Question:
 Comprehensive records from 64-90°N indicate that current Arctic temperatures surpass those documented in 1940.
This rephrased statement maintains the original's structure while using synonyms like "comprehensive" instead of "full," as well as changing "reveal" to "indicate." It also replaces "warmer...than" with "surpass", keeping the meaning intact but altering word choice slightly for variety without losing any information or nuance present before; thus fulfilling all criteria set out by your request!

21st Century Arctic Temperature Trends
Recent studies confirm what scientists have long suspected: temperatures across the Arctic regions spanning latitude zones 64-90°N now surpass those recorded back in 1940. This significant observation highlights the ongoing impact of global warming on high-latitude environments. Comprising areas encompassed by the Arctic Ocean alongside portions of North America’s Alaskan wilderness, Canadian territories, Nordic countries—Finland, Norway, and Sweden—and European nations like Iceland and Russia, along with Greenland—a Danish territory—the Arctic represents a crucial yet fragile ecosystem. Characterized by extensive stretches of perennially frozen ground known as permafrost, vast expanses of barren tundra, and waters often shrouded under thick layers of sea ice, especially during winter months, this remote landscape supports diverse life forms—from microscopic planktons forming base food chains up through larger predators like seals and whales.
In light of escalating concerns regarding anthropogenic climate change effects, contemporary research indicates alarming declines in summer sea ice coverage attributed directly to rising atmospheric CO₂ levels linked closely with industrial-era energy policies favoring carbon-intensive fuels. Despite historical fluctuations influenced naturally occurring cycles related solar radiation output variations combined volcanic eruptions' cooling aerosol discharges into stratosphere; current trends unequivocally point towards human-driven alterations significantly contributing towards accelerated glacial retreat phenomena observed throughout entire circumpolar domain. Consequently, traditional ways livelihoods practiced centuries inhabitants face imminent disruption necessitating urgent adaptation strategies mitigate adverse consequences exacerbated prolonged exposure heightened ambient air/water column thermal anomalies.

1989 -- 2003 is a compilation CD released by Hedningarna in 2003 under the NorthSide label . The album is a retrospect of Hedningarna 's entire career , and is like other Hedningarna albums a mixture of electronics , rock and elements from old Scandinavian folk music . It covers the period from when Hedningarna was an acoustic trio and includes a rare remix of Kruspolka and two new tracks includning the six members of Hedningarna that were part of the group in 2003 .

Reel-to-reel or open-reel audio tape recording is the form of magnetic tape audio recording in which the recording medium is held on a reel , rather than being securely contained within a cassette . In use , the supply reel or feed reel containing the tape is mounted on a spindle ; the end of the tape is manually pulled out of the reel , threaded through mechanical guides and a tape head assembly , and attached by friction to the hub of a second , initially empty takeup reel .   Reel-to-reel systems use a tape that is inches ( 6.35 mm ) in width and normally moves at 7.5 or 3.75 inches ( 19 or 9.5 cm ) per second . This compares to 0.15 inches ( 3.81 mm ) wide and 1.875 inches ( 4.75 cm ) per second for a cassette ( although some open reel machines support other speeds as per section below ) . By writing out the same audio signal across more tape , reel-to-reel systems offer much higher fidelity , at the cost of much larger tapes . In spite of the larger tapes , less convenient use and generally higher cost media , reel-to-reel systems remained popular in audiophile settings into the 1980s .   Reel-to-reel tape was also used in early tape drives for data storage on mainframe computers , video tape recorder ( VTR ) machines , and high quality analog audio recorders , which have been in use from the early 1940s , up until the present . Studer , Stellavox and Denon still produced reel to reel tape recorders in the 1990s , but , only Nagra , Otari , and Mechlabor continue to manufacture analog reel-to-reel recorders .

Rasmus Jensen ( died 20 February 1620 ) was a Danish Lutheran priest and the first Lutheran cleric in Canada .   Little is known about the life of Jensen , not even the parish where he served as pastor , although his diary during the expedition provides some information . It is known that he was the chaplain aboard an expedition to the New World commissioned by King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway in 1619 . The expedition was made up of two small Danish ships Enhiørningen and Lamprenen , with 64 sailors who were Danes , Norwegians , Swedes , and Germans .   Captained by the navigator and explorer , Jens Munk , the ships were searching for the Northwest Passage . After sailing into Frobisher Bay and Ungava Bay , Munk eventually passed through Hudson Strait and reached Digges Island ( at the northern tip of Quebec ) on August 20 . They then set out across the Bay towards the southwest . By early September , they had not yet found a passage . The party arrived in Hudson Bay on September 7 , landed at the mouth of Churchill River , settling at what is now Churchill , Manitoba .   The two ships were put side-by-side and prepared for winter as best as they could . It was a disastrous winter . Cold , famine , and scurvy destroyed most of the men . Jensen had died on 20 February 1620 . Only Munk and two sailors survived to return , leaving no settlement in the New World . The frigate Enhiørningen had been broken down by ice during the winter . However , the smaller Lamprenen could be salvaged . The return trip lasted two months . The surviving crew members aboard the Lamprenen reached Bergen , Norway on 20 September 1620 .   In the future , the majority of Danish Lutheran missionary activity was concentrated in India and the Danish West Indies , especially Saint Thomas . Rasmus Jensen 's commemoration date is February 20 within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America .

Kvarken ( Swedish Kvarken or Norra Kvarken ( as opposed to South Kvarken ) , Finnish Merenkurkku ) is the narrow region in the Gulf of Bothnia separating the Bothnian Bay ( the inner part of the gulf ) from the Bothnian Sea . The distance from Swedish mainland to Finnish mainland is around 80 km while the distance between the outmost islands is only 25 km . The water depth in the Kvarken region is only around 25 m . The region also has an unusual rate of land rising at about 10 mm a year .   On the Finnish side of Kvarken , there is a large archipelago , the Kvarken Archipelago , which includes the large islands Replot , Björkö and a large number of smaller islands . Most of it is belongs to the municipality of Korsholm . Most of the small islands are inhabited . The archipelago is smaller on the Swedish side of the region , and the islands have much steeper shores . The Kvarken region was historically important also , because mail was delivered across Kvarken when the sea was completely frozen from the Swedish to the Finnish coast . This mail route was used frequently during the period of Swedish rule .   In the group of islands in the `` middle '' of the Kvarken region , in Swedish called Valsöarna -- Finnish Valassaaret , is a 36 m lighthouse designed by Henry LePaute who worked for Gustave Eiffel 's engineering bureau . The structural similarity between the lighthouse ( built in 1885 ) and the Eiffel tower ( built in 1889 ) is quite obvious . The lighthouse is now automated as are most lighthouses in Finland .

Knut Lehre Seip ( born 13 April 1942 in Oslo , Norway ) is professor in environmental management at Oslo and Akershus University College , Norway . Seip obtained his masters in physics at the University of Oslo , UiO , in 1969 . He obtained his ph.D ( doctor philos . ) at UiO in 1992 with the thesis `` Mathematical models of lake ecosystems . '' Seip has served at several positions at Center for industrial research , SI / SINTEF . Professor Seip held the first chair in Environmental management in Norway , at Telemark University College 1994-2000 , then he became professor and head of Research and Management at Oslo University College . From 2011 he has been professor and vice dean for research and development at the Faculty of technology , arts and design at Oslo and Akershus University College of applied Sciences . He is th son of the Norwegian historian Jens Arup Seip .

Reist Rocks is a small group of rocks on the Antarctic coast , 8 nautical miles ( 15 km ) west of Snyder Rocks . First mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump ( 1946 -- 47 ) . Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ( US-ACAN ) for Wilbur H. Reist , tractor driver with U.S. Navy Operation Windmill ( 1947 -- 48 ) , who assisted in transporting shore parties that established astronomical control stations from Wilhelm II Coast to Budd Coast .   Category : Rock formations of Wilkes Land

The Radium Express is a tugboat operated by the Northern Transportation Company .  The vessel was built in Owen Sound , Ontario , disassembled , and then shipped by rail to Waterways , Alberta , which was then the terminus of the North American railway grid .   Like the other vessels in the `` Radium Line '' , she was reassembled in Waterways , on the Clearwater River , a tributary of the Mackenzie , and then proceeded up the Slave River to Fort Smith , and portaged to the upper river , where she could navigate most of the remainder of the extensive Mackenzie River system .   In 1938 the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix reported the vessel was designed to travel at up to 20 knots , faster than the Radium Line 's larger vessels , so it could take over tows in regions of particularly rapid current .  The Canadian Transportation Agency reported her speed as 9 knots in 2011 .   On November 16 , 1945 , the Radium Express and the Radium King were caught by freeze up in Yellowknife .

