Clean energy to boost manufacturing

US clean energy legislation could help create 850 000 manufacturing jobs around the country, a report from a group representing business and environmental interests has said, according to Reuters.

The study conducted the Blue Green Alliance found that policies such as a renewable electricity mandate would provide steady demand for clean energy and put Americans to work building the components needed to make wind turbines, solar panels and other technologies.

"There's no question that our big investment in clean energy can lead to the rebirth of American manufacturing," said David Foster, executive director of the alliance.

Invensys Operations Management, a global provider of technology systems, software solutions and consulting services to the process and manufacturing industries, has introduced its Wonderware Intelligence Software 1.0 solution, states Earth Times.

The enterprise manufacturing intelligence solution enables customers to contextualise, aggregate and report both historian and operational data using role-based dashboards, presenting key performance indicators and real-time operational business metrics that are used to monitor, tune and optimise operations and supply chains.

Wonderware Intelligence software transforms data and info from multiple sources into business intelligence by aggregating process and production data in real-time and adding contextual elements, such as equipment, product, work orders, material and personnel.

Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, the Singapore-based chipmaker being bought by the Abu Dhabi government, will double the capacity of its most advanced facility by the end of 2011as part of plans to become the world's second-biggest foundry, says Taipei Times.

Advanced Technology Investment Co (ATIC), owned by the Abu Dhabi government, is paying Chartered shareholders $2.5 billion and plans to merge the Singapore company with Globalfoundries, a chipmaker ATIC created with Advanced Micro Devices last year.

The deal, approved by Chartered shareholders this week, may allow the combined entity to overtake Taiwan's United Microelectronics, the world's second-biggest maker of customised chips.

Design LED Products is participating in the EU Light-Rolls project which is developing roll-to-roll printing processes for the manufacture of large area, flexible LED displays and lighting, reports

UKPRwire.

Dr James Gourlay, technical director and founder of Design LED said: "We are very excited by the possibilities that this type of manufacturing capability will offer to our products. It has the potential to open up a wide range of applications through improved performance and reduced cost.”

He continued, “In the near future we can visualise every house being lit by energy efficient and long-life time wall paper-like lighting films, delivered to your door in a roll for installation."