U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announces New Maritime Administration resources for Paducah, KY
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Maritime Administration (MARAD) will establish a new, dedicated Gateway office in Paducah, KY. Gateway offices provide assistance to public ports and state and local officials in addressing transportation congestion relief and improving freight and passenger movement. “The Paducah-McCracken County Riverport is a multi-modal center, with waterway, rail, and road connections, and with this level of maritime ac...
GeoKrete® Geopolymer Awarded "Reduced Carbon Footprint" Certification
HOUSTON, Aug. 23, 2018 - Quadex LLC, a division of the Vortex Companies recently announced that its GeoKrete® Geopolymer mortar has received Reduced Carbon Footprint Certification by SCS Global Services, an internationally recognized sustainability certification body. GeoKrete was evaluated for its lower overall carbon footprint as it relates to potential greenhouse gas emissions from raw material extraction through manufacturing, use and end-of-life. GeoKrete geopolymer is a fully structural...
Wärtsilä Delivers its First Engine Plus Storage Hybrid Installation Enabling Hungary’s ALTEO Group to Optimize Their Generation Portfolio
Wärtsilä’s first EPC energy storage project in Europe, in Budapest, Hungary The technology group Wärtsilä has delivered its first engine plus storage hybrid installation worldwide and its first Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) energy storage project in Europe, to Sinergy Kft, subsidiary of ALTEO Group, in Budapest, Hungary. Wärtsilä energy storage solutions enable power companies and developers to integrate and optimise a diverse mix of grid resources and deliver flexibility, rel...
Fracture-Critical System Analysis for Steel Bridges
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 883: Fracture-Critical System Analysis for Steel Bridges presents a proposed specification for the analysis and identification of fracture-critical members and system-redundant members. The report describes the analysis methodology and provides application examples. The analysis methodology is based on comprehensive 3-D finite element analyses (FEA) and case studies to evaluate the redundancy of new and existing steel br...
Winners Announced in National Faces of Transportation Competition
Make-A-Wish kid Samuel and Caltrans Equipment Shop staff explore transportation possibilities the week before Samuel hit the road to have his wish of seeing a real spaceship become a reality at the Kennedy Space Center. Photograph by Caltrans Senior Photographer Scott Lorenzo WASHINGTON – Two captivating photographs and three compelling videos won prizes in the 13th annual Faces of Transportation competition sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportat...
Safeguard Duty on Solar Equipment Will Adversely Affect India’s Commitment to Paris Agreement, says GlobalData
India’s Ministry of Commerce, through the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), has imposed a safeguard duty (SGD) on solar cells and modules imported from China and Malaysia for the next two years. However, the imposition of SGD will impact the solar tariffs and in turn will have far reaching consequences on India’s commitment to the Paris Agreement or the National Solar Mission, says leading data and analytics company GlobalData. In 2015, India committed to the Paris Agreement where...
Utility Engineering & Surveying Expert Scott Throm Joins Cardno's Denver Office
Lone Tree, CO - Cardno, Inc., is pleased to announce that Scott Throm, PLS, RLS, CFedS, has joined the firm as Branch Manager of the company’s Lone Tree, CO, USA office. Scott has more than 19 years of experience as a project surveyor and manager for large engineering firms, including as survey manager for the Colorado Department of Transportation. He has managed surveying, mapping, and utility projects for a number of sectors, including land development, transportation, utility, and civ...
New DuraFin Finned Tubes Manufactured and Tooled Entirely in US
MINERVA, Ohio - Energy Transfer, a leading fin tube manufacturer in the United States, today announced the debut of DuraFin® tubing, a branded finned tube product made entirely in the U.S. that brings a highly differentiated standard of quality to the industry. The new branded product will be less adversely affected by tariffs as the nation eyes potential trade disputes around the globe. “We have introduced a product line to an industry that frankly suffers from a lack of quality standards,”...
Georgia's New Inland Terminal Open for Business
Gov. Nathan Deal, center, cuts a ribbon during the Grand Opening of the Appalachian Regional Port near Chatsworth, Ga., Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018. Improved rail access to the area has led to increased interest from manufacturers and logistics services. The inland terminal will be operated by the Georgia Ports Authority and served by CSX. CHATSWORTH, Ga. - Gov. Nathan Deal, state officials and more than 350 business and civic leaders were on hand today to officially open the Appalachian R...
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Receives $699 Million EPA Loan for Wastewater Upgrades
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $699 million low-interest loan to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to help finance its innovative Southeast Treatment Plant Biosolids Digester Facilities Project. Under the EPA’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA), a program offering as much as $5.5 billion in loans, SFPUC received the largest amount issued to date to fund approximately half of the $1.2 billion biosoli...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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