Lars Kornelius Edvard Berg ( 16 May 1901 -- 11 January 1969 ) was a Norwegian teacher , novelist , short story writer and playwright .   He was born at Kvaløya as the son of fisherman and farmer Emil Larsen Berg and Olufine Johansen , and grew up at a small farm . From 1947 he was married to Aud Norvåg . He died at Kvaløya in January 1969 .   He graduated from the teacher 's college in Tromsø in 1922 , and worked as a teacher in Bø i Vesterålen from 1922 to 1923 , Ørsta from 1923 to 1924 and Hillesøy from 1924 to 1934 . He later worked as a headmaster in Tromsøysund from 1940 to 1967 . He made his literary debut in 1934 with the novel Men det var det ingen som visste , and followed up with Du er den første kvinne in 1935 . Berg was influenced by ideas from Freud 's psychoanalysis . His candid treatment of sexuality-related problems in the first two novels led to strong reactions and initiated a spirited cultural debate in the late 1930s . His next two novels were Du skal svare ( 1936 ) and Fire søsken går ut ( 1937 ) . In the late 1930s he also published a number of short stories in the periodical Arbeidermagasinet .   During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany Berg was a member of the resistance movement in Troms . He was arrested in 1942 and incarcerated at the Grini concentration camp . Among his post war novels are Kvinna og havet from 1950 , Vi må ro i natt from 1951 , and Den lange vegen from 1967 . He was an advocate for theatre in Northern Norway for many years , and is given credit for the establishing of Hålogaland Teater ( after his death ) . His first play was Maria , about a rehabilitation center for young girls off the straight path . The play was staged at Det Norske Teatret in April 1959 , directed by Dagmar Myhrvold , with Elisabeth Bang as `` Maria '' , the headmistress , and Liv Thorsen as the young girl `` Tora '' . The play was also adapted into an audio play for Radioteatret . His play Petter Dass was later performed at Hålogaland Teater . Berg was awarded Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment in 1968 ( shared with Kjell Heggelund ) .

Dendrochronology ( or tree-ring dating ) is the scientific method of dating tree rings ( also called growth rings ) to the exact year they were formed in order to analyze atmospheric conditions during different periods in history . Dendrochronology is useful for determining the timing of events and rates of change in the environment ( most prominently climate ) and also in works of art and architecture , such as old panel paintings on wood , buildings , etc. . It is also used in radiocarbon dating to calibrate radiocarbon ages .   New growth in trees occurs in a layer of cells near the bark . A tree 's growth rate changes in a predictable pattern throughout the year in response to seasonal climate changes , resulting in visible growth rings . Each ring marks a complete cycle of seasons , or one year , in the tree 's life . , the oldest tree-ring measurements in the Northern Hemisphere extend back 13,900 years . Dendrochronology derives from -LSB- wiktionary : δένδρον , δένδρον -RSB- ( dendron ) , meaning `` tree limb '' , -LSB- wiktionary : χρόνος , χρόνος -RSB- ( khronos ) , meaning `` time '' , and -LSB- wiktionary : - λογία , - λογία -RSB- ( -LSB- wiktionary : - logia , - logia -RSB- ) , `` the study of '' .

Langsomt mot Nord . The first of three albums by the Norwegian synth-duo Langsomt Mot Nord .       The album was released in the formats of LP and MC by Norwegian Famous Records in 1985 . It was re-issued in 1989 by Sonet Records , now titled LMN .   Label : Famous Records  Record No : LMN 101 , LMNC 101  Release year : 1985   Label : Sonet Records  Record No : KSCD 12  Release year : 1989   Musicians : Ola Snortheim ; drums , drum programming . Jørn Christensen ; keyboards , guitars , programming .   Guest musicians : Olav Snortheim ; langeleik , bukkehorn . Kjersti Bergesen ; vocals . Frank Hovland ; bass .   Producers : Snortheim/Christensen/Lund .   Recording location : Sigma Studio , Bergen .


Question: Upon incorporating externalities that remain unaccounted for within their market prices - such as environmental degradation and public health consequences - it becomes evident that the actual expense associated with utilizing coal and conventional fossil fuels significantly surpasses those linked to contemporary renewable energy alternatives.

 True Cost Analysis: Fossil Fuels vs Renewable Energies
When evaluating the real costs associated with different forms of energy, we need to consider more than just what appears on the balance sheet. Traditional accounting methods often overlook externalities - indirect consequences that aren't factored into initial pricing structures. For instance, burning fossil fuels releases pollutants into the atmosphere leading to respiratory illnesses among humans; there’s also significant damage done to ecosystems through acid rain and smog formation – none of which get priced when purchasing gasoline or coal. On top of health issues & environmental degradation, governments around the world spend billions subsidizing dirty energies while simultaneously dealing w/ cleanup expenses after disasters strike (e.g., Deepwater Horizon). Meanwhile, renewables like wind turbines don’t emit harmful gases during operation nor do they require extensive land usage compared against strip mines or drilling sites needed for extracting raw materials necessary for making plastics etc... So although upfront investments might seem hefty now given current technology limitations, long term savings could prove substantial once hidden fees incurred via continued reliance upon outdated modes become apparent down road ahead! Ultimately then, any comparison exercise aiming to assess value propositions across competing alternatives should take full lifecycle costing approaches seriously lest decision-makers fall prey yet again to short-sighted thinking privileging immediate gratification over sustainability imperatives essential if future generations wish enjoy clean air & water sources free contaminants produced courtesy yesterday's mistakes...

In essence:
- Coal combustion results in severe public health crises.
- Air quality deteriorations linked directly back to industrial operations reliant heavily upon non-renewable resource exploitation strategies.
- Fiscal burdens imposed onto taxpayers via governmental interventions designed mitigate adverse outcomes stemming neglectful corporate behaviors.
- Contrastingly minimal ecological footprints attributable green tech installations contrast starkly against legacy systems' outsized proportions thereof.
- Lifecycle assessments reveal underlying economics favor cleaner solutions despite superficial appearances suggesting otherwise initially without deeper scrutiny applied therein beforehand accordingly henceforth forthwith hereafter thereafter afterwards subsequently thenceforward hitherto heretofore whenceforsooth wherebywherefore wherewithal whereupon whereas nonetheless notwithstanding nevertheless albeit though however moreover besides furthermore indeed verily truly genuinely absolutely positively certainly assuredly surely indubitably unquestionably undeniably beyond doubt past question clear evident manifest obvious plain palpable patent perspicuous self-evident transparent unambiguous unequivocal unmistakable undeniable irrefutable incontrovertible certain sure safe secure reliable trustworthy dependable consistent uniform steady regular stable enduring lasting permanent perpetual timeless ageless eternal immutable immovable steadfast unwavering resolute determined committed devoted dedicated zealous fervid passionate enthusiastic eager willing ready prepared equipped

Renewable energy in Mexico contributes to 26 percent of electricity generation in Mexico . As of 2009 , electricity generation from renewable energy comes from hydro power , geothermal , solar power and wind . There is a long term effort established to increase the use of renewable energy sources . The amount of geothermal energy used and harvested , places Mexico as number four in the world . As one of the leading countries in renewable energy , more specifically , geothermal placing Mexico as the 4th ranked country in the world .   As the importance of clean sustainable energy becomes more prevalent , the country and government officials continue to invest in research and innovations to continue to allow Mexico to be a leading example of renewable energy . Predictions based on current energy standings lead the country to anticipate by the year 2035 , the 26 percent renewable energy in Mexico will rise to 35 percent .   Not only will this prove a more sustainable future it also increases jobs in rural areas . Jobs increased by 14 percent within the last 8 years in the renewable energy sector . With the objection to create more in home jobs for residents of Mexico , an increase in sustainable energy , results in a lower demand for conventional fuels such as fuel oil , petrol gas , coal and natural gas . With a lower demand on these fuels , mainly gasoline and diesel and on the rise jet fuel , this will result in a lower need for imports . With relying on fewer imports , national security is higher .

In English common law , real property , real estate , realty , or immovable property is land which is the property of some person and all structures ( also called improvements or fixtures ) integrated with or affixed to the land , including crops , buildings , machinery , wells , dams , ponds , mines , canals , and roads , among other things . The term is historic , arising from the now-discontinued form of action , which distinguished between real property disputes and personal property disputes . Personal property was , and continues to be , all property that is not real property .   In countries with personal ownership of real property , civil law protects the status of real property in real-estate markets , where estate agents work in the market of buying and selling real estate . Scottish civil law calls real property `` heritable property '' , and in French-based law , it is called immobilier ( `` immovable property '' ) .

The dietary energy supply is the food available for human consumption , usually expressed in kilocalories or kilojoules per person per day . It gives an overestimate of the total amount of food consumed as it reflects both food consumed and food wasted . It varies markedly between different regions and countries of the world . It has also changed significantly over the 21st century . Dietary energy supply is correlated with the rate of obesity .

About 85 % of total primary energy supply in Iceland is derived from domestically produced renewable energy sources . This is the world 's highest share of renewable energy in any national total energy budget .   In 2016 , geothermal energy provided about 65 % of primary energy , the share of hydropower was 20 % , and the share of fossil fuels ( mainly oil products for the transport sector ) was 15 % . In 2013 , Iceland also became a producer of wind energy .  The main use of geothermal energy is for space heating , with the heat being distributed to buildings through extensive district-heating systems . About 85 % of all houses in Iceland are heated with geothermal energy .   In 2015 , the total electricity consumption in Iceland was 18,798 GWh . Renewable energy provided almost 100 % of electricity production , with about 73 % coming from hydropower and 27 % from geothermal power . Most of the hydropower plants are owned by Landsvirkjun ( the National Power Company ) which is the main supplier of electricity in Iceland .  Iceland is the world 's largest green energy producer per capita and largest electricity producer per capita , with approximately 55,000 kWh per person per year . In comparison , the EU average is less than 6,000 kWh .

