Wärtsilä Engines Will Support Modernising of Michigan State University’s Power System
The technology group Wärtsilä has been chosen to provide a flexible power generation solution based on three gas fueled Wärtsilä 34SG engines to ensure operational flexibility in the power generation system of Michigan State University’s (MSU) East Lansing campus in USA. The solution will help the university to achieve its energy modernisation plans and support the growing need for efficient energy on the campus. The Engineered Equipment Delivery (EEQ) has been awarded by The Christman Compan...
China’s NOCs to be Fourth Highest Upstream Investors in Africa Over Next Five Years, Says GlobalData
China’s national oil companies (NOCs) are increasingly investing in Africa to secure oil supplies to help feed surging domestic energy demand. As a result, their development and production capital expenditure (capex) in Africa’s upstream sector is forecast to be the fourth highest between 2019 and 2023, behind global counterparts BP Plc, Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Eni SpA, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company’s latest research reveals that the combined ups...
Roger Prince, Program Management Expert, Joins HNTB in New York
NEW YORK – Roger Prince joined HNTB Corporation as a project director and associate vice president in the firm’s program management and construction management practice. He is based in HNTB’s New York City office in the Empire State Building. Prince comes to HNTB with more than 33 years with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. He most recently served as deputy director for operations and capital delivery in the Tunnels, Bridges and Terminals Department. In that role, he was respons...
Solmax Expands Operations In Nevada, Western USA
Solmax, the world’s largest geosynthetics manufacturer, today announced that it is expanding its operations and establishing a manufacturing facility in Nevada, Western USA. The manufacturing facility will be fully operational by mid-2020. Following the successful integration of the Solmax and GSE Environmental businesses into one combined strong global entity – Solmax’s goal is to continue to grow its industry leadership position in the geosynthetics sector with strength, reach, capacity...
Political Inaction on Sustainable Energy Policies to Blame for Lack of Progress on UN Climate & Development Goals
Tuesday, 18 June 2019 – Paris: Renewable energy is increasingly powering the world, but erratic policy making is holding the sector back from its potential contribution to cutting carbon pollution and meeting climate and development targets, according to REN21’s Renewables 2019 Global Status Report (GSR), released today. The report confirms that for the fourth consecutive year, more renewable power capacity was installed than fossil fuel and nuclear power combined - 100 gigawatts (GW) of sola...
PlanGrid Introduces Advanced RFIs and Project Hub to Boost Project Visibility and Extend Workflows to the Field
New products enable construction teams to resolve issues faster so they can stay on track and reduce project risk SAN RAFAEL, Calif, June 18, 2019 - Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), today announced availability of PlanGrid Advanced RFIs and Project Hub, two powerful new additions in the PlanGrid platform that give construction teams greater visibility into a project's progress and unforeseen challenges. Advanced RFIs automate the Request for Information (RFI) workflow to speed up the process, a...
Wärtsilä and Summit sign Bangladesh’s biggest ever service agreement to maintain Summit’s 464 MW power plants
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed two major Maintenance management and operational advisory agreements with Summit Group, the largest independent power producer (IPP) in Bangladesh and longstanding partner. The seven-year agreements represent the biggest ever signed service deals, in terms of MW generation, in the Bangladesh energy sector. The orders were booked by Wärtsilä in Q2, 2019. The lifecycle solution agreements cover two power plants located in Gazipur, Dhaka owned by Summit G...
Trogdon Tapped to be AASHTO Rail Council Chair
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has appointed James Trogdon III (seen above) – secretary of North Carolina Department of Transportation – to a two-year term as chair of the Council on Rail Transportation. [Above photo by the NCDOT.] Trogdon, appointed secretary of the North Carolina DOT in January 2017, is a registered professional engineer with more than 30 years of experience in the transportation industry alongside three decades of military service...
AASHTO Releases Annual Transportation Salary Survey
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has issued its annual job classifications and salary information survey for state transportation departments. Developed by AASHTO’s Committee on Human Resources, the survey is viewed as a “tool” intended for human resource administrators and others whose work involves studying and analyzing job classifications, writing job descriptions, and developing/designing pay structures unique to departments of transportation....
Nine State DOTs Among Those Selected by FRA for $326M in CRISI Grants
The Federal Railroad Administration awarded more than $326 million in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements or CRISI grants to fund 45 railroad projects in 29 states, with nine state departments of transportation receiving funds for 12 projects. FRA’s Ronald Batory FRA Administrator Ronald Batory noted in a statement on June 12 that the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation or FAST Act established the CRISI program, which funds projects that improve the safety, efficiency...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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