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The June Issue of the Geoengineer.org Newsletter is out !
Geoengineer.org is excited to announce the June Newsletter Issue#145! Geoengineer.org is excited to announce the June Newsletter Issue#145! Read more
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Renewables could employ up to 24 million people by 2030
Last year, the number of people working in the sector was just shy of 10 million Last year, the number of people working in the sector was just shy of 10 millionIn a report released on Wednesday 24 M...
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California is blowing up Oroville Dam’s spillway in order to replace it
The main spillway of Lake Oroville Dam, California, whose major damage in February 2017 threatened the region with flooding and forced 200,000 people to evacuate, is now being demolished. The main sp...
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A remote virgin island is the most littered place in the world
The once pristine paradise has turned into an endless dump with 37.7 million pieces of plastic! The once pristine paradise has turned into an endless dump with 37.7 million pieces of plastic!Henderso...
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A ‘super sewer’ is under construction in London to stop the flow of waste into the Thames
As London’s population has doubled from 4 million in the 1860s to 8 million and counting by 2015, the old Victorian sewers, although in excellent condition, cannot handle the huge amount of waste anym...
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The May Issue of TheStructuralEngineer.info Newsletter has been released !
TheStructuralEngineer.info is excited to announce the May Newsletter Issue#110 TheStructuralEngineer.info is excited to announce the May Newsletter Issue#110 Read more
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World’s-first window blinds that double as solar panels
An ideal alternative for houses on which the installation of roof solar panels is not feasible An ideal alternative for houses on which the installation of roof solar panels is not feasibleAn Ukraini...
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World’s largest tidal power project approved for construction in Indonesia
The $550m project has been welcomed as an alternative energy source to coal The $550m project has been welcomed as an alternative energy source to coalThe Indonesian government has given the green li...
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Elevated seawall to be built for New York flood resilience
The 11.2km-long seawall, stretching from Fort Wadsworth to Oakwood Beach, will protect communities from severe coastal flooding, while creating new wetland habitats and recreational amenities. The 11...
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Gigantic hands emerge from the water to ‘support’ a building in the Venetian Grand Canal
An artistic installation by the sculptor Lorenzo Quinn, titled ‘Support’, was presented on Friday 12 May in the Italian city, as part of the 57th International Art Exhibition ‘La Biennale di Venezia’....
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