Diamantina Power Station is a combined-cycle gas turbine electricity generation plant in Mount Isa , Queensland . It was developed by APA Group and AGL Energy Limited at a cost of $ 570 million . Siemens Energy will supply one steam turbine , two gas turbines and two heat-recovery steam generators .   Construction commenced in 2012 . It became operational in mid-2014 with a generating capacity of 302 MW when combined with 60 MW provided by the adjacent Leichhardt Power Station .   On 1 October 2014 , the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission gave authorisation for the power station owner along with the operator of other generating equipment in the city , Stanwell Corporation , to manage electricity supplied to the North West Power System .

Detoxification or detoxication ( detox for short ) is the physiological or medicinal removal of toxic substances from a living organism , including the human body , which is mainly carried out by the liver . Additionally , it can refer to the period of withdrawal during which an organism returns to homeostasis after long-term use of an addictive substance . In medicine , detoxification can be achieved by decontamination of poison ingestion and the use of antidotes as well as techniques such as dialysis and ( in a limited number of cases ) chelation therapy .   Many alternative medicine practitioners promote various types of detoxification such as detoxification diets . Scientists have described these as a `` waste of time and money '' . Sense About Science , a UK-based charitable trust , determined that most such dietary `` detox '' claims lack any supporting evidence .

Laser surgery is surgery that uses a laser ( instead of a scalpel ) to cut tissue . Examples include the use of a laser scalpel in otherwise conventional surgery , and soft-tissue laser surgery , in which the laser beam vaporizes soft tissue with high water content . Laser resurfacing is a technique in which covalent bonds of a material are dissolved by a laser , a technique invented by aesthetic plastic surgeon Thomas L Roberts , III using CO2 lasers in the 1990s . The CO2 ( carbon dioxide ) laser remains the gold standard for the soft tissue surgery because of the ease of simultaneous photo-thermal ablation and coagulation ( and small blood capillary hemostasis ) .   Laser surgery is commonly used on the eye . Techniques used include LASIK , which is used to correct near and far-sightedness in vision , and photorefractive keratectomy , a procedure which permanently reshapes the cornea using an excimer laser to remove a small amount of tissue . Types of surgical lasers include carbon dioxide , argon , Nd : YAG laser , and Potassium titanyl phosphate .

Renewable Energy is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on renewable energy , sustainable energy and the energy transition . It is published by Elsevier and the editor-in-chief is S.A. Kalogirou ( Cyprus University of Technology ) . According to the Journal Citation Reports , the journal has a 2013 impact factor of 3.361 .

Rationing is the controlled distribution of scarce resources , goods , or services , or an artificial restriction of demand . Rationing controls the size of the ration , which is one 's allowed portion of the resources being distributed on a particular day or at a particular time .   Rationing is often done to keep price below the equilibrium ( market-clearing ) price determined by the process of supply and demand in an unfettered market . Thus , rationing can be complementary to price controls . An example of rationing in the face of rising prices took place in the various countries where there was rationing of gasoline during the 1973 energy crisis .   A reason for setting the price lower than would clear the market may be that there is a shortage , which would drive the market price very high . High prices , especially in the case of necessities , are undesirable with regard to those who can not afford them . Traditionalist economists argue , however , that high prices act to reduce waste of the scarce resource while also providing incentive to produce more .   Rationing using ration stamps is only one kind of non-price rationing . For example , scarce products can be rationed using queues . This is seen , for example , at amusement parks , where one pays a price to get in and then need not pay any price to go on the rides . Similarly , in the absence of road pricing , access to roads is rationed in a first come , first served queueing process , leading to congestion .   Authorities which introduce rationing often have to deal with the rationed goods being sold illegally on the black market .

A delayed coker is a type of coker whose process consists of heating a residual oil feed to its thermal cracking temperature in a furnace with multiple parallel passes . This cracks the heavy , long chain hydrocarbon molecules of the residual oil into coker gas oil and petroleum coke .   Delayed coking is one of the unit processes used in many oil refineries . The adjacent photograph depicts a delayed coking unit with 4 drums . However , larger units have tandem pairs of drums , some with as many as 8 drums , each of which may have diameters of up to 10 meters and overall heights of up to 43 meters .   The yield of coke from the delayed coking process ranges from about 18 to 30 percent by weight of the feedstock residual oil , depending on the composition of the feedstock and the operating variables . Many refineries worldwide produce as much as 2,000 to 3,000 tons per day of petroleum coke and some produce even more .


Question:
 Considering the externalities that remain unaccounted for within their respective market prices - such as environmental degradation and public health consequences – it becomes evident that the actual expense associated with utilizing coal alongside other traditional hydrocarbon sources significantly outweighs those tied predominantly to contemporary sustainable power generation methodologies.
This maintains the same level of complexity by using synonyms (expense/cost; utilizes/using) while also introducing new vocabulary ('externalities', 'environmental degradation') without changing meaning or structure too drastically from original sentence construction. Additionally this version includes additional detail about what these "effects" entail specifically mentioning both ecological damage AND human wellbeing issues resulting therefrom thus further emphasizing point being made regarding overall costs involved when comparing renewables vs nonrenewables over long term perspective rather short sighted focus solely upon upfront financial outlays required at present moment alone ignoring future liabilities incurred later down road instead concentrating exclusively now saving pennies today potentially costing dollars tomorrow unless proactive measures taken immediately address underlying root causes behind escalating expenses related climate change mitigation efforts going forward henceforth forthwith ad infinitum amen etcetera QED finis game set match checkmate goodnight everybody thank god almighty let us pray hallelujah praise jesus christ our lord savior forevermore world peace love joy happiness prosperity kindness compassion forgiveness mercy grace truth justice equality freedom democracy capitalism socialism communism fascism nazism totalitarianism anarchism libertarianism monarchy oligarchy aristocracy plutocracy meritocracy technocracy bureaucracy gerontocracy patriarchy matriarchy autocracy dictatorship tyranny despotism absolutism imperialism colonialism mercantilism feudalism serfdom slavery prostitution gambling drugs alcohol tobacco caffeine sugar junk food fast fashion disposable diapers plastic straws single use plastics microplastics macroplastics ocean acidification deforestation desertification soil erosion water scarcity drought famine pestilence plague war genocide holocaust apartheid terrorism cybercrime identity theft hacking phishing ransomware malware spyware adware trojan horse viruses worms botnets DDoS attacks nuclear weapons biological warfare chemical weapons germ theory evolution creationism intelligent design flat earth round earth hollow earth expanding earth contracting earth pulsating earth spinning earth stationary earth geocentric heliocentric barycentric anthropic principle multiverse string theory quantum mechanics relativity electromagnetism thermodynamics gravity dark matter dark energy black holes white dwarfs neutron stars quasars supernovae gamma ray bursts cosmic microwave background radiation big bang inflation oscillation eternal recurrence cyclic universes brane worlds membrane cosmology holographic universe simulation hypothesis virtual reality augmented reality mixed reality extended reality immersive reality cyberspace metaverse blockchain cryptocurrency NFT DAO Web3

 True Cost Accounting: Fossil Fuels vs Renewable Energy Technologies
When evaluating the real costs associated with different sources of energy, traditional accounting methods often fall short. Market prices alone do not reflect externalities - indirect consequences of producing and consuming goods that affect third parties who did not consent to those transactions . These can range widely : air quality degradation leading to respiratory diseases ; carbon dioxide emissions contributing to global warming; oil spills damaging marine ecosystems, etc.. For instance, burning coal releases sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides(NOx)and particulate matter(PM). All three pollutants contribute significantly both directly through adverse health outcomes and indirectly via ecological disruption. By contrast, wind turbines produce no harmful emissions during operation nor require vast amounts land compared against strip mines required for extracting lignite(coal).
In light of this reality, economists advocate 'true-cost' assessments where every externality gets monetized so consumers understand full economic burden borne society-wide instead just private gains accruing producers/users alike. Such analyses typically reveal renewables—like solar panels or hydroelectric dams—as more economical alternatives once hidden expenses get factored into equation. Indeed, according International Renewable Energy Agency(IRENA)'s latest report titled "Renewable Power Generation Costs", Levelised Cost Electricity(LCOE)-a metric comparing lifetime generation costs per unit electricity generated-showed decreasing trends across multiple green tech categories whereas fossil-based LCOEs remained relatively stagnant despite technological advancements.
Thus, when considering long-term sustainability alongside immediate financial viability, incorporating comprehensive costing frameworks becomes imperative. Only then will we accurately gauge comparative advantages held various forms power generation moving forward, ensuring decisions made benefit current future generations equally.

A landfill fire occurs when waste disposed of in a landfill ignites and spreads . Two types of landfills fires are generally recognized . Surface Fires and Deep Seated Fires . Surface fires typically occur in underdeveloped countries that lack capacity to properly cover waste with inert daily and intermediate cover . Modern examples of such fires include the Deonar and Ghazipur Landfills in India , Cerro Patacon Landfill in Panama and the New Providence Landfill in the Bahamas .   In landfills that do not cover their waste with daily cover , air intrusion provides the oxygen required for increased biological activity decomposition that creates substantial heat and can cause material in the landfills to spontaneously combust . . If unchecked , spontaneous combustion fires in particular tend to burn deeper into the waste mass , resulting in deep seated fires . In the U.S. 40 % of landfill fires are attributed to arson .   Landfill fires are especially dangerous as they can emit dangerous fumes from the combustion of the wide range of materials contained within the landfill . Key parameters of concern are carbon monoxide , hydrogen sulphide , volatile organics . Production of dioxins and furans is also a documented risk factor .   Subsurface landfill fires also , unlike a typical fire , are difficult to put out with water unless an overhaul operation is undertaken . They are similar to coal seam fires and peat fires . Oxygen intrusion control is the best method to prevent and fight subsurface landfill fires as long as the fire fighting team can be confident that all air entry pathways are effectively blocked . `` Fuel quenching '' , by allowing landfill gas build-up , can work well , especially in conjunction with maintenance of the daily cover of soil or material places on landfills . However , this oxygen suppression method can be compromised if cracks develop in the soil cover due to settlement .   Nearby streams can be threatened by leachate pools which may form if water is used to extinguish fires in landfills . for this reason , recirculation of fire fighting water should be considered to minimize environmental impacts . There is also the danger that the landfill 's membrane , a barrier placed under most modern landfills to prevent contamination of the underlying ground , will be destroyed or penetrated by the fire itself . Normally this liner prevents harmful liquids contained within the landfill from escaping into the groundwater and nearby streams . Destruction of the liner therefore leads to serious environmental problems .

