Sleeker smartwatches to shine at Berlin mega gadget fair
Berlin (AFP) Sept 2, 2015 -
Sleeker and sexier smartwatches are expected to premiere this week in Berlin at one of the world's biggest consumer electronics shows, with both phone manufacturers and watchmakers jostling for a share of the fast-growing market.
The annual IFA show, which began as an exhibition on the new medium of radio 90 years ago, has developed into a massive showcase for consumers to touch and feel the ...
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Foreign carmakers still driven to invest in China
Paris (AFP) Sept 2, 2015 -
Foreign carmakers that raced into China to profit from what has become the world's biggest automobile market by volume have no intention of backing out despite slowing sales as the Chinese economy shifts down.
While maintaining their upbeat view of the market's potential in the medium-term, auto manufacturers have had to make some adjustments.
They have lowered their forecasts for sales ...
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French electric car-sharing service launches in US
Washington (AFP) Sept 2, 2015 -
An electric car-sharing service took to the streets of Indianapolis on Wednesday as its French owner hopes to plug into the vast US market.
Bollore Group of France said its BlueIndy service is the first of its kind in the United States, and begins with an initial fleet of 50 electric cars that it plans to expand to 500.
"Indianapolis is the perfect home for our first venture into the Ame ...
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The World's First Clean Oil Sands Project: An Interview With Dr. Gerald Bailey
London, UK (SPX) Sep 04, 2015 -
After decades of exhaustive attempts to overcome the dirty reputation of oil sands, we finally have an environmentally-friendly and low cost method to tap into these vast resources in the state of Utah-good news both for Mother Nature and all oil and gas investors.
MCW Energy Group's CEO, former Exxon President of the Arabian Gulf region, Dr. R. Gerald Bailey, tells Oilprice.com in an excl ...
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Aqualis buys 49.9% of Adler Solar
Oslo, Norway (SPX) Sep 03, 2015 -
Engineering consultancy group Aqualis ASA (Aqualis) has signed a MoU to acquire a 49.9 percent stake in Adler Solar - a technical and engineering service provider for the global solar industry.
"The solar energy sector is rapidly growing and we want to be part of it. We are well established within oil and gas through Aqualis Offshore and in the offshore wind market through Offshore Wind Co ...
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Germany's E.ON eyes U.S. solar market
Dusseldorf, Germany (UPI) Sep 2, 2015 -
German energy company E.ON said it was working to expand its footprint in the U.S. utility sector through its activity in large-scale solar projects.
The German company said it started construction on the 20-megawatt Maricopa West solar project in southern California. With 89,000 panels, the company said it's the second such large-scale project built by E.ON in California.
In May ...
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Making fuel from light
Lemont, IL (SPX) Sep 03, 2015 -
Refined by nature over a billion years, photosynthesis has given life to the planet, providing an environment suitable for the smallest, most primitive organism all the way to our own species.
While scientists have been studying and mimicking the natural phenomenon in the laboratory for years, understanding how to replicate the chemical process behind it has largely remained a mystery - un ...
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