Ethiopia has begun generating electricity at its new 5,000-MW roller-compacted concrete gravity-type dam on the Nile River. The first 375 MW went to the national grid on Feb. 20.
Despite many upgrades with new technology for loaders, excavators and cranes, manufacturers are still busy trying to solve a persistent safety problem: striking workers or pedestrians while moving in reverse.
In recent years contractors have seen the advantages of employing light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology with unmanned aerial systems (UAS), also known as drones.
Learning to build successful teams, communicate effectively and adapt to change are critical skills needed, said participants at ENR conference in Tempe, Ariz. for construction's rising talent.
Enbridge Energy will issue requests for proposals in the coming weeks for contractors to construct a $500-million Great Lakes tunnel to carry crude oil and natural gas liquids through the Straits of Mackinac between Michigan and Ontario.
Ambitious effort restarts to boost historic waterway’s freshwater supply shortage, with design now by the US Army Corps of Engineers and a new tender set for release in two years.
Despite past troubles and remaining bumps, contractor reported gains in year-end results, with the energy transition set to drive a 10% revenue boost this year, executives told analysts Feb. 22.
Six teams are provisional winners of U.S. Interior Dept.'s 64-round auction of ocean areas in the New York Bight south of New York City, with future development to be done under project labor agreements, it said.
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