International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor

ITER is an international research and engineering project which is currently building the world's largest and most advanced experimental tokamak nuclear fusion reactor. The ITER tokamak aims to make the long awaited transition from today's studies of plasma physics to full scale electricity-producing fusion power plants. The project's members are the European Union, India, Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, South Korea and the United States.

Stanford Advanced Materials is proud to be chosen as the supplier of the tungsten tiled LBSRP carriers for the iter-like wall project 2010. With outstanding product 

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Electric Light Source & Electrovacuum

Electric Light Source & Electrovacuum 

Electric light source is the instrument or device to convert the electric energy to light energy. It is widely used in daily lighting, industry, agriculture, national defense and scientific research, etc. Human began the research on electric light source near the end of 18th century. Nowadays the electric light source has entered into the new era of miniaturization, energy conservation.

Electric light source classification:

• Incoherent light source: It can be further divided into two categories: light source and radiation.

• Coherent light source(Laser): Two sources of light are said to be coherent if the waves emitted from them have the same frequency and are 'phase-linked'; that is, they have a zero or constant phase difference.

Tungsten and molybdenum are utilized for electric light source due to their properties:

• High melting point

• Low vapor pressure

• High temperature strength

• Adjusted coefficient of thermal expansion

• Excellent thermal conductivity

Types of electric lighting include:

• Incandescent light bulbs

• Arc lamps

• High-pressure discharge lamps

• LED (Light emitting diodes)

• Cold cathode fluorescent lamps

• Extreme ultraviolet light

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Microsoft doubles down on wind energy to power data centers

As global demand for energy and cloud services rises, Microsoft is investing in more wind energy than ever before. In a partnership with Vattenfall, Microsoft has agreed to buy all energy produced from a 180-megawatt wind farm that will be located next to one of its datacenters outside Amsterdam, Netherlands. 

Following a similar deal made with General Electric in Ireland earlier this month, Microsoft is holding true to its commitment to reduce fossil fuel use. "Microsoft is committed to bringing new renewable energy sources online to power our datacenters. By focusing on local projects, we’re able to create new economic opportunities, reduce carbon emissions and make progress on our global commitment to increase the amount of clean energy used to power the Microsoft Cloud," says Brian Janous, Microsoft's general manager of energy. 

Vattenfall is one of the largest generators of heat and electricity in Europe and relies heavily on Microsoft's Azure cloud services for data analytics. With the help of Microsoft, Vattenfall believes that it can more efficiently produce energy using Azure and other cloud tools. 

Construction of the new expansion at the Wieringermeer wind farm will begin in 2018 and is expected to be fully operational by 2019. Upon completion of the project, the wind farm will open as one of the highest capacity onshore wind farms in the Netherlands. In total, over 100 wind turbines will be built with a target of 1.3 billion kWh of energy. 

Microsoft will have access to nearly 800MW of renewable energy upon completion of the project. By the end of 2018, Microsoft is attempting to exceed more than 50 percent renewable energy for its data centers.

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Growing Demand for Power to Boost the Wind Energy Cables Market

Technavio market research analysts forecast the global wind energy cables market to grow at a CAGR of more than 7% during the forecast period, according to their latest report. 

The market study covers the present scenario and growth prospects of the global wind energy cables market for 2017-2021. The report also segments the market based on the type of wind energy, which includes onshore wind energy and offshore wind energy. The offshore wind energy segment accounted for more than 70% of the market share in 2016. 

According to Anju Ajaykumar, a lead analyst at Technavio for unit operations research, “The global wind energy cables market is expected witness steady growth during the forecast period. Rapid urbanization and growing population have led to an increase in the demand for electricity. In addition, governments are taking initiatives to reduce carbon emissions by encouraging renewable energy resources such as wind power. This is 

expected to propel the market for wind energy, thereby driving the demand for wind energy cables.”

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