Publisher: IRENA
This report highlights the range of policy options available to support green hydrogen in the industrial sector and complements these policies with country examples.
In February 1813 the British frigate Phoebe set out on a secret mission that would involve sailing halfway around the world to attack American settlements in the Pacific Northwest. The United States, frustrated at the treatment of its shipping by the combatants in the Napoleonic Wars, had finally opened hostilities against the British in the previous June. From the American perspective the War of 1812 began with disasters in its invasion of Canada, but against all expectations the infant US Navy had scored significant victories at sea. The most strategically significant of these was the campaign by the frigate USS Essex, which had almost annihilated the lucrative British whaling trade in the south Pacific. Therefore, Phoebe was diverted to hunt down and destroy this highly successful commerce-raider. After an epic search, Phoebe tracked her prey to neutral Valparaiso where the American frigate was blockaded and,in a very bloody battle, eventually captured. The American captain, David Porter, published a self-serving account of his actions which ever since has mired the battle in controversy, so this British naval eyewitness account is an important counter-balance. It is one of the lesser-known campaigns of a war which is currently celebrating its bicentenary, but its inherent drama inspired the plot of Patrick O'Brian's novel The Far Side of the World, although in its movie adaptation Master & Commander the American frigate is transformed into a French privateer.Show book
In this moving dialogue, Julia speaks about her heart-wrenching experiences in the redwood tree she named Luna, and the work she has been doing since she ended her tree sit. Julia continues to speak out for the Earth, and acknowledges how easily we can become overwhelmed by the problems of the world.Show book
Finding Hope Within Tragedy Susan Vitalis was following God’s call and finding extreme satisfaction in making it into a vocation. She dedicated her medical training to serving the underserved, and had practiced in 15 of the most poverty-stricken countries in the world. But when tragedy struck, performing that calling was no longer possible. Traversing that wilderness of loneliness and uncertainty was neither simple nor easy, but with God’s help, she found the wisdom to start again and make a new calling into a new vocation. Redirecting is an authentic look into what it means to listen to not only the good but the best God has for your lifeShow book
“Mesozoic mammal fossils are the focus of this fascinating book, which reviews both the fossils themselves and the history of their discovery.” —Choice In Pursuit of Early Mammals presents the history of the mammals that lived during the Mesozoic era, the time when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, and describes their origins, anatomy, systematics, paleobiology, and distribution. It also tells the story of the author, a world-renowned specialist on these animals, and the other prominent paleontologists who have studied them. Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska was the first woman to lead large-scale paleontological expeditions, including eight to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, which brought back important collections of dinosaur, early mammal, and other fossils. She shares the difficulties and pleasures encountered in finding rare fossils and describes the changing views on early mammals made possible by these discoveries. “A thorough review of the current state of early mammalian paleontology presented through the unique historical filter of someone who was at the foremost of the field for over half a century.” —The Quarterly Review of Biology “Whether she’s talking about how mammals evolved their distinctive ear bones, or how she built a cabin out of plywood during a particularly cold field season in the Gobi, you know that a remarkable, passionate person is telling a story of science and adventure in her own words.” —Priscum “A fascinating window into the development of the field . . . The perspective of an individual at the center of these developments is captivating, informative, and has never before been published.” —Gregory P. Wilson, University of WashingtonShow book
End Money Worries! The Book on Dental Assistant Career Development Planning Job Hunting Change Interview Questions Preparation & Coaching Guide for Adults & Young Teens Written Brian Mahoney Narrated by Brian Mahoney & Katie Johnson Discover... * How to Become a Dental Assistant * What is the salary of a Dental Assistant * What is the future Job outlook for a Dental Assistant * how long does it take to become a Dental Assistant * How to Prepare for Your Job Interview * Tips the pros use to Ace their Job Interview * You'll be confident with the best answers for the toughest job interview questions The knowledge and ability to change your life all for less than the cost of 1 movie ticket! If you are ready to get started & want the knowledge, help & motivation to change your life now!... Then this Book is for you!!! So Don't wait. You'll wait your life away...Show book
The true story of the French engineer and inventor who developed a mine detector for the US Army during WWII—and then went on to transform the oil industry. In March 1940, with Europe at war, French army lieutenant Henri-Georges Doll came to the U.S. embassy in Paris to give a deposition. Doll was an artillery commander, a graduate of France’s grandes écoles of science, engineering, and service. He had been mobilized to the front at the start of the war, then quickly recalled to Paris to work on a secret device for detecting the deadly land mines being planted by the German army on a vast new scale. But Doll’s deposition that day had nothing to do with the war. He had come to testify in a patent lawsuit pending in Houston, Texas. The case was Schlumberger Well Surveying Corporation v. Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Company: it marked one of the first great industrial battles for control of the technology of oil and gas exploration. When the German army marched into Paris three months later, Doll escaped to America, where he developed his new mine detector for the U.S. army, then settled in a small Connecticut town to become one of the most prolific inventors of the twentieth century. His sixth sense for applied science would help create the modern technology of seeing underground using electrical signals and sound waves—technology that would enable the explosive growth of oil production, and of Schlumberger, after the war. This biography tells his remarkable story.Show book
