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Civil Engineering News Recap of November 2024
- Dec, 04, 2024
- Tunneling Sustainable Development Structural Systems Offshore Geotechnics General Construction General Civil Other Geotechnical Bridge Design Bridges Deep Excavations Shaft Foundations
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
You can now find TheCivilEngineer.org's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting civil engineering news of November 2024. Namely, these were: 1) A...
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From Maintenance to Adaptation: Preparing for Sea Level Rise in the Netherlands
- Nov, 18, 2024
- Structural Systems Protective Structures Offshore Geotechnics General Construction General Civil News On Projects / Industry
- Netherlands
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Storm surge barriers, such as the Maeslantkering and Oosterscheldekering, are vital components of the Netherlands’ flood defense system. These impressive structures protect the low-lying delta from s...
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Dogger Bank Wind Farm: Completing a 328km Offshore Cable Network
- Jul, 29, 2024
- Offshore Geotechnics Green Infrastructure News On Projects / Industry
- North Sea
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The construction of the world’s largest offshore wind farm has reached a significant milestone with the successful installation of more than 200 miles (328 km) of 66KV inter-array cables. This marks...
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Finland launches auction for 3 GW offshore wind projects
- Nov, 23, 2023
- Offshore Geotechnics Wind Engineering Sustainable Development Green Infrastructure Other Geotechnical Other Structural Construction Management General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Finland
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The government of Finland adopted, on November 23, a resolution regarding the launch of the tendering process for five offshore wind farm projects, two of which will start immediately. Furthermore,...
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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: TheCivilEngineer.org
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: TheCivilEngineer.org
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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New study finds that the fastest ever underwater flow was triggered by 2022 Tonga eruption
A new study, published on September 7 in the science magazine, showed that the eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai submarine volcano in January 2022 caused the fastest underwater flow ever reco...
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UN warns on the effects of sand dredging to the ocean floor and marine life
- Sep, 05, 2023
- Environmental Engineering Offshore Geotechnics Other Geotechnical General Civil General Construction Hydraulic Engineering News On Research / Academia News On Publications News On Products & Services Other News
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The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warned on Tuesday about the impact that sand dredging has on the ocean floor and marine life. Furthermore, UNEP’s Centre for Analytics, GRID-Geneva, has developed...
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Casting of Fehmarnbelt tunnel’s precast elements has began
- Jul, 14, 2023
- Transportation Geotechnics Tunneling Offshore Geotechnics Other Geotechnical
- Denmark
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Casting of the elements for the Fehmarnbelt tunnel has now begun, as was announced on July 10. The Fehmarnbelt tunnel is going to be an 18 km long immersed tunnel, which will stretch between Rødbyhav...
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The Hollandse Kust Noord offshore grid connection deemed "grid ready"
- Mar, 31, 2023
- Energy Engineering Offshore Geotechnics Green Infrastructure Wind Engineering General Civil General Construction News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Netherlands
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm is located 18.5 km offshore the town of Egmond aan Zee in the Netherlands. The 69-turbine farm is scheduled to be operational in 2023 and has an installed capacity...
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