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European Union announces €7 billion sustainable transport funding

The European Commission announced on September 26 the launch of a €7 billion funding program for the development of sustainable key transport infrastructure, under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF...

University of Rochester’s Strong Memorial Hospital breaks ground on $650M expansion

University of Rochester’s Strong Memorial Hospital held a groundbreaking celebration for its $650 million expansion project on Friday, September 8. At the time of the event, enabling projects and ne...

Potentially world’s largest known lithium deposit discovered in the US

A new study published on August 30, suggests that the world's largest lithium reserve could be located in the McDermitt caldera, inside an extinct volcano, between Nevada and Oregon in the US. Lithi...

India and Saudi Arabia sign agreement to connect their power grids through subsea cables

India and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement on Monday, September 11, to connect their power grids via subsea cables. Furthermore, the agreement was signed by India’s Union minister for new and renewab...

U.S.A. awards $1.2 billion to the development of two carbon air capture hubs

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...

World’s largest wind turbine connected to the Chinese power grid

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...

First model house completed in world’s largest 3D printed neighborhood in Texas

Last Saturday, prospective buyers had the chance to tour around the first completed house in the world’s largest 3D printed neighborhood. The house is part of a 100-property complex located in the W...

Largest 3D printed building in Europe constructed in Heidelberg, Germany

Construction of Europe’s largest 3D printed building in Heidelberg, Germany started on March 31 and is expected to end in late July. The building is 55 meters long, 11 meters wide and 9 meters high,...

The MSG Sphere lights up to be named world’s largest video screen

The MSG Sphere is, among other things, the world’s largest video screen, featuring 580,000 square footage of fully programmable LED exterior. It is located next to the Las Vegas Strip and east of th...

Surat Diamond Bourse breaks Pentagon’s 80-year long record for world’s largest office building

India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is scheduled to inaugurate Surat Diamond Bourse, the world’s new largest office building, on the 21st of November. As the name suggests, the building is locate...

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