Pepsi drops sponsorship of horse show after video of animal abuse
NASHVILLE, Tenn., (Reuters) – Soft drink maker Pepsi said on Thursday that it was dropping sponsorship of a prestigious national horse show, one day after ABC News broadcast footage of a horse in training for a show being beaten by a trainer.
The Walking Horse National Celebration said that Pepsi had been a sponsor since 2010 of the nation’s leading competition for Tennessee Walking Horses, a breed known for its high-stepping gait.
”We have ended our sponsorship of the event,” Pepsi spokesman Vincent Bozek said on Thursday without elaborating.
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Japanese whalers leave for Pacific
TOKYO (AFP) – A pair of Japanese whaling vessels left Friday for the northwestern Pacific aiming to catch 260 whales for ”scientific research”, a fisheries ministry official said.
The Yushin Maru and Yushin Maru No. 2 departed from Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi, western Japan, to join the mother vessel Nisshin Maru, which has already set sail, the official said.
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Energy Harvesting and Storage for Electronic Devices 2011 – 2021 – Market Research Reports
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Energy harvesting is otherwise known as power harvesting or energy scavenging. It is the use of ambient energy to power small electronic or electrical devices. That includes photovoltaics, thermovoltaics, piezoelectrics and electrodynamics, among other options, which are now being used in a wide variety of applications. The technology has reached a tipping point, because the necessary lower power electronics and more efficient energy gathering and storage are now sufficiently affordable, reliable and longer lived for a huge number of applications to be practicable. From wind-up laptops for Africa, wireless light switches working from the power of your finger and wireless sensors in oil fields monitoring equipment power by vibration – these are all in use now with many more applications emerging.
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Energy harvesting has reached a tipping point. This is because the necessary lower power electronics and more efficient energy gathering and storage are now sufficiently affordable, reliable and longer lived for a huge number of applications to be practicable. From wind-up laptops for Africa to the wireless light switch working from the power of your finger, these things are either available or imminently available. And photovoltaics, long used in aerospace, has come down-market, even to road furniture but it has much further to go even to disposable solar film and even solar paint. The first solar powered watches and phones have appeared. Some new photovoltaic technologies are printed reel to reel at low cost, the resulting film working off heat as well as light. For example, Sony is commercialising flexible solar cells for indoor use.
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Why You Should Go Biking
Biking used to be very popular back in the 70′s and the 80′s not only as a means of transportation but for reaction. The following decade so a decline of people interested in biking. Suddenly, kids stopped going outside and adults became busy with other stuff. The world got smaller and hotter, the city more polluted.
But over the last few years, people have started going back to biking and turning this into a hobby. There are actually groups who get together just to ride bikes. If you haven’t tried going back to biking, here are plenty of reasons why you should start considering it:
1. It is good for the health. Biking burns a lot of calories that you may otherwise not be able to do if you just sat watching TV, or sat in the car waiting for traffic to ease up. For every mile that you bike, you actually are burning 25 calories. Do this often and see how you will eventually have a more toned body and slimmer figure.
2. Because it is powered manually, biking does not create air pollution. There’s no need for gasoline to run it, hence, no oil to burn and no expenses to lose. Bike parts also do not create pollution since there are no engines to maintain.
3. Biking does a lot for your mobility. The number of places you can go, which otherwise limits you when you have a car, are limitless. You may even get to beautiful spots and sights that you may have otherwise missed.
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Oil spill spotted off Brazil’s coast
BRASILIA – An oil spill was spotted off Brazil’s coast Thursday but the size of the leak remains unknown, local reports said.
The suspected spill was found near an ocean oil platform belonging to Brazil’s state-run Petrobras petroleum company.
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Denmark aims low with green energy policy
SAMSO, Denmark |
SAMSO, Denmark (Reuters) – Over a beer or two, Danes like to tell a story that goes like this: One night the energy ministers of the countries around the North Sea got together to divide up its oil and gas wealth. The Danish minister got very drunk, but the Norwegian managed to stay sober. As a result, Norway carved out a jagged shape that included Ekofisk, which has proved to be a major field, and Denmark was left with the dregs.
