The first stage of the lighting sell-off is a full circle affair, as the company goes back to the Hungarian name that sold it to GE in 1990.

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AquaVenture has invested into desalination plants in Western African and the Bahamas in a bid to increase its project portfolio…

The high pressure (117 bar) system reduces the oil in water content from 3000ppm down to <20ppm.

A total of $550,000 will be competitively awarded via the Innovative Conservation Program.

State Water Resources Control Board will use the money to capitalize its SRF loan programs. 

The 27,000 square foot facility will house a fully automated membrane module production line as well as offices for Ovivo designers, engineers and technicians.

Where others smell a noxious stink in this Oxfam debacle, I detect the fragrance of advantage, Ed confides to his diary. The £13.4 billion foreign aid budget, laxly administered and loosely distributed, is a juicy opportunity for those doing the administering and distributing. I want my Department to be one of those I call in …

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Qualcomm shareholders have been advised to vote for four of the proposed six new directors if they want to maximise their return from the Broadcom bid. On March 6th Qualcomm shareholders will be asked to vote for six new directors proposed by Broadcom. Voting for all six will trigger the Broadcom takeover of Qualcomm. However …

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The ten largest semiconductor R&D spenders increased their collective expenditures to $35.9 billion in 2017, an increase of 6% compared to $34.0 billion in 2016, says IC Insights. Intel continued to far exceed all other semiconductor companies with R&D spending that reached $13.1 billion. In addition to representing 21.2% of its semiconductor sales last year, …

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