There is no risk to Greek subsidiary banks in Cyprus due to the uncertainty in Greece, a Central Bank senior official said, according to the Cyprus News Agency. “We are monitoring the situation on a daily basis,” the official who… Continue Reading →
Circular economy provides ‘competitive advantage’ for packaging firm
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Last year recycled raw materials made up 74% of Smurfit Kappa’s paper “Sustainability drives our competitive advantage”, proclaimed international paper packaging company Smurfit Kappa in its 2014 sustainability report, released this week. The report expresses a company-wide commitment to ‘closing… Continue Reading →
Climate aid key to Paris deal, says Amber Rudd
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Amber Rudd says UK is committed to the global goal of making $100bn a year available by 2020 for developing countries Climate aid to developing countries is likely to be the biggest sticking point hindering a global deal at the… Continue Reading →
ABB Secures $20 Million Order For 200 MW Dubai Solar Power Park
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Smart Grid Published on June 19th, 2015 | by Smiti Mittal June 19th, 2015 by Smiti Mittal ABB has won a fresh order from the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority for the 200 MW Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar… Continue Reading →
Cyprus child snatching hotel: Dad tells how kidnappers tried to take his seven-year-old son
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Video loading Watch this video again Watch Next The British family at the centre of the child abduction claims in a Cyprus hotel have told how kidnappers tried to snatch their seven-year-old son and his pal. Sean Paul McFarlane, 26,… Continue Reading →
Cyprus child kidnap gang fears: British families’ terror at hotel where tourists foiled abductions
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Terrified families have fled a holiday hotel claiming a gang of fake waiters were part of a child kidnap gang. Tourists at the Thomas Cook complex tried to apprehend the group after they attempted to lure youngsters into a car.… Continue Reading →
Gang try to snatch Belfast boy in Cyprus
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Sean Paul McFarlane told how an attempt was made to snatch his son, who was playing with another child at a hotel in the popular holiday destination of Protaras. Speaking from Cyprus, the west Belfast dad said the incident happened… Continue Reading →
50% Renewable Electricity Passed By California Senate
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Clean Power Published on June 19th, 2015 | by Jake Richardson June 19th, 2015 by Jake Richardson The California Senate recently passed SB 350, legislation that sets a goal of 50% electricity from renewables in the Golden State by 2030.… Continue Reading →
Child abduction attempt denied in Cyprus
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Authorities in Cyprus have denied that there was a child abduction attempt at a hotel popular with British and Irish holidaymakers. An investigation was launched following an incident on June 16 at the Anastasia beach complex in Protaras. Dundee holidaymaker… Continue Reading →
Old Nissan LEAF Batteries Will Store Electricity For Businesses
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Batteries Published on June 19th, 2015 | by Christopher DeMorro June 19th, 2015 by Christopher DeMorro Originally published on EV Obsession. It is the very nature of a battery that, over time, the capacity to store electricity begins to degrade.… Continue Reading →
Cyprus in hot water over barriers to professional services
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The European Commission is launching infringement procedures against six EU countries including Cyprus, because their national rules include excessive and unjustified obstacles in the area of professional services. The Commission announced on Thursday that it considers requirements imposed on certain… Continue Reading →
Pakistan Solar Park Plugs In 100MW To Grid
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Clean Power Published on June 19th, 2015 | by Aisha Abdelhamid June 19th, 2015 by Aisha Abdelhamid Originally published on SolarLove.org. With the first phase of a 1 gigawatt (GW) solar PV park recently connected to the national grid of… Continue Reading →
Review: ‘Evaporating Borders’ Examines the Immigrant Crisis in Cyprus
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A scene from “Evaporating Borders.” By NICOLAS RAPOLD June 18, 2015 Rived into Turkish and Greek regions, Cyprus is no stranger to internecine conflict, but as “Evaporating Borders” demonstrates, waves of immigration to the island have met with fresh rancor. Iva Radivojevic’s… Continue Reading →
Cyprus Hotel Child Abduction: Police Releases Suspect from Custody; Says No Evidence British …
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Despite detailed eyewitness reports of a failed child abduction attempt in a popular hotel in Cyprus last Tuesday, authorities released the suspect. By Rachel Cruz | Jun 18, 2015 06:19 PM EDT Were the kids lured by men disguised as… Continue Reading →
California Surges Ahead in Solar Capacity
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – California has become the first state in the nation to top 10,000 megawatts (MW) of installed solar capacity, according to the latest U.S. Solar Market Insight Report, which was just released by GTM Research and the Solar… Continue Reading →
Parker Hannifin Selected by Alevo to Support North America’s Largest Energy Storage Deployment