MWH Leads Design and Construction Management of African Continent’s Tallest Dam

MWH, the global wet infrastructure sector leader and provider of environmental engineering, construction and strategic consulting services, and joint venture partner Energoprojekt Co. Ltd., helped celebrate the completion of the $350 million Tekeze Hydropower Project in northern Ethiopia. The government-funded project – and tallest dam in Africa at 188 meters-high – is expected to provide a reliable, renewable source of power for the country that... 

Komatsu Hybrid PC200LC-8 Excavator

Komatsu America Corp. today announces the introduction of the Hybrid PC200LC-8 excavator into the North American market. Powered by the Komatsu Hybrid System, the Hybrid PC200LC-8 uses a newly developed electric swing motor, power generator motor, capacitor and diesel engine. Komatsu developed its revolutionary hybrid system to work on the principle of swing energy regeneration and energy storage using the Komatsu Ultra Capacitor system. Komatsu’s... 

Diva 365 Induction Range

This new professionally-styled range features five cooking zones on the induction cooktop including one large 3600 Watt center burner and two 2800 Watt side burners. In addition the oven boasts a 3500 Watt bake and broil element, 2000 Watt convection element and the fastest self-clean in the industry. Combining sleek looks with powerful performance, the Diva 365 is stainless steel with all-touch controls. The unique and stylish octagonal shaped oven... 

Abengoa Solar Signs Contract with PG&E to Supply Solar Power in California

Abengoa Solar announces the signing of a power purchase agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) to supply the electricity generated by the new solar plant “Mojave Solar.” The project will generate 250 megawatts (MW) of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) and is to be located in an unincorporated area of San Bernardino County, between Barstow and Kramer Junction, approximately nine miles northwest of Hinkley, and 100 miles northeast... 

Solar-Powered Community by Soaring Heights Communities at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base

Housing developer Actus Lend Lease, SolarCity®, Tucson Electric Power (TEP), and financing parties National Bank of Arizona and U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation (USBCDC) are working to create one of the nation’s largest distributed, community-wide solar power systems at Soaring Heights Communities at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Upon completion, the community is expected to be the largest solar-powered community in the continental... 

KYOCERA Solar Modules at San Diego’s Alvarado Water Treatment Plant

Kyocera Solar, Inc. announced that its 1.135-megawatt (MW) solar array at the Alvarado Water Treatment Facility in San Diego, Calif., has exceeded performance expectations consistently since it began operating in February 2007, as documented by power generation data. The Alvarado facility will increase its water treatment capacity by 67 percent next year, from 120 million gallons per day to 200 million. To alleviate the cost of the expansion, the... 

REM Eyewear Completes Revolutionary, Suspended Solar System

The first, cable-suspended free span solar energy system was completed today over the REM Eyewear headquarters parking lot. The patented, cable-supported photovoltaic system created by P4P Energy is expected to generate 40,877 kilowatt-hours of renewable electricity per year, enough to power five to six single family homes and to prevent 1.5 million pounds of carbon from being released into the atmosphere. The revolutionary, uniquely aesthetic solar... 

New Milwaukee M12 Cordless 3/8″ Right Angle Drill Driver

Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation expands its LITHIUM-ION system with the new M12(TM) Cordless 3/8″ Right Angle Drill Driver. With a head size of only 3.75″ and a 3/8″ single sleeve ratcheting chuck, the new right angle drill provides maximum control and versatility in tight spaces or unpredictable situations. “A right angle drill driver is similar to jumper cables for a car, ” says Paul Fry, Director of M12(TM) for... 

Constellation Energy’s Projects & Services Group to construct solar power system at Patriot Place

Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG) today announced that its subsidiary, Constellation Energy’s Projects & Services Group, will construct a photovoltaic power system that will generate approximately 525 kilowatts of clean, renewable solar power at Patriot Place, the 1.3-million-square-foot entertainment, retail and dining destination adjacent to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The system will supply approximately 30 percent of Patriot Place’s... 

Albeo Solid-State LED Lighting

Albeo Technologies Inc., manufacturer and supplier of energy efficient LED lighting systems, announced that the Bowden Ice Arena in Alberta has retrofitted entirely with Albeo’s C-Series High-Bay white-LED Solid-State Luminaire. Albeo’s C-Series high-bay produces over 25, 000 lumens at 79 lm/W giving it a wall plug efficiency that surpasses fluorescent and HID high-bay lighting systems. Independently tested to LM-79 standards. With fixtures...