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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: TheCivilEngineer.org
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: TheCivilEngineer.org
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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First model house completed in world’s largest 3D printed neighborhood in Texas
- Jul, 22, 2023
- General Civil General Construction Construction Management Other Structural Visualization News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
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...
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Largest 3D printed building in Europe constructed in Heidelberg, Germany
- Jul, 31, 2023
- General Construction General Civil Construction Management Other Structural Visualization News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services Other News
- Germany, Heidelberg
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
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,...
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The MSG Sphere lights up to be named world’s largest video screen
- Jul, 04, 2023
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- United States, Nevada, Las Vegas
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
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...
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Surat Diamond Bourse breaks Pentagon’s 80-year long record for world’s largest office building
- Nov, 21, 2023
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- India, Surat
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
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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First design and build contract awarded for the Grand Paris Express
- Jul, 13, 2023
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- France, Paris
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The first design and build contract for the Grand Paris Express was awarded by the Société du Grand Paris to a mainly French encompassing consortium on July the 13th. The Grand Paris Express is a pr...
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North America’s largest biochar plant to be constructed in Canada
- Jul, 05, 2023
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- Canada, Port-Cartier
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
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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Braila Bridge: Romania’s largest suspension bridge inaugurated
- Jul, 06, 2023
- Transportation Engineering Bridges News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Romania
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Braila Bridge, Romania’s largest suspension bridge, and largest bridge over the Danube, was inaugurated on July 6. Braila sits 38 meters high above water and has a total length of 1,975 meters,...
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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: TheCivilEngineer.org
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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