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Lower Lea Valley Cable Tunnels. The Lower Lea Valley Cable Tunnels, known as the PLUG (Power Line Under Ground) Project during construction, are a pair of 6 km cable tunnels running beneath the lower Lea Valley in east London. Constructed at a cost of £130m ahead of the 2012 London Olympic Games, they are owned by National Grid plc and UK Power Networks.

The two tunnels run south from Hackney substation to West Ham substation at a depth of 20-30m below ground. One tunnel is 4.15m in diameter and carries a 400 kV circuit as part of the National Grid, while the other tunnel is 2.82m in diameter and carries a 132 kV circuit as part of the London power distribution network.

The UK Power Networks tunnel also features an 850 m spur tunnel to link it to the substation in Bow.

The tunnels replaced two over ground power lines which crossed the area which would be turned into the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The cable tunnels were one of the first major projects for the London Olympics, and was critical to allow subsequent work on the Olympic Park to continue on schedule. After the tunnels were commissioned, the 52 pylons and 80 km of overhead wires were removed and recycled. More than 200,000 cubic metres of spoil was generated, the majority of which was reused in the construction of the Olympic Park.

See also 
 Elstree to St. John's Wood Cable Tunnel
 New Cross to Finsbury Market Cable Tunnel
 London Power Tunnels

References 

Tunnels_in_London
Electric_power_infrastructure_in_England
Electric power transmission in the United Kingdom
Biosaline agriculture. Biosaline agriculture is the production and growth of plants in saline rich groundwater and/or soil. In water scarce locations, salinity poses a serious threat to agriculture due to its toxicity to most plants. Abiotic stressors such as salinity, extreme temperatures, and drought make plant growth difficult in many climate regions. Integration of biosaline solutions is becoming necessary in arid and semiarid climates where freshwater abundance is low and seawater is ample. Salt-tolerant plants that flourish in high-salinity conditions are called halophytes. Halophyte implementation has the potential to restore salt-rich environments, provide for global food demands, produce medicine and biofuels, and conserve fresh water.

Uses 

 Crops: Various halophytes, such as Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, and Salsola soda, are vegetables that can be grown for human consumption. Other halophytes, such as Bassia hyssopifolia and Panicum turgidum can be used as forage or fodder to feed livestock, performing as efficiently as commonly used feed.
 Desalination/Restoration: Biosaline agriculture can be a sustainable solution to traditional agricultural because it allows ecosystem restoration. Halophytes have properties that can desalinate, capture heavy metals in soil, and don't require fresh water to produce. By planting multiple cycles of halophytes, the ground can be restored to a healthier state for traditional agriculture use. Ecosystem restoration can occur through transfer of halophyte to salt sensitive plants. This increases the salt tolerance of glycophytes, salt sensitive species that make up the majority of agriculture crops.
 Medicines: Biosaline agriculture can be used to grow plants with anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anticancer properties. Examples of these species include the Arthrocnemum indicum and Limoniastrum monopetalum. Additionally, various halophytes such as the Heliotropium curassavicum, can promote wound healing.
 Biofuel: Research is ongoing about the benefits of halophyte use in biofuel production. Some species produce nearly 40% oil per seed and species like the Karelinia caspia, can produce high amounts of methane.

See also

References 

Agriculture
Halophytes
Earth sciences
Tony Wisniewski. Tony Wisniewski (born April 19, 1951) is an American politician and manufacturing engineer serving as a Republican member of Idaho House of Representatives the 5B district.

Early life and education 
Wisniewski was born in Los Angeles, California. In 1973, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Utah State University.

Career 
In 1988, Wisniewski became a principal manufacturing engineer for Digital Equipment Corporation, until 1996.

In 1996, Wisniewski became a senior manufacturing engineer with Esterline Advanced Input Systems,. In 2000, Wisniewski became a senior manufacturing engineer for Telect. In 2001, Wisniewski became a manufacturing engineer for Hotstart Incorporated, until 2017.

