Silviculture

Don’t blame Dubai’s freak rain on cloud seeding – the storm was far too big to be human-made

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Friday, April 19, 2024
Cloud, Atmosphere, Taste, Growth, Humidity, University, Climate, Nature, Human, Carbon, Dry ice, Congo, Radar, Aircraft, Ant, Weather, Silviculture

Thousands of meters below, a smaller plane would be threading through the storm downdrafts measuring the rain.

Key Points: 
  • Thousands of meters below, a smaller plane would be threading through the storm downdrafts measuring the rain.
  • The project I was part of, neatly named Rain (Rain Augmentation in Nelspruit), was a cloud seeding experiment several years in the making.
  • Cloud seeding involves adding tiny particles into a cloud in order to give moisture something to attach to and form droplets.
  • There is no identical cloud with which to compare the outcome of having seeded a particular cloud.

A perfect storm

  • Parts of the Arabian Peninsula received 18 months of rainfall in 24 hours that Tuesday.
  • Being the weather-man in the chat group, I looked at the satellite and the forecast model data.
  • What I saw were the ingredients of a perfect storm.
  • Under these conditions, thunderstorms develop very readily and in this case a special kind of storm, a mesoscale convective system, built and sustained itself for many hours.

Cloud seeding not to blame

  • What surprised me, though, was not the majesty of nature, but an emerging set of reports blaming the ensuing rains on cloud seeding.
  • It turns out the UAE has been running a cloud seeding project, UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science, for several years.
  • The idea, similar to the Rain project I once worked on, is to promote the growth of cloud droplets and thereby rainfall.


Richard Washington receives funding from the Natural Environment Research Council to study climate processes.

From Miles Above, Satellite Data Helps Spot Hazardous Trees and Reduce Wildfire Risk

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Monday, April 8, 2024
PG&E, Intelligence, Partnership, Risk, Wildfire, The Electric Company, Tree, Probability, Vegetation, Silviculture

OAKLAND, Calif., April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Preventing ignitions that can cause catastrophic wildfires requires focus, vigilance and the integration of ever-evolving technology. And as Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) continues to make progress – including what the Company has calculated to be a 72% reduction of ignitions in high fire-risk areas in 2023 compared to the three-year average – satellite technology plays an increasing role.

Key Points: 
  • One example is PG&E's partnership with Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a San Francisco-based provider of daily data and insights about Earth.
  • PG&E leverages Planet's satellite-derived data on vegetation including canopy height, cover and proximity to electric-system infrastructure to prioritize the mitigation of vegetation associated risks.
  • Since 2019, PG&E has used data from Salo Sciences, acquired by Planet in 2023, as a feeder data set into its wildfire risk models.
  • "Planet's satellite data and artificial intelligence supports broad area management to help reduce the risk of wildfires.

Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. - Falcon Optimises its Interest in the Beetaloo

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Monday, March 25, 2024
Beetaloo, AIM, Aircraft pilot, Silviculture

The election by Falcon to reduce its working interest to 5% will significantly reduce Falcon’s cost to participate in the Pilot.

Key Points: 
  • The election by Falcon to reduce its working interest to 5% will significantly reduce Falcon’s cost to participate in the Pilot.
  • Falcon participated in the SS1-H well in 2023 at its 22.5% working interest which created a Drill Spacing Unit (“DSU”) of 20,480 acres.
  • Falcon retains its full 22.5% participation interest in the remaining 4.52 million acres in the Beetaloo, net 1 million acres to Falcon.
  • This election by Falcon demonstrates our ability to optimise our interest in the Beetaloo for the benefit of shareholders.

CHAR Tech and Lake Nipigon Forest Management Inc. Sign Partnership Agreement

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
ArcelorMittal, Employment, MOU, First Nations, Agreement, Lake Nipigon, Partnership, Natural Resources, Biomass, SFL, Forestry, Memorandum, Renewable natural gas, CHAR, RNG, Silviculture

The partnership, Lake Nipigon Forest Sustainable Energy Solutions, (the “Partnership”) builds upon the foundation laid by the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in April 2023 .

Key Points: 
  • The partnership, Lake Nipigon Forest Sustainable Energy Solutions, (the “Partnership”) builds upon the foundation laid by the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in April 2023 .
  • LNFMI is a forest management co-operative comprised of four local First Nation Communities who hold the Sustainable Forest License (SFL) on the Lake Nipigon Forest:
    The Partnership will continue advancing development of the jointly-owned facility modeled after CHAR Tech’s flagship facility in Thorold, Ontario.
  • Under the Agreement, LNFMI will oversee the annual wood fiber harvest from the Lake Nipigon Forest, ensuring CHAR Tech’s wood waste feedstock supply for the wood waste-to-renewable energy (RNG and biocarbon) facility.
  • In January 2023, LNFMI was awarded an investment of $200,000 to support formalizing the LNFMI and CHAR Tech partnership for the Lake Nipigon Forest Sustainable Energy Solutions RNG and biocarbon production facility.

Spruce Power Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Results

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
Technology, Environment, Batteries, Alternative Energy, Green Technology, Energy, Conference, Solar energy, Growth, Telephone, Fleet, Public expenditure, Wind, Insurance, Event, Depreciation, Weather, Share repurchase, Court, XL, Silviculture

Spruce Power Holding Corporation (NYSE: SPRU) (“Spruce” or the “Company”), a leading owner and operator of distributed solar energy assets across the United States, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Spruce Power Holding Corporation (NYSE: SPRU) (“Spruce” or the “Company”), a leading owner and operator of distributed solar energy assets across the United States, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2023.
  • Revenues totaled $15.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to $18.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2022.
  • Core operating expenses (excluding depreciation), including both selling, general & administrative expenses ("SG&A") and operations & maintenance, were $17.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to $31.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2022.
  • In the fourth quarter of 2023, Spruce was able to estimate its exposure in three previously disclosed lawsuits related to Spruce's predecessor company, XL Fleet Corp.

