Nearly 20 years after beginning construction and $1.23 billion later, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Charleroi Lock and Dam in Monessen, Pa., is scheduled to be completed later this year.
High-voltage direct current undersea cable and added infrastructure will link the two countries' electrical grids, enabling a bidirectional power flow between Africa and Europe for the first time.
Proposed EPA mandate's reliance on hydrogen and carbon capture evoked concern in comments sent by an Aug. 9 deadline, but supporters say investment in clean transition approaches already are well underway.