Lhyfe starts construction of its 3rd green and renewable hydrogen production
Construction started on Lhyfe’s third green and renewable hydrogen production site, in partnership with AREC Occitanie The Lhyfe Occitanie project, previously known as Val d’Hygo, was selected by the Region of Occitanie under the Occitanie H2 Corridor project in 2021. Nantes (France) – Lhyfe (EURONEXT: LHYFE), one of the world’s pioneers in the production of green and renewable hydrogen and AREC Occitanie – the regional agency for energy and climate – have announced that construction...
Railroad Contractors Consolidate to Increase Services and Geographic Reach
EDMONTON, Alberta - As a leading provider of inspection, maintenance, repair and specialized construction services for industrial railroad infrastructure in the United States, American Track Services ("ATS") is proud to announce the acquisition of Universal Rail Systems ("URS") in Canada and the creation of a new parent company, North American Rail Solutions. With the establishment of North American Rail Solutions, the two existing brands will operate under a consolidated umbrella, with ATS s...
HLW Announces Expansion Into Florida
Legacy firm strengthens presence in growing market with new West Palm Beach office West Palm Beach, Fla. –– Global architecture, design and planning firm HLW has announced its official expansion into Florida with the opening of an office in West Palm Beach. The move builds on HLW's existing portfolio of work in the state––which stretches back 11 years and includes projects for broadcast network Univision, PGA Tour, financial services group Piper Sandler, and Subway––and will bring the fi...
National Science Foundation Awards Research Funding to Advance Performance-Based Fire Design for Cold-Formed Steel Structures
WASHINGTON, DC – A research project progressing from the American Iron and Steel Institute’s (AISI) Small Project/Fellowship Program has received significant funding through the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance performance-based fire design for cold-formed steel (CFS) structures. Thomas Gernay, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Systems Engineering at Johns Hopkins University (JHU), was named a recipient of the NSF’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Aw...
American Concrete Institute Releases 2023 ACI Collection of Concrete Codes, Specifications, and Practices
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — The American Concrete Institute has released the 2023 ACI Collection of Concrete Codes, Specifications, and Practices. The ACI Collection is the most comprehensive and largest single source of information on concrete design, construction, materials, and repair, with over 50 codes and specifications and more than 200 practices – including all guides, reports, and education publications. The ACI Collection features ACI 318 “Building Code Requirements for Structural...
EnergyHub and Fermata Energy Partner to Enable Utilities to Accelerate EVs as Grid-Edge Resources
Through the joint solution, utilities can optimize vehicle-to-grid technology to manage and balance the grid (New York) – Grid-tied electric vehicles are batteries on wheels that can support grid resilience. To accelerate the deployment of vehicle-to-grid installations, EnergyHub, the industry's leading grid-edge DERMS provider, and Fermata Energy, the leading V2G services provider, have partnered to accelerate utilities’ access to EVs as mobile distributed energy resources (DERs). As ve...
Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) Taps one.network to Digitize Roadway Management and Boost Safety, Efficiency and Connected Vehicle Technology in the Region
The collaboration will provide Tampa and Hillsborough County residents with unprecedented, real-time information on work zones, planned events and road disruptions. TAMPA, Florida, April 18, 2023 – one.network, a leading road management and work zone data technology provider, announced today the signing of an agreement with the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) to provide traffic management, work zone notification and construction planning software solutions for the agency....
Rockwell Automation & The Water Council Unite to Promote Water Stewardship
Milwaukee, WI, April 18, 2023 – The Water Council (TWC) and Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) are pleased to announce a novel partnership to promote corporate water stewardship across the world. “As global organizations with headquarters blocks away from Lake Michigan, The Water Council and Rockwell Automation understand the vital importance of protecting the world’s freshwater resources,” said Dean Amhaus, TWC president and CEO. “We are proud to partner with a fellow Milwaukee organization to...
Topcon announces strategic investment in DDK Positioning
LIVERMORE, Calif. – Topcon Positioning Systems announced it has made a strategic investment in DDK Positioning Ltd, an Aberdeen based specialist in GNSS receivers and PPP correction services. DDK Positioning delivers services exclusively over the Iridium® network to provide global precision positioning services that can augment GNSS constellations to significantly enhance their accuracy for critical industrial applications. Terms of the investment are not being disclosed. “For a number of yea...
Schneider Electric, Siemens, ABB, and Bosch Ranked Leaders in ABI Research’s Global Industrial & Manufacturing Sustainability Assessment
A new competitive ranking by global technology intelligence firm ABI Research provides an in-depth and unbiased examination of a representative set of 10 of the world’s largest industrial manufacturing conglomerates that are leading the way toward sustainable manufacturing operations. These companies were evaluated and ranked based on their sustainability efforts across six categories: renewable energy use; material sourcing and eco-design; technology use and eco-efficiency; waste reduction and...