Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2024 03:39:03 +0000
Mitigating against the risk of hail for solar projects is both extremely complicated and more straightforward than you may think. Natural catastrophes (NatCat), particularly hail, pose a significant risk for […]
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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:19:00 +0000
With Russian forces having damaged many power plants and power lines in parts of Ukraine, linemen and plant workers have persevered, repairing and rebuilding equipment and systems needed to keep the lights on and critical facilities in operation. But the job is not easy, and much of the country’s power generation capacity is currently unavailable. […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 20:49:58 +0000
DTEK, a diversified energy company that generates and distributes electricity in Ukraine, issued a call to “Western partners” for the immediate supply of various pieces of electrical equipment to restore power in its service territory. Russian missile attacks on DTEK energy facilities on Oct. 18 killed at least one employee and injured at least seven […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 17:16:13 +0000
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake caused some deficiencies at two of the three nuclear power plants (NPPs) located in relatively close proximity to the fault, but it did not cause any safety concerns, according to Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA). The quake struck about 60 kilometers off the coast of Japan on March 16 at 2:36 p.m. […]
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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 08:02:22 +0000
Classes have been suspended in three towns of Surigao del Sur following reports of damaged school buildings as a result of the 5.5-magnitude quake that struck off Carrascal town on Saturday, July 13.
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 05:53:58 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — At least nine schools were damaged following Monday afternoon’s magnitude 6.1 earthquake that rocked parts of Luzon, the Department of Education (DepEd) said on Tuesday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 23:15:05 +0000
Architects and construction workers have stabilized the damaged structure of Notre Dame cathedral, four days after a fast-spreading fire ravaged the iconic Paris building, and firefighters were leaving the site Friday night, a fire service official said.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 09:11:06 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday reported that damage to rice and corn farms due to the El Niño phenomenon has reached P5.05 billion.
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Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 06:46:06 +0000
Six individuals were reported hurt from the fire that hit a residential area in Tondo, Manila on Saturday night.
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Read moreCredit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000
If you’ve been following the news, you know that Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection because it is facing tens of billions of dollars in liability for
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