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Laing O’Rourke Halves Carbon Emissions Over Seven Years

November 7, 2016 - in Energy

Laing O’Rourke has been recognised for its efforts to minimise its impact on the environment with presentation of a Gold Award by the Carbon & Energy Management and Reduction Scheme (CEMARS). Over the past seven years the UK business has reduced its…

SafeOCS Program Expanded to Accept Equipment Failure Data

November 4, 2016 - in Energy, Oil & Gas

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) and the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety…

Key Plastics Pipe Industry Resource Launches New Website

November 3, 2016 - in Energy, News, Pipelines

IRVING, Texas  - The Hydrostatic Stress Board (HSB), an independent, technical-based group of voluntary industry experts, operating under the auspices…

Bechtel Project Earns Energy Department’s Highest Safety Award

November 3, 2016 - in Awards, Energy

For the second consecutive year, the Department of Energy has awarded the Bechtel-led Waste Treatment Plant project its highest level of recognition for worker safety achievements: the Voluntary Protection Program “Star of Excellence.” The award is given…

Falling Costs and Tech Innovations Will Drive Offshore Wind Power Boom

October 31, 2016 - in Energy, Renewables

Tokyo, Japan, 31 October 2016 – Offshore wind power has the potential to grow from just 13 gigawatts (GW) in 2015, to 100 GW in 2030, according to new analysis from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Innovation Outlook: Offshore Wind, launched…

EPA Urged to Level the Playing Field for Energy Efficiency in the Clean Power Plan 

October 27, 2016 - in Energy

Washington, D.C. : A diverse alliance is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to expand incentives for energy efficiency in the Clean Power Plan. Led by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), it argues that energy efficiency…

gridComm, Somerset Group Bring Smart Street Lighting Sensory Network to Africa

October 27, 2016 - in Energy

SINGAPORE - gridComm, a leader in smart street light solutions and IoT sensor networks, and civic-minded investment firm Somerset Group have partnered to install smart street lighting sensory networks across the Kingdom of Swaziland. A developing country with…

Oldcastle Precast Teams Up with GEI Consultants and FDE for ‘French Dam’ Prototype

October 25, 2016 - in Energy, News, Water

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass. - French Development Enterprises, LLC (FDE) of North Billerica, MA, Oldcastle Precast of Littleton, CO and GEI Consultants of Woburn, MA, announce the successful construction and assembly of the first prototype “French Dam”- modular…

Black & Veatch: Low Prices, Security Concerns Push Natural Gas Industry to Look Inward

October 24, 2016 - in Energy, Oil & Gas

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, 24 October 2016 – Emerging global markets, liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects and increased coal plant retirements represent growing opportunities for the natural gas industry even as low-price conditions hinder capital investments.…

Atkins to Showcase Oil and Gas Capabilities at ADIPEC Abu Dhabi 2016

October 24, 2016 - in Energy, Events, Oil & Gas

Innovation and pushing the boundaries of design in the oil and gas industry in the Middle East and Africa region will be set out in a series of presentations as Atkins exhibits at Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) in Abu…