GWI Announces Winners of the 2022 Global Water Awards
Global Water Intelligence (GWI) announced the winners of the 2022 Global Water Awards, which were presented on Tuesday 17 May at the La Quinta de Jarama in Madrid, Spain as part of the Global Water Summit 2022. The coveted awards ceremony recognises the industry’s greatest achievements over the previous year, rewarding the initiatives and companies in the water, wastewater and desalination sectors that are moving the industry forward through improved operating performance, innovative technology...
Cars could get a ‘flashy’ upgrade
Rice University graduate student Kevin Wyss holds a vial of graphene and samples of the graphene-reinforced polyurethane made by the Ford Motor Company. Ford collaborated with a Rice lab to recycle plastic from end-of-life vehicles into graphene through flash Joule heating, then used that graphene in new foam. (Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University) Flash Joule heating process recycles plastic from end-of-life F-150 trucks into high-value graphene for new vehicles HOUSTON – The part of...
ACEC Honors Mid-Coast Trolley Blue Line, International Gateway Bridge
California transportation projects recognized with Grand Awards at the annual ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards; among a total of eight WSP USA projects honored. WASHINGTON, D.C., May 26, 2022 — Two WSP USA projects, the Mid-Coast Trolley Blue Line Extension in San Diego and the International Gateway Bridge in Long Beach, were winners of national Grand Awards at the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 2022 Engineering Excellence Awards competition. The $2.1 billion Mid-...
Italian Design Company Pininfarina Opens New York City Office
From left: Claudio Da Soller, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Pininfarina of America; Silvio Pietro Angori, Chief Executive Officer, Pininfarina Group; Paolo Trevisan, Vice President of Design, Pininfarina of America. Photography credit: Jordan Taylor New York, NY – International icon of Italian style and award-winning design firm, Pininfarina, is pleased to announce the opening of an office in New York City. "We believe that New York is a key epicenter of creativity and d...
Trimble Introduces High-Accuracy OEM GNSS Receiver Module for Industrial Autonomy Applications
SUNNYVALE, Calif. —Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) introduced today the Trimble® BD9250, a dual-frequency OEM GNSS receiver module that supports Trimble RTX® correction services. The receiver is designed to deliver high-accuracy positioning for a range of high volume, autonomous-ready applications used in the agriculture, construction, robotics and logistics industries worldwide. The BD9250 is a compact receiver with an industry-standard form factor and pinout, allowing for easy system integration and...
Northern Cheyenne Tribe Selects Indigenized Energy Initiative to Guide the Tribe in the Development of a $4.1M Solar Initiative on the Reservation
The Indigenous-led initiative will build the capacity of the Tribe to diminish energy poverty and restore self-determination with regenerative clean energy workforce and economic development programs. Project includes one large array in Busby to be shaped in the Morning Star pattern; three smaller systems will power Busby High School, the Head Start facility, and the water pumping station; and 15 residential solar projects will be built for Tribal elders. LAME DEER, Mont.- Indigenized Ener...
Stora Enso and Modvion partner to expand the use of wood for wind turbine towers
Stora Enso and wood technology company Modvion are partnering to establish wood as the material of choice for wind turbine towers. The collaboration’s purpose is to demonstrate the vast possibilities in using wood in demanding constructions. Modvion builds wind turbine towers with laminated veneer lumber (LVL), which proportionate to its weight is stronger than steel. Stora Enso is a leading supplier of mass timber products, including LVL. The towers are built in lightweight modules, ena...
The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) announces its Allies for 2022
[BOULDER, CO] – The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) is pleased to announce its Allies for 2022. The companies and nonprofit organizations who have joined or renewed memberships in our annual program help SWEEP expand its work to advance energy efficiency and clean transportation policies; programs at the federal, state, local, and utility levels; initiatives to help rapidly mitigate climate change; and energy equity for underserved communities. “We are once again thrilled to work...
DOE Announces $38 Million to Launch Decarbonization Initiative at National Laboratories
Net Zero Labs Pilot Initiative Promotes the Deployment of Clean Energy Infrastructure at DOE Laboratories to Drive Down Emissions in Support of President Biden’s Climate Goals WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $38 million to begin decarbonizing four of DOE’s 17 National Laboratories in support of President Biden’s goal to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions no later than 2050. The Net Zero Labs (NZL) Pilot Initiative will lay the foundation for one of...
Andrew Neely Named Senior Director of Government Affairs at WSP USA
Key contributor to the development of the U.S. Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as deputy policy director for U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. WASHINGTON, D.C., — Andrew Neely, a former deputy policy director for the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, has been named senior director of federal government affairs at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. In his new role at WSP, Neely will be responsibl...