Valve industry in growth mode as LNG prospects grow brighter
The valve and actuator business is worth $4.3 billion, according to the Valve Manufacturers Association, which is celebrating 75 years this year. The industry serves as a “bellwether” for manufacturing […]
Global car sales will set record this year: Scotiabank
The year 2013 will see record-high global car sales after a 4 per cent increase in the first half, according to a Scotiabank Global Auto Report. The gains are the […]
Irving Oil to build new marine terminal in NB to handle new crude from Alberta
TransCanada Pipeline’s Energy East Pipeline project, which will carry 1.1 million barrels of crude oil from Alberta to New Brunswick, is to go ahead, according to reports. The project involves […]
Electricity-conducting cement could make runways, roads ice proof
Researchers at a Spanish university have created a cement that conducts electricity, giving it many new possible applications where surface heating and ice prevention are important. The “cementitious material” was […]
Drilling rigs growth depends more and more on LNG
A report on the global land drilling industry says that the onshore drilling rig market is set to grow by about 13 per cent between now and 2016. It is […]
BMW unveils i3, the electric car of the future
BMW has unveiled its lightweight, four-seat, all-electric car, the i3, a car that “opens a new chapter” of design language, tailor-made for electric vehicles. The sporty version, the i8, will […]
BC sees 100,000 LNG jobs, $1 trillion in revenues
The latest application for a licence to export liquefied natural gas from Canada by a foreign-owned company is adding to the sense of expectancy that has taken over in British […]
Bombardier has to delay CSeries first test flight again
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that eagerly awaited first test flight of its new CSeries aircraft will not take place this month as had been previously announced, but will occur “in […]
Trucking industry moving toward use of EOBRs
New regulations that limit the number of consecutive hours that a commercial truck driver can work took effect in the United States on July 1. Under the new Hours of […]
Zinc-air battery shows great promise in search for energy storage
The need for energy storage systems can be seen clearly in a simple but dramatic statistic presented by a company that claims to have the answer. The United States has […]
Renewable energy use increased in US in 2012
The use of natural gas, solar panels and wind turbines increased substantially in the United States in 2012, while use of coal, oil and nuclear power dropped. The increased use […]
Wood-based battery the next energy storage solution?
As the renewable energy market grows worldwide, the need for better energy storage systems grows along with it. At the recent intersolar Europe, the world’s leading exhibition for the solar […]
