NTPC Awards the Contract for Asia’s First Integrated Solar Thermal Power Plant: Thermax and FRENELL to Execute the Project
Thermax, an Indian energy and environment company and FRENELL, a German concentrated solar power company, (through its wholly owned subsidiary Novatec Solar Espana, S.L) have been awarded by India’s state owned utility NTPC, to execute Asia’s first integrated solar thermal power plant at Dadri in Uttar Pradesh, India. The project involves the integration of a concentrated solar field into the Dadri coal fired power station. The ground breaking ceremony was celebrated on Friday, 4th of November 2...
US Department of Energy Contract Extension for Atkins at Hanford
Cementing its position as one of the leading nuclear services companies in the world, Atkins continues to embrace its commitment to the nuclear industry in the Tri-Cities area with an extension to its contract at the Hanford site. As a hub for its Energy Americas business, Richland is home to the Atkins Engineering Laboratory and is a centre of excellence for Atkins’ worldwide nuclear division. Mark Morant, president of Atkins’ Energy Americas business, said: “The two-year extension to the Wa...
Laing O’Rourke Halves Carbon Emissions Over Seven Years
Laing O’Rourke has been recognised for its efforts to minimise its impact on the environment with presentation of a Gold Award by the Carbon & Energy Management and Reduction Scheme (CEMARS). Over the past seven years the UK business has reduced its total greenhouse gas emissions by 52 per cent, exceeding its target of 50 per cent by 2020. This has been achieved through a combination of initiatives – including a sustained investment in fuel-efficient plant, equipment and vehicles, improved...
SafeOCS Program Expanded to Accept Equipment Failure Data
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) and the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) today announced the expansion of reporting of ‘near misses’ on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) through the SafeOCS (link is external) program to now include the confidential collection of equipment failure data in an effort to further reduce the risk of offshore incidents. Effective immediately, the off...
Key Plastics Pipe Industry Resource Launches New Website
IRVING, Texas - The Hydrostatic Stress Board (HSB), an independent, technical-based group of voluntary industry experts, operating under the auspices of the Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI), today announced that its website section has been reconstructed and expanded to expedite the listing request process, and to highlight the long-standing history of its board. Content just added includes downloadable forms and templates to submit requests for compounds and composite plastic pipes (PPI...
Bechtel Project Earns Energy Department’s Highest Safety Award
For the second consecutive year, the Department of Energy has awarded the Bechtel-led Waste Treatment Plant project its highest level of recognition for worker safety achievements: the Voluntary Protection Program “Star of Excellence.” The award is given to contractors who achieve an injury rate at least 75 percent below the Bureau of Labor Statistics national average for its respective industry. “Once again, our employees have exceeded expectations and have taken ownership of their safety an...
Falling Costs and Tech Innovations Will Drive Offshore Wind Power Boom
Tokyo, Japan, 31 October 2016 – Offshore wind power has the potential to grow from just 13 gigawatts (GW) in 2015, to 100 GW in 2030, according to new analysis from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Innovation Outlook: Offshore Wind, launched today at the World Wind Energy Conference in Tokyo, provides an overview of the future developments that will drive the offshore wind power boom, including technology advancements and further cost declines. “Offshore wind power is poised t...
EPA Urged to Level the Playing Field for Energy Efficiency in the Clean Power Plan
Washington, D.C. : A diverse alliance is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to expand incentives for energy efficiency in the Clean Power Plan. Led by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), it argues that energy efficiency should receive access to the same credits as renewable energy through the Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP). The CPP’s early-action program, as currently drafted, puts efficiency at a disadvantage. “Recognizing the importance of the CE...
gridComm, Somerset Group Bring Smart Street Lighting Sensory Network to Africa
/ SINGAPORE - gridComm, a leader in smart street light solutions and IoT sensor networks, and civic-minded investment firm Somerset Group have partnered to install smart street lighting sensory networks across the Kingdom of Swaziland. A developing country with a small economy, Swaziland -- a member of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) -- is flanked by the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Mo...
Oldcastle Precast Teams Up with GEI Consultants and FDE for 'French Dam' Prototype
NORTH BILLERICA, Mass. - French Development Enterprises, LLC (FDE) of North Billerica, MA, Oldcastle Precast of Littleton, CO and GEI Consultants of Woburn, MA, announce the successful construction and assembly of the first prototype “French Dam”- modular precast impoundment for construction and retrofit of hydroelectric dams, water control systems and power houses. FDE’s patented technology for Rapid Dam Construction was funded for $1.7 Million in January 2016 by the United States Department...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
