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The world’s 100th Nereda wastewater treatment plant built in Florida, USA

Nereda technology wastewater treatment plants require 50% less energy and are up to four times smaller than conventional ones. Furthermore, Nereda plants exist in 21 countries on 6 continents and...

The European Union launches €750 million funding for energy infrastructure projects

An open call was launched on April 18 by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), regarding proposals for key cross-border energy infrastructure projects. Furth...

Last three German nuclear plants power down

Saturday, April 15, marked the end of the six decade long German nuclear energy era with the closure of the country’s last three plants. Furthermore, the initial decision for Germany to end its nuc...

At least 20 under-construction homes destroyed by fire in Vaughan, Ontario

A massive fire destroyed at least 20 $2-million-houses of a new under-construction development in Vaughan, Ontario, on Wednesday. The fire started around 1 p.m., local time, on Wednesday and took a...

Magnitude 4.4 earthquake strikes Northern California, U.S.A.

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake took place in Lake County, California, late on Tuesday. More specifically, the earthquake struck at 10.39 p.m., and was located 7.4 kilometers from northwest Cobb and rou...

Airborne excavator used for the demolition of collapsed motorway bridge in Spain

A video has emerged of an airborne excavator used in Spain for the demolition of a collapsed motorway bridge, which appears to be on the A-6 motorway. More specifically, the video shows a hanging exc...

100-year-old 5-storey building collapses in Instabul

A 100-year-old 5-storey abandoned building collapsed in Istanbul on Thursday, April 6. Furthermore, the collapsed building of Beyazıt Han was located in the Karaköy district of Istanbul and was a...

US announces $20 million funding for four drought resilience infrastructure projects

A $20 million funding was announced in the US on April 6 for the construction of four small surface and groundwater storage projects in Utah and California. More specifically, the plan includes thr...

US allocates $350 million funding for wildlife crossing pilot program

The US announced $350 million in funding for a pilot program, which will be dedicated to wildlife crossings. It has been shown by studies that more than 350 million vertebrate animals and about 20...

The Hollandse Kust Noord offshore grid connection deemed "grid ready"

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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