Top 20 most popular civil engineering news in 2017!

As we welcomed 2018, we are glad to present 2017 top 20 most popular breaking news in the civil engineering community.

We present you with the most captivating articles amongst hundreds of news published in through the Civil Engineering news center! It has been a really exciting year for us with 380 articles published! Visit The Civil Engineer news center daily as we will continue to share with you exciting and interesting news! Enjoy your reading!

You can find below the list of the most popular news:

1.  â€˜Plastic’ bags made from potato and tapioca (1624 views)
2. The world’s first hybrid hydro and floating PV power plant opens in Portugal (1199 views)
3. Wind turbine collapse in eastern Germany (853 views)
4. More than 80% of underground water in China is heavily polluted (765 views)
5. Vertical gardens in Mexico City to combat pollution (763 views)
6. Hybrid biomass and solar energy system for water desalination (720 views)
7. A collapsible lightweight wind turbine ideal for outdoor adventures (703 views)
8. World’s largest tidal power project approved for construction in Indonesia (660 views)
9. Historic Iranian windmills are still functional nowadays (548 views)
10. World’s first underwater floating tunnel could link up Norwegian cities (539 views)
11. A Scottish company turns recycled plastic waste into roads (535 views) 
12. A Danish wastewater treatment plant produces more energy than it consumes (534 views)
13. Human activity causes climate to change 170 times faster than natural forces (513 views)
14. This artificial tree captures air pollutants 275 times more efficiently than a normal one (511 views)
15. Kooda start-up saves Perth residents the hassle of composting (496 views)
16. This tree-shaped skyscraper can feed a whole city (495 views)
17. This machine produces oil from plastic waste (476 views)
18. New sticker system to combat air pollution in Paris (454 views)
19. Capturing Reality with Drones - The future is here for construction business (446 views)
20. The world’s most powerful dam generated 103 TWh of energy last year (433 views)

Thecivilengineer team!