HEADLINES ARCHIVE
This utility wants 900 MW more of renewable energy plus storage
The procurement includes estimated targets equal to 594 MW of solar for Oahu, 135 MW for Maui and up to 203 MW for Hawaii Island.
Engineers draw new maps to highlight coastal flooding risk
What once were 100-year floods could become annual occurrences in New England and happen every one to 30 years along the southeast Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico shorelines, new research suggests.
Sempra starts first LNG export train at Cameron
The overall project is planned to provide 12 Mtpa of LNG export capacity from the Louisiana facility.
Spotlight on the civil engineer
This month, the Engineering360 spotlight will shine on the civil engineer.
Kinder Morgan plans Houston terminal investments
Kinder Morgan plans a series of projects worth more than $170 million at its terminals on the Houston Ship Channel.
Denver airport fires its renovation contractor
The airport and its contractor had been in mediation but were unable to reach agreement on the cost and schedule impacts of multiple issues.
Cool roofs could cut urban heatwave exposure, researchers say
City dwellers are vulnerable to a heat wave's negative effects due to the urban heat island effect in which air temperatures spike several degrees higher in cities than in surrounding vegetated areas.
Indirect cooling system for Facebook's Ireland data center
Nortek Air Solutions' patented liquid-to-air membrane exchanger technology was selected to cool two Facebook buildings in Clonee, Ireland, which may be the worlds most advanced, energy-efficient data center.
Cairo authority inks deal for $4.16 billion monorail
The lines will be able to transport around 45,000 passengers per hour in each direction.
Tucson airport runway project awards project contract
The $218 million project will replace a narrow and short general aviation runway with a full-length parallel 11R/29L runway to eliminate a collision "hot spot."
Fast turnaround on custom heaters
U.S.-based Durex Industries, a manufacturer of electric industrial heaters, sensors and systems, recently announced a quick ship program for its screw plug, flange immersion and circulation heaters.
New vacuum dehydrator maintains the integrity of synthetic oils in large hydraulic systems
Schroeder’s newest fluid conditioning product consists of a claw vacuum pump that helps avoid the generation of any dangerous, chemically reactive by-products and it features a flow rate of 30 gallons per minute.
Industry 4.0 encoders from Lika
Lika Electronic has introduced a new series of Industry 4.0 rotary encoders for smart factories. Industry 4.0 encoders conform to the hardware and software requirements of a wide range of industry protocols, including CANopen, Profibus, DeviceNet, Modbus RTU, Profinet, Ethernet/IP, EtherCAT, Powerlink and Modbus TCP. These protocols make up greater than 80% of the industrial Ethernet market share globally.
This hydro power station will receive $1.1 billion in upgrades
The plant includes 13 generators, has an installed capacity of 2,675 MW and has been in operation since 1961.
Outdated design standards could leave dams vulnerable to extreme weather
The research found that the rising number of extreme storms combined with outdated building criteria could overwhelm hydrologic structures like dams and stormwater systems.
This developer plans to build 800 MW of renewables plus storage
The Energy Department said that 41 states had at least one installed wind turbine as of January 1.
How the world’s first large-scale electric excavator works
The 25 tonne Cat 323F Z-line excavator is nearly identical to the diesel-powered Cat 323F excavator, except its diesel engine has been replaced with an electric powertrain.
Spillways start to close — at last — as Mississippi River recedes
The spillway is designed to ensure that a maximum river flow of 1.25 million cfs passes through what is known as the Mississippi River and Tributaries system at New Orleans.
Vishay's new mini, screw-terminal aluminum capacitors
The company said the new Vishay BCcomponents 501 PGM-ST series devices will be used in a wide range of applications and end products, including motor drives, HVAC, welding inverters, UPS, X-ray equipment, microgrid interfaces, wind turbines and scientific test equipment.
Cool walls save energy and fight summer heat, study says
Roughly 40% to 60% of all buildings were built before 1980 when building codes generally specified less wall insulation than required today.