Offshore Atlantic Transmission Line Moves Forward

Source: Eco Geek

The proposed project is a high-voltage, direct-current subsea transmission system that would collect power generated by wind turbine facilities off the Atlantic coasts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New ...
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05/28 Patents

Source: Orlando Sentinel

A utility patent protects how something works and what it does. Central Florida inventors who have recently received utility patents include: John Davies, Lakeland. A non-metallic raceway for wiring and fiber optic cable and method of forming racewa ...
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Developer drops wind turbine plans

Source: Boston.com

A developer has withdrawn his proposal to build two industrial-size wind turbines on northern Vermont dairy farms near the Canadian border. For more from BostonGlobe.com, sign up or log in below Access th ...
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Tata Safari – Is It The Indian Land Rover?

Source: The Truth About Cars

Ever heard about the Tata Safari? It is the first SUV that was designed and developed entirely in India. The Safari went on sale in 1998, since then there haven’t been many changes to the styling of the vehicle.Tata Motors changed the engines, bring ...
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UAE Uruk opens Taji Power Plant Project in Iraq

Source: AME Info

Uruk stayed true to its mission less than two years after being awarded the project. It is the first Iraqi-managed firm to bring a power plant online since the program was announced. The company's leadership took an ...
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Pressure put on grad schools

Source: Columbus Dispatch

Ohio University's Dean of Students Ryan Lombardi has been appointed interim vice president for Student Affairs. He will slip into the top Student Affairs job on an interim basis June 1 and will assume the permanent position after earning his doctoral de ...
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Heartbreak no stranger to drivers at Indy 500

Source: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Georgia)

JR Hildebrand came about as close in last year's 500 as a driver can without winning, but the history of Indy is sprinkled with tales of heartbreak. Other late-race near-misses of note include: 2006 - Sam Hornish drove ...
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UK's former RAF air base at Machrihanish sold for GBP 1

Source: New Kerala

The buyer is a company owned and controlled by local people, who hope the site can help revive the local economy near Campbeltown. The airbase, which was initially owned by the UK's Ministry of Defence, was a strategicall ...
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Why are the cooling towers on nuclear power plants funny shaped?

Source: Hacker News

Why do nuclear power stations (and other power stations, for that matter) have cooling towers in that weird half-hourglass shape? I presume the guys who built them knew what they were doing, but what did they know that I don't? I pledge to eve ...
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