Magnetized Cement to Charge Electric Vehicles on Road
The Constructor
JULY 31, 2021
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) plans to develop roads that will be able to charge electric vehicles (EVs) while you drive on them.
Five Star Electric wins $67M New York MTA cabling project
Construction Dive
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
The Tutor Perini subsidiary will lay approximately 150,000 feet of fiber-optic cable for North America’s largest transportation network.
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Electric fleet challenges and considerations
CK Power
AUGUST 2, 2023
And overwhelming buzz surrounds electrification of infrastructure, transportation, manufacturing — name an industry. come from the electrical grid itself and how unfeasible it makes battery charging. The post Electric fleet challenges and considerations appeared first on CK Power. Either way, we can help.
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Autonomous Transport Will Happen in Quarries, Light Mining First
Construction Equipment
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
While strides have been taken in the switch to hybrid and all-electric drive, creating autonomous transport is proving hard to perfect, according to an article on the Volvo CE website. Because of this, the move to autonomous machines will not be a case of replacing an operator with a machine.…
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Production to Begin on Volvo VNR Electric
Construction Equipment
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
Volvo Trucks said it would begin production of its VNR Electric heavy truck in early 2021 at its plant in Dublin, Virginia. Volvo Trucks is committed to lead the commercial transport industry towards more sustainable solutions by advancing electromobility,” said Peter Voorhoeve, president of …
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Electric Vehicles: Charging To The Top
Business Facilities
MARCH 1, 2021
Electric vehicles are no longer the wave of a distant future: 2021 will be a breakout year for e-vehicles in the wake of General Motors’ announcement that it will end production of internal combustion engines in 2035. Read: Electric Vehicles: Charging To The Top at BusinessFacilities.com.
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New Electric Transmission Line Will Create 1,000 Jobs In Kansas
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 1, 2020
The new 800-mile Grain Belt Express electric transmission line will carry low-cost, Kansas wind energy to consumers across the Midwest, and create nearly 1,000 jobs. Read: New Electric Transmission Line Will Create 1,000 Jobs In Kansas at BusinessFacilities.com.
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Volvo Trucks Shows Off Electric Heavy Truck
Construction Equipment
FEBRUARY 12, 2020
Volvo Trucks North America showed its battery-electric Class 8 truck at an event in Fontana, California. The Volvo Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions (LIGHTS) Innovation Showcase, held at Volvo Trucks’ TEC Equipment dealership, revealed the progress that has been achieved since the…
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Volvo's First All-electric VNR Truck Deployed in SoCal
Construction Equipment
JUNE 18, 2020
Volvo Trucks North America has deployed its first pilot VNR Electric truck in Southern California as part of the Volvo LIGHTS (Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions) project. The project is a collaboration with the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) and 13 other…
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A Third Company Pilots Volvo Electric Trucks On-Road in California
Construction Equipment
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
Volvo Trucks North America has announced that third-party supply chain solutions provider NFI began piloting two Volvo VNR Electric trucks as part of the Volvo LIGHTS (Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions) project, becoming the third company to deploy its battery-electric trucks. The Volvo…
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Lion Electric Bringing First-Ever U.S. Manufacturing Facility To Illinois
Business Facilities
MAY 7, 2021
The $70 million investment by Lion Electric will pave the way for the largest all-electric commercial vehicle production plant in the U.S., Read: Lion Electric Bringing First-Ever U.S. create 745 jobs. Manufacturing Facility To Illinois at BusinessFacilities.com.
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Volvo Autonomous Trucks to Begin Transporting Goods
Construction Equipment
JUNE 14, 2019
Volvo’s electric, autonomous vehicle, Vera, will form part of an integrated solution to transport goods from a logistics center to a port terminal in Gothenburg, Sweden. This assignment is a result of a collaboration between Volvo Trucks and DFDX, a ferry and logistics company. Volvo’s trucks will…
Why Your Construction Site Needs a Portable Power Station
Construction Marketing
NOVEMBER 25, 2022
Getting electricity for your construction site isn’t always easy. Think of it like a giant battery that stores plenty of electricity, giving you all the power you need. A portable power station is like a large battery bank that stores electricity. Supplementary Electricity. Wrapping It Up.
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Volvo Presents 2nd Electric Truck Model
Construction Equipment
MAY 8, 2018
Just three weeks after the unveiling of Volvo Trucks’ first all-electric truck, the Volvo FL Electric, the company is expanding its product range with yet another electric truck. The Volvo FE Electric is designed for heavier city distribution and refuse transport operations with gross weights of up to 27 tonnes.
