Monday, October 22nd, 2007
BRUSSELS DEVELOPMENT BRIEFING – “While these documents provide a clear indication of the content of actions to reduce hunger and poverty in Africa, in many instances, the major challenge concerns the establishment of effective institutional processes that are required for successful implementation and to achieve results. In other words, while we may know what to
Monday, October 22nd, 2007
Environmental Vision 2021 establishes a framework for the Mitsubishi Electric Group in order to realize a sustainable society and defines long-term initiatives to prevent global warming and to create a recycling-based society. The guideline, “Making Contributions to the Earth and its People through Technology and Action”, calls for the company to work toward the realization
Monday, October 22nd, 2007
JORDAN TIMES – Some 60 youths from across the world gathered in Jordan on Sunday with representatives from UN agencies, NGOs and civil organizations to discuss their potential roles as future leaders in sustainable development. Read More
Monday, October 22nd, 2007
The FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department has launched a Web site to increase knowledge on the contribution of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to fisheries management. This Web site has been developed under a project aimed at supporting the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD). One section of the site presents
Monday, October 22nd, 2007
Solar Co., Ltd. announced today that it has signed a three-year contract to supply multicrystalline solar wafers to Canadian Solar Inc.). Under the terms of the agreement, LDK Solar will deliver multicrystalline solar wafers to Canadian Solar valued at approximately RMB 4 billion over a three-year period, with delivery commencing in 2008. The total contracted delivery in
Monday, October 22nd, 2007
Maporama Intl., a global player in the geocentric localization services market, announces the signing of a co-publication agreement with CARTOSPHERE and ESRI France, a global and French leader in GIS (Geographic Information Systems), primarily for government players, including government agencies, local governments, etc., and businesses. Through this agreement, Maporama International is providing its expertise and
Monday, October 22nd, 2007
Registration is open for the Bentley 2007 InRoads Regional Training Event, the premier professional training event for InRoads users. This three-day meeting includes 40 hours of hands-on InRoads workshops; more than 35 hours of InRoads presentations that focus on features, techniques, and workflows; and project presentations by innovative Bentley software users. The event is intended
Sunday, October 21st, 2007
Complex modelling work completed by CSIRO has helped identify and solve flow distribution problems at BP’s Bulwer Island refinery, saving the company millions of dollars in operating costs. In what could be a world first, researchers used computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to develop a complete, three-dimensional reactive model of a fluidised bed catalytic cracker regenerator to
Sunday, October 21st, 2007
JAPAN CORPORATE NEWS – Panasonic, the leading brand by which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is known, today announced its renewed commitment to climate change by adding ecological goals to its “GP3” three-year business plan that completes March 2010. The company also presented its “Panasonic Eco Ideas Declaration” identifying the three initiatives on which its
Sunday, October 21st, 2007
WORLDNEWS – a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced that its Spanish subsidiary will design and construct an 18-megawatt Olivenza solar electric power plant in the Badajoz region of Spain. Olivenza is expected to generate more than 32 million kilowatt-hours of power per year upon completion. SunPower