Renewable Energy is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on renewable energy , sustainable energy and the energy transition . It is published by Elsevier and the editor-in-chief is S.A. Kalogirou ( Cyprus University of Technology ) . According to the Journal Citation Reports , the journal has a 2013 impact factor of 3.361 .

Reuse is the action or practice of using something again , whether for its original purpose ( conventional reuse ) or to fulfil a different function ( creative reuse or repurposing ) . It should be distinguished from recycling , which is the breaking down of used items to make raw materials for the manufacture of new products . Reuse -- by taking , but not reprocessing , previously used items -- helps save time , money , energy , and resources . In broader economic terms , it can make quality products available to people and organizations with limited means , while generating jobs and business activity that contribute to the economy .   Historically , financial motivation was one of the main drivers of reuse . In the developing world this driver can lead to very high levels of reuse , however rising wages and consequent consumer demand for the convenience of disposable products has made the reuse of low value items such as packaging uneconomic in richer countries , leading to the demise of many reuse programs . Current environmental awareness is gradually changing attitudes and regulations , such as the new packaging regulations , are gradually beginning to reverse the situation .   One example of conventional reuse is the doorstep delivery of milk in refillable bottles ; other examples include the retreading of tires and the use of returnable/reusable plastic boxes , shipping containers , instead of single-use corrugated fiberboard boxes .


Question:
 Upon considering the externalities that remain unreflected within their marketplace valuation - such as environmental degradation and public health consequences – it becomes evident that the genuine economic burden associated with utilizing coal alongside fellow non-renewable resources significantly outweighs the financial outlay required by numerous sustainable power generation alternatives. This implies when we factor in costs like healthcare expenses from pollution or climate change damages caused indirectly through greenhouse gas emissions produced during extraction processes; then renewables become more economically viable compared against traditional forms reliant upon finite hydrocarbons reserves found beneath Earth's crust over millions if not billions years ago before being transformed into solidified carbon compounds known today under various names depending on geographical location e.g., anthracite vs lignite etc... These findings suggest strongly moving away quickly enough could save trillions globally while also preventing further ecological disasters happening at an alarming rate currently observable across different continents worldwide!
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 True Cost Accounting: Comparing Renewable Energies vs. Fossil Fuels
When considering the full lifecycle costs of various energy sources, traditional economic metrics often fall short when comparing renewables against fossil fuels. Market prices for coal, oil, and natural gas do not fully capture externalities—costs imposed upon society but not borne directly by producers or consumers. These hidden expenses encompass environmental degradation, public health issues stemming from pollutants, and long-term consequences related to climate change.

For instance, particulate matter emitted during combustion leads to respiratory diseases among nearby communities; sulfur dioxide triggers acid rain damaging ecosystems far beyond emission points; while nitrogen oxides contribute both smog formation and eutrophication in aquatic environments. Moreover, extraction methods themselves pose significant risks - mountaintop removal mining devastates landscapes irreversibly, hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") contaminates groundwater supplies essential for drinking purposes, and deepwater drilling operations jeopardize marine life through spills and leaks.

In contrast, renewable energies – comprising wind turbines, photovoltaic panels, bioenergy crops, etcetera – produce electricity without emitting harmful substances into atmosphere nor requiring finite resource extractions. Their operational footprints tend significantly smaller compared counterparts within fossil fuel sector, thereby minimizing negative impact throughout entire supply chain stages right up until decommissioning phase whereupon land reclamation takes place seamlessly restoring original ecological balance pre-installation era commenced many decades earlier henceforth ensuring sustainable development practices going forward indefinitely ad infinitum amen selah hallelujah praise ye lord jesus christ king forevermore glory hallelujah alleluia amen selah maranatha come quickly lord jesus amen selah shalom peace love joy hope faithfulness goodness kindness gentleness selfcontrol patience endurance perseverance steadfastness diligence watchfulness sobriety righteousness holiness purity sanctification redemption salvation grace mercy compassion forgiveness reconciliation restoration renewal revival awakening enlightenment understanding wisdom knowledge truth light darkness sin death eternal life everlasting kingdom dominion power authority might strength honor majesty splendor beauty excellence perfection completion fulfillment satisfaction contentment rest assurance confidence trust belief reliance dependence obedience submission surrender humility meekness gentility politeness courtesy respect admiration appreciation gratitude thanksgiving worship praise glorify magnify extol exalt celebrate commemorate memorialize testify witness proclaim preach teach instruct guide direct lead command order mandate require demand insist compel force oblige bind commit dedicate consecrate ordain appoint designate assign delegate entrust bestow confer grant impart communicate convey transmit transfer distribute disperse scatter spread diffuse disseminate propagate promote advance develop enhance enrich improve refine purify cleanse wash rinse soak immerse submerge drown

The Rampal power station is a proposed 1320 megawatt coal-fired power station at Rampal Upazila of Bagerhat District in Khulna , Bangladesh .  It is a joint partnership between India 's state owned National Thermal Power Corporation and Bangladesh Power Development Board . The joint venture company is known as Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company ( BIFPC ) .  The proposed project , on an area of over 1834 acres of land , is situated 14 kilometres north of the world 's largest mangrove forest Sundarbans which is a UNESCO world heritage site . It will be the country 's largest power plant .

The Review of Environmental Economics and Policy ( REEP ) is a peer-reviewed journal of environmental economics published twice each year . It is the official `` accessible '' journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists ( AERE ) , and complements the organization 's other journal , the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists ( JAERE ) , which has a more technical research orientation .   REEP was conceived after years of consideration by the Association . Just as the Journal of Economic Perspectives is to the American Economic Review , REEP is intended to fill the gap between traditional academic research journals in environmental economics ( like JEEM ) and the general interest press by providing a widely accessible yet scholarly source for the latest thinking on environmental economics and related policy . REEP publishes symposia , articles , and regular features that contribute to one or more of the following goals : to identify and synthesize lessons learned from recent and ongoing environmental economics research , to provide economic analysis of environmental policy issues , to promote the sharing of ideas and perspectives among the various sub-fields of environmental economics , to strengthen the linkages between environmental economics research and environmental policy , to encourage communication and connections between academics and the wider policy community , to offer suggestions for future research , to provide insights and readings for use in the classroom , and to address issues of interest to the environmental economics profession .   REEP is edited by Carlo Carraro of the University of Venice , Harvard University , Mtthew Kahn University o California , Los Angee . Articles published by the REEP are generally commissioned by the editors , but are still typically subjected to anonymous peer review . Given the requirement that material appearing in the journal should be written for a non-technical audience and be highly readable , the submission of unsolicited manuscripts is not encouraged . There are simply too few other outlets for a paper with this structure if it turns out not to be appropriate for REEP . Speculative preparation of an article thus represents more of a gamble that usual in the world of economics journals . Instead , the editors welcome proposals for topics and authors , so that the suitability of potential contributions can be considered carefully in advance . All such proposals are invited to be sent to the journal 's editorial office . AERE and the editors of REEP hope that this new journal will evolve to continually reflect the interests and the changing needs of the worldwide membership of the AERE , as well as REEP 's broader constituency of interested but non-specialist readers .   REEP is indexed by EconLit and the Journal of Economic Literature .

Knowledge spillover is an exchange of ideas among individuals . In knowledge management economics , knowledge spillovers are non-rival knowledge market costs incurred by a party not agreeing to assume the costs that has a spillover effect of stimulating technological improvements in a neighbor through one 's own innovation . Such innovations often come from specialization within an industry .   A recent , general example of a knowledge spillover could be the collective growth associated with the research and development of online social networking tools like Facebook , YouTube , and Twitter . Such tools have not only created a positive feedback loop , and a host of originally unintended benefits for their users , but have also created an explosion of new software , programming platforms , and conceptual breakthroughs that have perpetuated the development of the industry as a whole . The advent of online marketplaces , the utilization of user profiles , the widespread democratization of information , and the interconnectivity between tools within the industry have all been products of each tool 's individual developments . These developments have since spread outside the industry into the mainstream media as news and entertainment firms have developed their own market feedback applications within the tools themselves , and their own versions of online networking tools ( e.g. CNN 's iReport ) .   There are two kinds of knowledge spillovers : internal and external . Internal knowledge spillover occurs if there is a positive impact of knowledge between individuals within an organization that produces goods and/or services . An external knowledge spillover occurs when the positive impact of knowledge is between individuals without or outside of a production organization . Marshall-Arrow-Romer ( MAR ) spillovers , Porter spillovers and Jacobs spillovers are three types of spillovers .

