December 5, 2022

Sale Jumpstarts Floating, Offshore Wind Power in US Waters

Tuesday marks the first-ever U.S. auction of leases to develop commercial-scale floating wind farms in the deep waters off the West Coast. The live, online auction for the five leases — three off California’s central coast and two off its northern coast — has attracted strong interest and 43 companies from around the world are approved to bid. The wind turbines will float roughly 25 miles offshore. The growth of offshore wind comes as climate change intensifies and the need for clean energy grows. It also is getting cheaper. The cost of developing offshore wind has dropped 60% since 2010

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NASA’s Orion Spaceship Slingshots Around Moon, Heads for Home

  NASA’s Orion spaceship made a close pass by the moon and used a gravity assist to whip itself back toward Earth on Monday, marking the start of the return journey for the Artemis-1 mission. At its nearest point, the uncrewed capsule flew less than 130 kilometers from the moon’s surface, testing maneuvers that will be used during later Artemis missions that return humans to the rocky celestial body. Communication with the capsule was interrupted for 30 minutes when it was behind the far side of the moon, an area more cratered than the near side and first seen by

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THE MINISTRY FOR THE ECONOMY, EUROPEAN FUNDS AND LANDS iGaming Council holds first meeting

The iGaming council met for the first time today at the Ministry for the Economy, European Funds and Lands. The council’s main objective is to identify the challenges of this sector and to discuss any actions in a bid to overcome such challenges.   The council, which is expected to meet every two months, comprises of the leading gaming companies operating in Malta, along with Gaming Malta, the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA), and which is led by the Minister for the Economy, European Funds and Lands, Silvio Schembri.   “The setting up of this council continues to confirm the vision

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THE MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AND EUROPEAN AFFAIRS AND TRADE Minister Ian Borg meets the Head of the Orthodox Christian Church

  “I would like to thank Malta for its commitment in favour of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and those who follow our religion in your country. Your goodwill towards the Orthodox Church by legally recognising our presence in Malta.” His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew the First, the Head of the Orthodox Christian Church stressed this in a meeting he had with the Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade Ian Borg.   Minister Ian Borg thanked the Patriarch for his visit to Malta. Dr Borg reiterated that it is important that in this time of conflict in Europe, they work towards

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THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT The President meets with His All-Holiness, the Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome, and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

President George Vella this morning held a meeting with His All-Holiness, the Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome, and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at Sant’Anton Palace.   In welcoming Patriarch Bartholomew on his first visit to Malta, President Vella conveyed his appreciation for the wide-ranging initiatives taken by the Patriarchate, especially in the interest of environmental protection. The President also referred to the active contacts maintained by the Office of the President with different religious denominations present in Malta. He added that the values of tolerance and acceptance continue to lie at the heart of the Presidency’s outreach at both the

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