Sunday, October 9th, 2011
Massive turbines have appeared on the skyline above Crow Edge as a new windfarm begins to take shape. Construction on the £10m Hazlehead windfarm, overlooking Upper Cumberworth and the Hepworth area, is almost complete with all three turbines now installed. The 100m (300ft) tall turbines arrived at the site off Bents Road behind Hepworth Iron works last
Sunday, October 9th, 2011
When Rebecca Moore was working with Amazonian tribes back in 2007 on ways to use Google Earth to map forest cover, the consensus was that the satellite imagery program was useful, but they wanted more. Last year, Google launched its Earth Engine, which complemented the standard, but static, satellite images with “trillions of scientific measurements dating
Sunday, October 9th, 2011
Total signed with Novatek the final agreements to jointly develop the Yamal LNG project, becoming the main international partner on this gas liquefaction project with a 20% share. Novatek intends to keep at least a 51% interest in the project. “Total is very pleased to be given this opportunity to be pioneers in an untapped region.
Saturday, October 8th, 2011
A database of software applications that are compatible with the IFC standard goes live on the buildingSMART website on 5 October 2011 and will provide an official reference resource for AEC industry software users. The database contains information about IFC-compatible applications for the whole range of design and construction disciplines, including architectural, structural, building services,
Saturday, October 8th, 2011
Nemetschek Allplan, leading European provider of software for the design and management of buildings, presents new version Allplan 2012. This contains numerous improvements that makes architects’ and civil engineers’ work processes even more efficient. The new features include : SmartParts (parametric CAD objects), a direct connection to Allplan Allfa Web, the integration of international standards for
Friday, October 7th, 2011
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced three universities selected to host the Department of the Interior’s Climate Science Centers (CSCs) for the Northeast, South Central, and Pacific Islands regions. The three locations complete the national network of eight CSCs that will serve to provide land managers in federal, state and local agencies access
Friday, October 7th, 2011
The Department for International Development (DFID) needs a clearer strategy for strengthening infrastructure in developing countries because poor roads, power and water networks are constraining growth in many countries, MPs on the International Development Committee have warned. Read More
Friday, October 7th, 2011
Onset announced today that Upward Innovations, Inc., a manufacturer of remote data retrieval systems, will integrate Onset’s award-winning, plug-and-play weather sensors into its DataGarrison Satellite Station for environmental monitoring. Now, environmental researchers have web access to reliable, high-accuracy climate data from Onset Smart Sensors deployed anywhere in the world via satellite communications – even in extreme
Friday, October 7th, 2011
“From climate change to energy security, and green growth, IRENA’s mission touches on the key issues of our generation. As such, the importance of its success cannot be understated,” said Al Jaber in his opening remarks at the inauguration ceremony . “This important milestone for the agency demonstrates the strong global determination to work cooperatively to
Friday, October 7th, 2011
The statement came from chairman of State Land and Cartography Committee of Azerbaijan Garib Mammadov at the press conference held at the headquarters of New Azerbaijan Party on occasion of 20th anniversary of the state independence. To him, during the official visit of Russian president Dmity Medvedev to Azerbaijan, final documents were signed between the two
