Thursday, August 4th, 2011
The Dutch Maasgeul is subject to very heavy shipping traffic. For guarantying this traffic’s safe passage, up-to-date and accurate information on the water depths is of utmost importance. Whenever the water depth drops below specified values, dredging operations are executed. For ensuring dredging to be done timely (safety), but not too often (costs), regular measurements
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
The 450 mile challenge is only now possible because of the increase in seasonal ice melt due to climate change. Led by arctic adventurer Jock Wishart, the rowers started from Resolute Bay in northern Canada on 29 July. “I’ve been interested in climate change since my time at Southampton and I’m looking forward to seeing conditions
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
Key recommendations of the Citizen Parliamentary Committee on Energy (CPCE) include expanded commercial openness to improve competition in electricity generation and distribution, and regulation of electricity rates. The committee also proposed two fundamental pillars to guide future energy policy in Chile – energy efficiency and promotion of non-conventional renewable energy (NCRE). Chile has announced a goal
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
During a Wednesday conference call about the navigation device maker’s second-quarter earnings, CFO Kevin Rauckmansaid Garmin’s largest segment saw a 21 percent drop in North America. Although higher-than-expected sales in Europe and Asia partially offset the decline, the automotive segment experienced a 19 percent overall decrease for the quarter. Read More
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
While a series of recent national studies suggests that smart grid investments are a “no-brainer,” evaluations in the real world of utility investment analysis are anything but easy. A new Smart Grid Research Consortium white paper describes these difficulties and provides ten recommendations to assist utilities in evaluating smart grid investments. The white paper, “The Utility
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
Arctic ice cover reached the lowest level for July recorded by satellites from 1979 to 2011. Average ice extent for this past July was 7.92 million square kilometres. That’s 210,000 km below the previous record low for the month, set in July 2007, reported the NSIDC’s Colorado-based scientists on Aug. 3. Read More
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
Fifty-seven years ago this week, the USN/Convair YF2Y-1 Sea Dart became the first and only seaplane ever to exceed the speed of sound. Convair test pilot Charles E. Richbourg was at the controls of the experimental sea-based fighter. In 1948, the United States was looking to develop a sea-based supersonic fighter as a means projecting naval
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
Ontario’s Liberal government has entrenched the legal rights of 1,800 proposed renewable energy contracts – making it impossible for a new government to cancel them. The Liberals have changed the terms for approving contracts under its feed-in tariff program or FIT. Under the old system, the Ontario Power Authority, which signs the contracts with power developers, could
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
The U.S. Agency for International Development will continue its series of weekly seminars at the National Press Club. Tomorrow, USAID will hold its fifth and final seminar, entitled “Geospatial Information Systems: More than Making Maps, It’s about ‘Thinking Spatially.'” Read More
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
After appearing to make progress in cooling tensions over the South China Sea in recent weeks, Southeast Asia and China face the potential for more trouble ahead as oil and gas companies expand their exploration work in the contested waters. Read More
