Airbus, the aeronautical industry giant, has become the latest flagship company to raise questions about its activities in the United Kingdom following Brexit, the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union. The aeronautical manufacturer currently produces the...
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Investments in energy efficiency in buildings fell significantly in 2017
On Friday, December 7, the Global Alliance for Building and Construction (GABC) released its report at COP 24. This document mentions that investments in energy efficiency in buildings fell significantly in 2017. The rate of increase was "the lowest" According to...
Chinese group to open solar panel plant in Egypt
For a $ 2 billion investment, China's GCL Group will install a solar panel manufacturing plant in Egypt. This project was formalized by the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the group and the country. According to the newspaper Al-Ahram, the location of...
France seeks to encourage the use of Industrial and Territorial Ecology
The Eco-Industries Cluster, the Auxilia Association and the Mydiane consulting agency have recently tried to determine how best to use Industrial and Territorial Ecology to stimulate resource exchanges. These three institutions have proposed some mechanisms to improve...
52.83 Gigawatts of solar energy installed in China in 2017
Recently, China's National Energy Administration published its official statistics on solar energy. It revealed that in China, 52.83 Gigawatts of solar energy were installed in 2017. Recall that in 2016, China installed a total solar photovoltaic capacity of about...
France launches 2018 National Engineering Prize
The 2018 National Engineering Grand Prix is launched with the aim of promoting outstanding projects or products in the field of industry or construction. This competition was initiated by the Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition and the Ministry of...
Suez to launch a metal ash recycling plant in Belgium
It is official, Suez will highlight the metals of the ash of combustion in Belgium. The French group plans to recycle metals and non-ferrous concentrates contained in incineration slag (aluminum, copper, lead, zinc, etc.). It should be noted that this process can also...
SunPower to provide solar power system to Toyota’s US headquarters
US solar panel manufacturer SunPower recently announced the start of the construction of an 8.77 MW solar energy system at Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America's new headquarters in Plano, Texas. The facility will deliver one megawatt more than...
Total confident that new OPEC deal will prove benificial
Recently, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its partners decided to extend their nine-month agreement to reduce their oil production until the end of March 2018. This renewed reduction represents 1.8 million barrels a day, or nearly 2%...
Coal pollutes neighbouring countries in Europe
The WWF have published a report on European pollution which has set alarm bells ringing across the continent with the confirmation that coal-fired plants are responsible for polluting neighbouring countries. The report, carried out by the WWF, the Alliance for Health...