Expansa Completes Construction and Commissioning of a New Resin Regeneration Facility

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
UF, CPI, Regeneration, DI, Water, Filtration, Food processing, NF, MMF, NGL, HPI, Portable, Municipality, Silviculture

HOUSTON, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Expansa, a privately held U.S. based industrial and municipal water treatment solutions provider, has completed construction and commissioning of its Resin Regeneration Plant adding much needed capacity to the "service deionization" market.

Key Points: 
  • HOUSTON, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Expansa, a privately held U.S. based industrial and municipal water treatment solutions provider, has completed construction and commissioning of its Resin Regeneration Plant adding much needed capacity to the "service deionization" market.
  • Key Elements of the Facility Include:
    Phase 1 of the project adds up to 288,000 cubic feet of resin regeneration capacity per year.
  • The Operations Team has completed the initial commissioning phase and will be ramping up production over the coming months.
  • "The opening of our resin regeneration plant marks a pivotal moment in our journey towards serving our customers' growing water purification needs.

Bee Vectoring Technologies Announces Partnership Strategy Update

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
International, Marketing, CVE, Plant, Sale, BVT, Sudden death syndrome, SDS, Agriculture, Partnership, Silviculture

Mississauga, Ontario and Sacramento, California--(Newsfile Corp. - February 29, 2024) - Bee Vectoring Technologies International Inc. (CSE: BEE) (OTCQB: BEVVF) (CVE: BEE) (the "Company" or "BVT") is pleased to announce an update on the Company's strategic partnership strategy with several multinational agriculture companies.

Key Points: 
  • Mississauga, Ontario and Sacramento, California--(Newsfile Corp. - February 29, 2024) - Bee Vectoring Technologies International Inc. (CSE: BEE) (OTCQB: BEVVF) (CVE: BEE) (the "Company" or "BVT") is pleased to announce an update on the Company's strategic partnership strategy with several multinational agriculture companies.
  • Partnership development is BVT's core strategy for quickly scaling business and substantially broadening its addressable market.
  • "BVT is deliberately and aggressively moving forward with strategic partnership initiatives, and we are currently in a good position to do this with several global partners," said Ashish Malik, CEO of BVT.
  • "These initiatives have shown very promising results and market opportunities - successes that have intrigued these multinational businesses and encourage them to further pursue partnership with BVT."

Transom Capital Announces Strategic Sale of Aspen Publishing to UWorld, LLC

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Monday, March 11, 2024
Acquisition, Sustainability, Wolters Kluwer, Sale, Tort, Entrepreneurship, School, Kirkland & Ellis, Partner (business rank), LLP, Transom, Silviculture

LOS ANGELES and BURLINGTON, Mass., March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Transom Capital Group (“Transom”), an operations-focused middle market private equity firm, is proud to announce the successful sale of Aspen Publishing (“Aspen”) to UWorld, LLC.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES and BURLINGTON, Mass., March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Transom Capital Group (“Transom”), an operations-focused middle market private equity firm, is proud to announce the successful sale of Aspen Publishing (“Aspen”) to UWorld, LLC.
  • The sale represents a major milestone that underscores Transom's dedication to nurturing growth and fostering innovation within the educational learning tools marketplace.
  • The acquisition continues UWorld’s growth across industries and will bring significant value to the legal education market.”
    The sale of Aspen Publishing represents the third exit from the Transom Funds in the past 90 days.
  • William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor and Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal advisor to Aspen Publishing.

CannMart Reports Growth in Key Markets of Alberta and Ontario with In-house Brand Roilty Ranking as the Second Best-Selling Concentrate in 2023

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Singular, Narrative, AB, News, Big Three, Growth, Consultant, Cannabis, Science, SKU, Stock, Silviculture

"CannMart achieved significant growth in 2023 with its in-house brands, Roilty and Zest Cannabis," said Daniel Stern, CEO of CannMart.

Key Points: 
  • "CannMart achieved significant growth in 2023 with its in-house brands, Roilty and Zest Cannabis," said Daniel Stern, CEO of CannMart.
  • "Roilty became the second best-selling concentrate brand in Canada, showcasing impressive unit sales and capturing additional market share across key provinces of Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia.
  • Zest Cannabis also outperformed market growth in Ontario and Alberta, driven by innovative products and an expanded SKU count.
  • In 2024 Roilty will introduce new SKUs in Ontario, Alberta and Quebec, and is expected to build upon the strong growth posted in 2023.

ProGro Bio Announces Groundbreaking Results from 2023 Rhizol Field Research Program

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
Consultant, Documentation, Onion, Observation, Soybean, Water, Silviculture

ATLANTA, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ProGro Bio Inc, the manufacturer of the most impressive 100% organic soil inoculant, today announced the success of its 2023 Rhizol Field Research Program.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ProGro Bio Inc, the manufacturer of the most impressive 100% organic soil inoculant, today announced the success of its 2023 Rhizol Field Research Program.
  • The company's expansive 2023 Rhizol Field Research Program partnered with over 150 industry participants including independent crop consultants, independent growers from across the nation, third-party agricultural research agencies, and university testing facilities.
  • "The results of the 2023 Rhizol Field Research Program have exceeded all expectations," said Blake Young, Chairman & CEO or ProGro BIO.
  • "The success of the 2023 Rhizol Field Research Program clearly underscores the effectiveness and value of Rhizol in modern agriculture," said David Shoemaker, industry advisor to ProGro.