Power & Industrial - Articles - Page 146

New Waste-Storage Facility Planned for Texas

May 4, 2016

With support from AREVA, Waste Control Specialists (WCS) LLC on April 28 submitted a license application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a consolidated interim-storage facility in Andrews County, Texas.

Natural-Gas Fuel Cells Power Conn. Manufacturing Facility

Johanna Knapschaefer

May 4, 2016

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On the edge of a quiet, wooded neighborhood in West Hartford, Conn., on April 18, executives at Legrand North America’s headquarters switched on a 500-kW fuel-cell array outside its decade-old manufacturing facility.

Marcellus Pipeline Backers Vow To Move Forward

Pam Hunter McFarland

May 4, 2016

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The backers of a proposed pipeline to transport natural gas from Pennsylvania’s Marcellus shale region through New York state say they are “steadfastly committed” to building the pipeline, despite the April 22 decision by the New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation to deny a permit for the project.

Gigabit-Network Buildout Spawns Scrap for Market Share

Nicholas Zeman

May 4, 2016

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Some specialized national contractors are seeing big results from new fiber-optic work aimed at the design and construction of superfast, gigabit-per-second broadband networks across the U.S.

Bill sponsors Lisa Murkowski and Maria Cantwell

Broad Energy Bill Moves Onto Next Step After Senate Approval

Pam Hunter McFarland

April 27, 2016

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With the Senate’s strong approval of a comprehensive energy bill, political observers are waiting for conferees to be named to work out significant differences between the House and Senate measures.

Iowa Nears Approval of $3.6B Wind Power Project

April 27, 2016

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MidAmerican Energy Co. has proposed a $3.6-billion project to build up to 2000 MW of wind generation in Iowa.

Alexo Canyon Leak Vexes Regulators, Gas Company

Nicholas Zeman

April 27, 2016

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Southern California Gas Co.’s Aliso Canyon gas leak, near Porter Ranch, Calif., so far has triggered a special federal task force, new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gas pipeline and storage emissions rules, and a criminal case.

Project Delivery

Successful EPC: Are You Global or All Over the Map?

A unifying, strategic vision will lead to successful project delivery for EPC contractors

Jack Penley

April 26, 2016

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Successful delivery of an engineering, procurement and construction project requires the contractor to operate with a unifying, strategic vision.

Global Development

Sri Lanka Reopens Stalled Chinese Project

But Myanmar hydro job remains idle

Saibal Dasgupta

April 20, 2016

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China Harbor Engineering Corp., has resumed work on the Chinese-funded $1.4 billion Colombo Port City project after Chinese and Sri Lankan officials moved to settle disputes.

African Development

Construction Begins on Major Cement Plant in Nigeria

Infrastructure Investment Drives Boom in Support Capacity

Shem Oirere

April 19, 2016

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The $1-billion cement plant joins a fleet of similar, Dangote Cement-owned plants that are either under construction or recently finished in Nigeria, Ethiopia, Zambia, Cameroon, Tanzania, Senegal and South Africa.