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Wind Firm Forests (UConn College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources) Driving down a Connecticut road with a canopy of green overhead delights Connecticut residents. But when a storm strikes, those same trees frustrate […] Categories: Recent News |
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UConn Breaks Ground for New Technology Park The University of Connecticut broke ground for its new Technology Park Wednesday, marking a new era of public-private research partnership at UConn that is intended to drive Connecticut innovation and […] Categories: Recent News |
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New Storm Preparation Center Pairs UConn, Power Company (Hartford Courant) Two days before Superstorm Sandy struck Connecticut in 2012,UConn scientists fed measurements from the storm and historical data from others into a computer model they developed and forecast […] Categories: Recent News |
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Trees removed in North Haven to prevent power outages being replaced (New Haven Register) The town of North Haven is partnering with the University of Connecticut’s Extension of Forestry Program to repopulate trees removed due to their perceived propensity to cause […] Categories: Recent News |
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United Illuminating to implement storm damage prediction tool (New Haven Register) The United Illuminating Co. is implementing new technology developed by University of Connecticut environmental engineers that offers greater detail in predicting the damage a storm might do to […] Categories: Recent News |
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UI adopts new system to predict storm damage (Easton Courier) The United Illuminating Company (UI) is adopting new technology developed by engineers at The University of Connecticut that can help predict storm damage in much greater detail than […] Categories: Recent News |
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UConn Tree Program Cuts Chances of Power Outages (UConn Today) There are few places on earth that have as many people living among so much forest as does Connecticut, a distinction that becomes an issue for home and […] Categories: Recent News |
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UConn program’s goal is managing forest growth near power lines (The Day) Connecticut’s miles of tree-lined roads are for many residents a favorite feature of the state’s landscape, and Thomas Worthley agrees these shady corridors are beautiful. But, he believes, a […] Categories: Recent News |
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Damage Prediction Model Improves Storm Response (T&D World) In 2011, the Connecticut Light and Power Co. (CL&P), a Northeast Utilities company, was ravaged by the two largest storms in the company’s nearly 100-year history. Tropical Storm […] Categories: Recent News |
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Forecasting Where Wind, Precipitation Will Disrupt The Electrical Grid (Hartford Courant) A new weather model is being used to show where a severe storm is mostly likely to damage the electrical grid in Connecticut. The system is a collaboration between the […] Categories: Recent News |
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