06.12.2022
Webuild consortium signs contract for sections B2 and C of Pedemontana Lombarda Highway in Italy
Project foresees smart road applications to ease traffic flow in Varese-Como-Bergamo-Milan quadrant
- Contract signed for execution of works in project awarded in 2021
- Strategic project involves construction of approximately 30 kilometres of highway and related routes to improve east-west axis along TEN-T Corridor 5
- Project to be completed for 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games
- Webuild to lead consortium with Pizzarotti
- Innovative solutions to install smart road applications to reduce air and noise pollution
05.12.2022
POWTECH 2023: A flying start with new themes and technologies
POWTECH is getting off to a flying start. The Leading International Processing Trade Fair will take place in Nuremberg from 26 to 28 September 2023 – almost exactly a year after POWTECH 2022. Once again, more than 700 exhibitors from many countries will draw a large attendance of regional and international visitors. It is already clear that the official expansion of the themes at the event from just powder and bulk solids processing to include all fluid technologies has attracted new exhibitors.

05.12.2022
Teledyne FLIR launches compact Thermal Camera for use in hazardous Environments (ATEX)
Teledyne FLIR has announced the launch of the FLIR Cx5, a new pocket-portable thermal camera for condition monitoring in hazardous environments. The FLIR Cx5 has a rugged ATEX-compliant case, which allows users of this camera to safely monitor electrical or mechanical assets in hot working zones.

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05.12.2022
Lack of Energy Storage makes Renewables-only Grids a Pipedream

Lack of Energy Storage makes Renewables-only Grids a Pipedream (credits: Global Warming Policy Foundation)
A new paper published by the Global Warming Policy Foundation warns that renewable energy policies being pursued around the world are unrealistic.
That’s because renewables-only grids require large amounts of electricity storage to make them viable. However, the world currently lacks any power storage technology that is both affordable and scalable.
As the paper’s author, Francis Menton explains: “The amount of storage required is very large – perhaps as much as two months’ of average demand. The cost then becomes absurd: you could spend all of your GDP on batteries every year, and it would still not be enough. Hydrogen is better, but is still astonishingly expensive, because it’s so inefficient”.
In one of Mr Menton’s estimates, the cost of providing lithium ion batteries for a grid could be more than ten times GDP. Moreover, because the batteries wear out, the expenditure would need to be repeated every few years.
Despite this, policymakers are ploughing ahead with deployment of wind and solar, hoping that scientists will come up with something to save the day.
GWPF Director, Dr Benny Peiser said: “The skyrocketing prices in UK electricity markets in recent days are a warning. Without economic forms of electricity storage, a drive for renewables is going to end very badly for consumers.”
Source: Global Warming Policy Foundation
Francis Menton: The Energy Storage Conundrum (pdf)







05.12.2022
Glencore reaches Agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo over past Conduct
Glencore has reached an agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”) covering all present and future claims arising from any alleged acts of corruption by the Glencore Group in the DRC between 2007 and 2018.

03.11.2023
Brenner Base Tunnel: innovative Sandvik DT923i convinces in Blasting of the main Tunnels
In the Brenner Base Tunnel, the innovative DT923i tunnel drill rig from In the Brenner Base Tunnel, the innovative DT923i tunnel drill rig from Sandvik is in use for the first time in Central Europe...
03.11.2023
Students from Freiberg University Mines Rescue and Mine-gas Protection Brigade highly placed at International Event
A team from Freiberg University of Mining and Technology has taken second place at this year’s MERD international mines rescue competition (Mine Emergency Rescue Development), which was held a...
03.11.2023
German Exploration Geologist in Search of Battery Metals on the other Side of the World
Konrad Behnke studied geology in Germany with a semester and internship abroad. He left his comfort zone during the corona pandemic – travelling first to Scandinavia. He has been working as an...
28.11.2023 - 30.11.2023
Resourcing Tomorrow 2023
12.12.2023 - 13.12.2023
2nd International Congress and Exhibition - Mining of Uzbekistan and Central Asia
14.12.2023 - 15.12.2023
MINING WORLD CONGRESS 2023
14.12.2023 - 15.12.2023
GEOTEC HANOI 2023 – The 5th International Conference on Geotechnics for Sustainable Infrastructure Development

World’s longest Railway Tunnel Project – supported by innovative Conveyor Digitalisation and reliable Engineering
17. October 2022 (1952 Clicks)
The consortium BTC Brennero Tunnel Construction and the Hosch Group jointly delivered on a world-class tunnelling project by combining excellent engineering with the innovative remote monitoring system Hoschiris Discover.


RAG-Technikchronik - Buch 4: Technikentwicklung in der Logistik
27. December 2018 (12942 Clicks)
Das Buch 4 der Buchreihe „Dokumentation der technischen Entwicklung bei der RAG“ zeigt die Entwicklungen der vergangenen fünf Jahrzehnte im Bereich Logistik der RAG. Die Logistik unter Tage wurde durch die flächige Entwicklung des Steinkohlenbergbaus, z.B. durch Anschluss- oder Verbundbergwerke, und die Zunahme der Gewinnungsteufe vor erhebliche Herausforderungen gestellt.


27.11.2023 (216 Clicks)
Akobo Minerals celebrates historic milestone: hitting gold ore body at the Segele Mine