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How to Utilize Fabric Buildings to Maintain a Safer Jobsite
Construction Business Owner
JUNE 1, 2018
When an operation needs to mobilize and demobilize quickly, it is crucial that the building itself is both highly durable and safe to transport. Disassembling a traditional building before transport requires disconnecting the water mains, electricity and other utilities, which can be dangerous if done improperly.
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Volvo Invests in Electric Charging Company
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 21, 2019
Volvo Group Venture Capital AB has invested in Momentum Dynamics, which develops high-power wireless charging of electric vehicles. In a press release, Volvo describes Momentum as specializing in “inductive charging for the automotive and transportation industries, especially suitable for…
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Electric Vehicles Poised To Transform Economy, Says US DOT
ENR Construction
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Officials tout bipartisan nature of infrastructure investments at annual transportation conference.
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Report Calls for Regional Clean Transportation Plan
ENR Construction
JULY 19, 2018
Increasing electric vehicle fleets, along with walkable and bikeable streets and access to public transportation in cities, suburbs and rural and low-income communities across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions are among the strategies in a new report calling for a regional clean transportation plan.
Volvo to Test How Electric Trucks Can Reduce Air Pollution
Construction Equipment
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
Volvo will soon test how its electric trucks can reduce air pollution through the Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions project, a pilot project in Southern California. The project is one of 11 receiving grant funding from the California Air Resources Board aiming to electrify work vehicles.…
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48 Sustainable Transportation Efforts Mobilize Worldwide
ENR Construction
JUNE 6, 2018
Cities and countries around the globe are vowing to cut carbon emissions from transportation by all possible means, from electric cars and buses to flying taxis and hyperloop.
CCTA and Local Motors Launch High-School Training for Electric Vehicles
ENR Construction
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
Contra Costa Transportation Authority and Local Motors announced the launch of a high-school training program for maintenance and repair of electric autonomous vehicles (AVs).
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36 Texas Central Wins Authority to Take Land for High-Speed Rail System
Construction and Infrastructure Law
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
1] Specifically, the Court held that the corporation qualifies as an “interurban electric railway company” under the Texas Transportation Code. Here, Texas Central was created for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, maintaining, or operating lines of electric railway between Texas municipalities.
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Bid races for new Scape £4bn utilities works deals
Construction Enquirer
JUNE 20, 2023
The frameworks are designed to cover a host of works covering gas and heat, electricity, water, nuclear, ports, airports, and transport services where many frameworks already exist. Across England, Wales and Northern Ireland qualifying firms will need to have revenue of more than £250m and could share a work pipeline of £3bn.
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Green light for £1.7bn Stonehenge tunnel
Construction Enquirer
JULY 14, 2023
The Department for Transport has approved plans for the vast A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down upgrade including a tunnel under the historic Stonehenge site. The green light was finally granted on Friday following a long-running planning saga. The FCC-led JV has enlisted Atkins, Jacobs and Spanish designer Sener as the design joint venture.
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96 General Dynamics Electric Boat Investing $800M In Connecticut
Business Facilities
MAY 2, 2018
Read: General Dynamics Electric Boat Investing $800M In Connecticut at BusinessFacilities.com. The company will retain and grow its workforce to more than 13,000 jobs over the next 17 years, with help from up to $63 million in state incentives. .
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Sustainable Building and Design in Australia
Natural Building
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Rainwater recovery, indigenous landscaping and walking distance to shops and public transport help with its carbon footprint. Their power tools were supplied with electricity from an off-grid solar power system. Highly efficient devices further reduce energy demand in the all-electric home. kWh battery. kWh battery.
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Solar Roadways: Purpose, Construction, and Applications
The Constructor
APRIL 25, 2021
A solar roadway is a street surface that produces electricity. It consists of a glass layer, an electronic layer, and a base plate layer.
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Texas Central Wins Authority to Take Land for High-Speed Rail System
Construction and Infrastructure Law
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
1] Specifically, the Court held that the corporation qualifies as an “interurban electric railway company” under the Texas Transportation Code. 2] Here, Texas Central was created for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, maintaining, or operating lines of electric railway between Texas municipalities.
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Walsh/Shea 5 months behind on $2B Crenshaw-LAX rail
Construction Dive
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
A Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority chief said the 8.5-mile mile light-rail line is approximately 86% complete, but electrical work is taking longer than anticipated.
