Wärtsilä Gas Engine Solutions Will Support Local Industry by Increasing Egyptian Power Plant’s Capacity by Two Thirds
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply additional capacity for an existing power plant located in Borg El Arab, an industrial city some 45 kilometres southwest of Alexandria, Egypt. The plant is owned and operated by the National Electricity Technology company, Kahraba, a part of the Egypt Kuwait Holdings (EKH) Group. Kahraba is one of the largest private electricity service providers in Egypt. The order with Wärtsilä was placed in June 2019. The engineering and equipment (EEQ) contract is...
Renee Ross Joins HNTB as Sales Officer for Central Division
AUSTIN, Texas – Renee Ross, PE, joined HNTB Corporation as sales officer and vice president for the firm’s Central Division. She is based in HNTB’s Austin office. Ross has 23 years of experience in engineering, project management, operations and business development working in transportation infrastructure for other large consulting firms. In those prior positions, she worked closely with departments of transportation, transit agencies and airlines across the country. “Renee brings a un...
Mark Grossenbacher Joins HNTB’s St. Louis Office as Practice Leader
Civil engineer provides transportation agencies with technical and project management excellence LOUIS – Mark Grossenbacher, PE, joined HNTB Corporation’s St. Louis office as practice leader. He is responsible for helping the firm deliver complex infrastructure solutions to transportation clients throughout the region. Grossenbacher moved to St. Louis from HNTB’s Arlington, Virginia, office where he served as senior project manager and client service leader. There he provided day-to...
Kansas City’s Chamber of Commerce Honors Black & Veatch’s Diversity, Inclusion Emphasis
Back Row (left to right): Nathan Young, Jason Baker, Scott Roesle, Diane Fischer, George White, Clint Robinson, Nate Castrop, Holly Perkins, Katie Johnson Front Row (left to right): Jessica Woolery, Amy Morasch, Roxanne Powers, Stephanie Hasenbos-Case, Ari Copeland, Linseey Johnson, Debra Simpson 'Champion for Diversity Award' cites company’s 'durable commitment' to multicultural workforce With a global footprint as an infrastructure solutions leader, Black & Veatch has comm...
Gannett Fleming Names Hattarki West Region Facilities Business Line Leader
(Los Angeles, Ca.)- Rebecca Hattarki, AIA, LEEP AP BD+C, joins Gannett Fleming as the new West Region Facilities Business Line leader. In this role, Hattarki will oversee the business strategy and planning, project delivery, and operational growth of Gannett Fleming’s facilities practice across the western U.S. Hattarki’s most notable programming, design, and construction projects include: the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center with more than 500 inpatient beds serving the most critically ill...
Tetra Tech Wins $46 Million Federal Architect-Engineer Contract
PASADENA, Calif.- Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM) awarded Tetra Tech a $46 million, single-award contract to provide engineering design services to support the U.S. Central Command and TAM missions worldwide. Under this five-year contract, Tetra Tech will provide technical design services for existing and new facilities and infrastructure improvement projects. Tetra Tech architects and engineers wi...
Design-Build Procurement Begins for Third Phase of Narragansett Bay Combined Sewer Overflow Program
Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC), Stantec, and Pare Corporation have kicked off the procurement process for the third and final phase of NBC’s Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Program, a project 20 years in the making. NBC, which operates wastewater collection and treatment facilities for 10 member communities in Rhode Island, has led the three-phase program designed to reduce overflow volumes by 98 percent and treat stormwater before it flows into the Narragansett Bay. The project team recentl...
U.S. Department of Energy Extends Fluor-Led Savannah River Site Management and Operating Contract through September 2020
IRVING, Texas - Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has extended the Fluor-led Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (SRNS) management and operating contract at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Carolina. Fluor booked its share of the $1.8 billion contract extension, which is for an additional 14 months with two 12-month options, in the third quarter of 2019. SRNS was originally awarded the Savannah River management and operating cont...
Caltrans Awards Local Bus and Train Systems $146 Million to Improve Commutes and Environment
SACRAMENTO — Continuing efforts to reduce the transportation sector’s impact on the environment, Caltrans announced today $146 million from the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program, or LCTOP, will go to 180 local mass transit projects around the state. “Our current transportation system is congested and impacts the health of our communities and our planet,” said Bob Franzoia, Acting Director of Caltrans. “This funding gets people out of their cars by providing newer and cleaner ways to trave...
Wärtsilä Signs 100 MW/100 MWh Energy Storage System Project Deal in South East Asia
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for a 100 MW/100 MWh total capacity energy storage project in South East Asia. The energy storage system facility, including the Greensmith GEMS advanced software platform and GridSolv, will be used for grid support purposes. The order was booked with Wärtsilä in Q2. Wärtsilä is enabling the transition towards 100% renewable energy around the world by designing and building flexible systems th...
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