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Shell to build solar-powered unmanned offshore platform

By: Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, October 13, 2022.
Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE) obtained a contract from Shell in Malaysia for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) services of the offshore platform for the Rosmari-Marjoram gas project that it develops together with its partner Petronas Carigali.

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There is a new alternative for sustainable construction: hemp

By: Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, October 7, 2022.
Civil engineers Esteban Hidalgo and Randall Solano, graduates of the Fidélitas University in Costa Rica, generated a proposal for the development of a Construction Manual for Single-Family Homes based on “hempcrete”, a biocomposite made from vegetable fibers from the stem of the cannabis sativa plant, lime and water, an alternative to construction with iron and cement.

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Oil and Gas

How is Petrolithium produced?

By: Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, October 7, 2022.
Lithium production is mainly based on the extraction of hard rock in mines or brine in salt flats, which inevitably generates a high environmental impact.

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