I blogged previously about the Desertec project, which envisions developing concentrated solar generation capacity in the Sahara and a direct current supergrid to bring the power to Europe. The World Bank has approved $297 million in […]
The Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation, which was just released at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 34th Session being held in Kampala, […]
I’ve blogged previously about the tremendous impact that shale gas (also known as unconventional gas) extraction has had on the energy market in the US and potentially in Europe. For companies and firms engaged in identification, design, […]
One of the most important goals of utilities in this time of aging and shrinking workforces is improving the productivity of operations staff. Many utilities are finding that many tasks that used to require sending […]
According to a very recent article at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) state commissioners met with two FERC commissioners and FERC staff to discuss FERC Order 1000 which is intended […]
You are invited to the GoGeomatics GIS Day event – Free RADARSAT Receiving Station Tour If you would like to take the tour or know someone who might please pass this message on. Date: November […]
Since I am on my way to Chile, I thought it might be worthwhile posting about the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) the planned location for which is Cerro Armazones, a mountain at an altitude of […]
Astonishing time lapse sequences of photographs of the Earth including auroras taken with a special low-light 4K-camera by the crew of Expeditions 28 and 29 onboard the International Space Station from August to October, 2011.