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Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Listings

Posted by Eric in Environmental, Marine Technologies & Processes on January 5, 2010

Once in a while I come across websites that really get me excited again about the capabilities of the internet. Such is the case with the updated Department of Energy website listing the Marine Technologies available up to date. Enjoy.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Database provides up-to-date information on marine and [...]

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USCG List of Special areas for Annex V of MARPOL 73/78

Posted by Eric in Environmental on December 30, 2009

§ 151.53 Special areas for Annex V of MARPOL 73/78.
(a) For the purposes of §§ 151.51 through 151.77, the special areas are the Mediterranean Sea area, the Baltic Sea area, the Black Sea area, the Red Sea area, the Gulfs area, the North Sea area, the Antarctic area, and the Wider Caribbean region, including the Gulf of
Mexico and the Caribbean Sea which are described in § 151.06.
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(c) The discharge restrictions are in effect in the Mediterranean Sea, Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the Gulfs and the Antarctic special areas.

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Eliminating SOx/NOx in marine exhaust gases

Posted by Eric in Energy Management, Environmental, Marine Technologies & Processes on January 1, 2008

The new regulations that have already, and continue to, come into effect around the world regarding the control of Sulphur Oxides (SOx) and Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) gases has raised the cost of operations by forcing the use of low sulphur fuel and other mitigating alternatives. However, the changes in legislation have also ignited and fostered [...]

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