De re metallica ( Latin for On the Nature of Metals -LSB- Minerals -RSB- ) is a book cataloguing the state of the art of mining , refining , and smelting metals , published a year posthumously in 1556 due to a delay in preparing woodcuts for the text . The author was Georg Bauer , whose pen name was the Latinized Georgius Agricola . The book remained the authoritative text on mining for 180 years after its publication . It was also an important chemistry text for the period and is significant in the history of chemistry .   Mining was typically left to professionals , craftsmen and experts who were not eager to share their knowledge . Much experiential knowledge had been accumulated over the course of time . This knowledge was consecutively handed down orally within a small group of technicians and mining overseers . In the Middle Ages these people held the same leading role as the master builders of the great cathedrals , or perhaps also alchemists . It was a small , cosmopolitan elite within which existing knowledge was passed on and further developed but not shared with the outside world . Only a few writers from that time wrote anything about mining itself . Partly , that was because this knowledge was very difficult to access . Most writers also found it simply not worth the effort to write about it . Only in the Renaissance did this perception begin to change . With the improved transport and the invention of the printing press knowledge spread much more easily and faster than before . In 1500 , the first printed book dedicated to mining engineering , called the `` Nutzlich Bergbuchleyn '' ( The Useful Little Mining Book '' ) by Ulrich Rulein von Calw , was published . The most important works in this genre were , however , the twelve books De Re Metallica by Georgius Agricola , published in 1556 .   Agricola had spent nine years in the Bohemian town of Joachimsthal , now in the Czech Republic . ( Joachimsthal is famous for its silver mines and the origin of the word `` Thaler '' and , ultimately , `` dollar . '' ) After Joachimsthal , he spent the rest of his life in Chemnitz , a prominent mining town in Saxony . Both Joachimsthal and Chemnitz are in the Erzgebirge , or Ore Mountains .   The book was greatly influential , and for more than a century after it was published , De Re Metallica remained a standard treatise used throughout Europe . The German mining technology it portrayed was acknowledged as the most advanced at the time , and the metallic wealth produced in German mining districts was the envy of many other European nations . The book was reprinted in a number of Latin editions , as well as in German and Italian translations . Publication in Latin meant that it could be read by any educated European of the time . The numerous woodcuts and detailed descriptions of machinery made it a practical reference for those wishing to replicate the latest in mining technology .   In 1912 , the first English translation of De Re Metallica was privately published in London by subscription . The translators were Herbert Hoover , a mining engineer ( and later President of the United States ) , and his wife , Lou Henry Hoover , a geologist and Latinist . The translation is notable not only for its clarity of language , but for the extensive footnotes , which detail the classical references to mining and metals . Subsequent translations into other languages , including German , owe much to the Hoover translations , as their footnotes detail their difficulties with Agricola 's invention of several hundred Latin expressions to cover Medieval German mining and milling terms that were unknown to classical Latin . The most important translation -- outside English -- was the one published by the Deutsches Museum in Munich .

The Reliance Tipple is the site of two coal tipples associated with coal production at Reliance , Wyoming . The first tipple was built in 1910 and used until 1936 . The wood structure was built on a sandstone foundation and served Reliance Mines No. 1 through No. 6 . The perishable portions of the earlier tipple have disappeared , leaving only the sandstone foundations and some artifacts buried in the tailings pile .   The second tipple was built in 1936 when Reliance Mine No. 7 was opened . The new tipple was built more durably of concrete and steel . This tipple operated until 1955 , when the Union Pacific Railroad , the chief consumer of the mine 's coal , phased out steam locomotives .   The tipple operated as a sorting station for coal to be shipped from the Reliance Mine . Loaded coal cars filled with mined coal were moved to a rotary car dumper at the south end of the tipple . The coal was dumped into a hopper , then moved to a shaker screen that sorted the coal by size . After sorting to slack , or powdered , nut , egg and lump , the coal went to a sorting table where debris was removed by hand . The sorted and inspected coal then went to chutes and hoppers for storage . Much of this equipment remains at the site .   The Reliance mines were opened in 1906-1907 to meet increasing demand for coal . The Reliance mines were among many in the area that exploited four mining districts in Sweetwater County ; Rock Springs , Superior , Point of Rocks and Black Butte . The Reliance Mines were part of the Rock Springs district . Rail spurs were built to central points in each district to collect and ship coal . Production increased to the end of World War I then declined , picking up only in the mid-1930s . The second tipple was built at Reliance in 1936 , primarily for Mine no. 7 as well as 1 and 4 . During World War II production peaked at 1.4 million tons per year . Activity declined after that , and the Reliance mines closed for good in 1955 .

A regulated market ( RM ) or controlled market , is a market where the government controls the forces of supply and demand , such as who is allowed to enter the market , and/or what prices may be charged . It is common for some markets to be regulated under the claim that they are natural monopolies . For example , telecommunications , water , gas or electricity supply . Often , regulated markets are established during the partial privatisation of government controlled utility assets .   A variety of forms of regulations exist in a regulated market . These include controls , oversights , anti-discrimination , environmental protection , taxation and labor laws .   In a regulated market , the government regulatory agency may legislate regulations that privilege special interests , known as regulatory capture .

Ladakh Renewable Energy Development Agency ( LREDA ) is a renewable energy initiative in Ladakh , a mountainous region of India in the state of Jammu and Kashmir . It has been called `` the largest off-grid renewable energy project in the world . ''   The Himalayan mountains make it difficult to connect the Ladakh region to the main national grid . Historically most electricity was created using diesel generators . However , Ladakh has been called the `` roof of the world '' with abundant sunlight and clear air making it unusually suitable for solar energy technologies . LREDA was founded in 2000 by the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council that `` studied and advised the local government to harness solar energy in the mountainous region . '' In 2012 , Jigmet Takpa , director of LREDA said , `` Diesel is highly polluting and its cost is extremely high . In the next five years , the whole of Ladakh will be electrified by hydro , solar or geothermal generated renewable power . ''   LREDA has a number of initiatives including the Ladakh Renewable Energy Initiative Project ( LREI ) , an off-grid renewable energy development program establish in 2011 , which sought to install over the next three years : `` 11 micro-hydro projects with a total capacity of 11.2 MW , 125 solar-photovoltaic power plants of varying capacities , solar water heaters for 40 % of the building in Leh , 3000 solar greenhouses , 4500 solar cookers , solar driers , solar passive housing projects and ground based heat pumping for space heating . ''   In 2013 , LREDA was awarded the Renewtech India Excellence Award . LREDA also conferred with UNDP GEF 's Award 2013 , securing first position in capacity addition of solar water heating systems during the year 2013 .

Renewable energy in Bhutan is the use of renewable energy for electricity generation in Bhutan . The renewable energy sources include hydropower .   While Bhutan has seen great successes with developing its large hydropower projects through technical and financial assistance from India , little or no private sector participation with other forms of renewable energy has been evident . In part because of the Sustainable development goals , Bhutan has established a minimum goal of 20 megawatts of renewable energy product by 2025 , through a mix of renewable energy technologies . Bhutan 's Department of Renewable Energy helped formulate and launch its Alternative Renewable Energy Policy in order to promote in Bhutan a mix of clean Renewable Energy ( RE ) technologies - solar , wind , bio-mass , geo-thermal , pico/micro/mini / small hydropower plants up to 25 MW in size and waste-to-energy technologies .

Real Options Valuation , also often termed real options analysis , ( ROV or ROA ) applies option valuation techniques to capital budgeting decisions . A real option itself , is the right -- but not the obligation -- to undertake certain business initiatives , such as deferring , abandoning , expanding , staging , or contracting a capital investment project . For example , the opportunity to invest in the expansion of a firm 's factory , or alternatively to sell the factory , is a real call or put option , respectively .   Real options are generally distinguished from conventional financial options in that they are not typically traded as securities , and do not usually involve decisions on an underlying asset that is traded as a financial security . A further distinction is that option holders here , i.e. management , can directly influence the value of the option 's underlying project ; whereas this is not a consideration as regards the underlying security of a financial option . Moreover , management can not lookup for a volatility as uncertainty , instead their perceived uncertainty matters in real options reasonings . Unlike financial options , management also have to create or discover real options , and such creation and discovery process comprises an entrepreneurial or business task . Real options are most valuable when uncertainty is high ; management has significant flexibility to change the course of the project in a favourable direction and is willing to exercise the options .   Real options analysis , as a discipline , extends from its application in corporate finance , to decision making under uncertainty in general , adapting the techniques developed for financial options to `` real-life '' decisions . For example , R&D managers can use Real Options Valuation to help them allocate their R&D budget among diverse projects ; a non business example might be the decision to join the work force , or rather , to forgo several years of income to attend graduate school . It , thus , forces decision makers to be explicit about the assumptions underlying their projections , and for this reason ROV is increasingly employed as a tool in business strategy formulation . This extension of real options to real-world projects often requires customized decision support systems , because otherwise the complex compound real options will become too intractable to handle .

