Wärtsilä Lifecycle Solution Agreements Ensure the Optimal Performance of Two Bangladeshi Power Plants
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed five-year Lifecycle solution agreements for two power plants in Bangladesh. With the agreements in place, the customers can be assured that their plants can be operated at optimal efficiency, and that maintenance will be effectively planned and executed to maximise operational uptime. A Wärtsilä Maintenance management and operational advisory services agreement with PowerPac Mutiara Jamalpur Power Plant Ltd, an independent power producer (IPP) covers P...
Climeon’s Partly-Owned Company Baseload Capital Issues Green Bond of SEK 500 Million
Baseload Capital, an investment company which Climeon owns 15.7 percent of, has issued its first green bond. In total, SEK 500 million is issued to finance low temperature geothermal heat power. Baseload Capital has issued a green bond under their green bond framework. The bond is the first one in Sweden focused on low temperature geothermal heat power. In total, SEK 500 million is issued to finance geothermal power plants globally. The signatories consist of Nordic institutional investors....
BlueVoyant and IronNet Cybersecurity Form Partnership to Provide Cyber Collective Defense Capabilities to Energy Providers
Partnership offers Advanced Threat Analytics and Collective Cyber Defense Capabilities to Critically Underserved Small to Mid-Sized Energy Providers HOUSTON, March 14, 2019 - BlueVoyant and IronNet Cybersecurity today announced a partnership to deliver advanced, collective cyber defense and threat-detection capabilities to small-to-medium-sized energy providers in the United States. The joint offering will deliver IronNet's threat analytics platform along with the industry's first and only re...
Oxford Direct Services Assists Persimmon Homes with Highways Adoption at Seven Development Sites Across Oxfordshire
March 14, 2019 - Oxford Direct Services (ODS) has assisted Persimmon Homes, one of the UK’s most successful housebuilders, with Highways Adoption at seven of its development sites around Oxfordshire over the past 18 months. The experience of ODS’s Highways team as contractors for the Oxfordshire County Council Highways Authority helps the developer bring the roads and footpaths of its new estates up to standard quickly, speeding the adoption process. ODS has carried out remedial works for Per...
PTS Advance Continues to Expand National Footprint, Adding Two Key Hires in Gulf Coast
IRVINE, Calif., March 14, 2019 - PTS Advance is excited to announce the appointment of Jeanne Guzman Farias as Account Director – Gulf Coast in our Energy & Infrastructure Division. Farias brings over 15 years' experience in supporting clients in oil, gas and chemicals, as well as, renewables and power generation industries. Her background and experience includes Business Development for Petrochemical and Refinery Engineering services, Global Key Account Management for a Major Operator, and Capi...
Commercial Construction Survey Shows 70% of Contractors Struggling to Meet Project Deadlines as Labor Shortage Persists
Mending Younger Workers' Unfavorable Perception of Construction Careers Provides Opportunity to Revitalize Workforce WASHINGTON, March 14, 2019 - Results from the Q1 2019 USG Corporation + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index (Index) indicate the labor shortage continues to pose major challenges to the industry, causing firms to ask skilled workers to do more work (81%), struggle to meet deadlines (70%), increase costs for new work (63%), and reject new projects (40%). As...
Trimble Introduces Tekla 2019 Structural BIM Software Solutions
SUNNYVALE, Calif.- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today the latest versions of its structural Building Information Modeling (BIM) software solutions for the construction industry—Tekla Structures 2019, Tekla Structural Designer 2019, Tekla Tedds 2019 and Tekla EPM 2019. Trimble's solutions support professionals in the structural steel, precast and cast-in-place concrete industries with a Constructible Process, an innovative approach for the digital transformation of architecture, engineering...
Oldcastle Infrastructure Names Central and East Regional Presidents
ATLANTA, Ga. – Oldcastle Infrastructure is part of the Building Products division of CRH, the largest building materials company in North America. Oldcastle Infrastructure is pleased announce two appointments to the Leadership team. Chad Moore joined the Leadership team as our Central Region President on August 6, 2018. In this role he holds responsibility for leading the Central Region team in attaining our growth and people-related objectives. He has more than 18 years of experience in manu...
Rail Museum Turns Spotlight on Role of Fugro's Geotechnical Expertise in HS2
Credit: courtesy the National Railway Museum Soil samples in the laboratory may seem a world apart from the gleaming high tech of the high speed train. Yet both share the spotlight in a current exhibition at the National Railway Museum in York giving a rare insight into the role of testing and prototyping in pushing the boundaries of rail engineering. ‘Testing’ showcases the science behind some of the UK’s latest railway innovations, from the aerodynamic testing of new cabs to the futurist...
Renova Energy Honored with Two Major Awards at SunPower's Annual Dealer Conference
PALM DESERT, Calif. - Renova Energy, a Palm Desert-based solar installer, has received the SunPower "Residential National Top Producer of the Year" award for its outstanding sales performance as well as the "Residential Regional Dealer of the Year" award for its outstanding overall performance as a SunPower dealer in 2018. "Earning these two awards for our success delivering the world's highest efficiency solar systems and superior customer service to homeowners is an astounding achievement...