Sweden's Volvo wants standard plugs for electric cars
Stockholm (AFP) March 9, 2016 -
In a bid to grow its market for zero-emission vehicles, Swedish carmaker Volvo has joined a German initiative to standardise plugs for electric cars, the company said Wednesday.
"To cement the increasing popularity of electric vehicles and ensure that customers fully embrace the technology... a simple, standardised, fast and global charging infrastructure is needed," Peter Mertens, Volvo vic ...
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China behind global trade slowdown in 2015: World Bank
Washington (AFP) March 9, 2016 -
The slump in Chinese growth and its nascent economic transition was the key factor in a sharp slowdown last year in global trade, the World Bank said Wednesday.
Trade, as measured by total merchandise import volumes, rose only 1.7 percent in 2015, down from 3.0 percent in 2014, the Bank said in a new report.
That stall in trade, one of the key drivers of economic growth in recent years, ...
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Skypower partners with Sachigo Lake First Nation to build solar parks
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Mar 10, 2016 -
SkyPower and its partners are pleased to announce its partnership with Sachigo Lake First Nation in the development of a multitude of utility-scale solar photovoltaic projects in Ontario.
SkyPower completed the request for qualification stage under the large renewable procurement (LRP) process through the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) and jointly submitted proposals for th ...
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Whole Foods Market announce large scale commercial solar project
Princeton NJ (SPX) Mar 10, 2016 -
Whole Foods Market in conjunction with NRG Energy plans to install rooftop solar at up to 84 Whole Foods stores and distribution centers across 9 states to generate renewable energy onsite. When completed and determined by final negotiations and analysis, the portfolio of solar projects has the potential to generate up to 13.8 megawatts (MW) of solar power.
NRG will help Whole Foods Market ...
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The secret to 3-D graphene? Just freeze it
Buffalo NY (SPX) Mar 10, 2016 -
Graphene is a wonder material saddled with great expectations. Discovered in 2004, it is 1 million times thinner than a human hair, 300 times stronger than steel and it's the best known conductor of heat and electricity. These qualities could, among other things, make computers faster, batteries more powerful and solar panels more efficient.
But the material is tough to manipulate beyond i ...
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Invigorating Japanese energy and environmental policy five years after Fukushima
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 10, 2016 -
Japanese researchers call for increased interdisciplinarity and internationalization in Japanese energy and environment research to provide effective scientific advice and invigorate Japanese energy and environmental policy five years after Fukushima.
In less than two weeks, it will be five years since the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami killed over 15,000 people and crippled the F ...
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Global leaders in nuclear innovation gather at SMR and Advanced Reactor Summit in Atlanta
London, UK (SPX) Mar 10, 2016 -
Last month's announcement that the US DOE has granted a permit for a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) project within the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) site is part of the DOE's "ongoing commitment towards strengthening nuclear energy's role in America's low carbon future" according to Lynn Orr, Under Secretary for Science and Energy at the DOE.
It could lead to licensing and inspection by the ...
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