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ESRI ties up with 2GW Hungarian power facility for nuclear energy research
2015-02-27 01:00:00| Power Technology
Hungary's Paks Nuclear Power Plant has joined the US Electric Power Research Institute's (EPRI) nuclear research programme to gain access to research results and technical guidance.
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Wolverine Power Moves Forward With Natural Gas Plant
2015-02-26 18:25:17| Country Lines Online
Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative Inc., of Cadillac, is moving forward with a new 432 megawatt natural gas-fueled electric power plant, located in Elmira Township, near Gaylord. The Alpine Power Plant will use natural gas to generate electricity during times of peak demand and to compliment the ever-increasing amount of intermittent renewable energy in our state, […]
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Prepare a Power Outage Kit
2015-02-26 18:15:29| Country Lines Online
A storm can lead to a major power outage, so having a two-week survival kit is wise. Here are contents you should consider including in your kit. Drinking water (5 gallons/person) Food (canned/ dried/crackers) Baby food/ diapers/supplies Pet food Manual can opener Medicines, glasses/ contact lenses Cooler (with ice) Grill or camp stove (outdoors only) […]
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Power, Thermal and SAR satellite operations service provision mf
2015-02-26 16:06:29| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Space Applications Services performs and supports system and software engineering for the European Space Agency ESA, National Space Agencies and the aerospace industry. We are involved in international manned unmanned spacecraft programmes, earth observation, science, exploration, communications and related technology development. We require staff, wishing to join our team to work in a dynamic international environment for the following position Power, Thermal and SAR satellite operations service provision mf COSSOE201510 Tasks and Responsibilities The work will be performed at the European Space Operations Centre ESOC in Darmstadt, Germany. The Spacecraft Operations Engineer SOE is responsible for the support to the Sentinels missions as a member of the Flight Control Teams FCT during all the operational phases, including special operations, as well as participating to testing campaigns of the above mentioned missions. The position will include the following tasks and responsibilities Validation, test and operation of the Mission Control System MCS including the OnBoard Software Maintenance OBSM and Mission Planning System. Validation, test and operation of the stimulator. Generation, validation and maintenance of the Flight Operations Plan FOP primarily on on Thermal control and Attitude and Orbit Control System AOCS, but also for other subsystems. Validation, test and operation of the Simulator and of the MCS. Support to test and operate the Network Data Interface Units. Support for Flight Operations System FOS procurement, integration and tests. Review of satellite documents. Launch and Early Orbit Phase support LEOP responsible for Thermal Control. Commissioning support responsible for Thermal Control and AOCS. Qualifications and Experience Applicants should have a Bachelor degree in a relevant discipline and minimum 7 years of experience in Operations Engineering activities. Furthermore, candidates are required to have following skills Wellorganised, able to prioritise and manage several activities in parallel. The ability to work independently with little supervision. Capable of coordinate and Interact with other service providers in operations and other fields. Fluent in English. Spacecraft Flight Operations knowledge, including Failure Detection Isolation Recovery FDIR, in particular for relevant satellite subsystems andor payloads. Experience with Packet Utilisation Standard. Experience in working in an operational environment. Experience with flight procedures life cycle, including validation. Experience with anomaly investigations. Ability to understand and accurately predict behaviour of complex systems. Experience with low Earth orbit satellites operations, including experience in preparatory phase, special Operations LEOP, deorbiting campaign and operational phase routine. Familiarity with operational simulators, ideally SimSat. Familiarity with satellite control systems, ideally SCOS2000. Familiarity with Earth Observations missions, in particular with Copernicus Sentinels. Familiarity with TeleMetry TeleCommand TMTC databases, preferably SCOS2000 compatible. Familiarity with multisatellite missions. Experience in ground tests preparation and execution, e.g. Satellite Validation Tests SVTs. Experience in cooperation with Flight Dynamics teams. Experience in preparing and execution OBSM operations. Experience in mission planning operations. Familiarity with Network Distribution and Interface Units or similar Electronical Ground Segment Equipment EGSE. Familiarity with Mission Utility Support Tools MUST, system used at ESOC. Familiarity with ESOC working environment and Quality Management System QMS. The position is located on site at ESOC and will involve short European travels. Conditions Please apply by filling in the online application form and uploading your CV and Motivation Letter both in English on the Careers section of our website www.spaceapplications.com. The deadline for your application is March 18th 2015. An interesting remuneration package will be offered with relocation assistance if applicable. For additional information, please contact Mrs. Saliha Kla at Space Applications Services Leuvensesteenweg 325 Tel 32 02 721.54.84 www.spaceapplications.com 1932 Zaventem, Belgium Fax 32 02 721.54.44 Email jobsspaceapplications.com
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Thousands without power in North Carolina in winter storm
2015-02-26 15:21:46| Energy - Topix.net
Thousands of people are without electricity in North Carolina as a winter storm dumps snow, sleet and freezing rain across much of the state. Duke Energy reported that nearly 187,000 customers were without power early Thursday.
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