Transportation Funding to Flow Following Bicameral Legislative Agreement
As part of bicameral legislative deal to prevent a second partial federal government shutdown while providing monies to build a wall along parts of the southern U.S. border, a total of $26.5 billion in discretionary funds and $60 billion from Highway and Airport and Airway Trust Funds will be provided to the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Senate voted in favor of the deal 83-16 on Feb. 14, followed by passage in the House of Representatives by a vote of 300-128. Preside...
Beacon Communications Completes Eagle Pointe Recreation Center
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Beacon Communications has recently completed its contributions to the Eagle Pointe Recreation Center renovation project in Commerce City, Colorado. Construction on the $14 million project began on Jan. 28, 2018 and added 6,000 square-feet of additional space, including a therapy pool, family locker rooms, expanded fitness area, improved dance and fitness facilities, community meeting spaces, a technology lab, improved restrooms and the relocation of a steam room. Beacon Commu...
Kinetico Expands Into Water Leak Detector Systems Market
NEWBURY, Ohio - Kinetico Incorporated, a leading manufacturer of quality water systems, is venturing into leak detection with the release of its Leak Detection & Automatic Water Shut-Off System. Authorized, independent Kinetico dealers can now offer consumers a comprehensive and streamlined option for leak detection and damage prevention for homes and businesses. Kinetico's Leak Detection System includes a Wi-Fi connected hub, sensors and a shut-off valve that is installed on a water supply....
Innovation Paves Way for Next Stage of Global Energy Transformation
Brussels, Belgium – Countries at the forefront of the energy transformation are getting more than a third of their energy from variable renewables like solar and wind, and they’re doing it in a cost-effective manner. By making use of innovative solutions that allow to integrate a higher share of renewables into power systems, innovation holds the key to a cost-effective global energy transformation. These findings come from a first-of-a-kind mapping and analysis of innovations that will trans...
Wärtsilä Power Plants Will Support Dominican Republic’s Growing Tourist Industry
The technology group Wärtsilä has successfully handed over projects for two Wärtsilä engine power plants installed in the Dominican Republic. The additional capacity is needed to meet the increasing electricity demand from the country’s growing tourist industry. Both hand-overs took place in December 2018. Consorcio Energético Punta Cana-Macao (CEPM), a privately owned utility company, ordered a 51 MW power plant from Wärtsilä to be delivered on a fast-track, engineering, procurement and cons...
Industrial Emissions Measuring Company Aeromon Moves into Production Phase
HELSINKI, Finland - Aeromon - the company behind the compact and customisable emissions measurement devices that can be used in drone-mounted, hand-held and fixed configurations to reveal hidden industrial emissions - has announced the launch of its first commercially available product. The company aims to help industrial operators in maritime, oil and gas, waste and recycling, and pulp and paper mitigate environmental harm and meet emissions regulations in a low-cost, effective, and safe way....
Epiroc Collaborates with Railcare to Develop Zero-Emission Railway Maintenance Equipment
Stockholm, Sweden: Epiroc AB, a leading productivity partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, is cooperating with Swedish company Railcare Group AB to equip its railway maintenance equipment with zero-emission battery technology. Epiroc, on the forefront of electric underground mining equipment, has developed a battery-electric technology platform that is modular and scalable. Although the battery system is designed primarily with the mining industry in mind it is also well suite...
Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc. Kicks Off Engineering Mentorship Program For Local Youth and Universities
Long Beach, CA - Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc., a leading U.S. pollution abatement firm, announced today that it has launched an Engineering Mentorship Program for local high school, undergrad, and graduate students interested in pursuing careers in the engineering, environmental, or other STEM-related fields. The program, which kicked off early this month and will continue through 2019, aims to raise environmental awareness, educate youth about the importance of pollution control technologie...
Profile Products Launches Spec Builder for Complete, Customizable Specifications
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. — Profile Products, the world’s industry leader in erosion control technology, innovation and education, has launched Spec Builder™, a fast, free and easy-to-use online specification drafting tool for erosion control and reclamation professionals. Available on computers, tablets and smartphones at erosioncontrolspecs.com, Spec Builder provides a single source for industry professionals to create up-to-date, customizable, CSI-formatted specifications for Hydraulically applied...
BUILD Infrastructure Grants Reduced in Recent Funding Deal
Funding for grants meant to assist states with infrastructure projects of regional significance was cut under the recently signed law ensuring federal agencies remain open through fiscal 2019. The Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development, or BUILD, grants received $900 million in the congressional funding deal President Donald Trump signed into law Feb. 15. The law’s enactment funded the U.S. Department of Transportation and other agencies to avert another partial shutdown of the...
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