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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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In subsequent years, the Far North Fiber project will lay down a cable through the Northwest Passage, connecting Iceland to Greenland, then Canada, Alaska, and finally Japan. This first microGEO will launch in early 2023 , and start providing service to Alaska, tripling the state’s satellite bandwidth while cutting its cost.

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Boeing in Talks to Buy Spirit AeroSystems, a Struggling Supplier

Baua Electric

5, when a panel on a 737 Max 9 blew out during an Alaska Airlines flight shortly after takeoff, exposing passengers to deafening wind at 16,000 feet. Boeing sold Spirit to an investment firm in 2005, part of a campaign to cut costs and focus more on final assembly of planes. Both companies have faced intense scrutiny since Jan.

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DOE awarding $35M to 11 projects for hydrokinetic turbine development; ARPA-E SHARKS

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $35 million to 11 projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Submarine Hydrokinetic And Riverine Kilo-megawatt Systems (SHARKS) program. University of Alaska Fairbanks. The 11 SHARKS projects are: National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

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EPA blocks Pebble copper mine in Alaska to protect Bristol Bay salmon ecosystem

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Final Determination under Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) that blocks the development of Northern Dynasty Mineral’s proposed Pebble copper and gold mining project in Alaska. Since 2001, Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. The estimate also include 4.5

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Obama sets goal of reducing US oil imports by 1/3 by 2025; domestic and Western Hemisphere production, natural gas, biofuels, electric vehicles, fleet purchases

Green Car Congress

To increase domestic supply, Obama said: The Administration is encouraging offshore oil exploration and production—as long as it’s safe and responsible. That’s why part of our plan is to provide new and better incentives that promote rapid, responsible development of these resources.

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Boeing Max 9 Jets Remain Grounded as Airlines Await Inspection Instructions

Baua Electric

No one was seriously injured in the episode on an Alaska Airlines flight on Friday night in which a portion of a Max 9 fuselage blew out in midair, exposing passengers to howling wind. By early Sunday evening, Alaska had canceled 163 flights, or 21 percent of those scheduled for the day, according to FlightAware.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Solar, Wind and Biofuels Grew 53 Percent in 2008 Green Education = Environmental Religion? Smart Grid City will easily support up to 1,000 easily dispatched distributed generation technologies including PHEVs, distributed batteries, solar and wind. A Perfect Storm for Water Counting Calories and Counting Carbon: The Role of.

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