Related Links: Geothermal Energy Industry Production and Development 2013 Report Installed geothermal capacity in the United States grew by 5%, or 147.05 MW, since March 2012, according to the Geothermal Energy Association, which released its annual industry update in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 26.The growth in 2012 builds on a trend of steady, incremental geothermal growth over the past decade, mainly in the western U.S. According to the Energy Information Agency, geothermal power now accounts for 3.5% of renewable-energy generation in the U.S.But for that trend to continue, the market must surmount a number of obstacles, speakers at the Geothermal
Related Links: Butanol Backers Push Retrofit Effort as Ethanol Boom Fades China Backs Cellulosic Ethanol Producer That DOE Rejected North America’s largest anaerobic digester, which can take in 1,200 tons per day of waste matter, is in the midst of final construction and start-up activities at Western Plains Energy, an ethanol plant in Oakley, Kan. ICM Inc. performed construction services for the project designed by HiMark Biogas, Edmonton, Alberta. It is the highlight of an industrial-technology sector experiencing rapid growth.Using microorganisms, anaerobic digesters capture methane gas from waste streams to power generators and produce heat or even compressed natural gas.
Related Links: Vogtle Suppliers Continue to Miss the Mark for Quality Control Georgia Power's Vogtle Plant Under New Round of Criticism The engineering-procurement-construction contractor building the two-unit, 2,200-MW Vogtle nuclear expansion project in Georgia said March 4 that it "will continue to work with" the project's co-owners on ways to minimize the time it takes to complete the units.Lead co-owner Georgia Power told the Georgia Public Service Commission on February 28 that it now expects the two new nuclear units to begin commercial operation in the fourth quarter of 2017 and the fourth quarter of 2018, respectively. Originally, the new
Courtesy VDOT rolling down the river The new 2600-ton Gilmerton Bridge lift span floated seven nautical miles from its assembly yard to its final site, passing several movable bridges on the Elizabeth River during the trip. Related Links: http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/hamptonroads/gilmerton_bridge_replacement_project.asp From a joint project risk-management program to extremely large drilled shafts using an oscillator, the $134-million replacement of the Henry G. Gilmerton Bridge in Chesapeake, Va., features many innovations, including erecting components of a new 1,908-ft-long vertical-lift bridge beneath and above a 75-year-old twin bascule bridge.The Gilmerton Bridge carries an average of 35,000 vehicles daily and lifts its bascule 7,500 times
Photo Courtesy of Tampa Bay Water The new project's design aims to eliminate any chance of future cracking. Related Links: Concerns Over Sinkholes Scuttle Tampa Bay Water's Reservoir Expansion Viewpoint: In Tampa Bay Water v. HDR, Fiscal Prudence Falls Through the Cracks Tampa Bay Water General Manager job listing Eight Semifinalists in Running to Replace Temple Terrace City Manager Gerald Seeber, the Tampa Bay Water general manager who urged the utility to pursue an expensive and as-yet unsuccessful lawsuit against HDR Engineering over cracking at its reservoir, has told the group he is seeking employment elsewhere.The pending move was made
Small port in Kuwait is among the country's planned marine projects. Related Links: Egypt's Orascom Looks To Expand Into Middle East Rail Megaproject: $11-Billion United Arab Emirates Network Port construction is booming in mideastern countries seeking to boost their economies and plan for more energy production or imports.Large jobs are under way or announced in Oman, Turkey, Morocco, Qatar, Kuwait and even Libya, where suspended work in Benghazi and Tripoli is being renegotiated and contracts are progressing, say officials and construction executives.Kuwait Oil Co. has tapped Istanbul-based contractor STFA to build a new $486-million port to handle up to 70
Photo Courtesy of Duke Energy Renewables Wind project got under way in Kansas (above) and Minnesota (below) last year. More are set for 2013. Photo Courtesy of Dennis Schwartz/Mortenson Construction Related Links: Ohio High Court Approves Wind Farm Project Advance Wind-farm construction in the U.S. nearly ground to a halt after ending in a frenzy late last year. But the pace of turbine installation is set to pick up substantially later this year, largely thanks to the recently enacted extension of the federal production tax credit, say utility and wind-sector experts.Frank Maisano, an energy specialist at Bracewell & Giuliani, a
Related Links: ENR's Superstorm Sandy Recovery Jersey Central Power & Light PSEG homepage Two of New Jersey's largest power utilities expect to spend at least $6.5 billion to protect systems from more severe weather after suffering massive damage last fall in Superstorm Sandy.Public Service Electric & Gas, Newark, has asked state regulators to approve a $3.9-billion infrastructure plan for electric and natural-gas systems and also plans to spend $1.5 billion on transmission in the next 10 years. Jersey Central Power & Light, part of First Energy, Akron, Ohio, has applied for a $2.6-billion block grant for storm hardening. "We must
Courtesy of Honeywell UOP Valero's new advanced diesel plant in Norco, La., will take in waste animal fats and grease and turn them into clean fuels. Related Links: Butanol Backers Push Retrofit Effort as Ethanol Boom Fades How Equipment Suppliers Design for Clean Diesel The last pipe and tube work is under way at Valero Energy Corp.'s new Diamond Green Diesel plant, which will create fuel from waste animal fats rather than petroleum feedstocks.Believed to be the largest plant of its kind in the world, DGD will take in some 11% of waste animal fats and grease in the U.S.
Photo by Getty Images Shanghai, known for its air pollution, is one of 58 members of the C40 Cities mayors' group devoted to reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from buildings. Related Links: New Climate Cycle Marked by Storms, Floods & Drought C40 Cities ULI Greenprint Center Globally, buildings are responsible for 8% of greenhouse-gas emissions. In New York City alone, buildings account for 75% of GGEs. In response, mayors and other concerned groups are focusing on making buildings and cities better citizens in regard to climate mitigation. Existing buildings are a big target.On the global stage, C40 Cities—a collective of 58 large
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