Sonar System to Protect Right Whales Off the Coast of Mass. Up and Running
Posted on May 8, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Technology | Comments Off on Sonar System to Protect Right Whales Off the Coast of Mass. Up and Running
MIT’s Technology Review offers analysis of the sonar buoys designed to limit ship strikes of endangered right whales off the coast of Massachusetts. The buoy system was installed with funding from Excelerate Energy as part of the permitting process for the company’s Northeast Gateway LNG deepwater...
California Community College to Provide Training on LNG Technologies
Posted on May 1, 2008 in State and Local Issues, Technology | Comments Off on California Community College to Provide Training on LNG Technologies
Long Beach City Community College (LBCC) announced this week that it will spend $1.2 million, including $600,000 in state grants and $600,000 in matching funds from industry, to establish a training program on LNG green truck technology. The announcement comes after approval for the Clean Trucks Program at the Port of Long Beach, which will replace all trucks used at the port with...
GasTech: Shell Announces Design for Floating LNG Production Unit
Posted on Mar 10, 2008 in Liquefaction, Technology | Comments Off on GasTech: Shell Announces Design for Floating LNG Production Unit
Jon Chadwick of Shell Gas & Power told the GasTech 2008 conference that the company has developed a design for a floating LNG production unit, known as FLNG. Chadwick said that after extensive engineering studies and testing, Shell has uncovered “no technical showstoppers for the concept.” He did not provide details on costs or a time frame for deployment, but did say...
First Public LNG Fueling Station Opens in California
Posted on Dec 12, 2007 in Technology | Comments Off on First Public LNG Fueling Station Opens in California
The Ventura County Press Telegram reports that California’s first public LNG fueling station was opened yesterday by Clean Energy. The fueling station is designed to service LNG-powered commercial trucks operating in nearby...
FERC Announces Engineering Conference on Jordan Cove LNG Proposal
Posted on Nov 27, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Technology | Comments Off on FERC Announces Engineering Conference on Jordan Cove LNG Proposal
In today’s Federal Register, FERC announces that it will convene an engineering design and technical conference on the proposed Jordan Cove LNG regasification terminal. The conference will take place in Coos Bay, Ore., on December 12 and will not be open to the...
Freeport LNG Gives Town Its First High-Speed Internet Line
Posted on Nov 26, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Technology | Comments Off on Freeport LNG Gives Town Its First High-Speed Internet Line
The Facts (Brazoria County, Texas) reports that fiber-optic internet lines being installed for Freeport LNG also may give residents of the island of Quintana, Texas, their first high-speed internet connection. The Freeport LNG terminal is expected to commence operations in March...