifies the design, installation and commissioning process for solar tracking syst ...
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San Francisco To Get 68 New EV Stations
San Francisco CA (SPX) Oct 22, 2014 -
Panasonic Enterprise Solutions has announced it is providing engineering, construction and procurement services to Powertree Services to build 68 electric vehicle charging stations at multi-unit residential properties in San Francisco.
Construction has begun on the stations, which link together key energy services to provide value for property owners, tenants, EV drivers and the grid. They ...
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Kyocera and Healthy Planet Team Up To Lower Solar Capital Costs
Scottsdale AZ (SPX) Oct 22, 2014 -
Kyocera Solar and Healthy Planet Partners (HPP) have announced a strategic partnership that will result in lowering capital costs for solar developers and benefit Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) customers.
The Kyocera-HPP team provides developer/EPC partners with an end-to-end solution, from assistance with origination, technical and financial feasibility analysis to construction and long t ...
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Tritium targets Europe for its EV fast charger
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 22, 2014 -
As part of its international expansion programme, Australian-based electric vehicle (EV) specialist, Tritium, has signed its first preferred-supplier agreement in Europe with E-WALD, a leading German provider of emobility solutions.
E-WALD, which operates a fleet of electric cars and charging stations across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, has been appointed to install and support the Ve ...
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UT Nuclear Engineers Part of Three Grants Totaling $2.6 Million
Knoxville TN (SPX) Oct 22, 2014 -
Professors from the College of Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are part of three separate nuclear safety research projects that collectively have been awarded $2.6 million.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Nuclear Energy University Programs has made the three allocations:
+ $800,000 to a team led by Associate Professor Ivan Maldonado and including Governor's Cha ...
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Electrically conductive plastics promising for batteries, solar cells
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Oct 10, 2014 -
An emerging class of electrically conductive plastics called "radical polymers" may bring low-cost, transparent solar cells, flexible and lightweight batteries, and ultrathin antistatic coatings for consumer electronics and aircraft.
Researchers have established the solid-state electrical properties of one such polymer, called PTMA, which is about 10 times more electrically conductive than ...
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Seeking 'absolute zero', copper cube gets chillingly close
Rome (AFP) Oct 21, 2014 -
An Italian lab has cooled a cubic metre of copper to within a tiny fraction of "absolute zero", setting a world record, the National Nuclear Physics Institute said Tuesday.
"The cooled copper mass... was the coldest cubic meter in the universe for over 15 days," the INFN said on its website.
"It is the first experiment ever to cool a mass and a volume of this size to a temperature this c ...
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EIA: North Dakota close to goals for curbing flared gas
Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2014 -
North Dakota is on pace to meet its yearly goal for curbing the amount of natural gas burned off during oil production, the U.S. Energy Department said Monday.
"The first target of 26 percent flared is set for fourth quarter 2014, with continued decreases in flaring reaching 10 percent by 2020," the department's Energy Information Administration said.
North Dakota's energy infras ...
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