A new wind energy farm will be install in Lanzarote. There will be 4 wind turbines with a power of 9,2MW. Elecnor, the Spanish energy and telecommunications group, has been awarded a contract with Sociedad Insular de Aguas de Lanzarote S.A. (INALSA), for the construction of the Arrecife Wind Farm...
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Cable Car plan for Durban
A urban regeneration specialist is working for improving the city of Durban with a cable car. The project will see a urban network of cable car from The Point and South Beach to Florida Road. The Durban’s population live in a relatively small area and every conceivable form of transportation is...
UK’s cement industry and its emissions: good news
The UK cement industry’s carbon dioxide emissions have fallen by 25% between 1998 and 2018. A new report shows a significant reduction in emission, and this is largely due to the use of alterative feedstocks and utilising more renewable energy sources. The report also notes zero process waste was sent...
Radio telescope has mapped star formation galaxies
The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory’s MeerKAT telescope recently mapped radio emissions in an area of sky about the size of five full moons and revealed tens of thousands of star-forming galaxies that date to this period in our universe’s history. MeerKAT is a precursor to the Square Kilometre Array,...
Denmark: an island for wind energy
The Danish climate and energy ministers said that Denmark is pursuing to built some artificial islands surrounded by offshore wind turbines with a capacity of 10 gigawatts, capable of supplying up to 10 million household. The country has the highest level in Europe of energy from wind power, and produced...
Bangladesh Cement Industry: the domestic cement market growing by 10%
Bangladesh’s cement industry shows a double-digit growth in 2019: in fact the domestic cement market growing by 10%. Bangladesh’s cement sector at this point in time is efficient and productive enough to contribute to the country’s export basket after satisfying growing local demand. Currently 14 cement companies are involved in...
The new phase of nuclear power reactor construction for Iran and Russia
Iran and Russia inaugurated a new phase of construction for a second reactor at Iran’s sole nuclear power plant. The reactor is one of two officially under construction since 2017 at the Bushehr site that is around 750 km south of Tehran. In a long term vision until 2027-2028, when...
China’s cement industry and the household waste
The Chinese cement industry has already made improvements in energy efficiency, but the emission reductions from energy efficiency measures are tiny compared to those that could be achieved with innovative technologies. China makes more Cement than the rest of the world, in fact: China products 2,400,000 thousand metric tons; the rest...
Worldwide Tunnel Boring Machine Market to 2025
During the forecast period 2019-2025 the global tunnel boring machine market is projected to grow with a substantial rate, due to the incremental spending on road and railway infrastructure by the government and private firms. The tunnel boring machine are used in particular for hydropower, pipeline, and water and sewage in...
Indonesian steel market
According to Indonesian Iron and Steel Industry Association, Indonesia’s steel consumption is expected to rise 50,3%: from 15,1 million mt in 2018 to 22,7 million mt in 2024. Most of the demand will come from the country’s construction sector which accounts for about 78% of steel consumption annually. About 40%...