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$4.7 billion contract awarded for the construction of Neom’s artificial lake
- Jan, 17, 2024
- General Civil General Construction Other Structural Other Geotechnical Dam Engineering Earth / Rockfill Dams Concrete / Rollercrete Dams News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Saudi Arabia
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The contract for the construction of a $4.7 billion artificial lake, part of Saudi Arabia’s Neom project, was recently signed. Furthermore, the 2.8 km long lake is going to be formed by three new dam...
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Hertz decides to sell 1/3 of its electric cars and invest in gasoline ones
- Jan, 17, 2024
- Transportation Engineering General Civil News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States
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Several factors recently led car rental giant, Hertz, to decide on selling a third of their total U.S. electric vehicle fleet, or around 20,000 units, and invest in gasoline powered cars. This decis...
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Germany installs 14 GW of renewable solar energy in 2023
- Jan, 05, 2024
- Sustainable Development Green Infrastructure Energy Engineering General Civil News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Germany
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Germany’s Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) announced, based on preliminary figures, on January 5 that the country achieved an overall 17 GW increase in its renewable energy capacity in 2023, out of wh...
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Construction of 134-story skyscraper proposed in Oklahoma City
- Dec, 14, 2023
- General Civil General Construction Other Structural Other Geotechnical Visualization News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
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Update: On January the 19th, the developers announced a revised height of 1,907 feet for the planned skyscraper, which would make it the nation's tallest building if constructed. 1907 was chosen to s...
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The Civil Engineer’s news review of 2023
The year is almost over, and we thought what better way is there to say goodbye to 2023 than an annual review of your most viewed news on our website. So, without further ado click on the titles to v...
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Ireland plans to build Europe’s first ammonia-fueled power plant
- Dec, 21, 2023
- Energy Engineering General Civil Sustainable Development Green Infrastructure News On Projects / Industry Other News News On Research / Academia
- Ireland, Cork
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Two energy companies, Centrica and Mitsubishi Power, announced their intentions of exploring the development, construction and operation of Europe’s first ammonia-fueled power plant by signing a Memo...
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Plans for Tencent’s new 500,000 m² headquarters unveiled
- Dec, 07, 2023
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- China, Shenzhen
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The winning design for Tencent’s new 500,000 m² headquarters was unveiled on Thursday, December 7, following an international design competition. Tencent is a Chinese tech giant which was founded in...
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Temporary elevator failure causes five fatalities on Swedish construction site
- Dec, 11, 2023
- General Construction General Civil Other Structural Structural Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Sweden, Stockholm
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A temporary elevator, used on a construction site in Stockholm, failed on Monday, December 11, causing the loss of five workers’ lives. Furthermore, the incident took place on a site located in Sund...
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7-story building partially collapses in New York
- Dec, 11, 2023
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- United States, New York, New York
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A seven-story building partially collapsed in the Bronx of New York, on the afternoon of Monday, December 11. Furthermore, it has so far been reported that the collapse took place at around 3:30 p.m...
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Data centers built in wind turbines could help solve renewable curtailment
- Dec, 11, 2023
- Green Infrastructure Wind Engineering Energy Engineering General Civil Sustainable Development News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Germany
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A new German company came up with the idea of placing data centers within wind turbines, and tackling several energy problems at once. Data centers are currently responsible for 1.5% of the world’s...
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