Under a settlement agreement reached on Jan. 20, the state of Florida will cease to oppose Progress Energy's plans to proceed with roughly $1 billion in repair work at its damaged Crystal River Nuclear Unit 3 in return for millions of dollars in refunds to customers and restrictions on funding for a proposed $20-billion nuclear plant.
Wave and tidal power could provide up to a third of the electricity in the United States by 2030, according to two new reports released on Jan. 18 by the Dept. of Energy.
Global energy demand will grow by 39% by 2030, driven almost entirely by the increased use of energy in all forms in China, India, the Middle East and other areas of the developing world, according the latest Energy Outlook, released on Jan. 18 by the London-based oil giant BP.
The World Bank has approved a $189.35-million project to dredge about 3.4 million cubic meters of sediment out of about 15 different waterways in the flood management system in Jakarta. The bank’s board of executive directors on Jan. 17 approved a $139.64-million loan to support the project. The Indonesian central government and the Special Capital City district of Jakarta will contribute an additional $49.71 million. The Jakarta Emergency Dredging Initiative, a five-year project, will dredge approximately 67.5 kilometers of 11 key channel sections and 65 hectares of four retention basins in the provincial government’s flood management system. Further, about 42
Photo by Lou-Anne Daoust-Filiatrault/MCEER In August, UniQ opened its first building designed to resist earthquakesa two-story classroom building. The structural engineer for the project had attended the UniQ-UB/MCEER seminars on seismic-resistant design. Courtesy of Shelter2Home The manufactured housing system, fabricated in Haiti and built by local workers, is designed to resist both hurricane-force winds and earthquakes. Related Links: Haiti's Iron Market Rebuilding Haiti Impoverished Haiti May Be Stuck in Seismic Safetys Past An old Chinese proverb sums up several projects that mark the dawn of seismic-resistant design and construction in earthquake-devastated Haiti: "If you give a person a fish, you
Rendering courtesy of Related Cos The choice of a firm not based in New York City has angered some groups. Work on the $4-billion Hudson Yards project on Manhattan's West Side is set to start by late summer with the recently announced surprise choice of Tutor Perini, Sylmar, Calif., as prime contractor. New York City-based developers Related Cos. and Oxford Properties Group say they will form Hudson Yards Builders, a joint venture with Tishman Construction, to operate as owner-builder for the 26-acre site that is Manhattan's single-largest undeveloped property."[Tutor Perini] has an exemplary track record with complex, large-scale developments," says
AP/Wideworld The death toll stands at 17, but authorities say five people remain missing. Google Maps/ENR Art Dept. The collapse of the Liberty Building, shown in orange, impacted surrounding structures. The deadly collapse of three buildings in the historic center of Rio de Janeiro has launched a series of inquiries into the cause of the accident as officials continue to search for the bodies of victims.The 20-story Liberty Building on Avenida 13 de Maio, located near Cinelandia Square in central Rio, fell at about 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 25. The debris crushed the nearby 10-story Columbus Building as well as
Construction of the $298-million Neckartal Dam in Namibia could be delayed after government officials failed to agree on a contractor selection between two contenders, China’s state-owned China Henan International Cooperation Group, or CHICO, and Italy’s Impregilo SPA.The 850-million-cu-meter dam will be built on the Fish River about 40 kilometers west of the city of Keetmapshoop.
Construction of a new $530-million airport in Senegal is under way but behind schedule as the country attempts to turn itself into a leading business hub in West Africa.
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