Movable flood-protection weirs are being installed in the UK for the first time in Leeds, after more than 2,000 homes were flooded in 2015.
Renewable energy development company Carbon Cycle Energy (C2e) has broken ground on its $100M utility-scale biogas facility in North Carolina, US.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved $134.75M in financing for electricity companies operating in north-western Turkey.
NAPEC, a provider of construction and maintenance services to the public utility and heavy industrial markets, has announced that its subsidiaries have been awarded contracts worth over CAD185M ($141M).
A consortium of Shell, Van Oord, Eneco and Mitsubishi/DGE has been awarded a contract to build the second Borssele offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea.
In response to many drainage systems being overloaded, the impact of climate change and the increased risk of floods, Atkins has created a toolkit that helps identify the locations where sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) can be implemented.
The latest study from the Centre for Research and Innovation for Groundwater Infiltration into Urban Infrastructure suggests that the issue of groundwater infiltration into sewers is a worldwide problem that can’t be solved immediately.
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has achieved financial closure for the 2.4GW Hassyan clean coal power project in Dubai.
There is a significant risk of severe drought in England and Wales with the potential to disrupt the public water supply sector, according to a Water UK report.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is set to provide $1bn in financing for the expansion of the Shah Deniz II gas field in Azerbaijan.
UK-based renewable energy company RES has received planning permission for the construction of the Murra Warra Wind Farm in Australia.
Carillion Canada subsidiary Rokstad has secured a contract from Manitoba Hydro for the next phase of its Bipole lll high-voltage transmission line project.
NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of TransCanada, is set to proceed with the expansion of its NGTL System in Canada.
Danish engineering and contracting firm Aalborg Energie Technik (AET) has started construction on a new turnkey biomass-fired cogeneration plant in France.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide a €190M loan to Lithuania-based Lietuvos Energija for the construction of a new combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plant in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Canada-based firm SNC-Lavalin has won a $100M contract from Crestwood Equity Partners for the engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) and operation of multiple gas compression and dehydration facilities in the Permian Basin of the US.
German engineering services firm Siemens has secured a contract to deliver two high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) converter stations for the first electricity interconnector between Germany and Belgium.
The European Association for Abnormal Road Transport and Mobile Cranes (ESTA) is launching a new conference early next year to address growing concerns about safety during the transportation and erection of on-shore wind turbines.
Dutch firm Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (CB&I) has secured a $200M contract from Puget Sound Energy to build a multi-purpose liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and fuelling terminal in Tacoma, Washington.
An equal stake joint venture (JV) of CPB Contractors and UGL Limited has secured a design and build contract to increase the capacity of the Western Treatment Plant in Melbourne, Australia. [Image courtesy of Melbourne Water]