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energy

A Transmission System Operator (TSO) is an entity entrusted with transporting energy in the form of natural gas or electrical power on a national or regional level, using fixed infrastructure.

energy

Towers that carry the electricity cables across land over long distances from power stations to where the power is needed.

energy

Voltages above 110kV are considered to be transmission level voltages.

marine

A square-ended stern used to provide additional hull volume and deck space at the aft.

energy

Transparent conducting electrodes are essential components of solar cells.

marine

Molten bitumen and related products are transported at high temperatures up to 250°C in independent tanks supported by means of special methods.

marine

Molten sulphur has to be carried at the temperature within the ranges of 120°C and 155°C – normally about 140°C – which places very heavy demands on the cargo equipment...

marine

More and more refrigerated cargoes are carried in containers. On the other hand, high cube boxes are more and more popular.

energy

The transuranium elements are the chemical elements with atomic numbers greater than 92, which is the atomic number of uranium.

marine

Athwartships, at the right angle to the ship centreline.

energy

In physics, a transverse wave is a wave whose oscillations are perpendicular to the direction of the wave's advance.

marine

The large heavy duty, multi-sheave lifting block which is used to support the weight of the drill string during drilling operations and to hoist a drill pipe and the casing into and out of the hole.

marine

North Shipyard of Gdańsk in Poland completed the construction of a new class trawler/seiner VEA, which was delivered in January 2004.

marine

Vessels used for trawler fishing. They drag along a tunnel-shaped net (trawl) whose size and mesh vary according to ship size and fish species

marine

A fishing method with a gear towed through the water. The bottom trawling is used for demersal species.

marine

A large underwater robot designed to inject water and/or air into subsoil to bury cables (or pipelines). It is a key equipment on board the cable layer.

marine

A revolutionary concept of well intervention vessel with a tri-hull configuration, being developed by QinetiQ and Norwegian company Oilfield Technology Group AS.

energy

Trial and error is a fundamental method of problem-solving.

energy

The triboelectric effect (also known as triboelectric charging) is a type of contact electrification on which certain materials become electrically charged after they are separated from a different material with which they were in contact.

marine

An integrated design and information system created by Kockums Computer Systems to serve the shipbuilding and offshore industries.