University of Maine researchers are completing the design and engineering work for a full-scale floating hull for the proposed 12-MW Aqua Ventus I offshore wind farm.
Global energy engineer-constructor has begun headhunting for a new chief following the immediate resignation on Jan. 18 of Samir Brikho. He pushed the 2014 deal to create the industry giant, which now is reeling from tumbling global oil prices.
As tens of thousands of recreational users of aerial drones register their devices with the Federal Aviation Administration, the agency expects to issue a final regulation “in late spring” for non-hobbyist drones, including those that construction firms use, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta says.
As equipment maker Manitowoc Co. prepares to split its crane and food-service manufacturing units into two companies sometime this quarter, it has named Barry L. Pennypacker president and CEO of the construction arm.
The city of Flint and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) are scrambling to address a drinking-water-supply crisis that went on for months before local officials admitted lead levels in the water were dangerously high.
The North Carolina Dept. of Environmental Quality has proposed classifications for 32 coal-ash impoundments at 14 powerplant sites owned by Duke Energy.
Utility Portland General Electric is taking over completion, with new contractors, of a 440-MW natural-gas-fired powerplant in Oregon after declaring the estimated $515-million project’s Spanish-owned builder in default.