In November 2018, Wisniewski won the election and became a Republican member of Idaho House of Representatives for the 3B district. Wisniewski defeated Dan Hanks with 70.8% of the votes.

Personal life 
Wisniewski's wife is Melody Wisniewski. They have five children. Wisniewski and his family live in Post Falls, Idaho.

References

External links 
 Tony Wisniewski at ballotpedia.org

Living people
Republican Party members of the Idaho House of Representatives
Utah State University alumni
1951 births
21st-century members of the Idaho Legislature
Xiang Jinwu. Xiang Jinwu (; born February 1964) is a Chinese engineer and professor at Beihang University.

Biography
Xiang was born in Pingjiang County, Hunan, in February 1964. He secondary studied at Xiangyin No.1 High School. After graduating from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1984, he became a designer at China Helicopter Design and Research Institute. He received his master's degree in mechanics from Northwestern Polytechnical University in 1990 and doctor's degree from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1993, respectively. he was a postdoctoral fellow at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics between 1993 and 1995.

He joined the faculty of Beihang University in 1995.

Contribution
He was the chief designer of  Long Eagle nmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

Honours and awards
 2006 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)
 2008 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class)
 2010 Industrial Innovation Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation 
 2017 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class)
 April 28, 2018, National Labor Medal
 November 22, 2019 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)

References

1964 births
Living people
People from Pingjiang County
Engineers from Hunan
Northwestern Polytechnical University alumni
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics alumni
Academic staff of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
List of largest power stations in Canada. This article lists the largest electrical generating stations in Canada in terms of current installed electrical capacity. Non-renewable power stations are those that run on coal, fuel oils, nuclear, natural gas, oil shale and peat, while renewable power stations run on fuel sources such as biomass, geothermal heat, hydro, solar energy, solar heat, tides, waves and wind.

As of 2023 the largest power generating facility is the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Ontario and has an installed capacity of 6,610 MW.

Largest power stations 
List of the electrical generating facilities in Canada with a current installed capacity of at least 250 MW.

Notes

Largest power stations under construction 
List of the electrical generating facilities under construction in Canada with an expected installed capacity of at least 250 MW.

Largest decommissioned power stations 
List of former electrical generating facilities in Canada that had an installed capacity of at least 250 MW at the time of their decommissioning. Only facilities that have permanently shut down all of their electricity generating units are included.

See also 

List of largest power stations in the world
List of power stations in Canada by type
Electricity sector in Canada
Energy policy of Canada

References

External links 

 Wind Energy Programs of Natural Resources Canada
"Where is my Electricity Coming From at this Hour? (if I lived in Ontario)" (Canadian Nuclear Society, with data from IESO)
Know your power (Includes a map of electric generating stations across Canada)

Largest
Power stations in Canada
Xiang Changle. Xiang Changle (born April 1963) is a Chinese engineer currently serving as Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Dalian University of Technology, Previously he served as vice-president and executive deputy secretary of Beijing Institute of Technology.

Biography
Xiang was born in Lu'an, Anhui, in April 1963. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1984, a master's degree in 1987, and a doctor's degree in 2001, all from Beijing Institute of Technology. He was a visiting scholar in the United States between 1999 and 2000. 

In November 2014 he was promoted to vice-president of Beijing Institute of Technology. In June 2016, he became secretary of China Association for Science and Technology. On November 8, 2019, he was appointed executive deputy secretary of the university. On 21 October 2021, he was appointed Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Dalian University of Technology, taking over from .

Honors and awards
 November 22, 2019 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)

References

1963 births
Living people
People from Lu'an
Beijing Institute of Technology alumni
Academic staff of Beijing Institute of Technology
Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Xiao Longxu. Xiao Longxu (; born June 1962) is a Chinese engineer and professor and chief designer at the Research Institute of People's Liberation Army Rocket Force. He is a member of the Chinese Communist Party.

Biography
Xiao was born in Shouguang, Shandong, in June 1962. He took the National College Entrance Examination after grade ten, and earned the highest marks in his county. In 2001, he was exempted from master's degree studies and directly admitted to Tsinghua University's doctoral program.

