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LEAF International will be coming to the landmark capital of architecture in 2015. The Forum will take place in London from 15th -16th October 2015.
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Chinese PV glass manufacturer Chang Zhou Almaden Ltd is to imminently open a new photovoltaic glass manufacturing and training facility in Dubai.
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