EDF Energy
EDF Energy is a British integrated energy company, wholly owned by the French state-owned EDF (Électricité de France), with operations spanning electricity generation and the sale of natural gas and electricity to homes and businesses throughout the United Kingdom. It employs 11,717 people, and handles 5.22 million…
Carbone Smolan Agency
Carbone Smolan Agency was an independent branding agency that operated in New York City in 1976 – 2019. Its proprietors Kenneth Carbone and Leslie Smolan were awarded the 2014 AIGA Gold medal for their achievements in corporate identity design, publishing, and strategy.
Atomoxetine
Atomoxetine, sold under the brand name Strattera, is a selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) medication used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and, to a lesser extent, cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS). It may be used alone or along with psychostimulant medication.
CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme
The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (the CRC, formerly the Carbon Reduction Commitment) was a mandatory carbon emissions reduction scheme in the United Kingdom which applied to large energy-intensive organisations in the public and private sectors. It was estimated that the scheme would reduce carbon emissions by 1.2…
Lenovo smartphones
Lenovo smartphones are marketed as the "LePhone" in mainland China, and as the "IdeaPhone" overseas (designed and manufactured by the Motorola Mobility, ZUK Mobile and Medion, divisions of Lenovo). On April 27, 2017, Lenovo announced that the ZUK brand would cease operations.
Energy in the United Kingdom
Final energy consumption in the United Kingdom was 128.1 million tonnes of oil equivalent (1,490 TWh) in 2024. In 2023, the UK had an energy consumption per capita of 2.13 tonnes of oil equivalent (24.8 MWh) compared to a world average of 1.87 tonnes of oil equivalent (21.7 MWh).
Diazepam
Diazepam, sold under the brand name Valium among others, is a medication of the benzodiazepine family that acts as an anxiolytic. It is used to treat a range of conditions, including anxiety, seizures, alcohol withdrawal syndrome, muscle spasms, insomnia, and restless legs syndrome.
Pumped-storage hydroelectricity
Pumped-storage hydroelectricity (PSH), or pumped hydroelectric energy storage (PHES), is a type of hydroelectric energy storage used by electric power systems for load balancing. A PSH system stores energy in the form of gravitational potential energy of water, pumped from a lower elevation reservoir to a higher…
Camel (cigarette)
Camel is an American brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in the United States and by Japan Tobacco outside the U.S. Most recently Camel cigarettes contain a blend of Turkish tobacco and Virginia tobacco. Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the city where R. J.…
Dinky Toys
Dinky Toys was a brand of die-cast zamak zinc alloy scale model vehicles, traffic lights, and road signs produced by British toy company Meccano Ltd. They were made in England from 1934 to 1979, at a factory in Binns Road in Liverpool.