Honors and awards
 July 19, 2018 Merit Citation Class III
 November 22, 2019 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)

References

1962 births
Living people
People from Shouguang
Engineers from Shandong
Tsinghua University alumni
Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
David Garret Kerr. David Garret Kerr was an American mining engineer.

He graduated Lehigh University in 1884.  He worked for Carnegie Steel, and its successor, U.S. Steel, for his entire working life.  He rose from lab technician to Vice President.

Kerr is considered influential because, in 1880, he was sent to Sweden, to study and bring back, techniques for preparing "spiegeleisen", a key ingredient in newly developed Swedish steels.

US Steel made him its Vice President in charge of the production and distribution of ore, limestone and coal, in 1909. He retained that position until 1932, when he retired.

Legacy

His alma mater, Lehigh University, granted him an honorary degree, in 1933.

In 1903 a lake freighter was named the D.G. Kerr.  When it was sold, and renamed, a second vessel, was commissioned the D.G. Kerr, in 1916.

References

American mining engineers
Lehigh University alumni
American expatriates in Sweden
U.S. Steel people
Xu Qing (engineer). Xu Qing (; born October 1960) is a Chinese engineer currently serving as a chief technologist at China State Shipbuilding Corporation.

Biography
Xu was born in Wuhan, Hubei, in October 1960. After graduating from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1982, he was assigned to the 701 Institute of China State Shipbuilding Corporation.

Honours and awards
 2015 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class) 
 2015 Science and Technology Progress Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation 
 November 22, 2019 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)

References

1960 births
Living people
People from Wuhan
Engineers from Hubei
Shanghai Jiao Tong University alumni
Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Chinese naval architects
Log 9 Materials. Log9 Materials is an Indian nanotechnology company, headquartered in Bangalore, operating in the areas of sustainable energy and filtration. With 16 patents around Graphene, Log9 Materials has developed Aluminium–air battery, aluminium fuel cells for both mobility and stationary energy applications. Log9 was awarded "Most Innovative Technology Company of 2018" by the Department of Science and Technology (India), Government of India.

History
Log9 was founded by Akshay Singhal along with Kartik Hajela in 2015 and has acquired 16 patents in graphene synthesis and graphene products. It is the first start-up to be incubated by IIT Roorkee in its business incubator TIDES. In 2017, Log9 secured its first round of funding led by Gems Partners, a micro venture capital fund, to establish its own research & development center in Bangalore and tied up with the Indian Institute of Science to build products jointly using the latter's analytical and research capabilities.

The company has set up its subsidiary in Mumbai by the name of Log9 Spill Containment, a graphene-based product development company that specializes in oil and chemical spill containment solutions.
In 2017, Indian defence tied up with Log9 for the deployment of nanotechnology.

In 2022, Log9 develops indigenous LFP and LTO batteries in its R&D facility.

In 2023, Log9 launched India's first commercial Li-ion cell manufacturing facility at its campus in Jakkur, Bengaluru.

On April, 2024, Log 9 received BIS certification for its LTO batteries. In September 2024, Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co.,Ltd, Japan has announced a strategic partnership with Log9 Materials, The partnership aims to revolutionize the electric vehicle (EV) market, by combining Musashi's high-performance e-Axle system and Log9's battery technology creating an integrated powertrain solution tailored specifically for electric two-wheelers and three-wheelers.

Funding
In 2019, Log9 Materials raised $3.5 Million Series A funding led by Sequoia Capital and Exfinity Venture Partners.

Awards
 2018: Awarded "Most Innovative Technology Company of 2018" by Department of Science and Technology (India)

References

External links
 Official website

Nanotechnology companies
Technology companies established in 2015
Companies based in Bengaluru
Manufacturing companies based in Bengaluru
Chemical companies of India
Indian companies established in 2015
Manufacturing companies established in 2015
2015 establishments in Karnataka
National Engineering School of Bizerte. The National Engineering School of Bizerte (ENIB; ) is a Tunisian engineering school based in the city of Bizerte located in the north of the country. It is part of the Carthage University.