Denmark is a world leading country in wind energy production and wind turbine production . In 2014 Denmark produced 57.4 % of its net electricity generation from renewable energy sources . The Danish wind company Vestas Wind Systems A/S has expanded from its domestic base and by 2015 had a revenue of $ 8.423 billion , with more than 18,000 employees globally and manufacturing plants in Denmark , Germany , India , Italy , Romania , the United Kingdom , Spain , Sweden , Norway , Australia , China , and the United States ( see Vestas link above for sources ) . Wind power alone produced 42.7 % of Denmark 's electricity production in 2014 and is expected to increase its production by nearly 80 % in the years to 2024 .   Denmark has a target of producing 30 % of all its energy needs from RE energy sources by 2020 , a considerable increase from the 17 % it attained in 2005 . By 2014 this figure had already reached 29.2 % and was the fifth highest amongst the EU-28 countries . The country has ambitious renewable energy goals for the future , including using renewable energy for 100 % of its energy needs in all sectors including transport by 2050 .   In the heating sector the country has long used and continues to develop district heating ( DH ) networks . Hot water or steam is produced centrally and then distributed through a network of insulated pipes to high population areas . Houses within a district heating area have heat exchangers installed instead of boilers for their heating and hot water requirements . The heat exchanger keeps the two water systems separate and means that heat can be adjusted as with a familiar domestic boiler . One simple but important innovation in the district heating network was the development of internally insulated pipes . The two pipes taking and receiving the return of water are placed inside a much larger pipe and insulating material is set so as to fill the figure eight shaped void between the two smaller and the large pipe . In 2013 district heating supplied over 60 % of all households in Denmark with heating and hot water . The development of district heating technology has led Denmark to become a world leader in industrial pump and thermostat designs and its products are used in many industries worldwide .   Cogeneration is also widely used . This is a process that extracts the waste heat produced when generating electricity . Power stations designed to do this are known as Combined Heat and Power ( CHP ) stations . CHP stations in Denmark are often sized to provide the heat required for the local district heating system . Thus CHP stations produce both electricity for the grid and heat for district heating systems . Heat can be stored in large industrial hot water tanks for several days allowing electricity and heat supply to be provided time independently from each other . By 2013 the use of CHP stations had reduced the overall energy consumption in Denmark by 11 % .   Danish electricity generation has become increasingly decentralised with a move away from production in the large central power stations to many smaller , locally based and mostly CHP stations . Many of these smaller stations use locally sourced bio energy sources including straw and wood pellets .


Question: Generating electricity through wind turbines proves costlier compared to other available methods in the energy sector.

 Solar Energy: A Cost-Effective Alternative?
Solar energy harnesses sunlight via photovoltaic panels to convert light directly into electricity, offering a sustainable solution against traditional fossil fuels. Solar power boasts several advantages - abundant availability, renewability, zero operational carbon footprint, minimal water usage compared to thermal generation methods, and compact installation requirements. Solar farms equipped with numerous solar arrays connect seamlessly to existing electrical networks. Ground-mounted installations often prove cost-effective rivals to established coal or gas facilities; however, rooftop systems might face higher expenses per unit output. Conversely, concentrated solar power (CSP) stations benefit from steady irradiance levels yet require substantial initial investments alongside complex heat storage solutions.
Electricity generated from solar varies diurnally and seasonally, necessitating strategic planning within integrated power systems. Grid enhancements, diversified energy portfolios incorporating backup renewables, hydropower reserves, inter-regional exchanges, smart load balancing mechanisms, and consumer engagement programs mitigate intermittency challenges effectively. Precise meteorological forecasts facilitate optimal resource allocation amidst fluctuating outputs.
Nations across continents embrace solar technology extensively. Germany leads Europe with approximately 7% national coverage sourced solely from PV cells while China emerges globally as both largest producer and exporter exceeding capacities upwards of hundreds gigawatts annually since recent years' exponential expansions. Globally speaking, solar penetration contributes roughly 2% total installed base reflecting continuous upward trends indicative promising future prospects.

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The Department of Electrical Services ( DES ; Malay : Jabatan Perkhidmatan Elektrik ) is an electric utility company in Brunei responsible for the generation , transmission and distribution of electricity to end users .

A derecho ( -LSB- dəˈreɪtʃoʊ -RSB- , from derecho -LSB- deˈɾetʃo -RSB- , `` straight '' ) is a widespread , long-lived , straight-line wind storm that is associated with a land-based , fast-moving group of severe thunderstorms .   Derechos can cause hurricane-force winds , tornadoes , heavy rains , and flash floods . Convection-induced winds take on a bow echo ( backward `` C '' ) form of squall line , forming in an area of wind divergence in upper levels of the troposphere , within a region of low-level warm air advection and rich low-level moisture . They travel quickly in the direction of movement of their associated storms , similar to an outflow boundary ( gust front ) , except that the wind is sustained and increases in strength behind the front , generally exceeding hurricane-force . A warm-weather phenomenon , derechos occur mostly in summer , especially during June , July , and August in the Northern Hemisphere , within areas of moderately strong instability and moderately strong vertical wind shear . They may occur at any time of the year and occur as frequently at night as during the daylight hours .

Reverse electrodialysis ( RED ) is the salinity gradient energy retrieved from the difference in the salt concentration between seawater and river water . A method of utilizing the energy produced by this process by means of a heat engine was invented by Prof. Sidney Loeb in 1977 at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev .  -- United States Patent US4171409   In reverse electrodialysis a salt solution and fresh water are let through a stack of alternating cation and anion exchange membranes . The chemical potential difference between salt and fresh water generates a voltage over each membrane and the total potential of the system is the sum of the potential differences over all membranes . It is important to remember that the process works through difference in ion concentration instead of an electric field , which has implications for the type of membrane needed .   In RED , as in a fuel cell , the cells are stacked . A module with a capacity of 250 kW has the size of a shipping container .   In the Netherlands , for example , more than 3,300 m ³ fresh water runs into the sea per second on average . The membrane halves the pressure differences which results in a water column of approximately 135 meters . The energy potential is therefore e = mgΔh = 3.3 * 106 kg/s * 10 m/s2 * 135 meters ca . = 4.5 * 109 Joule per second , Power = 4.5 gigawatts .

Laurentian Environmental Learning Center ( L.E.C. ) is an outdoors camp area that is located in Britt , Minnesota on Arrowhead Lake in the Superior National Forest . L.E.C. is an educational camp where schools , and other organizations go to learn about the outdoors . It is equipped with activities that enhances recreation skills . The activities provided are also hands on and discovery oriented . The center is well known for their wind energy curriculum . This curriculum is the created by the teamwork of Laurentian Environmental Staff , Minnesota Department of Commerce , Great River Energy and Minnesota Power . It is owned and operated by Mounds View Public Schools . It is accredited by The Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation .

Renewable heat is an application of renewable energy and it refers to the renewable generation of heat , rather than electrical power ( e.g. replacing a fossil fuel boiler using concentrating solar thermal to feed radiators ) . Renewable heat technologies include renewable biofuels , solar heating , geothermal heating , heat pumps and heat exchangers to recover lost heat . Significant attention is also applied to insulation .   Many colder countries consume more energy for heating than electrical power . For example , in 2005 the United Kingdom consumed 354 TWh of electric power , but had a heat requirement of 907 TWh , the majority of which ( 81 % ) was met using gas . The residential sector alone consumed a massive 550 TWh of energy for heating , mainly in the form of gas . Almost half of the final energy consumed in the UK ( 49 % ) was in the form of heat , of which 70 % was used by households and in commercial and public buildings . Households used heat mainly for space heating ( 69 % ) and heating water .   The relative competitiveness of renewable electricity and renewable heat depends on a nation 's approach to energy and environment policy . Few renewable technologies ( whether for heat , electricity or transport ) are competitive with fossil fuels without some form of carbon valuation or subsidy . In those countries , such as Sweden , Denmark and Finland , where government intervention has been closest to a technology-neutral form of carbon valuation ( i.e. carbon and energy taxes ) , renewable heat has played the leading role in a very substantial renewable contribution to final energy consumption . In those countries , such as Germany , Spain , the USA , and the UK , where government intervention has been set at different levels for different technologies , uses and scales , the contributions of renewable heat and renewable electricity technologies have depended on the relative levels of support , and have resulted generally in a lower renewable contribution to final energy consumption .

The Republic of Kazakhstan has enormous renewable energy potential , particularly from wind and small hydropower plants . The country has the potential to generate 10 times as much power as it currently needsfrom wind energy alone . But renewable energy accounts for just 0.6 percent of all power installations . Of that , 95 percent comes from small hydropower projects . The main barriers to investment in renewable energy are relatively high financing costs and an absence of uniform feed-in tariffs for electricity from renewable sources . The amount and duration of renewable energy feed-in tariffs are separately evaluated for each project , based on feasibility studies and project-specific generation costs . Power from wind , solar , biomass and water up to 35 MW , plus geothermal sources , are eligible for the tariff and transmission companies are required to purchase the energy of renewable energy producers . An amendmentthat introduces and clarifies technology-specific tariffs is now being prepared . It is expected to be adoptedby Parliament by the end of 2014 . In addition , the World Bank 's Ease of Doing Business indicator shows the country to be relatively investor-friendly , ranking it in 10th position for investor protection .   Kazakhstan is a party to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change ( 1995 ) and ratified the Kyoto Protocol in 2009 . Kazakhstan has committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions . Having more renewable energy in the energy balance of Kazakhstan is one of the most effective mechanisms to reduce harmful effects of the energy sector and to diversify the national power generation capacity .   To help Kazakhstan meet its goals for renewable energy generation , the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ( EBRD ) is launching the Kazakhstan Renewable Energy Financing Facility ( KazREFF ) . The KazREFF aims to provide development support and debt finance to renewable energy projects which meet required commercial , technical and environmental criteria . Renewable energy technologies supported will include solar , wind , small hydropower , geothermal , biomass , and biogas . The Facility comprises an amount of up to $ 50 million for financing projects together with up to $ 20 million of concessional finance from Clean Technology Fund ( CTF ) , and the technical assistance funded by the Japanese government through the Japan-EBRD Cooperation Fund ( JECF ) .

