API Issues Three New Integrity Management Standards for Offshore Natural Gas and Oil Production
WASHINGTON - Today, API published three new Integrity Management (IM) standards to ensure the continued reliable and efficient operation of offshore floating production platforms, including facilities designed to produce natural gas and oil, and export liquefied natural gas (LNG). “We continuously publish and revise standards to make offshore natural gas and oil production a safe, effective, and sustainable resource,” said Debra Phillips, Vice President of Global Industry Services. “An e...
Thermal Battery Producer Heats Up Storage Market
CCT Energy Storage Executive Director - Head of Research & Development Graham Warburton and Chief Executive Serge Bondarenko at the company's manufacturing base in Adelaide's southern suburbs. An Australian thermal energy storage company has reached in principle agreements to pilot thermal batteries in the telecommunication and eco-housing industries. CCT Energy Storage is on track to install its first commercial Thermal Energy Device (TED) at a mobile phone base station in Adelaide,...
Road-SIT Survey v. 7.5: The Features that Streamline the Survey Work
10 September, 2019, Bologna Italy – SITECO Infomatica SRL will be attending Intergeo 2019 in Stuttgart, Hall 3, Stand B3.025, showcasing the Road-Scanner family of Mobile Mapping Systems and the NEW software release of Road-SIT Survey. Road-SIT Survey is the mobile mapping data application developed by Siteco, fully compatible with the most widespread mobile mapping systems like the Optech-Lynx, Riegl-VMX, Topcon IPS3 and Leica Pegasus. And of course with the well-known Siteco’s Road-Scanner....
Flexible, Adaptable, Strong, Easy to Work With, ACH Foam Technologies’ Molded Polystyrene Foam Is Unlike Anything Else
WESTMINSTER, Colo., Sept. 10, 2019 - It isn’t like any other material - extremely strong yet incredibly lightweight; large but easily moved; durable yet capable of being finely articulated down to the smallest crevice. Molded polystyrene foam from ACH Foam Technologies is being used by sculptors at PLAYTIME to create immersive, animated playscapes and climbable characters. “We use artistry to create truly believable fairytale environments,” says Spencer Smith, a talented sculptor who spends h...
BQE Software Partners with Stripe to Help Firms Get Paid Faster
ePayments will allow BQE Core users to speed up cash flow by sending automated invoices that clients can pay instantly via credit or debit cards. TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 10, 2019 -- BQE Software Inc. and Stripe have partnered to help professional service firms get paid faster via online payment solution with automated posting to BQE Core accounting. “Businesses all over the world are recognizing the benefits of accepting credit cards, not just to get their invoices paid faster, but also to...
AASHTO Seeks Project Manager for Software Products
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials seeks to hire a project manager to help lead the cooperative development of multiple computer software projects, as well as supervise the AASHTOWare® software products resulting from those projects. The position is located at the organization’s Washington, D.C., headquarters. AASHTO – an equal opportunity employer – noted that job duties of the project manager also include: the solicitation and development process for new...
Project Uses Highway Sensors to Track Lifecycle of Concrete
A team of Purdue University engineers is using roadway sensors to compile data on “concrete maturity” during select highway patching and paving projects – a project that seeks to establish “evidence-based recommendations” on the optimal time to re-open highways to traffic once construction activity is completed. [Above Photo by Erin Easterling for Purdue University.] The Indiana Department of Transportation is overseeing this project, which so far has embedded sensors into three state high...
FTA Allocates $125M for Silicon Valley Transit Project
The Federal Transit Administration officially allocated $125 million to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority as part of the Bay Area Rapid Transit Silicon Valley Phase II project on August 28 – the first project to receive a funding allocation under the agency’s new Expedited Project Delivery pilot program. That program is designed to streamline project delivery of new transit infrastructure that meets program requirements, noted FTA Acting Administrator K. Jane Williams in a state...
APTA Study Highlights Transit Needs of ‘Late-Shift’ Commuters
A new study compiled by the American Public Transportation Association highlights the rising number of “late-shift” workers on night and weekend shifts, and the study says those weekend late-shift workers tend to suffer from “inadequate access” to public transit services. In particular, the food service, health care, construction, education and finance industries entertain “high projected growth rates” for late-shift work over the next seven years, yet a lack of late-shift transit options can...
Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc. Announces Key Additions to Global Team To Consolidate Asian and North American Presence
Long Beach, CA, September 10, 2019 - Due to the increase in global demand for air pollution control along with more stringent rules, regulations, and enforcement for air quality, Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc. a leading U.S. pollution abatement firm, announced today that it has further expanded its global executive sales team. Over the last several months, S&SE has added new talent at their global locations including Thailand, Singapore, and India. Ship & Shore Environmental is pleased to a...