International News

One Of The World’s Biggest Solar Panel Farms
Unveiled By Singapore

Singapore unveiled one of the world’s largest floating solar panel farms, producing enough electricity to power the island’s five water treatment plants. Located on a reservoir in western Singapore, the 60 megawatt-peak solar photovoltaic (PV) farm has been built by a...

Japan Wants To Build A Tunnel Underneath Panama Canal

The Panamanian government is considering a Japanese proposal to build a 5km tunnel underneath the Panama Canal as part of a new metro project. As per statement issued by the Panamanian government, Japan is considering investing in the Latin American country, including...

Besix Wins Responsibilities On Africa’s Tallest Tower

PFO Africa, the project’s designer and developer, has awarded Besix work for the F Tower, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The project is supported by the Ivorian Ministry of Construction, Housing & Urban Planning. Pierre Sironval, deputy CEO of Besix Group said: “Besix...

Vestas’ Giant Turbine Picked For
Germany’s First Offshore Wind Farm

Vestas stated that EnBW had picked its new turbine, which would be the world’s largest, as the popular possibility for the 900 MW He Dreiht challenge within the German North Sea. Colossal generators, are key for the offshore wind trade to stay worthwhile after nations...

Webuild Bags €1bn Contract On Naples-Bari High-Speed Rail Line

A consortium led by Italian contractor Webuild has won a design-and-build deal worth €1bn to build a 28km section of the Napoli-to-Bari high-speed rail line between Orsara and Hirpinia. Webuild will work with contractor Pizzarotti in a joint venture 70% owned by...

Construction Starts On $899M Station
At Los Angeles Airport

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...

For World’s First Carbon Neutral Plant Announced By Heidelberg Cement

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...

Construction Begins On Turkey’s Huge Wind Tunnel; Second Biggest In Europe

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...