Although global supply is not running out, some developing regional markets struggle with sand supply problems.

As the world’s largest equipment manufacturers convened in Munich for the Bauma equipment show April 4-14, the overriding question was what has changed in the industry since the last show three years ago.

While the U.K. construction industry is working to overcome the impending challenges of the nation's expected exit from the European Union, more specific challenges are cropping up for equipment manufacturers in both the EU and UK.

Bold plan to shift a third of energy baseload to renewables creates infrastructure work, but meets some resistance

The Nhow Amsterdam RAI hotel is part of the Zuidas, the shiny financial and business district easily spotted on the way to Schiphol airport or on the rail into the city.

Computer-controlled milling mainstreams plywood and timber products, for large and small practices.

The Hollandse Kust Zuid 1 and 2 farms are expected to one day supply 700 to 750 MW of capacity, drawing from an estimated 60 to 130 turbines, depending on the kind of monopile-foundation wind technology installed.

The windswept fields and gusty greens of Ireland’s County Mayo are perfect places for a kite or a glider, or, in the case of energy partners E.ON and Ampyx Power, a large flying wing tethered to a drum, which will drive an experimental, portable power-generating turbine.