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Keeping the grid resilient to face weather extremes VALLEY FORGE, Pa., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PJM Interconnection, operator of the nation's largest electric grid, expects to have sufficient power this summer when air conditioners push power use to as high as 155,553 megawatts. This compares to PJM's all-time peak demand of 163,848 MW. PJM serves 60 million people in 13 states and the District of Columbia. One megawatt is enough to power 1,000 households. To meet demand, PJM has...
MONTREAL, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) today officially inaugurated a major power island producing green energy at its pulp and paper operation located in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The power island includes a refurbished and upgraded woodwaste boiler and a new 65-megawatt condensing turbine. Approved by Resolute in early 2011, the C$65 million project took just over 21 months to complete. "The power island is a strategic addition...
Falmouth Town Council Recognizes Woods' Award During Monday Resolution FALMOUTH, Maine, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Steve Woods, President and CEO of TideSmart Global, a collective of six companies primarily focused on experiential marketing, was recently presented with the Business eco-Excellence Award from ecomaine. The awards are presented annually for contributions towards preserving local ecology by ecomaine, a municipally owned nonprofit recycling and waste-to-energy company....
TAOS, N.M., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sol Luna Solar is proud to announce they have partnered with Centinel Bank (member FDIC) of Taos, New Mexico to provide the design and installation of a Grid-Tied Photovoltaic project at the North-Side Motor Bank location (next door to Cid's Grocery). Centinel Bank will be the first banking institution in the community of Taos to 'go green' with Solar. The solar array will offset 95 percent of Centinel Bank's North-Side electric usage....
LINCOLN, Neb., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Entergy Corporation is a 2013 Tree Line USA utility for the eighth year in a row, the Arbor Day Foundation announced today. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120913/MM74349LOGO) Tree Line USA is a national program recognizing public and private utilities for pursuing practices that protect and enhance America's urban trees. A partnership between the Foundation and the National Association of State Foresters, Tree Line USA promotes...
-- The project, financed by the African Development Bank, is worth approximately EUR32 million. SEVILLE, Spain, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, has been chosen by the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) of the Kenyan Ministry of Energy for an electricity transmission project that includes construction of a 132 kilometer line...
MONTREAL, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Enerkem Inc. (www.enerkem.com), a waste-to-biofuels and renewable chemicals company, announces the launch of a new research project with the Government of Canada. The objective of the project is to develop new catalytic processes for the conversion of waste into "drop-in" biofuels. These "drop-in" biofuels are fully interchangeable with hydrocarbon fuels, such as conventional gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. "Enerkem's core business is the...
Bill Jacobs Plainfield to Introduce Chevy Cruze Turbo Diesel this Summer PLAINFIELD, Ill., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- When the 2014 Chevy Cruze Turbo Diesel arrives at dealerships this summer, it will hold the title of highest gas mileage of any non-hybrid passenger car in the United States. While maintaining the performance familiar to Shorewood Chevy owners, the new diesel engine will help power the vehicle to an EPA-estimated 46 MPG. (Photo:...
NEW YORK, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- China Natural Gas, Inc. (PK: CHNG), a leading provider of compressed natural gas for vehicular fuel and pipeline natural gas for industrial, commercial and residential use in Xi'an, China, today announced that it plans to release first quarter 2013 results on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, before the market closes. Management will hold a conference call on Friday, May 17, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. ET (6:00 a.m. Pacific) to discuss these first quarter results....
Pensoft Publishers A new extensive study offers a complete revision and a new species from the vining Solanum species (the Dulcamaroid clade) The Solanaceae, also called the potato or nightshade family, includes a wide range of flowering plants, some of which are important agricultural crops. Tomatoes, potatoes, aubergines, peppers and wolfberries are all representatives of the family present on many tables across the world. Solanum is the largest genus of the family, and with 1500...
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Fodder is a term used in reference to the feed cut, sometimes prepared, and brought to domesticated farm animals such as cows, goats and pigs. Some fodder is prepared using oils and mixed rations that are mixed in with several different types of sprouted grain and legumes such as alfalfa, clover, corn, and several different types of grass. In the countries that allow it, fodder can also consist of animal origins such as ruminant meat and bone meal, typically found in cattle feed. The USDA,...
Seed drilling is a method used by farmers in order to have a more unified, crop-yielding season. The first known use of seed drilling was in 1500 BC by the Sumerian. At this time, they were using a single tube. Later, in the 2nd Century BC, the Chinese developed a multi-tube iron drill. This facilitated in a larger crop planting allowing them to feed their large population. The first recorded patent of a sowing machine was in 1566 by the Venetian Senate, attributing Camillo Torello. In the...
Three Sisters crop is a technique of gardening used primarily by Native Americans, but gardeners of any kind may also use this technique. These crops use three types of plants; in the Tewa tribe, they use four. The traditional seeds used are corn, beans, and squash. There are many benefits from this method, the first being the use of the corn stalks for the beans to grow on. The beans themselves then provide nitrogen for the corn and squash, while giving the corn amino acids, lysine, and...
Seed saving is the preserving of seeds from mature vegetables, herbs, and flowers used in subsequent years along with bulbs and tubers. Home gardeners have saved seeds for generations and the practice is now becoming common with organic farmers as well as permaculturists. Growers will clone plants so as not to produce seeds keeping the plant “true to type” to the parent plant. True to type refers to the characteristics of the parent plant such as large fruit/blooms. Plants...
This bird of prey is known more as a pigeon hawk. The Merlin is from the Northern Hemisphere with some migrating to subtropical and northern tropical areas during the winter. There has also been a discovery that there are two different, very distinct, species: the North American and the Eurasian. The North American Merlin was first described by a Swede taxonomist, Carl Linnaeus. The Merlin is between 9 and 13 inches long with a wingspan of 20-29 inches. The Merlin is an exceptionally...
