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Date Time Digital ship clearance project seeks pilot port IMO-Singapore project will create a Maritime Single Window ship clearance system in a pilot port, with a view to supporting more ports in future. ​​​​”Increased digitalization supports greater efficiency which benefits the ship, the port and wider supply chain,” said Kitack Lim, IMO’s Secretary-General.​ The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has issued a call for expressions of...

Attorney General Becerra Fights to Protect Cost-Saving Energy Efficiency Standards for Consumers and Small Businesses SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today joined a lawsuit challenging two final rules promulgated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) during the final days of the Trump Administration as part of its longstanding effort to undermine our nation’s energy efficiency program. The rules would protect gas-powered residential furnaces and commercial water...

Date Time Share From: Infrastructure Canada Today, Andy Fillmore, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities and Member of Parliament for Halifax, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and the Honourable Zach Churchill, Minister of Health and Wellness, announced funding for six projects that will renovate and rehabilitate several hospitals and medical facilities to improve COVID-19 safety measures. That is why ...

Attorney General James Takes Action to Support Repeal of Trump-Era Energy Efficiency Rollbacks NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James, leading a coalition of 12 attorneys general and the City of New York, today filed a petition for review to support the Biden administration’s efforts to restore key elements of the federal energy efficiency program that were rolled back in the waning days of the previous administration. The coalition’s challenge seeks to support the repeal of t...

Nokia base stations to see huge power consumption reduction Mar 17, 2021 17:20 EDT with 4 comments Nokia has announced that it plans to halve its 5G base station power consumption over the next two years. The firm will aim towards these emission reductions by making “continuous improvements” to the software that controls the base stations and by developing new AirScale 5G mMIMO Base Station variants that use the latest SoCs which are more power-efficient. Comment...

Handout Robin Shaban is principal at Vivic Research, an economic consulting firm that provides data-driven research for policy makers and advocates. Rogers and Shaw issued a joint communique on Monday announcing their intent to merge, a deal totalling $26-billion, including debt. The two companies also claim the merger will create $1-billion a year in synergies within two years after it is finalized. Their synergies claim is interesting because, if upheld, it will severely hamper the Competitio...

Department opens €40m BEEP-S 2021-03-16

Australia's position as a top energy exporter is at risk of stagnating behind international competitors without the power of a digital-savvy workforce,...

Almonds are Efficient News Reporter With California Ag Today, I’m Tim Hammerich. As almond production in the state has expanded, so have some of the misconceptions about the crop. David Doll is a former farm advisor in Merced County and writes a popular blog at www.TheAlmondDoctor.com. Doll… “Im really interested in working in almonds because one, its a good crop, regardless of what people hear on the media about water this, water that, and bees and problems with bees, its a...

Date Time ‘Hinged’ atomic structures open door to next-gen solar power materials Neutron scattering data on the “hinged” atomic structure in an inorganic perovskite material could help scientists optimize other materials’ solar power storage and delivery properties. Credit: Jill Hemman/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Most solar power is produced by converting sunlight into electricity through the use of thin films made of semiconductor materials that absorb particles of light, called photo...