VPG Transducers Launches New Silo Weighing System
MALVERN, Pa. — September 12, 2019— The VPG Transducers brand of Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE: VPG), global designers and manufacturers of standard and custom force, pressure, torque, load, tension and weight sensors, today announced the introduction of its S Series Silo Weighing System. The S Series offers a cost effective solution to accurately measure the weight of a silo while providing the option for temperature measurement. Users can utilize these measurements (weight and temperature)...
Carl Pulfrich Award 2019 Presented to Prof. Dr. Bisheng Yang
From left to right: Dr. Deren Li, Professor Wuhan University, Member of the Chinese Academy of Science; Dr. Hartmut Rosengarten, Director Airborne Solutions EMEA, Leica Geosystems; Prof. Dr. Bisheng Yang, Professor Wuhan University; Prof. Dr. mult. Fritz Ackermann, Emeritus Institute for Photogrammetry, University of Stuttgart; Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uwe Sörgel, Institute for Photogrammetry, University of Stuttgart. (HEERBRUGG, Switzerland, STUTTGART, Germany) – Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon...
Neoen to Announce Major Hybrid Project in Australia
Renewable energy giant Neoen has to announce plans for a major hybrid power plant in South Australia featuring 1200MW of wind, 600MW of solar and 900MW of battery storage. Neoen held an open day in the Mid North town of Burra on Wednesday (September 11) to discuss the proposal with local residents. The Goyder South project is proposed to be built near Burra in the Mid North region of South Australia, which has become a major hub for renewable energy generation. It is also near the proposed...
GSSI to Showcase at the 37th INTERNATIONAL NO-DIG Conference & Exhibition
GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, will showcase its UtilityScan and StructureScan Mini XT at the 37th INTERNATIONAL NO-DIG Conference & Exhibition, which will be held September 30-October 2, 2019 in Florence, Italy, Booth 56. Visitors to the booth can also see the UtilityScan system, a compact GPR unit that is extremely portable and easy to maneuver in tight survey areas. This model sets a new standard in performance and price. UtilityScan fea...
LID 2020: Now Accepting Abstracts and Session Proposals
The 2020 International Low Impact Development (LID) Conference Steering Committee is looking for dynamic speakers to deliver innovative and informative educational talks to the EWRI membership and special guests attending the conference. Are you involved in a LID research effort that incorporates green infrastructure, sustainability, engineering or a related field, and want to share your ideas with your fellow engineers and academia? Your ideas may help with "Setting the Vision for the Nex...
Opportunity MDOT Opens Doors for Small, Minority, Women, Veteran and Disadvantaged Businesses
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) recently launched Opportunity MDOT, an innovative initiative that connects small, disadvantaged and minority-, women- and veteran-owned businesses to economic inclusion programs as part of the I-495 and I-270 Public-Private Partnership (P3) Program. Opportunity MDOT will provide access to training and advisory services and networking opportunities for minority and disadvantaged businesses. It’s a component of Maryland’s I-495 and I-270 P3 Progr...
Acrow Provides Safe and Reliable Detours for Structures Damaged in Midwest Flooding
Parsippany, New Jersey - Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, is pleased to announce the opening of two of its modular steel bridges in Nebraska, restoring important routes that were closed after the record flooding across the Midwest earlier this year. When damage assessment began, Acrow was contacted by Nebraska’s Department of Transportation (NDOT), as it was expected modular bridges would be needed to provide emergency transportation solutions in t...
Stantec to Lead Old Sacramento Waterfront Revitalization Effort
Sacramento, CA - In an exciting move to revitalize the beloved Old Sacramento Waterfront, the City of Sacramento recently announced plans to reimagine the City’s historic business district and its riverfront. Stantec—a global architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, and consulting firm with 400 offices and more than 22,000 staff worldwide (including 200 staff and two offices in the City of Sacramento)—will be leading the project, providing architecture, engineering, landscape architect...
High Plant Availability Leads to Extension of Wärtsilä Service Agreement with Hungarian Power Provider
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a five-year extension to its Guaranteed Asset Performance agreement with CHP Erömü kft, a subsidiary of Veolia, a leading Hungarian provider of energy, water, and waste management services. The agreement with CHP Erömü was first signed in 2005 when the CHP Erömu power plant was commissioned. Since that time, with all scheduled and unscheduled maintenance being efficiently carried out by Wärtsilä, the availability of the facility has been well above 95 per...
Global Power Industry Contracts in Q2 2019: Wind Technology a Flat Growth
Wind technology contracts activity in Q2 2019 saw 236 contracts announced, marking a flat growth over the last four-quarter average of 237, according to GlobalData’s power industry contracts database. Onshore was the top category in wind technology in terms of number of contracts for the quarter, accounting for 173 contracts and a 73.3% share, followed by Offshore with 57 contracts and a 24.2% share. Onshore Repowered stood in third place with six contracts and a 2.5% share. Looking at glo...
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