According to a new analysis, U.S. Geological Survey stream gauges in the Carolinas recorded many instances of record-setting water levels during Hurricane Florence in September, with the majority of those eclipsing previous historic peaks set just two years prior during Hurricane Matthew.
A group of North Carolina politicians are seeking to shut down a nearly complete, $400-million, 22,000-acre wind farm in northeastern North Carolina, citing allegedly harmful impacts from “industrial wind-energy interference” to a Navy radar facility.
The North Carolina DOT’s design-build totals soon will increase to more than 110 projects, with a value of close to $6 billion. That includes the 2.7-mile Bonner Bridge replacement, delayed for four years by lawsuits.
What’s so special about a concrete piling? For North Carolina’s Outer Banks, it means quite a bit, especially when it’s the first of many to support a new bridge.
With wind turbine projects in 18 states, renewable energy developer Iberdrola has experienced a wide spectrum of site conditions, but those at its $400-million, 208-MW Amazon Wind Farm US East project are unlike anything the firm has ever encountered.