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and alkaline environments, very high and low temperatures – with rubber cabling having a maximum conductor operating temperature of 200 degrees Celsius – and other extreme and heavy-duty demands. “This makes Ducab’s new range of cables ideal for usage in a variety of industrial sectors such as railways, shipbuilding, oil and gas, offshore and mining projects, submersible water pump systems, wind turbines and solar plants,” he continued.

or 100-watts per square meter on façades. Approximately 2,000 panels on one building would be capable of generating 200kW electric power. Khalid bin Kalban, managing director and chief executive officer of DI, said: “We are thrilled with the launch of this revolutionary solar glass technology here, which could literally transform the manner in which we use solar energy for our homes, offices as well as the commercial buildings.” MarineTuff cables Belden Inchas announced its newMarineTuff line of HaloarrestXLink LSZH-jacketed 600V instrumentation, control and VFD cables, designed for offshore platforms, equipment suppliers and commercial shipbuilders. These marine-certified cables offer the safety benefits of LSZH jackets while being sufficiently robust to withstand the harshest offshore environments. Belden’s MarineTuff cables are suited to the most challenging offshore activities including mobile drilling, fixed platform, floatingproduction, storageandoffloading or marine vessels. Specifying and using Belden’s MarineTuff cables for marine and offshore oil and gas applications can reduce costs by avoiding the need for costly wiring certification process during each procurement cycle. The MarineTuff cables are designed for use in both interior and exterior environments and have been designed and tested to meet compliance with ABS (American bureau of shipping), IEEE 45, IEEE 1580 type P, UL 1309, IEC 60811-2-1, IEC 60754-1,2, IEC 60092-350, UL oil resistance II, UL 1277

Energy generating solar glass

Dubai Investments (DI) has revealed a revolutionary new colored solar glass, said to be capable of generating energy. A joint venture, Emirates Insolaire, will introduce the new glass which uses SwissINSO’s Kromatix TM technology. The panels will be produced at the Emirates Glass manufacturing facility in the UAE. The glass, which can be of any color, is optimized for both photovoltaic modules, which use cells to convert solar radiation into electricity, and solar thermal collectors. The glass provides a matte colored, architecturally aesthetic appearance to solar panels, preserving more than 90 per cent of efficiency. Each colored solar panel can generate over 130-watts per square meter on roofs,

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