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Smart Grid Focus to Shift From Deployment to Applications in
April 6, 2012 BOULDER, Colo. - The year 2012 represents a turning point for the smart grid sector, where it must prove its value, both in operational and financial terms, to the full range of stakeholders, according to a new white paper from Pike Research. In the next phase of smart grid development and deployment, the question is: What will we do with the massive infrastructure that has been depl...
Honeywell Ovation Select Cabin System Featured in Boeing’s N
Apr. 5, 2012 Boeing has unveiled its latest business jet to enter service, and the new luxury aircraft features Honeywell’s Ovation Select digital cabin system to boost connectivity for passenger’s el...
￡20million marine scheme now open
5 April 2012 Government has today launched its eagerly awaited ￡20 million Marine Energy Array Demonstrator scheme (MEAD). This scheme will support up to 2 pre-commercial projects to demonstrate the operation of wave and/or tidal devices in array formation over a period of time. Organisations across the UK will be able to bid for a share of the ￡20million announced last summer helping spur on gr...
Weatherite teams up with Swiftclean on kitchen ventilation
5 - April - 2012 Weatherite Building Services (WBS) has announced a new partnership with Swiftclean, a specialist in ductwork and kitchen extract fire safety cleaning. The agreement means WBS can now...
Report: Securitization Will Boost Residential Solar Installa
Apr 5, 2012 Several factors will cause global solar growth to slow in 2012, but new installations will rebound and reach 38.3 GW in 2017 as the industry learns to navigate a global market without subsidies, according to a report from Lux Research. But the report also said securitization will boost smaller installations. Asset-backed securities are spurring growth of the small-scale segment in the...
Electroindustry Index Shows Future Conditions Strongly Posit
Apr 5, 2012 After a rise of more than 20 points in January, and after reaching its highest level in more than six years in February, NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions retreated slightly in March 2012, slipping 0.5 points to 72. More than half of survey panelists reported conditions were better in March than February: * 52% reported...
New Report Finds U.S. Solar Energy Installations Increased 1
WASHINGTON - The U.S. solar energy industry installed a record 1,855 megawatts (MW) of photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 2011, more than doubling the previous annual record of 887 MW set in 2010, according to the latest U.S. Solar Market Insight report. The record amount of solar installations is enough to power more than 370,000 homes, and represents a 109 percent growth rate in 2011. It is the first...
Honeywell UOP to expand adsorbents and catalysts production
April 3, 2012 $20 million investment to expand production of UOP IONSIV? adsorbent used to remove radioactive material from water DES PLAINES, Ill., April 3, 2012 - UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: ...
Construction Index Is Positive for Fourth Straight Month
WASHINGTON - Led by the commercial sector, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) has remained in positive territory four months in a row. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lag time between architecture billings and construction spending. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the February ABI score was 51.0,...
Emerson acquires Johnson business
3 April 2012 Emerson has announced the acquisition of Marine Container and Boiler, part of Johnson Controls Emerson has announced the acquisition of Marine Container and Boiler, part of Johnson...
Environmental technologies guide published
2 - April - 2012 A new guide providing an overview of how environmental technologies work and their suitability for different applications has been published by the National Skills Academy for Environ...
