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Largest offshore wind farm in the US gains federal approval
- Oct, 31, 2023
- Sustainable Development Green Infrastructure Energy Geotechnics Energy Engineering Offshore Geotechnics General Civil General Construction Other Structural Other Geotechnical Data Management News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, Virginia
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
On Tuesday, October 31, the 2.6-GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project (CVOW) gained a Record of Decision by the Bureau of Ocean Energy (BOEM), bringing it one step closer to final approval. In a...
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The Netherlands exceed 2023 offshore wind target as Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind park nears completion
- Oct, 19, 2023
- Sustainable Development Green Infrastructure Offshore Geotechnics General Civil General Construction Energy Engineering Construction Management News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Netherlands
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
It was recently announced that the Netherlands are going to exceed their offshore wind target set for 2023, while also marking another significant milestone with the installation of the final turbine...
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First power produced at the world’s largest offshore wind farm
- Oct, 10, 2023
- Sustainable Development Green Infrastructure Energy Engineering General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Dogger Bank Wind Farm is scheduled to have a power generation capacity of 3.6 GW upon entering full commercial operation in 2026, making it the world’s largest offshore wind farm. Furthermore, the D...
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British company introduces waterless pumped storage hydropower technology
- Aug, 24, 2023
- Green Infrastructure Tunneling Energy Geotechnics Other Geotechnical Underground Structures
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A UK-based company has developed a waterless pumped storage hydropower technology, and recently teamed up to deliver 100MW energy storage capacity projects by 2030. Furthermore, this technology work...
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U.S.A. awards $1.2 billion to the development of two carbon air capture hubs
- Aug, 11, 2023
- Environmental Engineering Sustainable Development Green Infrastructure General Civil News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
The US Department of Energy announced on August 11 that it is going to fund with $1.2 billion the development of two hubs that will remove CO2 from the air and store it underground. This funding is g...
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World’s largest wind turbine connected to the Chinese power grid
- Jul, 20, 2023
- Green Infrastructure Sustainable Development General Civil General Construction Environmental Engineering Other Structural Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services Other News
- China, Fuzhou
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
The world’s first 16MW wind turbine has been connected to the Chinese power grid, from the Pingtan offshore wind farm. The park’s developer had announced, back on June 28, that installation work had...
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Geotechnical survey about to begin in Scotland’s Caledonia offshore wind farm
- Jul, 31, 2023
- Green Infrastructure Geomorphology Geophysics Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Cone Penetration Testing (Cpt) Borehole Logging Structural Geology Other Geotechnical Foundation Design / Construction
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A Geotechnical survey campaign is about to commence on Caledonia wind farm’s proposed site, 40 kilometers off the northeast coast of Scotland, following a successful geophysical survey campaign. The...
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Consent granted for the development of Scotland’s £500M underground pumped storage hydro plant
- Jul, 28, 2023
- Green Infrastructure Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Other Geotechnical
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The development of a £500M underground pumped storage hydro plant in Ben Cruachan, Scotland, was granted consent on Tuesday, July 25. The project involves the expansion of the existing Cruachan Powe...
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North America’s largest biochar plant to be constructed in Canada
- Jul, 05, 2023
- Environmental Engineering Sustainable Development Geoenvironmental Engineering Green Infrastructure General Civil News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Canada, Port-Cartier
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
North America’s largest biochar production plant is set to be constructed in Port-Cartier, Quebec, Canada. Furthermore, the project will be realized by a Canadian-French consortium, and its first ph...
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Construction of a 160 MW hydroelectric power plant has started in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Jun, 24, 2023
- Energy Engineering Dam Engineering Hydraulic Engineering Other Structural Sustainable Development Green Infrastructure Tunneling Environmental Engineering General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A groundbreaking ceremony was held in late June for the Dabar hydroelectric power plant in the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Dabar hydroelectric power plant is the largest of the Go...
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