The Nanfangao Bridge in Yilan County’s Suao Township is pictured after the bridge collapsed yesterday morning. Photo: Peter Lo, Taipei Times Yesterday’s collapse of the Nanfangao Bridge (南方澳橋) in Yilan County might have been due to rusted…
50-State Scorecard Reveals States Are Ramping Up Clean Energy
Washington, DC — A rising number of states are showing US leadership on clean energy by adopting ambitious goals and energy-saving rules for buildings,…
U.S. Department of Transportation Overhauls Century-Old Rule
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today published an updated federal rule to give states…
New Construction Report Reveals the “Data Ownership Battle” Between Project Owners and Contractors
Both Owners and Contractors Recognize the Advantages of a Connected Platform that Integrates Data for Construction New York – September 25, 2019 – A ground-breaking new study by Dodge Data & Analytics in collaboration with construction technology…
Duke Energy — America’s Largest Utility — Sets Net-Zero Climate Goal
BERKELEY, CA— Duke Energy, the largest U.S. power utility, announced today a major commitment to address climate change by setting a target to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, with an interim target of 50 percent carbon emission reductions by 2030. …
Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement: Engineers Explain Methods Used on the Seabrook Strauss Bascule Bridge
By Gregory P. Taravella, P.E., and James W.H. Costigan, E.I. The Seabrook Bridge is a Strauss Heel-Trunnion Bascule Bridge located in New Orleans and owned by the Port of New Orleans. Built in 1923, the through-truss bridge originally carried two railroad…
REPORT: Energy Efficiency Leads Energy Sector Job Growth
28% of U.S. energy workers are employed by energy efficiency businesses Top 10 States: Calif., Texas, N.Y., Fla., Ill., N.C., Mass., Mich., Ohio, Va. EE employs 2X as many Americans as fossil fuel industries LOS ANGELES – Energy efficiency is the fastest-growing…
Utilities Find Data at the Center of Operations, Launching the Grid Analytics Market to $2.31 Billion
Santa Clara, Calif. – As data becomes central to new business models in the energy utility sector, the global grid analytics market is expected to accelerate from $1.15 billion in 2018 to $2.31 billion in 2025, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR)…
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…
World Energy Scenarios 2019 Launched
Global Energy Demand on Track to Peak Between 2020 and 2025 September 9, 2019 – Today the World Energy Council in collaboration with Accenture Strategy and the Paul Scherrer Institute launched an updated World Energy Scenarios report. Among the key findings,…
