by cecr | Jul 6, 2021 | International News
Construction has started on a $898.6 million station that will directly connect Los Angeles International Airport to the region’s light rail and bus transportation systems.
The Airport Metro Connector will connect with an automated people mover train being built to carry people to and from the airport’s terminals. The station will have platforms to access Metro light rail trains, a bus plaza, a drop-off zone for travellers, a bicycle hub and commercial space. The airport is in the middle of a massive multibillion-dollar remodelling.
“This ground breaking is a pivotal milestone in our effort to give residents and visitors alike real alternatives to sitting in traffic,” said Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin, who is also on the board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
by cecr | Jul 6, 2021 | International News
HeidelbergCement’s Slite factory, on the Swedish island of Gotland, curently produces around 75% of the cement used in Swedish concrete, and has an emission of around 1.8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year. As per plan, all of this carbon will be captured and sequestered underground. Dominik von Achten, chairman of Heidelberg, said the aim was to make the company “the leader in the global cement industry on its transformation path towards climate neutrality”.
He said the goal was to “find, apply and scale technical solutions for carbon capture and utilisation or storage”. The company estimates that the authorisation processes and the construction period will take around 10 years. Heidelberg is currently building the world’s first full-scale installation for carbon capture at its Brevik plant in Norway, capturing 400,000 tonnes annually or half of its emissions from 2024 onwards.
by cecr | Jul 6, 2021 | International News
Construction of a huge wind tunnel which will be the second largest in Europe, has started in Ankara, Turkey. After completion, it will be used to test the aerodynamics of its indigenously developed fighter aircraft, the TF-X. The subsonic wind tunnel is being built by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and. It will accommodate three interchangeable test sections test sections: a 6.4m x 4.8m (21ft x 15.7ft) large solid wall, open-jet test sections and 4.7m x 3.9m (15ft x 13ft) small solid-wall test sections.
Turkish Aerospace Industries president and CEO Temel Kotil said, “We are building the second largest subsonic wind tunnel facility in Europe. We keep working to achieve our biggest project Turkish Fighter. Our facility will be the only facility in Turkey in this field with the capability to allow aeroacoustic testing
by cecr | Jul 6, 2021 | International News
Switzerland-based energy company Axpo and power provider IWB announced that construction began on the 2.2MW vertical PV system they have planned for the Muttsee dam in the Swiss Alps, at an altitude of almost 2,500m above sea level. Construction is expected to be finalized within four months. The energy company expects the plan to deliver around 3.3 million kWh of solar power per year. A total of around 6,000 solar modules will be installed on an area of 10,000 square meters.
“For this purpose, optimal flight times and arrival and departure corridors were established with the local municipality in order to minimize the impact on the environment and the local population,” it said in a statement. “The CO2 footprint resulting from the use of the helicopter will be compensated within a few months, by the plant operation.
by cecr | Jul 6, 2021 | News
UK based SRAM & MRAM Group will invest 100 million dollar in real estate projects in India. The company has signed an agreement with Gupta Builders, Promoters Private Limited (GBP Group) and Area CAS Developers and Infrastructure Private Limited (Area Group).
“With the latest investments, SRAM & MRAM Group is looking forward to their mega-collaboration with Indian partners,” said Sailesh Lachu Hiranandani, Chairman, SRAM & MRAM Group. The investment would be done in a phased manner through SRAM & MRAM Technologies Limited, which is a 100% subsidiary of SRAM & MRAM Technologies & Resources Limited.
