Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
Siemens’ estimate for the shift away from nuclear is much higher than the 250-300 billion euros estimate given earlier by Juergen Grossmann, chief executive of Germany’s No.2 utility RWE. Grossmann, however, did not give a time frame for the investments. Siemens’ Energy Sector — which is active in several areas including power transmission, solar, wind and
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
If one were to characterize it in mathematical terms, the trajectory of our civilization is an exponential curve. Throughout the XX th century, energy and natural resources – and logically emissions of greenhouse gases – has increased with population growth. But today, would we have reached a plateau? Would we have begun to reduce our consumption, or at least stabilize? Parsimony
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
The report, “Lessons from recent major earthquakes”, says in the last two years several large earthquakes have caused a “devastating number of fatalities and injuries” as well as widespread damage to property. “The cumulative catastrophic impact of earthquakes on society is overwhelming. Seismic events caused economic losses of over $276 billion in 2010
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
A summit will be held on 6th March to tackle the problem of out-of-date sat nav maps. The TSB’s Informed project looked at exactly this and the PNT group held two follow-on workshops in 2011. We have been in touch with ITS (UK), one of the organisers, to ensure KTN members have an opportunity to contribute. We have
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
Early stage interpretation of the new data confirmed and better defines the prospective structures seen on the previous 2D data. The data provide encouragement regarding source maturity and fetch area. The 3D indicates the “basement” to be deeper than interpreted previously, implying a thicker, deeper Jurassic source rock section. Further, the interpretation indicates a uniform southwest
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
Azerbaijan’s state-run natural gas company, Socar, has obtained authorization documents to bid for the privatization of Başkent Doğalgaz, Ankara’s natural-gas grid, according to daily Milliyet. Turkey’s Privatization Administration (ÖİB) has put 80 percent of the natural-gas grid out to tender for privatization after being unable to do so last year. The deadline to place bids
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
It’s a special kind of dressage: When Raffaello D’Andrea lifts his right arm, a plate-sized helicopter obediently starts its engine. When he moves his finger through the air, the device follows as if on a horse’s lead. D’Andrea is a drone trainer. The professor is standing in socks with his legs apart on the floor of
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
Peru’s government plans to invest 30 billion soles (approximately $10.1 billion) over the next five years in road infrastructure projects. Transport and Communications minister Carlos Paredes said that investments are aimed at paving about 80 percent of Peru’s national road network, which covers a total of 23,075 kilometers. Read More
Monday, January 16th, 2012
The UAE Business Council for Sustainable Development (UAE BCSD) will launch its Vision 2050 Arabia program at the World Future Energy Summit 2012 in Abu Dhabi, it was announced today. The program is the regional adaptation of the Vision 2050 program initiated by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) in 2010. Speaking at
Monday, January 16th, 2012
The paper claims that the investigation, in collaboration with the Centre for the Study of Corruption and Organized Crime, an international organisation that garners journalists and researchers from Eastern Europe, pored over cadastral records at the Montenegrin Land Registry as part of its research, and found evidence of ownership of multiple properties by the prominent