Regarded as a model of how to spend oil and gas wealth wisely, Norway has stashed away surplus revenues from exports while hydropower caters for the bulk of its domestic electricity needs.
But Denmark has also found its own path to energy pragmatism, supplementing its relatively few oil rigs with wind turbines and a deep commitment to energy saving.
As awareness has grown, cities like Copenhagen and some of the nation’s hundreds of islands are vying for the accolade of “zero carbon” while Danes from across the social spectrum can tell you how much energy they use to the kilowatt.
Keeping up with the Joneses – or in this case Christensens – is all about using less fuel and having better solar panels.
“We get a bit competitive with our neighbors,” said Kalle Christensen, a computer engineer, who lives in a low-energy house in Stenlose South, just outside Copenhagen.
His is one of some 400 low-energy houses in a community expected to grow to at least 750. He said he was looking into buying solar panels that would allow him to sell more power back to the grid, although he already expects energy savings will more than make up the roughly 10,000 euro ($13,300) difference in price between his low-energy home and a standard house.
Stenlose South has the highest concentration of such homes, but low-energy houses are a growing trend across Denmark, which enforces strict efficiency standards on new building.
Together with his wife Anne Godiksen, a chemist, and two young children, Christensen uses around 5,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year compared with the 25,000 needed in their previous house.
Insulated walls, reinforced glass windows and technology tucked away in a control room ensure a constant temperature and re-use of heat from appliances. When it was minus 15 degrees Celsius outside last winter, it was a toasty 22 degrees inside.
Their neighbors are
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China Sunergy Delivers 5MW in Solar Modules to Bulgaria
China Sunergy Delivers 5MW in Solar Modules to Bulgaria
PR Newswire — May 17, 2012
– Shipments since January 2011 exceeding 40MW
NANJING, China, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — China Sunergy Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: CSUN) (“China Sunergy” or the “Company”), a specialized solar cell and module manufacturer, today announced that the Company had completed delivery of 5MW in solar modules to Bulgaria for the Yerussalimovo Solar Park. The modules were sold to Mitsubishi International GmbH and are being installed and managed by Helios Power.
Helios Power has been a strategic partner for the Company in Bulgarian market starting from 2010. Since the beginning of 2012, China Sunergy has shipped a total of 22.32 MW to Bulgaria, on top of 18MW sold last year, which accounted for above 30% of the Bulgarian market in 2011.
Bulgaria’s solar market has gained pace since the country introduced a preferential feed-in-tariff in December 2006 and entered the European Union in January 2007. The first renewable energy projects were hydro-electric and wind, followed by solar, for which the country’s southern part with relatively warmer climate is well-suited. In recent years, Bulgaria’s energy grid has experienced some instability as demand sometimes outpaces supply during the daytime. Power generated by solar installations has helped to moderate the supply of electricity to the grid. Solar power industry has experienced rapid growth in Bulgaria, and companies like Mitsubishi and Helios Power have partnered to develop large-scale solar projects.
Yerussalimovo Solar Plant is located in the vicinities of Yerussalimovo Village, Southern Bulgaria. “This Solar Plant is the seventh of a series of PV projects that we plan to develop in the next couple of years. We rely on China Sunergy’s efficient products and services to achieve high project performance, and ultimately to guarantee the outcome of investments,” said Mr. Ivo Georgiev, Managing Director of Solaren Park Bulgaria EAD, which is a subsidiary of Helios Power.
Mr. Stephen Cai, CEO of China Sunergy commented, “We have built up a very large market share in Bulgaria. Our 18MW in shipments last year comprised nearly 32% of this market, which, according to the latest Solarbuzz report, totaled about 57MW in 2011. The Bulgarian market is forecasted by the same report to increase to 2.7 times last year’s level, to 152MW, in 2012. We hope to continue to maintain 30% market share this year, even considering the tripled market size. Bulgaria is a great example of high potential emerging markets for China Sunergy, and we believe we can build on the solid relationships we have there to sell more in the future.”
