Bentley Systems expands alliance with Microsoft to accelerate infrastructure digital twin innovations
Companies will deliver and scale advancements for urban planning and smart cities REDMOND, Wash., and EXTON, Penn. — Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY) and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) on Monday announced an expansion of a strategic alliance focused on advancing infrastructure for smart city urban planning and smart construction. The alliance will combine Microsoft’s Azure IoT Digital Twins and Azure Maps with Bentley Systems’ iTwins platform, enabling engineers, architects, constructors a...
Stantec to Design Replacement Washoe County Steamboat Lift Station, Improving Capacity and Redundancy
Reno, NV- NYSE, TSX:STN : As Washoe County and the greater Reno area continue to grow, the Washoe County’s Utility Division is replacing its aging Steamboat Lift Station, a crucial piece of infrastructure that feeds the South Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility (STMWRF). Recently, the County selected Stantec—a global engineering, architecture, and design firm—to initiate design services on the new lift station. The existing facility has a peak capacity of 6.5 million gallons per day (mgd)...
Siemens Energy and Bentley Systems Introduce Asset Performance Management Solution for Oil and Gas Operators
Solution combines Bentley Systems Inc.’s asset performance software capabilities with Siemens Energy’s oil and gas equipment expertise Enhances equipment uptime and reliability while reducing maintenance costs and safety risks Siemens Energy and Bentley Systems, Inc. (Bentley) have announced a joint solution that delivers intelligent analytics derived from domain experience to reduce operating expenditures associated with oil and gas assets. The new service, known as Asset Perform...
Bentley Systems announces Executive Appointments of Nicholas Cumins (Chief Product Officer), Katriona Lord-Levins (Chief Success Officer), and Chris Bradshaw (Chief Marketing Officer)
External Recruitment Adds Deep Public-company Experience EXTON, Pa. – October 19, 2020 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, announced today, following the initial public offering of its stock on September 23, the company’s successful recruitment for three significant operating positions. All three new executives are presently in place. Greg Bentley said, “While Bentley Systems accomplished much throughout our 36 years of growt...
The Cohesive Companies Announces the Acquisition of Professional Construction Strategies Group Ltd. (PCSG)
Will expand digital twin advisory services globally and across infrastructure sectors EXTON, Pa. – October 19, 2020 – The Cohesive Companies, a digital integrator investment of the Acceleration Fund of Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced its acquisition of Professional Construction Strategies Group Ltd, (PCSG). Founded in 2000 by Katherine Bew, chaired by Dr. Mark Bew MBE, and headquartered in Croydon, UK, PCSG has de...
FutureOn Secures Investment from the Bentley Acceleration Fund for Oil & Gas Digitalization
Gains commitment from global infrastructure software developer to advance next generation of digital twin solutions OSLO – 19 October 2020 – FutureOn, the fast-growing Norwegian software company that works with an expanding portfolio of global energy companies, announced today that it has secured an investment from the Bentley Acceleration Fund and established a strategic partnership with US-based Bentley Systems to accelerate the digitalization of the oil and gas industry. FutureOn...
Renesas Releases 2nd Generation Digital Multiphase Controllers and Smart Power Stages for IoT Infrastructure System
Software Configurable Digital Multiphase Controller and Smart Power Stage Solutions Deliver up to 1000A+ Loads to Advanced CPUs, FPGAs, GPUs and AI ASICs TOKYO, Japan ― Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced its 2nd generation of 15 new digital multiphase controllers and six smart power stages that support 10A up to 1000A+ digital computing loads for advanced CPUs, FPGAs, GPUs and artificial intelligence (AI) AS...
The Beyond 2020 conference will guide to sustainable built environment
How should the global building sector act to contribute to the UN's goals for sustainable development? This is the burning topic for Beyond 2020, this year's most important global conference on sustainable built environment, organized virtually by Chalmers University of Technology 2-4 November. “The clock is ticking. The world's building sector has ten years to achieve the goals in the UN's Agenda 2030. The conference's goals are a common roadmap to make it possible”, says conference host Hol...
First Transmission Project Moves Forward Under Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth and Community Benefit Act
Demonstrates Governor Cuomo’s Leadership to Accelerate Development of Transmission Systems Needed to Integrate Renewable Energy Sources into State’s Power System Transmission Project Benefits Northern New York’s Economy and Will Unlock Between 950 to 1,050 MW of Clean Energy Northern New York Project Will Help Avoid 1.16 Million Tons of CO2 Emissions Annually and Save $447 Million in Annual Congestion Costs in Northern New York ALBANY — The New York State Public Service Commission (Co...
NSF renews Rice-based NEWT Center for water treatment
Partnership primed to introduce game-changing technologies to address global needs HOUSTON – The Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Center (NEWT), a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center (ERC) with its headquarters at Rice University, has earned a five-year renewal to continue its work on next-generation water treatment systems. The multi-institution, multidisciplinary center under the direction of Rice environmental engineer Pedro Alvarez is a partnership between ac...