Courtesy of Mortenson Co. Aided by bigger and better turbines, wind power picked up speed in 2014. Courtesy of Verengo In addition to utility-scale production units, residential solar power is providing distributed generation that is growing at exponential rates. Related Links: Expansion in Natural Gas Production Spurs Big U.S. Export Plans Batteries Set To Put Big Charge Into Energy Storage http://enr.construction.com/infrastructure/power_industrial/2014/0414-Prices-Dropping-as-More-Turbines-Turn.asp As 2014 began, Keystone XL supporters were pushing for President Obama to approve the pipeline’s southern segment. A Dec. 30, 2013, BNSF train carrying crude from the Bakken field derailed near Casselton, N.D., triggering a fiery explosion. Earlier in

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Andrew G. Wright for ENR Retrofit Zero Energy Building lab provides test bed for solar panels and natural lighting. Andrew G. Wright for ENR PARKROYAL Hotel on Pickering, in the central business district, maximizes green design features. Designed by WOHA, the property sports more than 15,000 cu m of gardens and pools. The Singapore Building and Construction Authority designated it a Green Mark Platinum building. Related Links: Zero Energy Building -- Singapore World Green Building Council home page With customary well-scripted attention to detail, Singapore has unveiled the latest version of the island nation-state's blueprint for sustainable development, the so-called

The client, a Hungarian firm structured with an Irish holding company and U.S. investors, desired a U.S.-style production facility fully compliant with European Union standards.

When the Brazilian government decided to build a pair of large, run-of-river hydro powerplants in remote Rondônia state, a shortage of skilled workers put not only the project at risk but also the government's Amazon Basin dam-based energy strategy and the profit margin of Odebrecht Energia, a leading contractor in the project consortium.It took a finance guy to solve the people problem.