About China Sunergy Co., Ltd.
China Sunergy Co., Ltd. is a specialized manufacturer of solar cell and module products in China. China Sunergy manufactures solar cells from silicon wafers, which utilizes crystalline silicon solar cell technology to convert sunlight directly into electricity through a process known as photovoltaic effect, and assembles solar cells into solar modules. China Sunergy sells these solar products to Chinese and overseas module manufacturers, system integrators and solar power systems for use in China and many other markets. For additional information, please visit http://www.chinasunergy.com [http://www.chinasunergy.com/].
Media Contacts:
China Sunergy Co., Ltd. Elaine Li Phone: +86-25-5276-6696 Email: Elaine.li@chinasunergy.com
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Total says stops Elgin gas leak
PARIS |
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Total said it had succeeded in stopping the gas leak at its well at the Elgin platform in the North Sea after it pumped heavy mud into it.
During the coming days, teams of experts from Total and specialist contractors will closely monitor the well to confirm the success of the move, the company said on its website on Wednesday.
“The well intervention operation, which involved pumping heavy mud into the leaking well, began on May 15 and the leak was stopped 12 hours later,” Total said.
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London Leading the Way in Electric Vehicle Mobility but Collaboration is Key to Accelerate the EV Revolution, Says Hertz
London Leading the Way in Electric Vehicle Mobility but Collaboration is Key to Accelerate the EV Revolution, Says Hertz
PR Newswire — May 16, 2012
LONDON, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –
- Everyone has a role to play in encouraging the further adoption of electric vehicles throughout the UK according to industry experts Office of Low Emissions Vehicles, Transport for London, PwC and Hertz – Continued collaboration efforts should focus on education, financial incentives, creating opportunities to trial and commitment to infrastructure development in order to drive EV access for all
The Hertz Corporation (NYSE: HTZ), the world’s largest general use car rental brand, today hosted a discussion with representatives from the Office of Low Emissions Vehicles, Transport for London’s Source London and PricewaterhouseCoopers on the electric vehicle (EV) revolution. Electric vehicles have become a reality in London, which is a leader in advancing a new model for mobility, but the speakers at the event suggested that collaboration will be key to accelerating EV adoption more widely throughout the UK for both consumers and businesses as well as enabling access for all.
Speaking at the event, Michel Taride, President, Hertz International and Executive Vice President, Hertz Corporation, said: “London is truly a leader in electric mobility – once a vision, electric vehicles and a charging infrastructure have now become a reality in our capital city. Our goal at Hertz is to help make smart mobility a viable, global reality by giving customers and communities access to sustainable transportation options along with alternatives to car ownership such as car share. The car rental industry, local and central government, charging station providers, businesses and consumers now need to come together and each play their role in spreading the EV revolution throughout the UK.”
At the event, Fraser Macdonald, Transport for London Project Manager, Source London, commented on the importance of collaboration and partnership: “We are still at the beginning of a journey and hope our story – one of optimizing partnerships, developing policy and aiding private and public sector partners to work together – will change the shape of London, develop a new market and deliver cleaner air for the capital.”
The other participants of the discussion included:
- Richard Bruce, Head of Office of Low Emissions Vehicles who provided insight into the electric vehicle situation in the UK, how charging networks will develop in the future, and Government initiatives. – Mark Avery, Head of Business Services, PwC who talked about the organization’s electric vehicle car solution, delivered in partnership with Hertz On Demand, and the benefits of EV car share as a solution for business travel today and in the future. – Fraser Macdonald, Transport for London, Project Manager, Source London, who provided a strategic overview of Source London and its plans for the future.
Mr. Taride continued: “Vehicle technology has advanced to make EVs a reality, but the network of charging stations to support usage is essential. Like London, cities need to have plans in place to develop EV networks; bringing together stakeholders including EV manufacturers, charging station providers and customers. In addition to on-street charging, corporations should install charging stations in buildings and business campuses to support fleet business cars as well as personal cars.”