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Maryland Resets it Trajectory with Greenhouse Gas Reduction Law
Green Building Law Update
APRIL 17, 2022
To accomplish this the bill advances everything from “food residuals” and organic materials diversion, a new environmental justice litmus test, a solar panel “recovery, reuse, and recycling working group,” an electric school bus mandate, recognizes “nuclear power” as a carbon free energy source, and much, much more. All of which is true, but.
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Lincoln Electric Welding Training Center to Open Jan. 8
Construction Equipment
NOVEMBER 20, 2017
The Bureau of Labor Statistics says the demand for welders by 2026 will reach 427,000, and those welders trained in the latest technologies should see good job prospects, especially in construction segments building new power generation and transport projects, as well as heavy infrastructure such as bridges.
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Altrad bags £31m Berkeley nuclear station clean-up job
Construction Enquirer
MAY 9, 2023
“The blower houses circulated gas through the reactors to transfer heat into 310 tonne boilers to create steam to turn the turbines and generate electricity. The last of the 15 gigantic metal boilers was transported to Sweden for cleaning, smelting and recycling in 2013.
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Volvo Autonomous Hauler Wins Red Dot Product Design Award
Construction Equipment
JUNE 24, 2020
The Volvo TA15 autonomous electric hauler, part of the TARA autonomous transport solution from Volvo Autonomous Solutions, has won a 2020 Red Dot Award for product design. The Red Dot Product Design Award is considered to be, Volvo says, a seal of high design quality from the world’s largest and…
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62 Polaris Offers Landscape Contractors an Electric UTV Option
Green Industry Professionals
APRIL 15, 2013
The Polaris Gem eL XD is a versatile electric utility vehicle capable of transporting cargo and completing many tasks.'
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Why Construction Firms Should Invest In Packaging Solutions
Construction Marketing
JUNE 24, 2021
Transporting cement, gravel, and other materials across the construction site demands a reliable system. Their original integrity can remain after multiple uses, decreasing transport and storage expenses. Any contractor will vouch for the plethora of ways a site worker can get hurt, one of which involves transporting materials.
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Puerto Rico still faces up to $50B in recovery work as 2018 hurricane season approaches
Construction Dive
APRIL 12, 2018
territory's buildings, transportation infrastructure and electric grid as strong as possible before June 1. FEMA said it is trying to make the U.S.
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Construction Labor Cost Data by State
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 2, 2016
Electrical Engineers. Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians. Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment. Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment. Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay.
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Glossary of Greenhouse Gas Terms
Green Building Law Update
JUNE 5, 2022
It also includes greenhouse gases that come from producing the goods or services that the individual uses, including emissions from power plants that make electricity, factories that make products, and landfills where trash gets sent. emissions associated with fuel combustion in boilers, furnaces, vehicles) and are modest in abundance.
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Video: Sweden Lets the Road Charge the Vehicle
Construction Equipment
APRIL 13, 2018
Remember those electric slot car tracks you spent hours playing with? Sweden's Transport Administration was on hand when a new contact-electric transportation system debuted this week. Researchers in Sweden are now testing an adult-sized version that takes an old idea and makes it better.
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FLO Investing $3M In New Michigan EV Charger Plant
Business Facilities
JUNE 8, 2022
manufacturing facility, Canadian electric vehicle charging network operator FLO will create 133 jobs in Auburn Hills, MI. With its first U.S.
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Here Are the Most Sustainable U.S. Cities in 2022
Pro Builder
OCTOBER 27, 2022
A recent SmartAsset study compared 94 of the largest cities across three categories based on topics of transportation, green efficiency, and climate resilience to determine the most sustainable cities in the U.S. Boston, Massachusetts ranks as the most sustainable city, scoring especially high in transportation (No.
Supply Chain Challenges in 2023 & How to Overcome Them
Construction Marketing
JUNE 30, 2023
Another factor that imposes challenges in the supply chain is the increased transportation prices. Electric vehicles, drones, robots, and artificial intelligence can be implemented to meet the goals. The bike manufacturers lost payment terms due to the blocks with the component suppliers.
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11 Advantages Of Fabric Buildings
Construction Marketing
MAY 27, 2022
They can even be used as meeting spaces or offices—all you have to do is include electricity. As mentioned earlier, they’re built with lightweight materials, which reduces the cost of fuel to transport them to the site. Read on to learn about the advantages of fabric buildings. They’re Energy-Efficient.
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L.A. must transition to cleaner energy, boost transit to reach sustainability goals
BD+C
JUNE 4, 2018
In order to reach its ambitious greenhouse gas reduction goals , Los Angeles must transition to 100% renewable electricity and 45% passenger travel by transit and active transport (such as biking or walking) by 2050.
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