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Lucintel Presents Report on Global Lithium-Ion Battery Industry

Lithium-ion battery is used in a variety of markets, such as consumer electronics, automotive, and industrial. The global lithium-ion battery market is expected to experience good growth and reach $24.2 billion by 2018. The prime drivers of the market are growing demand of electronic products, automotive vehicles, etc. Trends are favorable for growth across the industry; however, significant differences in growth potential among the application markets and regions exist.

27 Jan 2014

Japanese Partners to Install Low-Carbon Air Conditioning Units in Vietnamese National Hospitals

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd. are pleased to announce a joint demonstration project aimed at installing some 1,000 high-efficiency inverter air conditioning units in two Vietnamese national hospitals, one each in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

27 Jan 2014

First Phase of Ten-Month Trial for 40-Foot, Zero-Emissions, All-Electric Bus Successful in Gatineau

The first phase of a ten-month trial for a zero-emissions, 40-foot, all-electric bus (which commenced the Summer of 2013) was completed in Gatineau, Quebec and Ottawa, Ontario in December (* note: bus drive is zero-emissions, however in frigid weather bus-heating was supplemented with a small diesel heater integrated into the bus).

27 Jan 2014

Payment for Protection of Deep-Sea Ecosystems Damaged by Commercial Interests

A Heriot-Watt biologist is among a team of environmental economists, policy developers and biologists who have called for formal governance to detail how to pay for the restoration and protection of deep-sea ecosystems damaged by commercial interests.

25 Jan 2014

EarthTronics Offers Energy-Efficient LED Decorative EarthBulbs

EarthTronics offers Globe, Candle, and general purpose A-type EarthBulb LEDs as an energy-efficient solution to replacing incandescent bulbs for hospitality, restaurant, long-term care and retail locations.

25 Jan 2014

Reduction in Empty Running of Vehicles Will Help Prevent 426,000 Tonnes of Carbon Emissions

The Centre for Sustainable Road Freight, a joint collaboration between Heriot-Watt and Cambridge Universities, claims the industry could save £160 million in fuel and prevent 426,000 tonnes of carbon emissions from being released, equivalent to the amount generated by approximately 70,000 cars a year, if they reduce empty running of vehicles.

25 Jan 2014

Food Scraps from Cornell Dining Halls Help Run City’s Wastewater Treatment Facility

Co-digestion of food scraps from Cornell dining halls with wastewater could contribute enough methane to run the city’s wastewater treatment facility, according to a report from a student-based sustainability project.

25 Jan 2014

Marine Ecosystems Very Sensitive to Abrupt Climate Change, Research Finds

Marine ecosystems – especially in nutrient-starved areas of the ocean – are very sensitive to abrupt climate change, according to new research from the University of Bristol.

25 Jan 2014

Icelandic Deep Drilling Project Creates World's First Magma-Enhanced Geothermal System

In 2009, a borehole drilled at Krafla, northeast Iceland, as part of the Icelandic Deep Drilling Project (IDDP), unexpectedly penetrated into magma (molten rock) at only 2100 meters depth, with a temperature of 900-1000 C. The borehole, IDDP-1, was the first in a series of wells being drilled by the IDDP in Iceland in the search for high-temperature geothermal resources.

25 Jan 2014

RIIHL Funds Algae.Tec Global Biofuels Division in India

Algae.Tec Limited said the signing of agreements with Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings (RIIHL) was the backing the Company needed to fund and launch its Global Biofuels Division.

24 Jan 2014

New Report on China Wind Turbine Pitch Systems Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "China Wind Turbine Pitch Systems Industry Report 2013" report to their offering.

24 Jan 2014

Oregon Homebuilders and SolarCity Partner to Provide Clean Energy to New Home Communities

Homebuilders in Oregon are partnering with SolarCity®, America's No. 1 full-service solar power provider, to provide affordable, clean energy to new home communities. Twenty local homebuilders, from the Portland area to central Oregon, have begun offering solar power to homebuyers through SolarCity, giving hundreds of future homeowners the chance to save on their energy bills from day one without paying a single penny extra for their homes.

24 Jan 2014

Washington Auto Show: Lexus to Highlight New CT 200h Hybrid F SPORT Vehicle

It's a wonder Lexus' compact hybrid can slow down long enough to stop by this year's Washington Auto Show. The high-efficiency, luxurious CT 200h F SPORT, with an EPA-estimated 42 mpg combined fuel economy rating, will zoom onto the platform at this year's show with a new look for 2014.

24 Jan 2014

ReneSola Launches Sales Office in Cape Town, South Africa

ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola" or the "Company"), a leading global manufacturer of solar photovoltaic ("PV") modules and wafers, today announced the formal launch of ReneSola South Africa (Pty) Ltd. ("ReneSola South Africa") in Cape Town. The office will be responsible for sales and marketing efforts across Africa and South Africa.

24 Jan 2014

Greentech Media Announces 7th Annual Solar Summit

After a record-setting 2013, Greentech Media announces the return of its flagship conference, "Solar Summit 2014". Now in its seventh year, the Solar Summit is the preeminent gathering of solar industry executives, investors, policymakers and utilities in the U.S. This two-day conference will take place once again at the Wigwam Resort in Phoenix, AZ on April 15 & 16, 2014.

24 Jan 2014