Hertz also believes that education is key to encouraging mass adoption of EVs by consumers and businesses and that the car rental industry and government should launch a joint marketing campaign to educate people in the UK on the benefits of the new technologies; collaborating to make the electric revolution happen even faster.
In less than a year, Hertz’s global EV program and strategy, which is part of the Hertz rental offer and Hertz on Demand car share, has grown from a vision to a market reality in more than ten cities across three continents. Hertz offers the most diverse fleet of EVs and plug-in hybrids available in the rental market – from manufacturers including Nissan, Renault, Vauxhall Motors, Chevrolet, GM, Mitsubishi, and Tesla. In London Hertz data shows that the average electric vehicle rental is six hours, with an average journey of 16.81 miles.
About Hertz
Hertz is the world’s largest general use car rental company, operating from over 8,500 corporate locations in 150 countries worldwide. Hertz is in its 93rd year of delivering quality car rental solutions to leisure and corporate customers. Product and service innovations such as Hertz #1 Club Gold, Worldwide Online Check-in, specially designed NeverLost(R) satellite navigation systems, and unique cars offered through the company’s Prestige, Family, Fun/Adrenaline and Green Collections, set Hertz apart from the competition. For more information please go to http://www.hertz.com.
About Hertz Electric Vehicles
Hertz is the first car-rental company to deploy EVs and PHEVs (plug-in hybrid electric) on three continents — in the U.S. (available to the public in New York, Washington, D.C. and San Francisco), the U.K. (London), and China (Shanghai). As the world’s largest airport general-use car-rental brand, Hertz is introducing multiple groups of consumers – urban drivers, university students, travelers and corporations – to all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. As a result, the company is forming partnerships with automakers, charging-station providers (e.g., GE), municipalities, non-governmental organizations, corporations and other stakeholders to make EVs easily accessible to consumers.
Hertz plans to increase its global EV presence by deploying vehicles in other countries in the coming months. Hertz Global EV will continue to leverage the company’s rental and car sharing locations as bases for vehicles and charging stations, and tap into its technology – including sophisticated fleet management tools and consumer-facing GPS systems, including Hertz NeverLost in the U.S. – to help form an EV grid.
About Hertz On Demand
Hertz On Demand has more than 800 vehicles available to drive from more than 250 locations worldwide, including corporate offices and universities. Hertz On Demand offers vehicles equipped with keyless entry, and benefits covered by the competitive hourly rate including fuel, insurance, 24/7 roadside assistance, 24-hour in car Member Care Center communication. For more information, or to register, visit http://www.hertzondemand.com or http://www.hertzondemand.co.uk, or call Member Care Services at 877-654-4400 in the US or 08708-45-45-45 in the UK.
For more information please go to http://www.hertz.com.
About Source London
- Transport for London, as the Mayor’s transport authority, oversees the delivery and operation of the Source London network. – Membership of Source London allows for limitless re-charging of its publicly accessible network in locations across the city. – For more information or to register with Source London go to https://www.sourcelondon.net
Hertz Press Contacts
Caroline Trotman Dickenson Ketchum Pleon T: +44(0)20-7611-3686 E: caroline.trotman-dickenson@ketchumpleon.com
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Ambient Corporation Participates in United Kingdom Low Carbon Networks Fund Technology Evaluation Project
Ambient Corporation Participates in United Kingdom Low Carbon Networks Fund Technology Evaluation Project
PR Newswire — May 16, 2012
– Smart Grid Communications Platform provider takes first steps in European market
NEWTON, Massachusetts, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Ambient Corporation (NASDAQ: AMBT), a leading provider of flexible and scalable smart grid communications platforms and technologies, announced today that it has taken its first step into the European market with a trial of its Power Quality Monitoring application and energy sensing equipment.
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The trial is part of the Low Carbon Networks Fund overseen by UK regulator OFGEM and is being run by UK Distribution Network Operators (DNOs), Western Power Distribution, and UK Power Networks. The focus is evaluation of Low Voltage Current Sensor Technologies and how they can assist the network operators in running their grids.
