Twenty-one US energy companies have invested a total of $100m to create and online business-to-business (B2B) marketplace called Pantellos Corporation. Commerce One will provide the technology for the initiative, which will provide a platform for...
Respondents were asked whether objective assessment tests are important in hiring people for a range of positions, ranging from IT and HR directors to CEOs, and from bar managers to prime ministers or presidents.
British Energy, the UK's largest electricity generator, has signed a multimillion pound deal to implement a new supply chain strategy. The "multi-year" agreement will see IBM work with British Energy staff and suppliers to design and deliver a...
The cathode and the anode attract opposing electrical charges and, if they degrade inside of a lithium ion battery, the particles can interact with the electrolyte and cause a runaway thermal reaction - and potentially a fire.
Those estimates were translated into energy densities in the design of air conditioning and the square metre space allocation per head for occupancy limits. Other simple energy-saving measures would involve a move to less power hungry laptops and...
Google has invested in solar thermal companies eSolar and BrightSource Energy as well as wind company Makani Power. Google is investing $10m in "enhanced" geothermal systems - essentially technology for tapping underground heat - which it says is...