SunPower Sells 70MW Concentrator Cell Package To Inner Mongolia
San Jose CA (SPX) Apr 01, 2014 -
SunPower has announced the sale of more than 70 megawatts (MW) of cell packages to the Huaxia Concentrated Photovoltaic Power Co., Ltd., joint venture (JV) in Inner Mongolia, China. These packages will be used for the first phase of two SunPower C7 Tracker (C7) projects, which includes a 20-MW project in Saihan and a 100-MW project in Wuchuan. Both are located in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia and compl ...
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Happily surprised? Sadly angry? Computer tags emotions
Washington (AFP) March 31, 2014 -
Ever wondered if you look happily disgusted? Or sadly angry? There may one day be an app for that.
US researchers have uncovered a way for computers to recognize 21 distinct and often complex facial expressions, in what is being hailed as a breakthrough in the field of cognitive analysis.
A team from Ohio State University devised a way for computers to pinpoint more than triple the num ...
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IGas targets Britain's Bowland shale
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 30, 2014 -
British gas explorer IGas said Monday results from an exploration well could provide a better road map for any future fracking of the Bowland shale play.
IGas announced it completed drilling operations at the Irlam-1 exploration well. The company said the data would be used to help provide information for any future program invoking hydraulic fracturing of the Bowland shale.
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6U Solar Panels Complete Qualification Program
Seattle WA (SPX) Apr 01, 2014 -
Andrews Space have successfully completed space qualification of their new 6U solar panel. This qualification effort extends the qualified power systems products for small satellites applications beyond batteries and satellite power management to now include solar panels.
The solar panels provide a simple power generation solution for 6U CubeSat form factors and can be easily combined to c ...
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Intel bets big on cloud, with stake in Cloudera
San Francisco (AFP) March 31, 2014 -
In a sign of the growing importance of the Internet "cloud," software group Cloudera said Monday it raised a whopping $900 million to expand its big data corporate services.
US chip giant Intel is leading the financing with a "significant" investment which will give it an 18 percent stake in Cloudera, the companies said.
The move highlights the importance of cloud services, which can sto ...
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Russia's Lukoil says Iraqi oil production shows mettle
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 30, 2014 -
Starting production at Iraq's West Qurna-2 oil field shows Russia's Lukoil views Iraq as one of its most valued assets.
Lukoil President Vagit Alexperov said his company positioned itself as a strategic player with the launch of operations at the West Qurna-2 field.
"The start of production at West Qurna-2 is strategically important for LUKOIL," he said in a statement Saturday. / ...
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Delek Group buoyed by Israeli gas prospects
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 30, 2014 -
Despite a weak fourth quarter, Israeli conglomerate Delek Group said Monday its financial position was buoyed by growth from the Tamar and Leviathan fields.
"[Last year] was a year in which we realized some of the fruit of our abilities to successfully execute on our strategy," Asaf Bartfeld, the company's chief executive officer, said in a statement.
The Tamar natural gas field, ...
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