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Technip Links with Chemetry on EDC

13.12.2016 - French engineering contractor Technip has signed an exclusive cooperation agreement with US-based technology start-up Chemetry. The deal relates to Chemetry’s eShuttle process for...

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Germany Legislates to Help Prevent Power Blackouts

29.11.2012 - Germany passed legislation designed in part to help prevent blackouts as the country moves towards relying on renewable energy and out of nuclear power. Following the Fukushima...

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UK Plans Low-Carbon Energy Cost Breaks for Industry

29.11.2012 - Britain plans to exempt industrial energy users from extra costs arising from its electricity market reform following complaints from industry that the costs would harm their...

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German Green Power Surcharge to Rise 47% in 2013

15.10.2012 - Subsidies levied on German consumers to support renewable power will rise by 47% next year, putting pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition to keep energy costs in...

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EU Energy Chief Urges "Speed Limit" on German Green Power Costs

25.09.2012 - Germany must rein in the runaway costs of subsidising electricity from renewable sources or risk overburdening consumers, European Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said on...

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UN Sees Natural Gas a Key to Forests, Helping Poor

19.06.2012 - Natural gas, including non-traditional shale gas, should play a major role in cutting greenhouse gases, protecting forests and improving the health and living standards of the...

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ABB Inaugurates New Factory in Vietnam

12.03.2010 - ABB has opened a new facility for manufacturing power products in Vietnam, as the country builds and strengthens its electricity network to meet rising demand created by a growing...