With concern about global warming prompting 177 countries to sign the December 2015 Paris Agreement to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, the removal of carbon dioxide from power-plant flue gas is becoming an urgent priority.
Equipment manufacturer Terex Corp. announced May 16 that it is ending its plan to merge with Konecranes, and will instead sell its material-handling and port solutions [MHPS] unit to the Finnish-based company for $1.3 billion.
Alan Krause is named executive vice president of Canada-based design firm Stantec Inc., following the May 6 closing of its $795- million acquisition of engineer-constructor MWH Global, of which he was chairman and CEO.
Construction is set to begin this month on the world’s tallest solar tower—a 787-ft-high structure in Israel’s Negev desert that will supply 1% of the country’s power.