Aug 27, 2009 (FIND, Inc. via COMTEX) — VLKAY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating — An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Chattanooga Chamber Foundation, grantee of FTZ 134, pursuant to Section 400.28(a)(2) of the Board’s regulations (15 CFR Part 400), requesting authority on behalf of Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations, LLC (VGACO) to produce light-duty passenger vehicles under FTZ procedures within FTZ 134. It was formally filed on August 19, 2009.
The VGACO facility (1,187 acres, 2.1 million sq.ft.) …

At first, Bobbie Moore thought insects must have attacked the sumac along an undeveloped path near her Northfield home, but as she drew close she discovered a wide swath of brittle, dead brush extending miles to the north and south.
“I was thinking it doesn’t make sense,” said Moore, who called the village with questions. “What I couldn’t imagine was the magnitude of it.”
Northfield officials were perplexed, too, when Commonwealth Edison Co. contractors showed up with chain saws and announced their intention to wipe out the evergreens, ash, linden, spruce and …

THE electricity wire that allegedly sparked the most devastating of the Black Saturday fires was badly worn and weak, and had been repaired three times previously before it snapped in two distinct places on that day, The Sunday Age can reveal.
Photographic evidence prepared by police investigators shows some strands of the 40-year-old galvanised steel wire that sparked the Kilmore East-Kinglake fire had rusted in places to just 1.8 millimetres in diameter. It is believed that power company SP Ausnet’s own internal manuals say that power lines must be immediately replaced …

08.24.2009 — GE wants to be the one-stop shop for energy products.
The company has announced that by 2015 it will develop a turnkey product portfolio that will enable the construction of net zero energy homes using a single supplier.
To achieve that goal, GE plans to add solar PV and residential wind products, along with “demand-response technology” that can allow homeowners to alter usage in real-time, to its existing portfolio of energy-efficient lighting and appliances.
GE Consumer & Industrial president and CEO James Campbell says smart-grid technology is “extremely critical to GE …

September 18, 2009… A large power station in Australia recently finalized an agreement to be fitted out on a progressive basis for all future general area and lighting applications with Dialight’s SafeSite® and LEDPAK® industrial LED lighting fixtures.
Farmingdale, NJ — Earlier this year, in consultation with Dialight distributor Maser Communications, the plant undertook a trial to determine whether LED fixtures were a viable, cost-effective alternative to the ongoing issues with their incumbent lighting solution. Several areas of the plant were selected and the LEDPAK® and SafeSite® series were deployed …

Copper is a highly ductile and malleable metal, which has been known to man for at least 10,000 years. It is extensively used in air conditioning and refrigeration appliances, electrical wirings, plumbing fittings, household cookware and coins. With respect to the periodic table, copper occupies the same position as gold and silver.
In addition to being a good electrical and thermal conductor, copper has excellent soldering, welding and brazing properties. In natural conditions, copper is primarily found in the form of minerals like malachite, cuprite, azurite, bornite, chalcocite, and the like. …

BELLINGHAM, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Integral Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:ITKG) (“Integral”), is pleased to announce the appointment of Mohamad (Mo) Zeidan as Consultant to Integral. Mr. Zeidan will focus his efforts on the commercialization of Integral’s proprietary ElectriPlast™ technology.
Integral’s Chairman and CEO, William Robinson said; “We are excited to welcome Mo to Integral. Mo and his team bring their extensive experience in the automotive industry in the areas of wire harness and electrical systems design. They have worked with all the major automakers such as Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, Mitsubishi, GM, Honda and Nissan. Recently …

TOKYO — Japan’s economy rebounded in the latest quarter for the first time in a year, signaling the possible end of the country’s deepest recession since World War II and brightening prospects for a widespread global recovery.
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Japan’s economy, the world’s second-largest, plunged into recession in the wake of the global financial crisis last year. Exports, its mainstay, at one point fell to half their precrisis levels.
But a turnaround in exports and a vast fiscal stimulus program helped produce a 0.9 percent economic expansion in the three months …

Like many places around the world, California has big goals in terms of renewable energy. The US state has set a target of obtaining 33% of the its electricity from renewables by 2020.
While integrating large solar farms around the state and sourcing green energy from other states will help meet that goal, a major challenge is the huge investment needed in transmission infrastructure between now and 2020. A revamp of electricity transmission infrastructure is required regardless of California’s energy supply mix due to a rapidly increasing population and ageing existing …

After the highly successful edition of the event early this year, preparations are now underway for the next edition of Interiors and Buildex, which will be held on March 15-17, 2010 at the Oman International Exhibition Centre.
Organised by Omanexpo LLC, Interiors & Buildex 2010 will once again showcase the widest range of building materials, construction equipment, interior furnishings and many other products for all types of construction and interior design projects in the sultanate.
The three-day event set a number of records this year with the participation of more than 185 …