Radar is an object-detection system that uses radio waves to determine the range , angle , or velocity of objects . It can be used to detect aircraft , ships , spacecraft , guided missiles , motor vehicles , weather formations , and terrain . A radar system consists of a transmitter producing electromagnetic waves in the radio or microwaves domain , a transmitting antenna , a receiving antenna ( often the same antenna is used for transmitting and receiving ) and a receiver and processor to determine properties of the object ( s ) . Radio waves ( pulsed or continuous ) from the transmitter reflect off the object and return to the receiver , giving information about the object 's location and speed .   Radar was developed secretly for military use by several nations in the period before and during World War II . The term RADAR was coined in 1940 by the United States Navy as an acronym for RAdio Detection And Ranging or RAdio Direction And Ranging . The term radar has since entered English and other languages as a common noun , losing all capitalization .   The modern uses of radar are highly diverse , including air and terrestrial traffic control , radar astronomy , air-defence systems , antimissile systems , marine radars to locate landmarks and other ships , aircraft anticollision systems , ocean surveillance systems , outer space surveillance and rendezvous systems , meteorological precipitation monitoring , altimetry and flight control systems , guided missile target locating systems , ground-penetrating radar for geological observations , and range-controlled radar for public health surveillance . High tech radar systems are associated with digital signal processing , machine learning and are capable of extracting useful information from very high noise levels .   Other systems similar to radar make use of other parts of the electromagnetic spectrum . One example is `` lidar '' , which uses ultraviolet , visible , or near infrared light from lasers rather than radio waves .

Kusile Power Station ( formerly known as the Bravo Power Station ) in South Africa is a coal-fired power plant under construction by state electricity utility Eskom , about 15 kilometres north of the existing Kendal Power Station near Witbank , Mpumalanga .   It is expected that Kusile would consist of six 800 megawatt coal-fired generating units for a total generating capacity of 4,800 megawatts .

A resistor is a passive two-terminal electrical component that implements electrical resistance as a circuit element . In electronic circuits , resistors are used to reduce current flow , adjust signal levels , to divide voltages , bias active elements , and terminate transmission lines , among other uses . High-power resistors that can dissipate many watts of electrical power as heat may be used as part of motor controls , in power distribution systems , or as test loads for generators .  Fixed resistors have resistances that only change slightly with temperature , time or operating voltage . Variable resistors can be used to adjust circuit elements ( such as a volume control or a lamp dimmer ) , or as sensing devices for heat , light , humidity , force , or chemical activity .   Resistors are common elements of electrical networks and electronic circuits and are ubiquitous in electronic equipment . Practical resistors as discrete components can be composed of various compounds and forms . Resistors are also implemented within integrated circuits .   The electrical function of a resistor is specified by its resistance : common commercial resistors are manufactured over a range of more than nine orders of magnitude . The nominal value of the resistance falls within the manufacturing tolerance , indicated on the component .

The Renewable Energy Foundation ( REF ) , founded in 2004 by UK TV personality Noel Edmonds , is a United Kingdom-based registered charity with a stated aim of promoting the development of sustainable energy technologies . Their funders include Barclays Capital and Calor Gas .   REF believes that the issues of climate change and energy supply are complex and closely intertwined . REF 's primary activity is commissioning and writing reports to provide information on energy issues . The REF has frequently argued against wind farm expansion .   Since 2006 , REF has published a comprehensive set of statistics , describing in detail the performance of renewable energy generators in the UK that are registered under the Renewables Obligation .   On 2 February 2011 , REF released a report critical of wind power , saying it would lead to higher prices for consumers .


Question: Generating electricity through wind turbines proves costlier compared to other available methods in the energy sector.

 Costs Associated With Wind Energy Production
Despite its numerous benefits - being renewable, clean, and abundant – wind energy often comes with higher costs compared to traditional methods of power generation. These expenses encompass various aspects: initial setup fees for turbines and infrastructure; maintenance charges throughout operational life; grid integration complexities; and sometimes lower reliability during calm periods when winds do not blow sufficiently strong enough to produce optimal output levels. Although technological advancements continue improving efficiency ratios while decreasing prices gradually over recent years, certain challenges remain unresolved making wind-generated electricity relatively pricier versus alternatives sourced directly through combustion techniques involving hydrocarbons extracted straightaway without need for conversion mechanisms beforehand.

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Diamantina Power Station is a combined-cycle gas turbine electricity generation plant in Mount Isa , Queensland . It was developed by APA Group and AGL Energy Limited at a cost of $ 570 million . Siemens Energy will supply one steam turbine , two gas turbines and two heat-recovery steam generators .   Construction commenced in 2012 . It became operational in mid-2014 with a generating capacity of 302 MW when combined with 60 MW provided by the adjacent Leichhardt Power Station .   On 1 October 2014 , the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission gave authorisation for the power station owner along with the operator of other generating equipment in the city , Stanwell Corporation , to manage electricity supplied to the North West Power System .

ReWalk is a commercial bionic walking assistance system that uses powered leg attachments to enable paraplegics to stand upright , walk and climb stairs . The system is powered by a backpack battery , and is controlled by a simple wrist-mounted remote which detects and enhances the user 's movements . Designed in Yokneam , Israel , by Amit Goffer , the ReWalk is marketed by ReWalk Robotics Ltd ( originally Argo Medical Technologies Ltd ) , and is priced at approximately US$ 85,000 per unit .   The device underwent clinical trials at MossRehab in suburban Philadelphia . In July 2014 , ReWalk Robotics filed for an American initial public offering that could raise up to US$ 58 million . The company is listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the symbol `` RWLK '' .

Radar is an object-detection system that uses radio waves to determine the range , angle , or velocity of objects . It can be used to detect aircraft , ships , spacecraft , guided missiles , motor vehicles , weather formations , and terrain . A radar system consists of a transmitter producing electromagnetic waves in the radio or microwaves domain , a transmitting antenna , a receiving antenna ( often the same antenna is used for transmitting and receiving ) and a receiver and processor to determine properties of the object ( s ) . Radio waves ( pulsed or continuous ) from the transmitter reflect off the object and return to the receiver , giving information about the object 's location and speed .   Radar was developed secretly for military use by several nations in the period before and during World War II . The term RADAR was coined in 1940 by the United States Navy as an acronym for RAdio Detection And Ranging or RAdio Direction And Ranging . The term radar has since entered English and other languages as a common noun , losing all capitalization .   The modern uses of radar are highly diverse , including air and terrestrial traffic control , radar astronomy , air-defence systems , antimissile systems , marine radars to locate landmarks and other ships , aircraft anticollision systems , ocean surveillance systems , outer space surveillance and rendezvous systems , meteorological precipitation monitoring , altimetry and flight control systems , guided missile target locating systems , ground-penetrating radar for geological observations , and range-controlled radar for public health surveillance . High tech radar systems are associated with digital signal processing , machine learning and are capable of extracting useful information from very high noise levels .   Other systems similar to radar make use of other parts of the electromagnetic spectrum . One example is `` lidar '' , which uses ultraviolet , visible , or near infrared light from lasers rather than radio waves .

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited -LSB- dəˈlɔɪt_ˈtuːʃ_toʊˈmɑːtsuː -RSB- , commonly referred to as Deloitte , is a UK-incorporated multinational professional services firm with operational headquarters in New York City in the United States .   Deloitte is one of the `` Big Four '' accounting firms and the largest professional services network in the world by revenue and number of professionals . It is the largest professional services firm in the world . Deloitte provides audit , tax , consulting , enterprise risk and financial advisory services with more than 244,400 professionals globally . In FY 2016 , the company earned a record $ 36.8 billion USD in revenues . , Deloitte is the 6th-largest privately owned organization in the United States .   As per reports in 2012 , Deloitte had the largest number of clients amongst FTSE 250 companies in the UK and in 2015 , Deloitte currently has the highest market share in auditing among the top 500 companies in India .   Deloitte has been ranked number one by market share in consulting by Gartner , and for the fourth consecutive year , Kennedy Consulting Research and Advisory ranks Deloitte number one in both global consulting and management consulting based on aggregate revenue . In 2016 , Fortune magazine ranked Deloitte as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For and Bloomberg Business has consistently named Deloitte as the best place to launch a career .

Renewable Energy is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on renewable energy , sustainable energy and the energy transition . It is published by Elsevier and the editor-in-chief is S.A. Kalogirou ( Cyprus University of Technology ) . According to the Journal Citation Reports , the journal has a 2013 impact factor of 3.361 .

Debt collection is the process of pursing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses . An organization that specializes in debt collection is known as a collection agency or debt collector . Most collection agencies operate as agents of creditors and collect debts for a fee or percentage of the total amount owed .   There are many types of collection agencies . First-party agencies are often subsidiaries of the original company the debt is owed to . Third-party agencies are separate companies contracted by a company to collect debts on their behalf for a fee . Debt buyers purchase the debt at a percentage of its value , then attempt to collect it . Each country has its own rules and regulations regarding them .

