Wind turbine rotor blades are extremely fragile structures, created by combining materials with critical interconnections between sub-components. In addition, they are subjected to highly demanding forces during their operational life. Wind turbine blade failures can have a severe impact on safety,
Chevron Corp.’s blowout preventer – “the last line of defence” against a massive oil spill off Newfoundland – has shortcomings that could… [mappress] Source: theglobeandmail, June 11, 2010:
Dredging work in the River Thames will create the UK’s most prolific port – operating around the clock, day and night. [mappress] Source: yellowad, June 11, 2010;
More than 20 years after it gave up on a new port in the Dollart Hafen, the north German port city of Emden is reviving plans for an… [mappress] Source: maritimejournal, June 11, 2010;
Today, the outgoing Economic Affairs Minister Van der Hoeven granted funding of €19.5 million for the Far and Large Offshore Wind (FLOW) innovation project. The subsidy matches the same level of funding previously announced by the companies in the FLOW consortium. The budget will be spent on the fir
On June 10th the first natural gas liquefaction plant in South America was officially inaugurated. At US$3.8 billion in investment, PERU LNG… [mappress] Source: SYS-CON Media,, June 11, 2010;
Britain will continue plans to open up new deepwater oil drilling operations off Shetland, despite the unfolding disaster caused by the… [mappress] Source:TheScotsman, June 11, 2010:
Crews are getting ready to dredge the Saginaw River to make the channel deeper and safer for passing ships. [mappress] Source: mlive, June 11, 2010;
The Sunday Times revealed on the weekend that weeks after Chevron began dredging near Barrow Island to deepen the port for its $43 billion… [mappress] Source: perthnow, June 11, 2010;
The people removing toxic sediment from the Fox River and the people using the river for recreation are getting to know each other more… [mappress] Source: greenbaypressgazette, June 11, 2010;
Deputy Premier Frank Corbett said Wednesday he’s received confirmation from Keith Ashfield, minister responsible for the Atlantic… [mappress] Source: capebretonpost, June 11, 2010;
A La Crosse, Wis., company has been awarded a $3.4 million contract to restore islands, and ultimately wildlife habitat, in the Mississippi… [mappress] Source: waow, June 11, 2010;
Residents living on the two-mile coastal strip between Casino Square and Drake Island Resort will soon be asked to sign a permission form… [mappress] Source: seacoastonline, June 11, 2010;
Emerson Process Management, a global business of Emerson has opened the state-of-the-art Emerson Innovation Center – Fisher Technology in Marshalltown, Iowa, US. This US$30 million investment is designed to help customers tackle the toughest engineering challenges facing today’s process manufacturin
