Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
Maine to offer Starlink terminals to its roughly 9,000 internet-less homes
Press release from Maineconnectivity.org: (with some self-congratulatory quotes removed) Maine Connectivity Authority (MCA), the public agency leading the statewide expansion of broadband and digital equity in Maine, today announces the launch of the Working Internet...
For every EV, 200 gas cars in NH
The most recent data I can find about EV registrations (from 2022) says that in New Hampshire and Maine, there are about 200 gasoline cars registered for every battery electric vehicle, while in Vermont and Massachusetts the ratio is 100-1. Source: Alternative Fuels...
Return of the happily inefficient way to be energy efficient
A hands-on program to help people reduce window drafts by building them insulated inserts is coming to Canterbury Town Hall – which is, it turns out, a most appropriate location. “We convinced the town that our 200-year-old Town Hall could use it,” said Claudia...
A half-century observing NH wildlife and he’s optimistic?!?!
Decades of working with and watching New Hampshire’s woods and wildlife has left Eric Orff with a feeling that unfortunately is not very common among outdoor folks these days: Optimism. “If you read through the book you’ll see we’ve come a long way in the half-century...
NH patents through Oct. 13
(Links to each patent can be found here, using the patent number or inventor’s name.) By Targeted News Service WASHINGTON – The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire through Oct. 13. *** Shoe COLE HAAN LLC, Greenland, New Hampshire has been assigned...
One China turbine may outproduce all of Lempster Mt. wind farm
Chinese company Dongfang Electric Corp. says it has built a new offshore wind turbine with a power-producing capacity of 26 megawatts. If true, that is freakishly enormous: The entire Lempster Mountain Wind Power Project, whose 12 turbines were the first wind farm in...
Documenting skeletal remains found on historic ‘poor farm’
From UNH News Service: On a bright autumn afternoon, a plain wooden box crafted by a local cabinet shop containing skeletal remains was returned to its final resting place during a simple reburial ceremony in Brentwood. Researchers and students from the University of...
Devil’s in the details for Vermont’s Clean Heat Standard
Vermont is the first state to pass a Clean Heat Standard - the heating equivalent of clean-power goals that many states have for electricity. Not surprisingly, the details are complicated, as Canary Media reporter (here): advocates criticize that it doesn't prioritize...
Ocean mapping vessel (non-autonomous variety) makes NH its home
From National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration: NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler and its crew of 14 have returned to their homeport in New Castle, New Hampshire following a successful 18 month hydrographic survey mission. Ferdinand R. Hassler, a...
Climate disasters make ‘ham radio’ more valuable
Note: Right after this ran in the Monitor I got a notice that Members of the New Hampshire Amateur Radio Emergency Service will conduct their annual Simulated Emergency Test on Saturday November 2. For information, see http://nh-ares.org/ The carnage left in the wake...
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