Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

UK Energy Minister, Charles Hendry MP, unveiled a well-capping device developed by the Oil Spill Prevention and Response Advisory Group (OSPRAG) at the SPE Offshore Europe 2011 conference in Aberdeen. The device was constructed specifically for subsea wells in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS).

Oil 218

Oil United Kingdom Water 2010 218

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 10, 2022

That device, now known by a variety of names—including memory stick, USB stick, flash drive, as well as thumb drive—changed the way computer files are stored and transferred. Good-bye, floppy disk Before the invention of the thumb drive, computer users stored and transported their files using floppy disks. It was called the ThumbDrive.

Singapore 145

Singapore 2000 Store IDEA 145

Cars That Think

MARCH 27, 2022

The arrival of this magnetic material in the United States led to renewed enthusiasm for magnetic amplifiers, which tolerated extreme conditions and didn’t burn out like vacuum tubes. Mag amps thus found many applications in demanding environments, especially military, space, and industrial control. During the 1950s, the U.S.

Wind 144

Wind DC United States Supplies 144

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

There’s good reason for this hustle: The United Kingdom wants to add 34 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2030, en route to decarbonizing its grid by 2035. They are making sure that everything works in this moving environment,” he says. But the shallow waters east of London are already packed with wind turbines.

Wind 125

Wind Global Water Oil 125