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Nigeria’s 650 kbpd Dangote Refinery being commissioned; largest single-train refinery in world

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The Dangote Petroleum Refinery, which covers an area of approximately 2,635 hectares—about the six times the size of Victoria Island in Lagos, Nigeria—is expected to be Africa’s largest oil refinery and the world’s largest single-train facility. Refineries need to employ strategies to manage wax formation.)

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This Nigerian Startup’s Minigrid Began as a School Project

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After he graduated from the Federal University of Technology in Owerri, Nigeria, his plan was to get a high-paying job at one of the multinational oil and gas companies based in the country. Orajaka says his off-grid system of the first of its kind developed and implemented in Nigeria. The IEEE member is GVE’s chief executive.

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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

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Richards-Kortum returned to Texas with a new mission: designing medical equipment for clinics in underserved communities that could withstand harsh climate conditions and be easily repaired. Connected on one side is a flexible fiber bundle, just 1 mm in diameter, with a light source and a digital CCD camera inside.

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Mother’s Day Gift Guide: Nostalgic Beach Supplies, Egg Cups and More

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Vacation’s Orange Gelée sunscreen is reminiscent of the vintage tanning staple Bain de Soleil, and this portable wine chiller designed in 1978 by Richard Carlson is easy to find on eBay. The designer Erin Silvers custom makes her ZingaraTerry loungewear from vintage YSL towels produced in the 1960s and ’70s.

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This Lockheed Martin Researcher’s Work on UAVs Saves Lives

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As director of technology integration at Lockheed Martin , in Grand Prairie, Texas, he leads a team that is actively pursuing breakthroughs designed to, among other things, allow life-saving missions to be performed in hazardous environments without putting humans at risk. They didn’t remain mysterious for long.

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State Department releases final environmental impact statement on Keystone XL Pipeline Project; analysis of GHG emissions

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However, the relative greenhouse gas intensity varies depending on (1) study design factors, such as the reference crudes selected for comparison with Canadian oil sands crudes (e.g., The top four suppliers were Mexico, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria. Dilbit is also processed to remove sand, water, and other impurities.

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AC Transit Board greenlights a $108M, 9.5-mile infrastructure project for first Bus Rapid Transit line; diesel-hybrid buses

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Each bus is specially designed with five-doors to quicken the boarding process. Bus Rapid Transit offers the benefits of a light rail train system without the exorbitant cost of building light rail. In the US, construction of a typical light rail system averages $70 million per mile or more.

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