RINA Supports SUSI Partners in UK Renewables
Brighton, 15 April 2021 – RINA is proud to have supported SUSI Partners, a private fund manager for sustainable infrastructure investments, in completing the acquisition of four lithium-ion battery storage assets in the UK. The total portfolio is comprised of four assets totalling 90 MW. RINA provided full technical due diligence along with assistance during the procurement. The deals, which were completed under challenging timeframes, required a flexible approach and close cooperation with SUSI...
Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel selected to design “Unione Zero” parcel of MilanoSesto
ACPV wins contract to design office and hotel spaces as part of Italy’s largest urban regeneration project International architecture and interior design practice Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel (ACPV) has been awarded the design of an office building and a hotel as part of MilanoSesto, the most important urban regeneration project in Italy and one of Europe’s key developments. ACPV’s project will be part of "Unione Zero", the first private development parcel of the former Falck area in S...
Modular Pattern Buildings – a modular system that helps to build wooden constructions from family houses to public buildings
Metsä Wood is constantly looking for new partners who use Kerto LVL (laminated veneer lumber) in innovative modular construction projects. One example is 369 Pattern Buildings, a joint project with the modular construction company Harmet, architects from the Estonian Academy of Arts and engineers interested in timber construction. Kristo Kalbe, energy efficiency engineer of 369 Pattern Buildings, points out that the main goal of the Pattern Buildings project is to create a mass-customisable s...
Oregon Teachers Partner with Construction Contractors Who Helped Build New School
Virtual program championed by Rosendin inspires 320 students to consider skilled trades Hillsboro, OR – Teachers at a suburban Portland high school that shifted to remote learning during the pandemic introduced a new vocational class aimed at changing the way students view careers in the craft trades. With guidance from construction companies like Rosendin, Sherwood High School teachers developed a virtual, elective class to teach students how their new high school was constructed and e...
HxGN Content Program to Collect New Single-Season Aerial Data of 14 U.S. States This Year
HxGN Content Program to collect new single-season aerial data of 14 U.S. states this year 888,035 square miles of high-resolution aerial imagery and digital elevation data will be captured in 2021 as part of Hexagon’s third refresh of the United States (Washington, D.C., USA) Hexagon’s Geosystems division announced today that the HxGN Content Program, Hexagon’s aerial data program, will update 14 U.S. states in the 2021 collection season, including Tennessee, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Idaho, M...
Sweetch Energy secures €5.2m investment to develop its breakthrough osmotic energy technology
PHOTO - Mississippi River Delta - CREDIT European Space Agency Sweetch Energy’s new high efficiency eco-membranes can turn osmotic energy into a bankable renewable power source for the first time in 50 years. Rennes, Brittany, France – Sweetch Energy, a European company that pioneers advanced nanotechnology and eco-material science to harness osmotic energy, announced today that it has secured 5.2 million euros to initiate its industrialization phase and develop a first full-sca...
Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group achieves positive result in 2020
ZWIJNDRECHT, Netherlands - The Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group achieved a positive result in 2020, despite the extraordinary circumstances. The results were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic during the year. The company benefited however from the scale it gained with Benteler Distribution, which was acquired at the end of 2019. This doubled the size of the company. The market recovered somewhat at the end of 2020. Van Leeuwen's total sales amounted to € 1,178 million (2019: € 787 million), t...
Trimble T100 Tablet Delivers High-Performance Computing in the Field
Sleek, rugged tablet operates seamlessly with Trimble Site Positioning Systems and Trimble Siteworks Software for a streamlined user experience Trimble has announced the Trimble® T100 Tablet, the latest high-performance tablet providing fast data processing for construction surveying applications. The rugged tablet brings fast computing and a large screen to the field, incorporating: 10-inch (25.4 cm) sunlight-readable touchscreen display Directional keypad with programmable functi...
New Version of Trimble Earthworks Grade Control Platform Includes Support for Soil Compactors
Wider Range of Machine Types Now Available on the Trimble Earthworks Platform SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) announced today Trimble® Earthworks Grade Control Platform version 2.4 with support for soil compactors. Trimble Earthworks for soil compactors is a GNSS-based, 3D compaction control solution designed to make soil compaction more accurate, faster and easier. Operators will experience the same intuitive, easy-to-use Trimble Earthworks software interface currently available for...
Summit Ridge Energy announces tax equity partnership with Foss & Company
Arlington, VA – Summit Ridge Energy (SRE) announced today that it has secured a $55 million tax equity commitment from investment manager Foss & Company. The partnership will fund approximately 73 MWdc portfolio of residential and commercial community solar projects across Illinois, Maryland and Maine. “As the leader in the acquisition and financing of community solar projects, Summit Ridge is pleased to partner with Foss & Company on this portfolio of projects across three states,” said Bria...