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Petrobras To Take Pioneering FPSO to US Sector of Gulf of Mexico

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Petrobras will be the first company to operate an FPSO (floating oil production, storage and outflow) type platform in the American portion of the Gulf of Mexico (GoM), in the Cascade and Chinook fields. BW Pioneer will be the first FPSO to be deployed in the US Gulf of Mexico and turret moored at the deepest waters ever for an FPSO.

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NERC: high probability of insufficient resources to meet electricity demand as early as Summer 2022 in parts of US

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Extreme weather-related events and performance issues associated with some inverter-based resources, such as solar, wind and new battery or hybrid generation, may also have a potential negative impact on reliability.

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EV Fun Run!

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Stretching 140 miles of the original iconic roadway from Seligman to Topoc, communities along the way plan to host local events for all participants. We’re hoping as many EVA members as possible from across the US will join us in the historic Fun Run,” said Elaine Borseth, EVA president.

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IEA: global electricity demand growing faster than renewables, driving strong increase in generation from coal

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Based on current policy settings and economic trends, electricity generation from renewables—including hydropower, wind and solar PV—is on track to grow strongly around the world over the next two years—by 8% in 2021 and by more than 6% in 2022. India, the third-largest consumer, will account for 9% of global growth.

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U. of Iowa researchers find smoke impacts on severity of tornados

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University of Iowa researchers have found that smoke resulting from spring agricultural land-clearing fires in Central America and transported across the Gulf of Mexico intensified tornado conditions already in process in the United States. In fact, the simulation including the smoke resulted in a lowered cloud base and greater wind shear.

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SpaceX, NASA schedule back-to-back astronaut recovery and launch after delays

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Poor winter weather on Florida’s East Coast and across the Atlantic Ocean has forced NASA and SpaceX to flip the nominal sequence of events for the imminent back-to-back launch and recovery of two Crew Dragons. Thomas Pesquet).

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Video Friday: Automotive Artistry

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. 8 (LA-8) is a distributed electric propulsion, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft that is being used for wind tunnel testing and free flight testing at the NASA Langley Research Center.