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MIT engineers create energy-storing cement mixture
- Jul, 31, 2023
- Energy Engineering General Civil General Construction Sustainable Development News On Products & Services News On Research / Academia News On Publications Other News
- United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A paper was published on the last day of July, by a team of MIT researchers, regarding the creation of a cement and carbon black based material which acts as a supercapacitor while being structurally...
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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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Jerusalem, Israel: a new bridge links tourist sites
- Aug, 07, 2023
- Bridges Bridge Design Other Structural Sustainable Development
- Israel
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Jerusalem is set to reveal Israel's longest suspension bridge on the evening of August 6. The bridge will link Mount Zion with the Hinnom Valley to the south and it will enhance pedestrian access to...
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Surat Diamond Bourse breaks Pentagon’s 80-year long record for world’s largest office building
- Nov, 21, 2023
- Sustainable Development General Civil General Construction Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- 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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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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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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The fourth bridge over the Panama Canal will be designed and constructed
- Jul, 04, 2023
- Bridges Bridge Design Sustainable Development Other Structural
- Panama
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The contract to design and construct the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal has been awarded to Sener and Greisch in collaboration with the Highway Planning and Design Institute (HDPI) by the Panama...
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Part of the highest cable car in Europe opens connecting Italy and Switzerland
- Jul, 01, 2023
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- Matterhorn
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Europe’s highest cable car, Matterhorn Glacier Ride II, is now connecting the Swiss Matterhorn Glacier Paradise mountain station and the Italian Testa Grigia at 3,883 and 3,480 meter altitudes respec...
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Sustainable building materials and products: the latest trends
Architects and designers face numerous challenges when creating sustainable buildings or structures. Factors such as form, orientation, and lighting calculations can significantly impact the project'...
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