The US Energy Department finalized up to $3.7 bn in loan guarantees to finance the construction of units at the delayed and over budget Vogtle nuclear power plant in Georgia. Up to $1.67 bn will go to Georgia Power company, a subsidiary of Southern company, up to $1.6 bn will go to Oglethorpe Power Corp, and up to $415 mn will go to three subsidiaries of the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia. The financing, first announced in 2017, brings the federal government’s total in loan guarantees to up to $12 bn, some of which was provided in 2014 and 2015. French utility EDF aims to convert its 1,200 MW Cordemais coal-fired power plant by spring 2022 into one that burns pellet fuel made from discarded wood, giving the unit a new lease of life. In its long-term energy plan, France has laid out moves to phase out electricity generation from coal by 2022, with the goal of decarbonizing energy production by 2050. Cordemais in western France was overhauled two years ago to meet new emissions and safety standards at a cost of several million euros, and could keep operating until 2035, EDF said. Although pellets from wood chips and sawdust are widely used for heating the process was different because the company would not cut down any trees. At capacity, it aims to replace around 1.3 mn to 2 mn tonnes of coal imported annually from Poland, Australia and the United States, with about 700,000 tonnes of biomass.

Ventilation plays a small role when it comes to preventing ice dams because vents can help to lower the roof temperature. The problem with roof valleys is that they can’t be vented. If I were to design my own house, it would certainly be a big boring box with a plain hip roof; no valleys, no gables, no personality. Like the diagram below.

Phil Neumann gets excited when he talks about the Dell Street Building that will house Mainstem Malt and other enterprises….. 3-25-19 Lehman Photo

Tomatoes are heavy feeders and respond well to fertilizer applications. There is no way to know exactly how much and what type of fertilizers gardeners need to apply without having the soil tested by a soil testing lab. Either too little or too much fertilizer is not good for tomato plants. For example, excess nitrogen fertilizer can result in extremely vigorous vine growth but little to no fruit production. Too little fertilizer, especially nitrogen, results in slow growth and low yields.

Vast pipeline systems in Mexico crucial to delivering U.S. natural gas production to thirsty markets in Mexico remain stalled with little clarity as to when they might come online.

The Baltic Pipe project is recognised by the European Commission as a Project of Common Interest (PCI). This status is granted to infrastructure projects aimed at strengthening the European internal energy market, which pursue the objectives of EU’s energy policy that involve providing affordable, secure and renewable energy. The Baltic Pipe project is included in all existing PCI lists adopted in 2013, 2015 and 2017, respectively.

He listed aspects of trade some of the beneficiaries have received training in to include fishery, tailoring, welding, solar power repairs and installation, cosmetology, CCTV installation and repairs, as well as aluminum fabrication.

“We’ve got a pretty unique experience of being done with one side of construction and still here working on Bean East. So we’ve actually been working with the students to get their preferences,” Mau said.

Mr Robert Kadiri, one of the beneficiaries, said this is first time he is being empowered and noted that what the lawmaker has done is noble.

TechnipFMC handled the subsea development of the project, while Petrex Developments managed the development activities all the associated facilities.

Just this past Friday, new LNG partners received their positive Final Environmental statement from FERC for their small-scale project in Florida to liquefy natural gas for use as a marine fuel and for export primarily to the Caribbean. We anticipate content on all three projects, including the use of our technology for some mentioned herein along with the use of our equipment. We are strong supporters of the small-scale LNG market as it serves the gas-to-fuel customer versus the mid-scale and base-load export projects.

Finally, the loss of some long-term rented tillage lands has forced some farmers into reclaiming neglected/marginal lands. The ideal time for doing such work may well be after completing sowing of spring crops.