There are 14 000 substations in the US and over 1 300 in Canada. The average age of the transformers in these substations is about 45 years old. There is also the impetus of green […]
I spent last week in the Czech Republic and had an opportunity to visit the site of a conventional coal-fired power plant, which at peak capacity, of about a GW, consumes 1000 tonnes of coal […]
The UK Government is proposing to keep the Government’s science budget fixed at £4.6 billion per year in cash terms. It has also proposed three new green energy initiatives Up to £1bn to be set […]
The spending cuts in the UK government are expected to eliminate at least 25% of staff and programs from many departments for a projected total of 490,0000 public sector jobs and £83-billion. However, it appears […]
The Information Technology Promotion Agency of Japan (IPA), a government agency, has announced that the OSGeo Japan Chapter will be awarded the “Japanese OSS Encouragement Award” prize on 28th October 2010. The Japan Chapter of […]
A report released last week released by the US Treasury Department and the Council of Economic Advisers supports the development of a National Infrastructure Bank as proposed by President Obama last month. Its first conclusion […]
In these days when initiatives with bipartisan support are uncommon, a bipartisan report has been released that calls for “a fundamental overhaul of America’s transportation policies and programs.” The report estimates a federal shortfall of […]
Project Photofly is a technology preview of a web service that allows you to convert digital photographs taken with a consumer digital camera into a 3D image (point cloud). You take pictures around the object […]