Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $1.6 Billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Nearly Double the Number of Clean Transit Buses on America's Roads
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law increases funding for low- and no- emission bus grants six-fold and includes worker training on zero-emission buses WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration today announced $1.66 billion in grants to transit agencies, territories, and states across the country to invest in 150 bus fleets and facilities. Funded by the President's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, more than 1,100 of those vehicles will use zero-emissions techn...
Skanska rebuilds Offshore Wind Staging Port in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA for USD 223M, about SEK 2.3 billion
Skanska has signed a contract with the Virginia Port Authority to rebuild 72 acres of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. Skanska will include the contract worth USD 223M, about SEK 2.3 billion, in the US order bookings for the third quarter of 2022. The project will redevelop approximately 72 acres of the 287-acre Portsmouth Marine Terminal for use as an offshore wind staging port which will improve 1,500 feet of an existing 3,540-foot wharf. The redevelopment of t...
Bureau of Reclamation & Freelancer.com launch a new $300,000 global innovation challenge
The Counting Every Drop Challenge seeks innovative designs for improved precipitation measurement devices SYDNEY, Australia - 16 August 2022 – Freelancer.com (ASX: FLN, OTCQX: FLNCF), the world’s largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace by number of users and jobs posted, today announced a new innovation challenge with the Bureau of Reclamation (“Reclamation”) and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Hosted by Reclamation, USDA NRCS and in partnership with GEO...
Aurecon to expand footprint in Asia with strategic growth appointment
Hong Kong – International design, engineering and advisory company Aurecon has appointed Dr Olivier Petit as its new Managing Director, Growth and Strategy, Asia effective 12 August 2022. Olivier will be based in Hong Kong and report directly to Stephane Asselin, Chief Executive, Asia. This senior appointment aligns with Aurecon’s overall growth strategy and complements its continued expansion across Asia. As countries navigate their economic recovery from COVID-19, many governments, especial...
JENNIFER CURRAN ELECTED TO ENERGY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION GROUP BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Reston, Va. – The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has announced that Jennifer Curran, Senior Vice President, Planning & Operations and Chief Compliance Officer at Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) was recently elected to the group’s board of directors. At MISO, Curran oversees the company’s transmission and resource planning efforts, market operations and system operations, as well as the company’s work to comply with state and federal electricity standards. Since joini...
FHWA, FTA Award $49M In Technology Grants
The Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration issued a combined $49.2 million in technology grants through two separate yet related programs to improve “mobility and multimodal connections” for those using the U.S. highway and transit systems. [Above photo by the Alabama Governor’s Office] The two agencies said those grants apply to technologies ranging from systems that detect and prevent wrong-way crashes to advanced technology that improves trucking operations an...
USDOT Issues Over $2B In New RAISE Grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded more than $2.2 billion in grants from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity or RAISE program to help urban and rural communities move forward on projects that modernize roads, bridges, transit, rail, ports, and intermodal transportation systems. [Above photo by the USDOT] Formerly known as the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development or BUILD program under the Trump administration and the Tra...
ACI Hires Industry Expert to Assist Centers of Excellence
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has hired Dean A. Frank to develop programs to assist in supporting the use of nonmetallic reinforcement and reducing carbon emissions in the concrete construction industry. Frank will initially be working primarily with NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete, assisting in the development of assessment, validation, and certification programs as identified by NEU. Frank joins ACI Staff as a Program Developer...
To Decarbonize Federal Operations, White House Must Tackle Perverse Budget and Procurement Rules, and Focus on Areas Clean Energy Aligns With Agency Missions, New Report Concludes
WASHINGTON—When President Biden issued an executive order last December directing U.S. agencies to significantly decarbonize their vehicles, buildings, and electricity use, his goal was to leverage the federal government’s buying power to spur the market for clean energy technologies. But a new report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), the leading think tank for science and technology policy, concludes that to succeed the administration needs a plan that aligns wit...
GeoSLAM adds real-time data capture feedback to ZEB Horizon
The leading handheld mobile mapping system from GeoSLAM, the ZEB Horizon, is now available with real-time feedback on data capture. The ZEB Horizon RT is compatible with most mobile devices, which attaches to the back of the handheld ZEB Horizon scanner, and generates a preview of the point cloud in real-time, ensuring complete coverage of a mapped area. The user-friendly interface gives users confidence that all areas of a scan site have been captured before finishing and leaving a jo...
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