GLG News by Solar Cells Experts

European nations have used taxes and tolls to 'optimize' truck freight tonnage and reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.  With an aggressive environmental agenda the new US government may seek to harmonize domestic standards with the Europeans. 

Capacity shutdowns by Dow and BASF will pressure smaller players to rationalize their own operations.  If liquidity is insufficient to weather an extended downturn consolidation of global capacity is likely; voluntary or not. 

In assessing a CPV or CST technology you need to consider both the target applications and the completeness of their design concept for that application - does the team have the expertise to make it work? 

Falling oil prices have not led to price relief from major chemical and plastics producers.  Consumers will continue to see higher prices on everyday goods from diapers to toothpaste and toilet paper.

Heavy Duty diesel truck engines must meet stringent EPA NOx emissions standards in 2010.  Solutions include SCR catalysts and/or high EGR rates.  The tradeoffs in performance and fuel economy may define market share among the major engine makers.

Cheaper crude oil means less attractive returns for alternative fuels producers.  Coupled with collapsing capital and credit markets further expansion of renewable fuels capacity is in doubt.

Three years ago a former Chairman of an American OEM automotive company told me  that the problem with GM, Ford, and Chrysler was that they all believed originally that the Japanese would never learn how to make cars that Americans would buy, and, then, after that turned out to be false they simply...

The backbone of American manufacturing is made up of profitable, high-productivity companies in a variety of industries, which create or find a way to manufacture the latest and most relevant technologies for our health, safety, workplace productivity, or leisure. The backbone consists also of those...

Short term planning, or no planning at all, got the American owned and operated OEM Automotive industry into the predicament it is in today. Not only are the current managers of these companies not 'car-guys' they are also not manufacturing engineering or quality management 'guys.' You cannot decide...

It is incredible that anyone would consider financing the further operations of the American OEM automotive industry without insisting first that its current management be replaced as a precondition. The enabling legislation creating the facility to lend taxpayer originated funds include the following...