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Zambia, Africa’s largest copper- mining nation, is set to enter the world’s top five producers as Vale SA (VALE3), First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (FM) and Vedanta Resources Plc (VED) lead more than $6 billion of investment in the country’s mines.

In a move analysts said was the most significant to date by a Chinese wind company in Europe, Sinovel Wind Group has signed an agreement with Mainstream Renewable Power, an Irish wind park developer, that would see Chinese-built turbines installed in wind farms around Ireland over the next five years.

The acquisition is in line with ABB's strategy to expand its global offering of electric vehicle infrastructure solutions.

EV charging station unit sales are expected to multiply rapidly over the next five years, and reach 1.6 million units globally by 2015, according to Pike Research.

A white paper of perennial value from APC-Schneider Electric lays out five basic steps for efficient space organization within high-density enclosures.

Nearly a quarter of the waste from developed nations went to China, India and five West African countries: Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Benin and Liberia.

For five years, The Seasteading Institute has been conducting research into the potential for permanent, innovative communities – floating at sea. We are now able to apply this foundation of knowledge and our network towards an actual design, along with additional efforts to determine specific needs and desires of potential customers, and to select a practical location for what could become the world’s first city at sea.

Industrial waste heat management has seen rising levels of importance due to volatile fuel prices and also regulations to maximize energy conservation. As such, industries have started recognizing the necessity and advantages of industrial waste heat management. Till recent past much importance was being paid to recovering waste heat and reusing it as thermal energy. But now the focus is on new methods of waste heat recovery which convert even low grade waste heat into other forms of energy with increased feasibility. Low grade waste heat recovery, which has slowly been gaining prominence is expected to be a major driver for research in the future. This research service report presents analysis on current technology capability and expected future trends in technology adoption for industrial waste heat management. Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used to evaluate the application potential in the five most energy intensive industries – Cement, Oil and Gas, Steel, Pulp and Paper, and Glass to identify the industry with greatest future application potential. Based on inputs from technology developers and from the predicted market scenario, an evaluation was done.

While financial institutions aren’t monolithic, with each facing its own particular set of challenges, five common barriers make climate alignment difficult to deliver: