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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
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
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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New York’s first offshore wind turbine installed at South Fork
- Nov, 20, 2023
- Sustainable Development Wind Engineering Green Infrastructure General Civil General Construction Other Structural Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, New York, New York
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
It was announced on Monday, November 20, that New York’s first offshore wind turbine had been successfully installed at the South Fork Wind Farm. Furthermore, the announcement came from New York Sta...
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An innovative new single-blade wind turbine to change the landscape of offshore wind energy
- Sep, 20, 2023
- Wind Engineering Sustainable Development Other Structural
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The global renewable energy production is currently at a mere 11%, which is far below the required 60% target to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Achieving this goal requires international coopera...
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CSSC Haizhuang’s H260-18MW: The world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine
- Jun, 15, 2023
- Green Infrastructure Wind Engineering Sustainable Development Energy Engineering General Construction General Civil News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry Other News
- China
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
CSSC Haizhuang’s H260-18MW offshore wind turbine, which was unveiled earlier this year, is the largest and most powerful of its kind with a potential of powering up to 40,000 homes. As the name sugg...
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Storm rips off the wall of a 12th floor apartment in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- May, 19, 2023
- Damage (Structural) Damage (Structural) Structural Reliability Walls Wood Structures Wind Engineering Other Structural Repair And Retrofit Of Structures General Construction General Civil Construction Management News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The wall of a 12th floor apartment in Kuala Lumpur was ripped off during a thunderstorm on Friday, May 19. Furthermore, the event took place in the Loke Yew building, which consists of public housin...
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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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World's highest railway bridge to open in J&K
- Mar, 29, 2023
- Bridges Bridge Design Bridge Management Structural Design Performance-Based Design Wind Engineering
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
With the upcoming opening of the tallest railway bridge in the world crossing the Chenab River, Jammu and Kashmir will soon be able to brag about having it. The Chenab railway bridge, built over the...
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Project Erebus: Wales’ first floating windfarm grants consent
- Mar, 13, 2023
- Wind Engineering Other Structural Sustainable Development Green Infrastructure Other Geotechnical Energy Engineering General Civil General Construction Hydraulic Engineering News On Projects / Industry Other News News On Products & Services
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The first floating windfarm in Wales was granted consent from the Welsh government on March 13. Project Erebus will be located 40km offshore Pembrokeshire in West Wales and will initially consist...
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A vacant building collapsed in west Baltimore due to strong wind loading
- Mar, 17, 2023
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Wind Engineering Structural Loads Other Structural
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Strong wind loads are anticipated to be the cause of the collapse of a vacant building in the Upton neighborhood of west Baltimore, Maryland, according to a report from WBFF. There have been no injur...
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Michigan: world’s longest timber-towered suspension bridge is now open
- Nov, 01, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Design Bridge Abutments Structural Design Structural Systems Wood Structures Wind Engineering Structural Stability Other Structural
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The world’s longest timber-towered suspension bridge is now open to sightseers in northern Michigan. For those willing to ride a chairlift to the mountain top and pay a fee of around $25, the bridge...
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