Pivot Power, an EDF Renewables company, places order with Wärtsilä for 100 MW of energy storage in UK
Pivot Power, an EDF Renewables company specialising in battery storage and infrastructure for electric vehicle charging, has placed an order with technology group Wärtsilä to deliver 100 MW of energy storage in the UK. Pivot Power is developing a world-first national network of grid-scale batteries and high-volume power connections to provide essential capacity for rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging. The first two projects at Cowley in Oxford and Kemsley in Kent are expected to be fully operat...
NAPA Launches Online Work Zone Safety Training
Greenbelt, Maryland — Every year some 20,000 construction workers are injured and an average of 117 are killed in roadway work zones. For paving contractors, effective training is a key part of ensuring workers are able to recognize and mitigate potential safety hazards or unsafe situations. To support companies in training their workers, the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) has released CrewSafety: Work Zone Training, a series of web-based work zone safety training modules specif...
American Concrete Institute and Precast-Prestressed Concrete Institute Announce Expanded Partnership
Collaboration on joint committee and new structural precast concrete code requirements to benefit designers, industry, and public FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. & CHICAGO, Ill., USA (February 24, 2020) – In direct response to expressed industry need for building code requirements that address the unique aspects of precast concrete design, the American Concrete Institute and Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute are pleased to announce a new, expanded partnership to increase efficiency for...
Renewable Energy Outpace Coal: What Can Be Done to Accelerate Positive Changes?
For the first time in history, in 2019, the EU countries generated more energy using renewable sources than coal. According to the recent report, it was the sharpest reduction in the European power sector’s carbon emission in three decades. A solar plant developer Sun Investment Group explains what could be done to increase renewable energy production within the region and expedite the transition February 24, 2020. 2019 was the first year when European Union member countries generated more en...
Indiana DOT Provides $120M in Local Transportation Funding
The Indiana Department of Transportation issued $120.8 million worth of federal transportation funding on February 12 to 52 cities, towns, and counties in rural portions of Indiana to support local road, bridge, and sidewalk projects. [Above photo by the Indiana DOT.] The money comes from the state’s Next Levels Roads program – implemented by the administration of Governor Eric Holcomb (R) in mid-2017 – which aims to spend an estimated $10 billion on construction and maintenance of state h...
USDOT Opens Up $1B Pool of BUILD Grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a notice of funding opportunity on February 19 for $1 billion worth of fiscal year 2020 funds offered through the agency’s Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development or BUILD discretionary grant program. The deadline to submit an applica...
Molly Johnson joins DLR Group as Chief Human Resources Officer
(MINNEAPOLIS) — DLR Group today announced that Molly Johnson has joined DLR Group in the role of Chief Human Resources Officer. She joins the firm as a principal and will be a member of DLR Group’s executive leadership team. As CHRO, Johnson will be responsible for aligning HR initiatives and outcomes with DLR Group’s business strategies and goals. She will work with firm leadership to improve hiring practices and evolve retention strategies to benefit DLR Group’s 1,200 employees around the g...
esVolta Secures $140 Million Credit Facility for Portfolio of Battery Energy Storage Projects
ALISO VIEJO, Calif. - esVolta, LP today announced that it has closed an approximately $140 million senior secured credit facility to finance a portfolio of its utility-scale battery energy storage projects. The credit facility was provided by CIT’s Power and Energy business as the Mandated Lead Arranger, and Siemens Financial Services (SFS), CoBank, ACB, and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. as Joint Lead Arrangers. esVolta is a leading developer of utility-scale battery energy storage projects i...
Jennings County Schools to Host Groundbreaking Ceremony for Wrestling Addition March 5
The first-class facility, designed by Woolpert, will be dedicated to the district’s award-winning wrestling program. NORTH VERNON, Ind. — The Jennings County School Corporation (JCSC) will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the 24,000-square-foot wrestling addition to Jennings County High School at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 5. The ceremony will be held in the high school’s Auxiliary Gym. The first-class facility will be dedicated to the district’s wrestling program. It will be connected on t...
US DOE to fund support for clean coal research as coal-fired plants retire at near-record pace, says GlobalData
The cumulative coal capacity declined from 342.30 gigawatts (GW) in 2010 to 257.14GW in 2019 at a negative compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.4% between 2010 and 2019. Furthermore, 5.8GW of US coal capacity is scheduled to retire in 2020 and three-quarters of new generating capacity will be from renewable energy, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. With approximately 21.4GW of coal capacity going offline by 2024, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has committed...
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