“We are delighted to be selected to participate in this project, as it represents a significant step forward for Ambient as we venture into new geographies with great potential,” said John J. Joyce, President and CEO of Ambient. “By deploying our communications platform with our internally developed software applications, DNOs can perform real-time current and voltage sensing, generating valuable data for the monitoring of their distribution networks and substations.”
The Power Quality Monitoring Application is part of the Ambient Smart Grid® Communications Platform, which facilitates multiple smart grid applications, in parallel, and can use a variety of communications simultaneously.
Roger Hey, Western Power Distribution’s Future Networks Manger, commented, “Ambient’s participation in this project, along with others, will ensure that we have a clear understanding of the technologies available for Low Voltage Network monitoring. This will provide essential data allowing for greater visibility of the Low Voltage Network and, subsequently, facilitate smart networks.”
Dave Openshaw, UK Power Networks’ Head of Future Networks, said: “The predicted future growth in numbers of electric vehicles, heat pumps and micro-generation means that Network Operators will need much greater visibility of power flows and voltage quality on our low voltage networks. We are therefore happy to be working with Ambient and other sensor manufacturers to help us evaluate the contribution that current sensor technologies can make towards meeting our future need for critical data.”
For more information about Ambient and its products, please visit www.ambientcorp.com [http://www.ambientcorp.com/].
About Ambient Corporation
Ambient designs, develops and sells the Ambient Smart Grid® communications platform. The Ambient Smart Grid products and services include communications nodes; a network management system, AmbientNMS®; integrated applications; and maintenance and consulting services to help utilities with operational cost savings. Using open, standards-based technologies along with in-depth industry experience, Ambient provides utilities with solutions for their smart grid initiatives. Headquartered in Newton, MA, Ambient is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: AMBT).
About Western Power Distribution
Western Power Distribution (WPD) is the distribution network operator for the Midlands, South West England and South Wales, and is responsible for delivering electricity to approximately 7.7 million customers in the UK. WPD is not an electricity supply company and does not bill customers in the UK. Its responsibility is to distribute electricity from the point of generation to homes and businesses. WPD is owned by Pennsylvania Power and Light (PPL). PPL controls or owns about 19,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the United States, sells energy in key U.S. markets, and delivers electricity and natural gas to about 10 million customers in the United States and the United Kingdom.
For further information about the low carbon projects that WPD are involved in, please visit www.westernpowerinnovation.co.uk [http://www.westernpowerinnovation.co.uk/].
About UK Power Networks
UK Power Networks distributes power to a quarter of Britain’s population through its electricity networks serving London, the South East and the East of England. The company’s 5,000 employees are dedicated to delivering a safe, secure electricity supply to about eight million homes and businesses via its networks of substations, overhead lines and underground cables. UK Power Networks will be distributing the electricity at many venues for this year’s international sporting events. They are also undertaking trials to ensure their electricity networks support the transition to a low carbon future. Customers pay their bills to supply companies but UK Power Networks delivers the power across their three areas. The industry regulator OFGEM sets an allowed revenue to distribution companies so that they can maintain safe and reliable electricity supplies. For further information about UK Power Networks visit www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk [http://www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/].
Notes for Editors
This press release contains statements that may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” under federal securities laws. Any forward-looking statements are based upon our current expectations, estimates and projections about our business and our industry and reflect our beliefs and assumptions based upon information available to us at the date of this release. We caution readers that forward-looking statements are predictions based on our current expectations about future events. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including but not limited to, the dependence on one key customer, our ability to raise additional capital when needed, the sufficiency of working capital, the competitive market generally and in the smart grid industry specifically, the success of our collaborative arrangements, changes in economic conditions generally and the smart grid industry specifically, changes in technology, legislative or regulatory changes , and other risks and uncertainties discussed under the heading “RISK FACTORS” in Item 1A of our Annual Report of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, and in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement for any reason.
Ambient, Ambient Smart Grid, Communications for a Smarter Grid and AmbientNMS are registered trademarks of Ambient Corporation with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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