Ford Recalling More Than 550,000 Trucks Due to Transmission Problem
Ford is recalling more than 550,000 pickup trucks in the US due to potential transmission issues. The news comes after the company previously announced recalls. The problem affects some 2014 F-150 pickup trucks, the Associated Press reports. report Tuesday, indicating the transmission may suddenly downshift into first gear. The AP article continues that this problem […]
The US must expand its transmission infrastructure
More than 100,000 Maine residents were left without power for over 48 hours in March due to damaged transmission lines caused by an ice storm. While extreme weather can make power outages seem random or unpreventable, insufficient transmission is increasingly becoming a challenge facing the energy grid. A poorly supported, planned, and maintained transmission grid will […]
Laser transmission hits Earth from 140 million miles away — but it’s not aliens
Earth recently received a laser transmission from a record-breaking 140 million miles away. According to one researcher, this development could have a major impact on the future of space travel. Recent report by NASA. Although this transmission seems to come from extraterrestrial sources, it is not. The transmission came from NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, located about […]
Space laser transmission strikes Earth from 140 million miles away: NASA
This redefined long distance calling. Earth has received a world (and possibly space) record-breaking laser transmission 140 million miles away. This could have a huge impact on the future of space travel. However, this communication was not originally from extraterrestrial sources. It was actually sent by NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, which is located about 1.5 times […]
Texas appeals court says winter storm lawsuits against transmission and distribution utilities can move forward
A three-judge appellate panel in Texas ruled Wednesday that a winter storm lawsuit against transmission and distribution utilities (TDUs) can move forward. of The judgment was given The 14th Circuit Court of Appeals in Houston, Texas, plans to allow a lawsuit related to the deadly 2021 winter storm to proceed with alleged negligence against defendants […]
Conservation groups sue to stop a transmission line from crossing a Mississippi River refuge
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A coalition of conservation groups has filed a last-minute federal lawsuit seeking to halt plans to build the high-voltage Cardinal Hickory Creek power line across a Mississippi River wildlife refuge. American Transmission Company, ITC Midwest, and Dairyland Power Cooperative Inc. want to build a 102-mile (164-kilometer), 345-kilovolt transmission line between Dubuque […]
Wrecking crew accidentally hits transmission tower with wall, causing explosion
On Friday, demolition workers demolishing a burned-out St. Louis factory accidentally slammed a brick wall into a power tower, causing a brief explosion that flickered power to some downtown buildings. Missouri coroner charged with stealing money from dead man and falsifying cause of death No one was injured, but the St. Louis City Council lost […]
Close call between 2 planes in San Diego possibly caused by blocked radio transmission, investigators say
Investigators said on Thursday that a radio failure and a controller’s distraction caused a close call between a Southwest Airlines jet and a small plane waiting to take off in San Diego in June. Both aircraft were cleared to use the same runway. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, air traffic controllers instructed the […]
$1B Canadian hydropower transmission project to be renegotiated due to cost increases
Partners in multi-billion dollar project to bring Canadian hydropower to New England grid now decide how to share increased costs during lengthy legal proceedings We are discussing to do so. Provisions in a spending bill currently under consideration by the Massachusetts House of Representatives give developers and Massachusetts power companies an opportunity to renegotiate transmission […]
Biden administration advances two renewable energy transmission projects in Nevada
The Department of the Interior on Thursday announced the push for two new proposed renewable energy transmission projects in Nevada, which together are expected to generate about 8 gigawatts. In a call with reporters on Thursday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) began the environmental review process and environmental impact draft for the Greenlink North […]
