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STROTHMANN Handles Record Contract Volume of 25 Million Euros
2013-06-11 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock, Germany - STROTHMANN Machines Handling has won the largest contract in the company’s history with a highly efficient press line automation concept for a major German automotive manufacturer. With a total volume of 25 million Euros, the contract comprises the retrofitting of several press lines in different locations. STROTHMANN is currently implementing a comprehensive handling solution for the fourth out of five large-scale crossbar presses, covering all steps ...
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CO2 emissions hit record in 2012
2013-06-10 23:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels use hit a record in 2012, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). CO2 emissions rose 1.4 percent to 31.6 billion metric tons. With its emissions rising 300 million tons, or 3.8 percent, China became the first country to reach 10 billion metric tons of emissions in a single year. The United States was second in terms of national emissions, but its emissions fell by 200 million metric tons due to a continuing shift away...
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IEA: Energy emissions rose to record high in 2012
2013-06-10 12:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The worlds energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose 1.4 percent in 2012 to a record high of 31.6 billion tons, even though the U.S. posted its lowest emissions since the mid-1990s, the International Energy Agency said Monday. In its annual World Energy Outlook report, the Paris-based IEA said top carbon polluter China had the largest emissions growth last year, up 300 million tons, or 3.8 percent, from 2011. Still, the increase was among the lowest seen in a decade as China continues to invest...
Romania: Danube Crests Near Record Level in Budapest
2013-06-10 12:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The Danube, which normally bisects Budapest as a gently rolling swath of silver, hovered at historic levels Monday, as the Hungarian capital struggled as record floods battered Central and Eastern Europe. An unusually wet spring has swollen the Danube, the Elbe and several of their tributaries across Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany and Hungary, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people, disrupting rail and road traffic, and causing damage that some preliminary estimates have put...
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Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Sales Hit Record Numbers in May
2013-06-10 04:36:57| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
Hybrid and electric vehicles saw a great month in May, according to the Electric Drive Transportation Association just prior to its annual conference in Washington, DC. For this year, hybrid sales have reached 212,711, 14% higher than year-to-date sales at this point in 2012. May sales are more than double the 3,378 plug-in vehicles that were sold in May 2012, 130% increase over last year. Plug-in sales have reached 32,305 so far this year, and just passed 100,000 units in the market. "These cars use far less gasoline than their combustion engine counterparts or no gas at all, said EDTA President Brian Wynne. Not to mention they're incredibly fun to drive." Automakers have been lowering prices this year on models such as Nissan Leaf and Honda Fit EV, making market more competitive and helping to increase sales. Read more about the sales figures in relation to overall new vehicle sales for May, and what manufacturers are doing to increase the numbers. The Article Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Sales Hit Record Numbers in May appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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