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14th February 2012 Toronto, Canada

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by John Preece

UK announces Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult centre

The Technology Strategy Board (the UK’s national innovation agency) announced last week that a UK-wide consortium would set up the new Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult centre, with sites in Glasgow and Northumberland. You can read the press release here. Wind, wave and tidal power will be crucial components of the UK’s future energy mix if […]

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1st April 2011 Toronto, Canada

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2011 J. Tuzo Wilson Lecture: Offshore gas hydrates

John Preece here, covering for Nicole while she’s away. Today I’m going to be talking about the J. Tuzo Wilson lectures, a series of (roughly) annual public presentations on excellence in geophysics. This year’s lecture was given at the University of Toronto by Professor R. Nigel Edwards, recipient of the 2010 J. Tuzo Wilson medal […]

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