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In spite of the lower attendance this year, Glass Build America 2011 was a successful event for AGC Glass Company and other exhibitors who were there in support of our industry.
Energy-saving measures such as solar panels and double glazing fail to reduce bills in up to a quarter of homes, an official report has found.
Excellent thermal efficiency and aesthetics have won AGC Glass a place in the new Business School and Student Hub at Manchester Metropolitan University's city centre campus.
Solar panels have become true investment goods. Manufacturers have been able to reduce their production cost and are now offering long warranties on performance with panel lifetime increased to twenty years or more.
Konarka Technologies, Germany, will join Lapp Kabel GmbH, Bayer Sheet Europe, Bischoff Glastechnik, the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology to manufacture organic solar cells for building-integrated applications.
TOLEDO (AP) -- Solar power is being used by an increasing number of northwest Ohio companies wanting to save money on their energy costs.
According to the abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization: "Disclosed is a solar panel capable of bifacial light reception that can improve power generation efficiency by using two monofacial light-reception power…
After years of research and development AGC is now presenting Lacobel T, a unique range of painted glasses that processors can toughen.
Construction costs again outpaced other producer prices in June but contractors remained unable to recoup the costs through higher bid prices, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released today by the Associated General…
Holding the No.1 position of PV production capacity in the world, China has great influence over the global PV industry.
For the first quarter of fiscal 2011 (from January 1, 2011 to March 31, 2011), the global economic environment surrounding the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "AGC Group" or simply as…
Thanks to fruitful cooperation with its branches in Asia, Kuraray has been heartened by the success of its participation in the 5th PV Power Expo in Shanghai.
Following the reports issued on the 14th and 28th of March, AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Headquarters: Tokyo; President & CEO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) today announced the following update on the resumption of production at AGC Asahi Glass Kashima…
AGC announced on April 25, 2011 it is set to move into Brazil’s construction and automotive glass markets, investing 40 billion yen (about 470 million USD) in an industrial state-of-the-art glass complex in São Paulo state.
AGC, supplier of automotive, display and flat glass, chemicals and other materials, have developed a new 0.28 mm soda-lime glass substrate for use in touchscreens.
Asahi Glass (AGC) has said it is eyeing Brazil's construction and automotive glass markets. The Japan-based glass substrate supplier announced plans to invest JPY40 billion (US$470 million) to build an industrial glass complex in Sao Paulo,…
Improved transmittance helps to increase power output of solar componentsPPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced that it has improved the solar transmittance of SOLARPHIRE(R) PV photovoltaic glass to help enhance the performance of solar energy…
More Firms in Iowa Plan to Hire than in Any Other State, While More Firms in Idaho Plan Layoffs, Most Firms Expect Big Declines in Stimulus Work, According to New Industry OutlookMore construction firms are planning to hire workers this year than…
G10-Awards AGC Glass Europe was elected Glass Company of the year.The glass and glazing industry needs the G Awards.
AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Tokyo; President and CEO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) announces that the company has established AGC (China) Holdings Co., Ltd., a company that supports business activities of AGC’s business, and will appoint Chief Representative…
SunEnergy Europe & the Largest Municipal Solar ParkPresenting Exhibitors at the 7th Southeast European Renewable Energy Exhibition (13-15 April 2011) ….… in action SunEnergy Europe, exhibitor at the 7th Southeast European Renewable Energy…
Enercon will participate for the first time at the South-East European annual Exhibition to be held 13-15 April 2011 in Sofia.
The International Code Council (ICC) released its new, downloadable edition of the International Green Construction Code (IGCC) Public Version 2.0 recently, and representatives of the glass industry say they were pleased to find that the new version…