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Researchers hope to reduce eagle deaths caused by turbines
Bend, Ore. – On a Monday afternoon, a captive audience watched a 14-year-old golden eagle named Walter fly from branch to branch outside the High Desert Museum, gobbling up bits of dead quail as he went. However, the demonstration was…
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ABB launches the world’s first digitally integrated power transformer
All power transformers leaving ABB factories will soon come enabled with digital capabilities, enabling remote monitoring and data analytics of its vital parameters in real time. This will enhance reliability and enable higher utilization of grid assets and power networks.…
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Poll says Ontarians support Bruce Power’s life-extension program
Kincardine, Ont. – Eight out of 10 Ontarians supported the refurbishment of the Bruce Power reactors allowing them to continue to provide low cost electricity to Ontario homes and businesses. The telephone poll, conducted between May 11 to 15 for…
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Address the skills gap by designing the training opportunity from scratch
Roy F. Huetl knows firsthand that the best way to learn something is to do it. It’s a mantra that the York Region Director of Operations, Maintenance and Monitoring, Environmental Services, has revisited many times over his 35 years spent…
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Manitoba premier says he’ll take the federal government to court over carbon tax
Winnipeg – Manitoba is prepared to take the federal government to court if Ottawa imposes a higher carbon tax than the province is planning, Premier Brian Pallister said Friday. “I have a simple message for Ottawa today – back off…
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Ritchie Bros. introduces Marketplace-E, a new way to buy and sell equipment
Vancouver – After a soft launch in late 2017, Marketplace-E is being introduced by Ritchie Bros. as its latest buying and selling solution. Complementing the company’s onsite unreserved auctions and online-only auctions through IronPlanet, Marketplace-E offers sellers increased control over…
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Variable speed generator powers remote northern community
Peterborough, ON – Northwest Territories Power Corporation (NTPC) went live with Innovus Power’s Variable Speed Generator (VSG) Project in Aklavik Northwest Territories, on January 28, 2018. The remote northern community’s more than 300 households are now being powered with Innovus’…
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Truce called, wine flows again, in B.C. Alberta trade war over pipeline
Victoria – The Alberta government accepted an olive branch from British Columbia and suspended its ban on the province’s wine Thursday in a dispute over the Trans Mountain pipeline. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley took the step after B.C.’s John Horgan…
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Former B.C. premier Christy Clark says blocking Trans Mountain is ‘illegal’
Ottawa – British Columbia’s efforts to block the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion are illegal and will hurt all of Canada, says the former B.C. premier who originally approved the interprovincial project. The way B.C.’s New Democrat government is handling Trans…
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Critics of Kinder Morgan pipeline shout down Trudeau at B.C. town hall
Nanaimo, B.C. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke over jeers of “shame” at a rowdy town hall meeting in Nanaimo, B.C., on February 2, where he spent a large part of the two-hour gathering defending his government’s decision to…
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Suncor Energy says driverless trucks will eliminate a net 400 positions
Calgary – About 400 jobs are expected to disappear at Suncor Energy Inc.’s oilsands mines in northern Alberta as it deploys driverless ore-hauling trucks to replace the ones humans operate now. “We have about 500 roles that will get eliminated…
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A Perfect Analogy for Electrical Safety Principles
Davenport, IA – Driving to work last week, deep in thought, pondering the many reasons companies use Permanent Electrical Safety Devices (PESDs) in their electrical safety programs; I nearly slammed into the back of a bus stopped at the railroad…
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Different kind of tweet: Study says oilpatch causes sparrows to sing a new song
A study by a University of Manitoba researcher suggests that noisy oilpatch equipment causes songbirds to change their tune. The published paper looks at the effects of pumpjacks and compressor stations on the songs of savannah sparrows near Brooks in…
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Hydro Quebec says U.S. export deal will keep local power rates below inflation
Montreal – Quebecers won’t get a break on already low hydroelectricity rates but a massive export deal with Massachusetts will give the public utility flexibility to keep increases below inflation, Hydro-Quebec’s CEO said Friday. “It relieves some pressure,” Eric Martel…
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Critical considerations for transformer replacement
When replacing power transformers, a few tips can ensure a quick return to service while also reducing future costs and downtime.
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Adoption of IIoT-based smart bearings spurs growth of European bearings market
London – The European bearings market is witnessing steady growth. Factors stimulating growth include the adoption of sophisticated bearings with improved performance and demand for bearings with longer service life, higher efficiency and lower maintenance requirements. On the other hand,…
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Deep freeze offers only cold comfort for natural gas producing firms
Calgary – The cold snap that continues to blanket many parts of North America is driving short-term natural gas prices higher but they remain far below historic highs and the trend is unlikely to significantly affect either Canadian consumer bills…
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Government of Canada Invests $950,000 in New Carbon Capture Technology in Richmond, B.C., Laboratory
Richmond, BC – Supporting clean technology will create good, middle-class jobs, improve the environmental performance of Canada’s oil and gas sector and help address climate change. On behalf of Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Jim Carr, Member of…
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Canadian Nuclear Association urges IPCC to recognize role of nuclear energy in climate mitigation
Ottawa – The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meets this week in Montreal. If mitigation pathways are to be on target, keeping a global temperature rise limited to 1.5 degrees while simultaneously staying on course to meet the 17…
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New EtherCAT board enhances data gathering capability
Harting’s Mini-Industrial-Computer MICA, winner of the prestigious 2016 Hermes Award for industrial innovation, now is available with an EtherCAT board, allowing data to be collected directly from industrial production networks, pre-processed and forwarded to IT systems via standard protocols such…
