Rendering courtesy of Alstom Five Alstom 6-MW turbines will be installed at the Deepwater Wind's offshore power project near Block Island, R.I. Related Links: Deepwater Winds Plans Two Northeast Offshore Networks Utilities Pull Out of Cape Wind In Major Blow to Offshore Wind Project While Cape Wind’s 468-MW offshore wind-farm development appears to be dead in the water, Deepwater Wind is moving full steam into early-stage construction of a $225-million wind farm, three miles southeast of Block Island in Rhode Island. “The response from the financial markets to the project has been extremely positive,” says Jeffrey Grybowski, chief executive officer
Rendering Courtesy of Ostara Nutrient Recovery Reactor Reactor unit, as in this rendering, will produce more plant fertilizer from wastewater biosolids. Related Links: Ostara Nutrient Management Solutions Pile driving is underway for construction of Canada's largest-ever nutrient-recovery facility, which will remove phosphorus from sewage solids in Edmonton, Alberta, and use it to make 10,000 kilograms per day of plant fertilizer. The facility will scale up by 20 times a demonstration plant installed in 2007."We are constructing a standard reinforced-concrete slab foundation on top of driven steel piles," says Gavin Post, project manager at Epcor Water Services, Edmonton. The firm and
Related Links: Transportation Expert Manages With Tenacity Massachusetts Delays $1-billion Boston Line Extension to 2018 The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has received a tentative federal funding commitment for nearly $1 billion, almost half the cost of constructing the Green Line extension project. Congress must approve the grant.In a Dec. 1 letter to Congress, Therese McMillan, acting administrator of the Federal Transportation Administration, announced plans to "execute a full funding grant agreement," totaling $996 million for design and construction of the 4.7-mile Green Line extension. The grant would include the construction of six new stations to carry trains into Somerville and,
Photo by Johanna Knapschaefer for ENR A mill fashions old-school rivets from hot-rolled steel for the century-old bridge. Photo Courtesy of MassDOT The Longfellow Bridge is nicknamed the Salt and Pepper Bridge for its shaker-like towers. Related Links: Salt and Pepper Bridge Slated For Major Rehab in Boston Boston's Callahan Tunnel Set for Three-Month Rehab Closure Restoration of the 106-year-old Longfellow Bridge, which spans the Charles River between Boston and Cambridge, evokes Rosie the Riveter's World War II era, when hot metal pins connected structural steel on bridges, skyscrapers and ship hulls.A joint venture of J.F. White, Skanska and Consigli
Related Links: New Hampshire Town Signs Deal for Landfill Solar Power Stafford Hill Solar Farm Project Fact Sheet Green Mountain Power has begun constructing a 2-MW solar microgrid on a city landfill in Vermont. The unit is designed to store power during storms for an emergency shelter at Rutland High School.The $10-million Stafford Hill Solar Farm, which broke ground on Aug. 10, is the first project in the nation to establish a micro-grid powered solely by solar and battery backup, with no other fuel source, the U.S. Dept. of Energy says.Stafford Hill includes 7,700 325-watt solar panels on a ballasted
Related Links: Pipeline Opponents Say Project Is No Longer Economically Justifiable PSB halts Vermont Gas pipeline project along VELCO route Vermont Gas's contentious natural-gas pipeline extension to connect service areas in Chittenden and Franklin counties is temporarily on hold. The Vermont Public Service Board (PSB) on July 25 ordered the utility to halt construction until it filed a soil management plan.Opponents allege construction in VELCO's transmission-line corridor could possibly release hazardous chemicals present in the soil. Pentachlorophenol (PCP), a wood preservative used to treat utility poles, has been detected near the pipeline route in a Monkton resident's well, according to
Related Links: Skanska Video: How Do You Move a Harvard Fresco? Global Best Office Project: The Place, London Global Best Projects Winner, Best Large Project: The Shard As Harvard University's estimated $247-million renovation and expansion of its art museums nears completion, project teams in the Boston area are breathing easy after some complex maneuvers to protect and move the art.The project integrates the Fogg, the Busch-Reisinger and the Arthur M. Sackler museums and their combined 250,000 works of art under one roof. The new building is targeting LEED Gold certification and will add 12,000 sq feet of gallery space to
Photo: iStockphoto/Dwight Nadig The project involved a 30-in.-dia natural gas pipeline, similar to the one at left, in Lycoming County, Pa., along with gas-gathering lines and compressor stations. Related Links: How to Resolve Construction Disputes Proactively Creating a Compliance Culture Lessens Risk of Fraud Faced with mounting interest payments after losing a $24-million jury verdict in Delaware County, Pa., a pipeline company has settled with contractor Utility Line Services, says the contractor's attorney.The jury in April had ordered the defendant, PVR Marcellus Gas Gathering Inc., recently acquired by Dallas-based Regency Energy Partners, to pay Utility Line Services about $16.5 million
Source: Status of Non-Price Retirements Requiests; December 20, 2013 *Megawatts based on relevant forward capacity auction (FCA) summer qualified capacity (Note: total increases include full and partial generator and demand response non-price retirement (NPR) requests for capacity commitment period (CCP) 2013-2014 through CCP 2017-2018) Related Links: Power Line Faces A Rocky Route New Hampshire Town Signs Deal for Landfill Solar Power A New England governors' plan to finance new projects for mega-scale gas pipelines and electric power lines to deliver more power to the region has further fueled a four-year-long battle, bringing stiff opposition from environmentalists, landowners and others who
