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DOE Award Advances Maine Tidal Energy Project Program

September 14, 2016

At the mouth of the Bay of Fundy on the border between easternmost Maine and New Brunswick, Canada, Ocean Renewable Power Co. has been testing huge undersea turbines that the company claims eventually will generate low-cost tidal power from the tidal flow in Cobscook Bay for all of Downeast Maine.

Renewable Energy

DOE Funds Enhanced Geothermal Systems Development

Thomas F. Armistead

September 13, 2016

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Two teams—one at Sandia National Laboratories in Fallon, Nev., the other at the University of Utah in Milford, Utah—will share $29 million.

Energy

Construction of Nuclear Waste Facilities Heats Up

Development is most advanced in Finland, Sweden and France

Thomas F. Armistead

September 6, 2016

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Repositories for disposal of low-level and intermediate radioactive wastes are operating in a number of countries, but high-level wastes require more secure disposal.

German Firm's Design Picked for New Jerusalem Entrance Space

Neal Sandler

August 28, 2016

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Topotek1 wins competition for 2- sq-km area in city's urban renewal.

Risk Management

Salini Impregilo Expects U.S. Acquisition To Cut Risk, Raise Profit Margins

Pietro Salini shifts the focus to North America

Andrew G. Wright

August 24, 2016

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One afternoon this May, a group of journalists and market analysts convened in London at the Royal Society headquarters in Carleton House to hear the CEO of Salini Impregilo unveil the Italian engineering and construction conglomerate’s strategy for the next four years.

Spanish Firm FCC Bids Abroad As Home Workload Slows

Peter Reina

August 24, 2016

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The Aug. 7 completion of the world’s largest concrete-arch railroad bridge, which reaches 384 meters, at the Alcantara reservoir in western Spain adds another link in the nation’s big and growing high-speed network.

Nashville International Airport Installs Geothermal Energy System

Candy McCampbell

August 24, 2016

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Nashville International Airport has turned a former quarry on the site into the water source for a lake plate geothermal cooling system that is cutting energy consumption by more than 50%.

Public-Private Partnerships

When Toll Road Traffic Flows Fall Short

Bankruptcy of Texas’ first public-private highway venture puts focus on user projections

Jim Parsons

Debra K. Rubin

August 24, 2016

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Bankruptcy of Texas’ first public-private highway venture puts focus on user projections.

Water Quality

Lack of Wastewater Treatment Puts Black Eye on Rio Olympics

Challenges in Brazil—including connections to sewer lines—has made progress difficult

Augusto Diniz

Pam Hunter McFarland

August 17, 2016

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The 2016 Summer Olympics boating and swimming events have put an international spotlight on a long-running problem in Rio de Janeiro—untreated sewage and trash are clogging up bays and waterways.