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Alex Parker

Solar farms - abuzz with biodiversity? - 1 views

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  • Alex Parker on 15 Oct 14
     
    Britain's ability to generate green electricity is growing, but with utility-scale solar farms typically covering up to 100 acres of land or more - usually in rural areas - is it good news for wildlife?
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European Commission gives green light to state backing Hinckley Point - 1 views

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  • Alex Parker on 15 Oct 14
     
    The European Commission has given the UK Government the go ahead to offer EDF a guaranteed price per unit of electricity generated for a 35-year period for the purpose of incentivising investment. Ever since it was first proposed in October 2013, the proposed deal between the UK government and French nuclear power company EDF for the financing of a new nuclear plant has courted controversy.
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Video - Hollywood-style deepwater diving suit set for offshore oil & gas industry - 1 views

www.offshore-technology.com/...shore-oil-gas-industry-4404683

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    Canada-based Nuytco Research's Exosuit, which enables deep-water diving without the need for risky decompression, could make subsea construction safer and cheaper for offshore oil and gas companies. Nuytco Research is best known for its futuristic-looking submersible technology used to film blockbuster movies such as James Cameron's Titanic and The Abyss movies.
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Jack / St Malo Deepwater Oil Project, Gulf of Mexico - Offshore Technology - 1 views

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  • Alex Parker on 06 Jan 15
     
    The Jack / St Malo deepwater project comprises the joint development of the Jack and St Malo oilfields, which are situated in the Gulf of Mexico. The fields are located 40km away from each other.The Jack field lies in Walker Ridge blocks 758 and...
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The 10 biggest clean energy developments of 2013 - 1 views

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  • Alex Parker on 06 Jan 15
     
    The year 2013 witnessed some significant milestones in renewable power generation and transmission, inculding the opening of some of the world's biggest wind, solar and bio-gasification plants. Power-technology.com picks the ten biggest clean energy developments from 2013. The London Array, the world's biggest offshore wind farm, at 630MW installed capacity was opened in July 2013.
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Pacific NorthWest LNG Project, British Columbia - Hydrocarbons Technology - 1 views

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  • Alex Parker on 06 Jan 15
     
    Pacific NorthWest liquefied natural gas (LNG) project is a new natural gas liquefaction and export facility proposed to be constructed in Lelu Island near the Port of Prince Rupert, British Columbia (BC). The project is operated by Pacific NorthWest LNG, a consortium comprised of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas 62%), Japan Petroleum Exploration Company (JAPEX 10%), PetroleumBRUNEI (3%), Indian Oil Corporation (10%) and China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec 15%).
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KNPC's Clean Fuels Project - Hydrocarbons Technology - 1 views

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    Kuwait National Petroleum Company's (KNPC) Clean Fuels Project (CFP) involves the upgrade and integration of the Mina Abdulla (MAB) and Mina Al Ahmadi (MAA) refineries. The project will increase the combined capacity of the refineries from the existing 736,000 barrels per day to 800,000 barrels per day, and will lower the sulphur content of petroleum products to 5%.
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Advanced oil spill management - industry collaborates for better response - 1 views

www.offshore-technology.com/...es-for-better-response-4462530

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  • Alex Parker on 16 Dec 14
     
    Norway-based Aptomar has partnered with several key industry players as part of a new research project to improve oil spill management via communication infrastructure and management systems.
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Breaking the ice: researchers chart new ground in Arctic oil spill response - 1 views

www.offshore-technology.com/...tic-oil-spill-response-4378834

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  • Alex Parker on 16 Dec 14
     
    Founded in January 2012, the Arctic Oil Spill Response Technology Joint Industry Programme (JIP) has just moved into phase II of its research. As it tests the waters in six different areas - and welcomes its latest member Gazprom Neft - what lies ahead for response teams working in icy conditions?
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Minute mercenaries - tackling nuclear waste with microbiology - 1 views

www.power-technology.com/...vances-in-microbiology-4454724

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  • Alex Parker on 11 Dec 14
     
    Groundbreaking research showing the potential of microbes to treat radioactive waste has shed light on how toxic materials could be disposed of in the future.
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Zaporizhye Nuclear Power Plant - Power Technology - 1 views

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  • Alex Parker on 24 Dec 14
     
    The 6,000MW Zaporizhye Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), located in Energodar in the south-eastern part of Ukraine, is the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe and the fifth biggest in the world. It is owned and operated by Ukraine's national nuclear energy generating company Energoatom and is one of the four operational NPPs in the country.
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Jamaran / Mowj Class Multi-Purpose Guided Missile Frigate - Naval Technology - 1 views

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  • Alex Parker on 26 Aug 14
     
    Jamaran is the first indigenously built Mowj Class multi-purpose guided missile frigate of the Imperial Iranian Navy. Currently being built by the Marine Industries Group of Defense Industries Organization (DIO), the vessels are locally referred to as destroyers. The keel for the first vessel, Jamaran, was laid down in 2006.
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Karel Doorman Joint Logistic Support Ship - Naval Technology - 1 views

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  • Alex Parker on 25 Aug 14
     
    Karel Doorman is a joint logistic support ship designed and manufactured by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS), for the Royal Netherlands Navy. The vessel can be used for multiple naval support missions.
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Latest In Defence - QEC floated out; US Marines LS3 robot; DARPA Exacto guided bullet - 1 views

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  • Alex Parker on 25 Aug 14
     
    In this edition of Latest In Defence, BAE Systems releases timelapse footage of the first Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier being floated out into open water, the US Marines have tamed a fearsome four-legged robot to help carry kit, and DARPA demonstrates a bullet that always hits its target.
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Chile: earthquakes and instability threaten world's copper king - 0 views

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    The massive earthquake which struck Chile in early April this year miraculously left the country's copper operations unscathed. Copper prices rose markedly, however, as investors waited to see what the fallout could be for the world's biggest producer. How didChile's copper industry weather the earthquake so successfully and what could the consequences have been had things gone differently?
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Demolition of power plant deepens humanitarian crisis in Gaza - 1 views

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  • Alex Parker on 07 Aug 14
     
    The Gaza Power Plant exploded into flames on 29th July. It is believed to have been hit by multiple shells fired by an Israeli tank, though Israel have yet to accept responsibility for it.
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Dargues Reef Gold Mine, New South Wales (NSW) - Mining Technology - 1 views

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  • Alex Parker on 01 Sep 14
     
    The Dargues Reef gold mine is located in New South Wales (NSW) in Australia, approximately 60km south-east of Canberra, directly north of the town of Majors Creek. The mine was owned by Cortona Resources, which merged with Unity Mining in January...
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Star-spangled super power- the ten biggest power stations in the US - 1 views

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  • Alex Parker on 03 Jul 14
     
    Six of the ten biggest power stations in the US are fossil-fuelled, while the other four, including the two biggest Grand Coulee and Palo Verde, are hydro -and nuclear-powered. Power-technology.com profiles the ten biggest power stations in the US based on installed capacity.
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Energy in the east - the ten biggest power stations in Russia - 1 views

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    The ten biggest power stations in Russia include four hydroelectric power facilities, four nuclear power stations, and two gas-fired power stations. Power-technology.com profiles the ten biggest Russian power stations by installed capacity.
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Digging big - the world's biggest draglines - 1 views

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    Caterpillar, Joy Global and OMZ produce some of the biggest draglines used in surface mining operations. Mining-technology.com profiles the ten biggest draglines in use based on bucket capacity. Caterpillar's Cat 8750 series draglines have a bucket capacity ranging from 76m3 to 116m3 (100 to 152 cubic yards).
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