Establishment
The National Engineering School of Bizerte was founded in 2009.

Departments  
The National Engineering School of Bizerte has three independent departments: 
 Mechanical engineering
 Industrial engineering
 Civil engineering

See also 
 National Engineering School of Tunis
 National Engineering School of Monastir
 National Engineering School of Sousse
 National Engineering School of Carthage
 National Engineering School of Sfax
 National Engineering School of Gabès
 National Engineering School of Gafsa
 Carthage University

References 

Universities in Tunisia
2009 establishments in Tunisia
National Engineering School of Sousse. The National Engineering School of Sousse () or ENISo, is a Tunisian engineering national school based in the city of Sousse located in the east of the country. Part of the University of Sousse.

Establishment
The National Engineering School of Sousse was founded in 2005.

Departments  
The National Engineering School of Sousse has three independent departments: 
 Industrial electronics
 Mechatronics
 Industrial data processing

See also 
 National Engineering School of Tunis
 National Engineering School of Bizerte
 National Engineering School of Monastir
 National Engineering School of Sfax
 National Engineering School of Carthage
 National Engineering School of Gafsa
 National Engineering School of Gabès
 University of Sousse

References

External links 
 Official website

Universities in Tunisia
2005 establishments in Tunisia
Richard Jones (entomologist). Richard 'Bugman' Jones FRES is a British entomologist. He is a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society and has written many books about insects.

Career 
Jones's childhood interest in insects was inspired by his father, who was a botanist. He grew up in the South Downs and the Sussex Weald and was educated at Newhaven Tideway Comprehensive School (now Seahaven Academy) in the early 1970s.  At university he studied biology and he then worked as an engineer's assistant on the Lewes Cuilfail Tunnel, and in medical publishing, before moving back into entomology, doing ecological surveys for local councils and English Nature (now Natural England).

He regularly writes for New Scientist, Gardeners' World and BBC Wildlife, as well as appearing on programmes such as Springwatch Unsprung, BBC Radio 4's Home Planet and Natural Histories with Brett Westwood, including the episodes "Louse" and "Dung Beetle".

Books 

New British Beetles: Species Not Found in Joy's Practical Handbook  with Peter Hodge, published by the British Entomological & Natural History Society in 1995.
Nano Nature: Nature's Spectacular Hidden World, published by HarperCollins in 2008.
Extreme Insects, published by Collins in 2010.
 The Beekeepers Bible, with Sharon Sweeny-Lynch, published by Abrams Books in 2011.
 Mosquito, published by Reaktion Books, in 2012.
 The Little Book of Nits, with Justine Crow, published by Bloomsbury in 2012.
 House Guests, House Pests: A Natural History of Animals in the Home, published by Bloomsbury in 2015.
 Call of Nature, the Secret Life of Dung, published by Pelagic Publishing in 2017.
 Beetles, part of the New Naturalists Series, published by William Collins in 2018.
 Wasp, published by Reaktion books in 2019.

Honours and awards 
Jones is a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society and of the Linnean Society. He is a past president of the British Entomological and Natural History Society.

Call of Nature was shortlisted for The Bookseller's Diagram Prize for the oddest book title of the year in 2018.

References

External links 

 Richard Jones' website profile
Richard Jones biography on the New Naturalists website

Living people
British entomologists
21st-century British scientists
Fellows of the Royal Entomological Society
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
USCGC Daniel Tarr. USCGC Daniel Tarr (WPC-1136) is the United States Coast Guard's 36th  cutter, and the first of three to be homeported in Galveston, Texas.

Design

Like her sister ships, Daniel Tarr is designed to perform search and rescue missions, port security, and the interception of smugglers.  She is armed with a remotely-controlled, gyro-stabilized 25 mm autocannon, four crew served M2 Browning machine guns, and light arms. She is equipped with a stern launching ramp, that allows her to launch or retrieve a water-jet propelled high-speed auxiliary boat, without first coming to a stop.  Her high-speed boat has over-the-horizon capability, and is useful for inspecting other vessels, and deploying boarding parties.

