A frozen and dimly lit planet, dubbed a "Super-Earth," may be orbiting the closest single star to our solar system, astronomers said on Wednesday, based on two decades of scientific observations.
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After aborted mission, NASA astronaut confident about December launch
The American astronaut who will hitch the first ride on a Russian rocket since last month's aborted launch and dramatic emergency landing is confident that her scheduled trip in December on a rocket that she calls a "workhorse" will go smoothly.
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Lloyd’s Register Approves STX’s LNG-fueled MR Tanker Design
Lloyd’s Register has granted an approval in principle to STX Offshore & Shipbuilding for a 50,000 dwt MR tanker design capable of using LNG as a fuel. This development is the result of close collaboration between STX and LR.STX incorporated…
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Wind to be EU’s Largest Power Source in Ten Years
Wind power is set overtake coal, nuclear and gas to become the EU’s largest power source well before 2030. This is according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) 2018 World Energy Outlook.According to the IEA’s projections, wind energy will becom...
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OMV, Sapura Energy Sign Pact
Malaysia’s Sapura Energy has entered into a heads of agreement with Austria’s OMV to form a strategic partnership and acquire half of Sapura Upstream for $1.6 billion."Under the agreements, OMV Exploration and Production GmbH (OMV E&P), a wholly-owned ...
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Cellula Robotics to Build Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
Cellula Robotics has received green signal for the next phase of a contract under which the Canadian company will develop and build a long-range unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV).The phase 3 contract was given by Public Services and Procurement Canada…
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India Publishes Draft Wind Turbine Certification
India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a draft scheme on wind turbines in India. Known as the ‘Indian Wind Turbine Certification Scheme’ (IWTCS), the draft has been prepared in consultation with the National Institute of Wind En...
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Workforce Down by 27% at S. Korea’s ‘Big 3’ Shipbuilders
South Korea's Big Three shipbuilders - Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) - have hit record low in workforce.According to a report in Business Korea, the total…
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Leslie Controls Wins Virginia Class Valve Contract
Leslie Controls, part of the Thermal Fluid Division of Circor International, has been awarded a $5.65 million-dollar contract to provide valves to the United States Navy for ten Block V Virginia-class submarines.The a worldwide manufacturer of valves ...
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Novatek Ships First LNG Cargo To China Via Arctic
Novatek Gas and Power Asia, wholly owned subsidiary of Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer Novatek, shipped a cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced from the Yamal LNG project to China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).The…...
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