HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Clean Coal Project Sets New In-service Date
Mississippi Power says it expects the Kemper County Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) facility to be in service by April 30.
PG&E Completes EPIC Projects
The projects were designed to evaluate and validate technologies to help PG&E meet objectives such as enabling continued growth of distributed energy resources and modernizing the grid.
Kansas Adds Another 680 MW of Wind Generating Capacity
Three wind energy farms with a combined 680 megawatts of generating capacity have entered service in Kansas.
The Next Level for Respiratory Protection
A new half-mask provides complete respiratory protection, low breathing resistance, and increased comfort and fit.
New Research Could Help Speed Up the 3-D Printing Process
A team of researchers from Binghamton University and MIT have identified some bottlenecks in 3-D printers that, if improved, could speed up the entire process.
National Grid Eyes HVDC Line for New England
National Grid proposed developing a transmission project that would bring up to 1,200 megawatts of hydroelectric generation from Canada to the New England power grid.
PetroChem Load Growth Spurs Transmission Spend
CenterPoint Energy plans to spend $250 million to enhance electric transmission infrastructure to meet what it calls "unprecedented load growth" of the petrochemical industry in Freeport, Texas.
Engineers Selected for $1.2bn Texas Highway Project
Grand Parkway Infrastructure, a joint venture between Ferrovial Agroman US, Granite Construction and Webber, will design and build the 44-mile tollway extension.
Five Reasons to Become a Civil Engineer
Civil engineering appeals to engineers that want to work on projects with high visibility in a community. They work closely with developers and local jurisdictions as well as a team of engineers, and enjoy working as part of a group.
Cat to Close Two Manufacturing Plants
The company said it would lay off employees in 2017 because of an anticipated decline in demand for its earth-moving products.
Fewer Malfunctions and Lower Costs Thanks to Smarter Maintenance Model
Researchers at the University of Twente have developed a mathematical model for improving the maintenance schedule for trains, rails, aircraft, self-driving cars, robots and nuclear power plants.
LNG Export Terminal Ready for First Shipment
Commissioning has been completed and Cheniere Partners' EPC partner Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc. is turning over control of Train 3 to Cheniere Partners.
The Poor Condition of U.S. Bridges
The most recent National Bridge Inventory indicates that more than 55,000 bridges in the nation are structurally deficient.
UK Regulators Approve Westinghouse AP1000 Nuclear Design
Westinghouse says that its AP1000 nuclear power plant has completed review by regulators in the United Kingdom, a day after the company announced plans to reorganize under the protection of a U.S. bankruptcy court.
E-Gloves to Protect Workers from Dangerous Vibration Levels
Gloves embedded with tiny sensors are being developed by Nottingham Trent University to help protect construction workers from exposure to vibration.
What Do Industrial Engineers Do?
IEs are responsible for optimizing complex systems and eliminating waste from those systems. As a result, they play an important role in streamlining the use of time, materials, machinery and employees to generate the most value for their companies.
Westinghouse Nuclear Files for U.S. Bankruptcy Protection
The company says it is seeking to undertake a strategic restructuring as a result of financial and construction challenges in its U.S. AP1000 power plant projects.
Molecular "Treasure Maps" to Help Discover New Materials
Scientists at the University of Southampton, working with colleagues at the University of Liverpool, have developed a new method that has the potential to revolutionize the way we search for, design and produce new materials.
HALT and HASS Pushes the Boundaries to Make Products More Reliable
Highly accelerated life testing (HALT) and highly accelerated stress screening (HASS) remain some of the best solutions for ensuring the reputation of a company and its products by finding potential product failures.
Steering Valve Cuts Off-Highway Equipment Cab Noise
The valve allows machine designers to tailor equipment steering performance to operator’s driving habits or operating conditions.