Black & Veatch: Low Prices, Security Concerns Push Natural Gas Industry to Look Inward
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, 24 October 2016 – Emerging global markets, liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects and increased coal plant retirements represent growing opportunities for the natural gas industry even as low-price conditions hinder capital investments. This outlook, found in Black & Veatch’s just-released 2016 Strategic Directions: Natural Gas Industry Report, reflects widely varying market outlooks for the upstream, midstream and downstream segments. Yet, after a challenging two-year perio...
Atkins to Showcase Oil and Gas Capabilities at ADIPEC Abu Dhabi 2016
Innovation and pushing the boundaries of design in the oil and gas industry in the Middle East and Africa region will be set out in a series of presentations as Atkins exhibits at Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) in Abu Dhabi from 7 to 10 November. Our oil and gas team will present a range of topics, including consultancy services, detailed design of onshore and offshore facilities, asset management, and operational support, and a series of regional case st...
Black & Veatch PRICO SMR Becomes World’s First Proven FLNG Technology to Achieve Production on a Floating Facility
Overland Park, Kansas – The world’s first floating natural gas liquefaction unit (FLNG) has successfully completed performance testing in Nantong, China. With the average liquefaction process load exceeding 100 percent during the 72-hour performance test, the flawless performance of the FLNG ensured all design requirements and production capacities were achieved for the unit’s operational effectiveness. For the first time in history, LNG has been produced onboard a floating facility. “This pe...
Energy Management Collaborative Introduces EnergyMAXX Tool at EEI Fall NKAW in Minneapolis
PLYMOUTH, Minn., Oct. 20, 2016 – Energy Management Collaborative (EMC) today introduced the EnergyMAXXSM Tool, a proprietary analytics application for customers that uses their site data and industry product data to help them identify best-in-class solutions and an optimized approach to location prioritization for lighting retrofit projects. The web based tool considers information such as existing lighting conditions, available solutions, project costs, incentive and rebate savings, and utilit...
Amec Foster Wheeler Wins FEED and Detailed Engineering Contract for Singapore Refinery
Amec Foster Wheeler announces today it has been awarded a contract by Singapore Refining Company (SRC), a joint venture between Singapore Petroleum Company and Chevron, to undertake Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) and Detailed Engineering Services for upgrade of its Crude and Vacuum heater efficiency which includes revamp of burners, air preheater and a common new chimney stack, in Jurong Island, Singapore. The scope of the contract will include a Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP)...
Boosting Renewables in Cities is Vital to Achieve Climate and Development Goals
Quito, Ecuador, 18 October 2016 – Cities now have an unprecedented opportunity to transform and decarbonise their energy supply and use, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Renewable Energy in Cities, released today on the sidelines of the Habitat III Conference in Quito, estimates energy use in 3,649 cities and explores their potential to scale-up renewable energy by 2030. It finds that while there is no one-size fits all solution, every city has ma...
Major Trade Association Announces Continued Support of Department of Energy Program
IRVING, Texas - The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) said today that it will continue to support the Department of Energy's (DOE) Race to Zero Student Design Competition. The announcement was made by Tony Radoszewski, president of the trade association that represents all segments of the plastic pipe industry. He also said that the Director of Engineering for PPI's Building and Construction Division, Lance MacNevin, P. Eng, will serve on the panel of jurors who will evaluate the projects...
Guam Power Authority Selects Landis+Gyr for Advanced Grid Analytics Solution
ATLANTA — Landis+Gyr has been selected by Guam Power Authority (GPA) for a comprehensive suite of advanced grid analytics solutions to support a wide range of utility objectives related to loss reduction, improving asset life and distribution system reliability and efficiency. Landis+Gyr is providing its advanced grid analytics platform and full suite of applications along with professional implementation and consulting services. This includes the use of its asset loading, voltage analysi...
Construction Climate Talks Episode 6 focuses on How to Redefine Value
The first five episodes in the Construction Climate Talks series have looked at sustainable development in the construction industry and the concept of green buildings. In the sixth film, released today, Roland Hunziker, Director of the Sustainable Buildings and Cities programme at the WBCSD*, talks about how to redefine value and get businesses to understand how to drive sustainable outcomes. https://youtu.be/COAp3GAXTko Since November 2015, the web TV series Construction Climate Talks has...
Here's How We Scale Up Participation and Savings in Residential Retrofits
Our existing housing stock is an underutilized energy efficiency resource. We’ve only scratched the surface of its potential to save energy. Decades of research and thousands of retrofits show that even the most basic home retrofits can cut energy use by 15-20% while more comprehensive retrofit projects can double or even triple the energy savings. Residents benefit not only from lower energy bills, but also from improved comfort, better health, and safer, more durable homes. Despite the widely-...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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