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30.06.2020 (696 Clicks)

Balfour Beatty Vinci and Walsall College offer new T-Level Qualification and Opportunity to work on HS2 in UK

In an innovative and skills-focused partnership, Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV) and Walsall College, will offer young people in the West Midlands a part to play in the delivery of High Speed Two, Britain’s brand-new low carbon, high speed railway.

30.06.2020 (795 Clicks)

Settlement North/South Metro Project, Cologne in Germany

The City of Cologne, Cologne Public Transport (KVB) and the joint venture (‘Arge’) that constructed a section of Cologne’s North/South metro line have reached an agreement to settle all outstanding claims with regard to this project, including damages caused by the collapse of the building of the City archives on 3 March 2009.

30.06.2020 (794 Clicks)

Finland, Canada and the Netherlands join Forces to advance the circular Economy as Key to a sustainable Recovery

The world needs a sustainable recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Led by the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, Finland has joined forces with Canada and the Netherlands to host three high level events to address the important role circularity plays in the economies of the future, as well as in the fight against climate change and the nature crisis.

29.06.2020 (759 Clicks)

BMBF-Project Sustainable Strategies and Technologies for Flood Risk Management in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas (HOWAMAN)

Influence of the transport of bed load, rubble and debris on the flood discharge

The joint project HOWAMAN, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), aims at developing sustainable strategies and technologies for flood risk management (FRM) in arid and semi-arid areas. This requires techniques and modeling tools that are being developed in cooperation with project partners to develop an early warning system for flash floods. The project results are intended to reduce the risk of flash floods in affected areas.

The study area of the project is the Kan River catchment in Tehran Province, Iran. Several flood events with major damage have already occurred there in the past.

According to the Federal Water Act in Germany, the influence of bed load and debris is not taken into account when considering flood events. In arid and semi-arid areas with a steep gradient, bed load, rubble and debris are mobilized to a much greater extent, which is deposited again in flatter regions. The soil is not held there by vegetation and can therefore quickly erode in the event of a flood. Large amounts of bed load material can lead to unpredictable damage. The influence of these factors on the flow paths, the water levels and the damage to be expected is being investigated by DMT in the research project in order to infer the expected additional damage to the existing infrastructure. Measures to minimize the damage will be developed from the findings.

The project is one of four ongoing research projects of the German support measure IKARIM (International Disaster and Risk Management) and is financially supported by the BMBF through the 'Research for Civil Security' program.

The project is managed by the Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management (IWW) at RWTH Aachen.

Project partners include research institutes and private companies:

• Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management (IWW), RWTH Aachen
• Institute of Sociology, Technology & Organization (STO), RWTH Aachen
• Research Institute for Water and Waste Management at RWTH Aachen (FiW) e.V.
• Workgroup Flood Risk Management, Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences
• Kisters AG, Business Unit Water
• Flood Competence Center (HKC)

Source: DMT GmbH & Co. KG

                     

29.06.2020 (618 Clicks)

Oyu Tolgoi enters into an Agreement on a preferred long-term Power Supply

Turquoise Hill Resources announced the Government of Mongolia and Oyu Tolgoi LLC have reached an agreement to prioritise a State Owned Power Plant (SOPP) in order to support the Government’s decision, taken by Cabinet in April, 2020,as the domestic power solution for the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia.

29.06.2020 (690 Clicks)

Skanska builds Railway in Vestfold, Norway

Skanska has signed a contract with Sa.Pi. NOR for ground works on the northern parcel of a new railway route in Vestfold county, Norway. The contract is worth NOK 330 M, about SEK 330 M, which will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the second quarter 2020.

29.06.2020 (696 Clicks)

Metso to deliver a rotary Railroad Car Dumper System to CSX Transportation in the USA

Metso has been awarded a contract for the design, supply and installation of a railroad car dumper system for CSX Transportation in the USA. The new Twin Cage Tandem Rotary Car Dumper System will be used for the unloading of coal from railroad cars at the CSX Curtis Bay Export Terminal, located in Baltimore, Maryland. The dumper system is expected to be operational in October 2021.

27.06.2020 (820 Clicks)

Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day 2020

International Women in Engineering day is celebrated each year to recognize the valuable contribution of women in the engineering field and to encourage more young women to consider careers in engineering. Despite some progress in recent years, women still make up only a fraction of the engineers around the globe. For instance, women make up just 12% of engineers in the UK and 13% in the United States.

26.06.2020 (684 Clicks)

QRC welcomes Health Check Testing for Mine Workers

The Queensland Resources Council has welcomed the State Government’s commitment of lung health checks for mine workers.

26.06.2020 (673 Clicks)

Appointment in future Metso Outotec’s Executive Team

Carita Himberg has been appointed Senior Vice President, Human Resources and a member of future Metso Outotec’s Executive Team. She will start in her new role latest before the end of the year. The exact starting date will be announced later.