Wednesday the European Union announced a major new “vision” for dealing with strategic commodities and raw materials. The EU published a communication that lists 14 raw materials (antimony, beryllium, cobalt,…
Read MoreHere is what we are hearing: Carlisle Companies announces new headquarters for Carlisle Brake & Friction Effective Jan. 1, 2011, the new global headquarters for Carlisle Brake & Friction will…
Read MoreTo make sure their car parts are disposed off in the most eco-friendly manner possible, Tesla has launched a new recycling strategy for its batteries, which are designed to last…
Read MoreJane Qiu, writing in Nature News, provides a profound story about the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ new Innovation 2020 program, which signals a recalibration of the nation’s science goals toward…
Read MoreCeradyne announced the opening of a new factory in Tianjin, China. Ceradyne Tianjin Advanced Materials will produce high-purity ceramic crucibles for the forming of large polysilicon ingots for use in…
Read MoreTech research group Lux Research is warming to concentrating solar power technologies and says the CSP business should be good for 2011 as plants scale up to gigawatt proportions. A…
Read MoreArkema and the French National Institute for Solar Energy (INES) are teaming up to create a private/public mixed research lab focused on the development of PV module technology. Arkema develops…
Read MoreRenewable Energy Magazine reported yesterday that Spain’s photovoltaic industry lobby groups have urged their members to take to the streets to protest the government’s move to retroactively slash subsidies for…
Read MoreHere’s what we’re hearing: Allied Mineral Products launches completely redesigned website Superwool Plus the next generation of energy saving insulation… Germany’s Pfeiffer Vacuum closes acquisition of Adixen Klingshield window tinting…
Read MoreTwo Germany entities, the Maschinenfabrik Gustav Eirich Company of Hardheim and the European Center for Refractories (ECRef) of Hohr-Grenzhausen have announced the opening of a competition for the Gustav Eirich…
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