The crew's drinking water needs are met through a desalination unit.  The crew mess is equipped with a television with satellite reception.

Operational career

Daniel Tarr was delivered to the Coast Guard, in Key West, on November 7, 2019, and she was commissioned on January 10, 2020. On her first patrol she successfully interdicted five illegal Mexican lancha fishing vessels along with hundreds of feet of fishing line. A lancha is a fishing boat used by Mexican fishermen that is approximately 20-30 feet long with a slender profile, having one outboard motor, and is capable of traveling at speeds exceeding 30 mph. Lanchas are frequently used to transport illegal narcotics to the U.S. and illegally fish in the United States’ Exclusive Economic Zone near the U.S./Mexico border in the Gulf of Mexico.

On 2 and 3 April 2023, Daniel Tarr successfully interdicted four  lanchas along with their crews and 320 pounds of illegally caught fish. The seventeen crewmembers were turned over to U.S. border enforcement agents.

Namesake

In 2010, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard  Charles "Skip" W. Bowen, who was then the United States Coast Guard's most senior non-commissioned officer, proposed that all 58 cutters in the Sentinel class should be named after enlisted sailors in the Coast Guard, or one of its precursor services, who were recognized for their heroism.  The Coast Guard chose Daniel Tarr as the namesake of the 36th cutter.  Tarr, and three other Coast Guard sailors, piloted the first landing craft during the United States first amphibious landing, in the Pacific Theater, during World War II.  Tarr, and his three colleagues were each awarded a Silver Star medal for this task. His colleagues Harold Miller and Glen Harris have Sentinel-class cutters named after them, as will his other colleague William Sparling.

References

External links
 

Sentinel-class cutters
2019 ships
Ships of the United States Coast Guard
Ships built in Lockport, Louisiana
USCGC William Sparling. USCGC William Sparling (WPC-1154) is the United States Coast Guard's 54th  cutter.

Design

Like her sister ships, William Sparling is designed to perform search and rescue missions, port security, and the interception of smugglers.  She is armed with a remotely-controlled, gyro-stabilized 25 mm autocannon, four crew served M2 Browning machine guns, and light arms. She is equipped with a stern launching ramp, that allows her to launch or retrieve a water-jet propelled high-speed auxiliary boat, without first coming to a stop.  Her high-speed boat has over-the-horizon capability, and is useful for inspecting other vessels, and deploying boarding parties.

The crew's drinking water needs are met through a desalination unit.  The crew mess is equipped with a television with satellite reception.

Operational career
On 15 August 2022, it was announced that William Sparling would be homeported in Boston, Massachusetts.

The vessel's manufacturer, Bollinger Shipyards, of Lockport, Louisiana, delivered the ship to the Coast Guard, for her sea trials, in Key West, on July 20, 2023. She was commissioned at Station Portsmouth Harbor in New Castle, New Hampshire on October 19, 2023. Her sponsor was William "Bill" Sparling's widow Caroline Sparling and her first commanding officer was Lt. Jacklyn "Jackie" Kokomoor.

Namesake

In 2010, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Charles "Skip" W. Bowen, who was then the United States Coast Guard's most senior non-commissioned officer, proposed that all 58 cutters in the Sentinel class should be named after enlisted sailors in the Coast Guard, or one of its precursor services, who were recognized for their heroism.  The Coast Guard chose William Sparling as the namesake of the 54th cutter.  Sparling, and three other Coast Guard sailors, piloted the first landing craft during the United States's first amphibious landing, in the Pacific Theater, during World War II.  Sparling, and his three colleagues were each awarded a Silver Star medal for this task.  His colleagues Daniel Tarr, Harold Miller and Glen Harris have Sentinel-class cutters named after them.

References

Sentinel-class cutters
Ships of the United States Coast Guard
Ships built in Lockport, Louisiana