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  2. James Hardie Industries - Wikipedia

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    The value of the call at the time was $1.9 billion. [ 28 ] : 3 [ 31 ] The move to the Netherlands therefore proceeded. However, the tax benefits which James Hardie expected to receive as a result from its move did not eventuate following the revision of tax laws in the United States in 2001 and later with the United States signing a new trade ...

  3. Cement board - Wikipedia

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    A cement board is a combination of cement and reinforcing fibers formed into sheets, of varying thickness that are typically used as a tile backing board. [1] Cement board can be nailed or screwed to wood or steel studs to create a substrate for vertical tile and attached horizontally to plywood for tile floors, kitchen counters and backsplashes.

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  5. Tidal power - Wikipedia

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    Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station, located in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, is the world's largest tidal power installation, with a total power output capacity of 254 MW. The Rance Tidal Power Station , in Brittany , northwestern France, was the first large-scale tidal power station (1966), with a total power output capacity of 240 MW

  6. Tragedy of the commons - Wikipedia

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    Privatization works when the person who owns the property (or rights of access to that property) pays the full price of its exploitation. [165] As discussed above negative externalities (negative results, such as air or water pollution, that do not proportionately affect the user of the resource) is often a feature driving the tragedy of the ...

  7. Alstom - Wikipedia

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    In November 2013, Alstom announced it planned to raise €1 to €2 billion through sale of some non-core assets, plus the possible sale of a stake in Alstom Transport, and cut 1,300 jobs. [ 48 ] [ 49 ] In 2014, Alstom sold its steam auxiliary components activities (air preheaters and gas-gas heaters for thermal power, other industrial heat ...

  8. Smart grid - Wikipedia

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    The GridWise Architecture Council Interoperability Context Setting Framework, V 1.1 defines necessary guidelines and principles. [ 51 ] GridWorks – A DOE OE program focused on improving the reliability of the electric system through modernizing key grid components such as cables and conductors, substations and protective systems, and power ...

  9. Toshiba - Wikipedia

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    In July 2005, BNFL confirmed it planned to sell Westinghouse Electric Company, then estimated to be worth $1.8 billion (£1 billion). [32] The bid attracted interest from several companies including Toshiba, General Electric and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and when the Financial Times reported on 23 January 2006 that Toshiba had won the bid, it ...