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Tighten control of remote operations
Honeywell’s RC500 remote terminal unit. Photo: Honeywell MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ: Honeywell’s RC500 Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) gives industrial users more control over remote, automated operations such as those found in oil and gas operations. The modular and scalable controller easily integrates with SCADA technology and withstands harsh environments. It also uses minimal electricity and could ...
The latest poop on renewable energy
Engineers at Oregon State University have made a breakthrough toward producing electricity from sewage, by the use of new coatings on the anodes of microbial electrochemical cells that increased the electricity production about 20 times. The findings, recently published online in Biosensors and Bioelectronics, a professional journal, bring the researchers one step closer to technology ...
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Focus Metals plans Cgr purification, battery anode plants in Quebec
Made possible through IREQ licensing agreeement.
Xebec sells biogas separator to China
Landfill gas will be compressed and used as renewable transport fuel.
Magna E-Car inaugurates Michigan plant
Facility will manufacture components for hybrid and electric cars.
Ontario mining firm produces spherical graphite for EV batteries
Northern Graphite looks to boost Canadian spherical graphite market, relieving dependence on Chinese producers.
GE to manufacture 288 wind turbines for Ontario wind farms
Ontario-made turbines will generate enough energy to power 120,000 homes.
Magna developing EV power with Hyundai
Partnership will develop battery packs for electric and hybrid cars.
Mushrooms: a great new packaging material
Dell, Crate and Barrel place confidence in quirky packaging made from mushrooms.
Protect your business from online fraud
Fraudsters have sophisticated ways of stealing or tricking people into revealing personal information through smart phones, tablets, and social media sites. Here's how to protect your business.
Fisker lays off workers before Nina production begins
The electric car maker, which was granted a $529-million loan by the U.S government, has laid off employees before producing one vehicle.
BMW and Toyota team to develop green vehicle batteries
The German automaker will also supply Toyota with diesel engines
Alter NRG torches British waste in $22 million deal [INFOGRAPHIC]
The clean-energy firm will build a plasma gasifier to help the Brits zap excess waste at proposed renewable energy plant
Short-lived solar plant closes
United Solar shutters Ontario plant months after it invested $12 million.
CBC wants to invest in your small business
CBC, Canada’s national broadcaster, is launching a new show aimed at getting small businesses some of the financing they need to survive and thrive, and it wants you to apply.
Drones, UAVs and ‘spy flies’ are in demand
The number of multirole unmanned aerial drones used by armed forces in the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere is expected is expected to quadruple in the next few years.
Cummins and Bosch develop new piston pumps for coach buses
Axial piston reduce costs by consuming less fuel
Google offers free websites to small biz
Web giant says more than 1.2 million Canadian small and medium-sized businesses are shying away from the web.