Highview Power Finalist for S&P Global Platts Global Energy Awards
NEW YORK – December 3, 2018 – Highview Power, the global leader in long-duration energy storage solutions, has been named a finalist for the highly prestigious S&P Global Platts Global Energy Awards, often described as "the Oscars of the energy industry.” The company’s Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) system at the Viridor Pilsworth site near Manchester, United Kingdom, is nominated in the Grid Edge category. The innovative LAES technology delivers the reliable and cost-effective long-duration e...
ShopTRENCHLESS.com Rebooted, Will Now Be The Official Marketplace For The Vortex Companies
HOUSTON, Dec. 3, 2018 - The Vortex Companies recently announced that shopTRENCHLESS.com has undergone a complete redesign and is being relaunched as the official marketplace for the fast-growing trenchless products and services company. ShopTRENCHLESS.com was originally launched in October of 2017 as an online pipe, drain and plumbing solutions store directed to both residential plumbers and municipal sewer contractors. "As we've added products to our own line, we found shopTRENCHLESS.com to be...
Micro Gas Turbine Could Help Take Homes off the Grid
South Australian company ecoJet Engineering has developed a lightweight, portable 20kW micro gas turbine with funds from the Royal Australian Air Force and the South Australian Government. The project aims to replace diesel generators typically used to provide electricity to units in the field. The prototype unit is only about 10 per cent of the weight of a typical internal combustion diesel generator and can be configured to run on a range of liquid and gaseous fuels including propane, natur...
House GOP Names Sam Graves as Ranking Member of Transportation Committee
The top authorizer of policy related to highways and transit systems in the U.S. House of Representatives was tapped to serve as the leading Republican on the chamber’s transportation panel when a new Congress convenes in January. Missouri Republican Rep. Sam Graves will lead the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee alongside incoming Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), the Republican caucus announced Nov. 30. DeFazio told reporters this month his expectation for the committee over the...
Blackline Safety to Deliver $1.4M in Connected Gas Detection to a Major U.S. Utility Company
CALGARY - A major utility company in the United States purchased $1.4M of Blackline Safety Corp. (TSXV: BLN) connected safety products with services to be delivered over three-years. Under this order, Blackline will deploy its combination gas detection and safety monitoring system for remote locations, comprised of G7x employee-worn monitors and vehicle-mounted G7 Bridge portable satellite base stations. "Blackline operates at the forefront of the connected safety industry, helping businesses...
Alaska Hit by Major Earthquake; ALASKA DOT&PF Assessing Infrastructure Damage
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Alaska on Nov. 30, centered about 7 miles north of Anchorage, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. [Above photo via Twitter.] The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities immediately deployed crews to inspect roads and bridges following the quake, while also placing its Alaska Marine Highway System on alert due to Tsunami warnings issued by the National Weather Service; warnings which were subsequently cancelled by the NWS. Outgoing G...
Henry “Hank” DiPietro Joins GeoCue
Huntsville, AL – GeoCue Group Inc. is extremely pleased to announce that Mr. Henry “Hank” DiPietro has joined the company as Vice President of Business Development. Hank, a Civil Engineer by training, brings deep experience in engineering, GIS, transportation and public safety to the company. “Hank and I go way back to the mid-1990’s” said Lewis Graham, President and CTO of GeoCue. “We worked together at Intergraph, bringing innovative civil engineering, photogrammetry and GIS products to...
Highview Power Wins Regen Green Energy Award
LONDON – Highview Power, the global leader in long-duration energy storage solutions, announced today that its Pilsworth plant featuring its proprietary liquid air energy storage (LAES) technology won the Regen Green Energy Award in the Clean Energy Innovation category. “We are thrilled to have won a Regen Green Energy Award and would like to offer our congratulations to our fellow finalists and thanks to the judges that selected us for this honour,” said Javier Cavada, President and CEO of...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $281 Million Funding Allocation for Transit Projects in Arizona, California, Minnesota, and Texas
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a total of $281 million in additional Fiscal Year 2018 federal funding allocations to five transit projects in Arizona, California, Minnesota, and Texas. Funding will be provided through FTA’s Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program. "These significant investments in the public transit systems in five communities across the country will improve mobility for riders who depend upon public t...
Oxford Direct Services recognised with Oxford Preservation Trust Award for sensitive highways project
Oxford Direct Services has been recognised by the Oxford Preservation Trust (OPT) for its work improving a high profile city centre road junction in a Grade One listed conservation area in a project jointly funded by the City and County Councils and Oxford University. The OPT awarded the Broad Street/Parks Road/Holywell Street/Catte Street junction improvement an award in the Landscape and Public Realm category. The ODS Highways team installed a raised asphalt table top roundabout and pe...
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