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16.06.2022

Webuild: ground-breaking Ceremony for Diriyah Square Project in Riyadh

Ground-breaking ceremony for Diriyah Square Project in Riyadh (credits: Webuild)

• Project northwest of Saudi Arabian capital at heart of ambitious relaunch  of Ad Diriyah historic district, UNESCO heritage site
• Three-level underground mega car park for 10,500 vehicles
• Work site to cover nearly one million square metres 

A ground-breaking ceremony was held for the €840-million Diriyah Square – Package 2 Super-Basement Works, a mega, multi-level car park to be built by Webuild for 10,500 vehicles in Riyadh. The three-story underground garage covering nearly 1 million square metres lies at the heart of an ambitious urban development project in Ad Diriyah, the historic district and UNESCO heritage site at the northwest of Riyadh. Led by Webuild, its construction will employ 9,000 people as it unites tradition with development.

Commissioned by the Diriyah Gate Development Authority, the contract will be executed by Webuild through its subsidiary Salini Saudi Arabia. It includes the civil and structural works, tunnels and other connections for the district’s huge car park in a new district along the Western Ring Road. The architecture and design of the district will take inspiration from the traditional Najdi style. It will cover 7 square kilometres and include the development of a network of pedestrian streets, public squares, courtyards, souks and bazaars to recreate the authenticity of a Saudi village.

Webuild has been active in Saudi Arabia since 1966, when it began hydraulic works in Mecca, Jeddah and Riyadh. It has since built 50 health centres, some large, as well as projects of international renown in Riyadh such as the Al Faisaliah District Redevelopment Project and the Kingdom Centre, an iconic building that was awarded the Emporis Skyscraper Award 2002 as best skyscraper in the world for design. The Group’s subsidiary Fisia Italimpianti also built the Shuaibah III Expansion II IWP desalination plant.

Webuild is currently working on Line 3, which at 42 kilometres is the longest of the lines that will make up the Riyadh metro system. It is also building the SANG Villas housing and urbanisation project in Riyadh, and the expansion of the King Faisal Air Academy and King Salman Air Base.

Source: Webuild

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15.06.2022

H.C. Starck Tungsten and ZSW collaborate on Tungsten in Lithium-Ion Batteries

• Influence of tungsten-based cathode coatings on electrochemical performance

H.C. Starck Tungsten Powders, a subsidiary of the Masan High-Tech Materials Group, and the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) are jointly investigating the use of tungsten-based cathode coatings in lithium-ion batteries.  

14.06.2022

HS2 starts Work on first pioneering ‘Green Tunnel’

HS2 announced the start of construction at the site of its first innovative ‘green tunnel’, designed to blend the high speed railway into the landscape and reduce disruption for communities.  

14.06.2022

Fugro Investigation recommends Combining CCS with Offshore Wind Farm Developments

The Netherlands’ Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy commissioned Fugro to assess whether areas of the North Sea could simultaneously be used for offshore wind farm (OWF) developments as well as carbon capture and storage (CCS) solutions.  

14.06.2022

Skanska builds the new Quay Saltkajen in Stockholm

Skanska has signed a contract with the Development Office at the City of Stockholm to build a new quay in Stockholm, Sweden. The contract is worth about SEK 610M, which will be included in the order bookings for Sweden in the second quarter 2022.