Recycled Energy Development , LLC ( RED ) aims to profitably reduce greenhouse gas emissions by capturing and recycling waste energy , especially through cogeneration and waste heat recovery .

Repower may refer to :   Repowering , the process of replacing older power stations with newer ones  REpower Systems , a German wind turbine company  Repower ( Swiss company ) , a Swiss energy utility

Railway electric traction describes the various types of locomotive and multiple units that are used on electrification systems around the world .

Renewable energy in Albania ranges from biomass , geothermal , hydropower , solar , wind energy in Albania . Albania relies mostly on hydroelectric resources , therefore , it has difficulties when water levels are low . Albania has a great potential for solar , wind , and geothermal energy . The climate in Albania is Mediterranean so it possesses considerable potential for solar energy . Similarly , the mountain elevations provide good areas for wind projects . There is also potential for geothermal energy because Albania has natural wells .


Question: In September of 2014, Antarctic winter sea ice reached an unprecedented maximum extent according to data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center; this phenomenon allowed for various species adapted to frigid conditions, including seals and krill-dependent wildlife, to inhabit regions further north along the southern latitudes than previously documented instances have indicated.

 Antarctic Ice Extent Breaks Record in 2007
In October 2007, Antarctica witnessed a historic milestone when satellite images captured by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration revealed that southern hemisphere sea ice had reached unparalleled northern extents. Penguins and various cold-adapted fauna were observed inhabiting regions typically warmer than usual, showcasing how extreme weather conditions can alter ecosystems.
Seas encompass vast expanses of saline water partially enclosed by land formations; however, they form parts of a unified network constituting earth’s oceans - often recognized collectively or segregated into significant segments based upon geographical boundaries. The sea plays pivotal roles within crucial biogeochemical cycles while exerting considerable influence over planetary climates through moderation mechanisms. Despite ancient maritime explorations and voyages, contemporary research disciplines focusing specifically on oceanographic studies trace origins back to late-nineteenth-century endeavors led predominantly by Britain aboard HMS Challenger during extensive expeditions spanning multiple years throughout mid-late Victorian era.
Conventionally classified among five prominent ocean basins – comprising Atlantic-Pacific-Indian-Arctic realms alongside Southern Ocean delineated recently according to IHO guidelines – secondary subdivisions akin to Mediterranean Basin denote lesser-known bodies traditionally termed ‘seas’. Currently observable disparities regarding terrestrial versus aqueous proportions across hemispheres result directly from ongoing plate-tectonic phenomena whereby northern latitudes exhibit relatively balanced ratios whereas antipodal counterparts remain dominantly submerged landscapes characterized disproportionately higher fluid volumes compared against solid surfaces (~1:~4.7). Typical average salinity concentrations hover closely around ~35‰ globally albeit localized variations occur proximal freshwater inputs emanating either fluvial discharges or subaqueous springs feeding brine pools situated abyssal plains respectively. Thermal stratifications coupled osmotic gradients drive subsurface circulation patterns whereas superficial flows originate meteorological forcings viz winds generating wave action plus tidal bulges engendered gravitational interactions involving celestial bodies namely moon-sun duo. Circulation dynamics heavily influenced topographical features together rotational effects imparted spinning globe manifesting Coriolis phenomenon.
Continental shelf environments typified shallower zones adjacent coastlines represent highly productive niches owing rich nutrient content supporting abundant biomass utilized extensively anthropogenic purposes especially fisheries sector targeting piscatorial stocks besides crustaceans-cetaceans-algae etcetera procured via capture methods alternatively cultivated aquaculture facilities. Tropical reef complexes harbor maximum diversity amongst living communities thriving symbiotically amidst intricate three-dimensional frameworks constructed calcium carbonate skeletons secreted stony corals. Commercial whaling operations conducted pelagic realms became commonplace erstwhile er

Kutschin Peak is a prominent peak , 2,360 m high , on the west slope of the Nilsen Plateau , standing 6 nmi south of Mount Kristensen , at the east side of Amundsen Glacier , in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica . It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for A. Kutschin , a member of the sea party of Amundsen 's South Pole expedition of 1910 -- 12 .

The Knersvlakte is a region of hilly terrain covered with quartz gravel in Namaqualand in the north-west corner of the Western Cape Province of South Africa . The name , literally `` gnashing plain '' in Afrikaans , is thought to be derived from the crunching of wagonwheels as they moved over the hard quartz stones . The Knersvlakte is a Succulent Karoo and dominated by leaf succulents belonging to the Aizoaceae and Crassulaceae , with a variety of shrubs spread amongst them . The climate of the region is semi-arid with long dry summers , and rainfall occurring in the winter months .   The white quartz gravel reflects the sunlight , and is not as hot as the darker rocks and soil found in adjacent areas . Because the area is isolated from other areas with abundant quartz stones , there is a high level of endemism in the plants that occur in the Knersvlakte . Many of these plants are small and compact , which is presumably an adaptation to absorb heat as rain occurs in a short and cool winter period .   The Knersvlakte Nature Reserve was established in 2014 by CapeNature and the World Wide Fund for Nature to protect the endemic vegetation of the Knersvlakte .

RRS William Scoresby was British Royal Research Ship built for operations in Antarctic waters . Specially built for the Discovery Committee by Cook , Welton & Gemmell of Beverley , the ship was launched on 31 December 1925 , and named after the noted 19th-century Arctic explorer , scientist and clergyman . Over the next 12 years the ship made seven voyages into Antarctic waters as part of the Discovery Investigations , accompanied by the ship until 1929 , and then by Discovery II . During this time she marked about 3,000 whales and completed biological , hydrographical and oceanographic studies . She also took part in the 2nd Wilkins-Hearst Antarctic Expedition in 1929-1930 , launching a Lockheed Vega floatplane for flights over Antarctica .   Laid up in St Katharine Docks in 1938 , she was the requisitioned by the Admiralty in October 1939 and converted into a minesweeper . Commissioned as HMS William Scoresby ( J122 ) in June 1940 she was stationed in the Falkland Islands . In early 1944 she took part in Operation Tabarin , establishing British bases in Antarctica . The vessel was decommissioned in September 1946 , and transferred to the newly formed National Institute of Oceanography in February 1951 . She made one last voyage , surveying the Benguela Current off the west coast of Africa , before finally being sold for scrapping by the British Iron and Steel Corporation in 1954 .

Deception Island is an island in the South Shetland Islands archipelago , with one of the safest harbours in Antarctica . This island is the caldera of an active volcano , which seriously damaged local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969 . The island previously held a whaling station ; it is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost , with Argentine and Spanish research bases . While various countries have asserted sovereignty , it is still administered under the Antarctic Treaty System .

The term deep sea creature refers to organisms that live below the photic zone of the ocean . These creatures must survive in extremely harsh conditions , such as hundreds of bars of pressure , small amounts of oxygen , very little food , no sunlight , and constant , extreme cold . Most creatures have to depend on food floating down from above .   These creatures live in very demanding environments , such as the abyssal or hadal zones , which , being thousands of meters below the surface , are almost completely devoid of light . The water is between 3 and 10 degrees Celsius and has low oxygen levels . Due to the depth , the pressure is between 20 and 1,000 bars . Creatures that live hundreds or even thousands of meters deep in the ocean have adapted to the high pressure , lack of light , and other factors .

Dibble Glacier in Antarctica is a prominent channel glacier flowing from the continental ice and terminating in a prominent tongue at the east side of Davis Bay . It was delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump ( 1946 -- 47 ) , and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Jonas Dibble , ship 's carpenter on the sloop Peacock of the United States Exploring Expedition ( 1838 -- 42 ) under Charles Wilkes . Dibble is credited with leaving his sick bed and working 24 hours without relief with other carpenters to repair a broken rudder on the Peacock , when the ship was partially crushed in an ice bay in 151 ° 19 ′ E and forced to retire northward .

Laurens Peninsula is a rugged peninsula surmounted by several ice-covered peaks that forms the northwestern part of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean . The name was applied by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition following their survey in 1948 . It derives from the existing name Cape Laurens , applied for the northwestern extremity of this peninsula after the American bark Laurens which , under Captain Franklin F. Smith , visited Heard Island in 1855 -- 56 and assisted in initiating sealing operations there .

Reckling Peak is an isolated peak , 2,010 m , which surmounts the central part of a ridge located at the icefalls at the head of Mawson Glacier . Mapped by United States Geological Survey ( USGS ) from ground surveys and Navy air photos . Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ( US-ACAN ) in 1964 for Lieutenant Commander Darold L. Reckling , pilot with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 , 1961 .    Category : Mountains of Oates Land

Derwael Ice Rise is 40 km long , 35 km wide and about 400 m tall ice rise in ice shelf off Princess Ragnhild Coast , Antarctica . Situated 70 km east of Breid Bay in northern part of Roi Baudouin Ice Shelf , directly in front of Western Ragnhild Glacier . Named for geodesist of Belgian Antarctic expedition Jean-Jacques Derwael .   Studies suggest that Derwael Ice Rise has remain relatively stable over the last millennia .

The Knuckey Peaks are a group of isolated peaks 30 nmi southeast of the McLeod Nunataks and 15 nmi west of the Doggers Nunataks in Enderby Land , Antarctica . The peaks were discovered and positioned in December 1958 by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions dog-sledge party , and were named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for G.A. Knuckey , a surveyor at Mawson Station in 1958 and a member of the dog-sledge party .