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 21.12.2009 A 450 t capacity Grove GMK7450 all-terrain crane with a Mega-Wing-Lift attachment erected a wind turbine on a private site in Reinsbuttel, Germany. The E-70 wind turbine from Enercon stands 113 m tall and has a 71 m rotor. Components for the wind turbine included a 45 t nacelle, a 54 t tower and 42 t blades. The crane, which belongs to Austrian rental company Baümer, worked with 40 m of main boom and 31 m of luffing jib. Mega-Wing-Lift is a capacity-enhancing attachment that gives read more 21.12.2009 Ibstock has been presented with the highly coveted 'Ceramics in Industry Award' at the recent British Ceramics Awards, which took place as part of the British Ceramics Biennial in Stoke-on-Trent. The awards promote and celebrate innovation in contemporary British ceramics, focusing on creativity and achievement across the industry. Ibstock was awarded with the top honour for the technological innovation and creativity of its CoolVault and Elementix Express product ranges. read more 21.12.2009 After successful launching PLC-30(30W), PLC-60(60W) and PLC-100(96W) series, Mean Well added the new PLC-45 (45W) series to this LED power supply family for the emerging demand of LED lighting / decorative lighting applications. Until now, the PLC family designed with plastic cases plus terminal block style of I/O connection is able to offer user different wattage level from 30W to 96W. Modified from the existing plastic case of PLN-45, the PLC-45 series are designed to have terminal block style read more 19.12.2009 Kyocera Corporation announced that it has supplied roughly 190,000 solar modules, equivalent to approximately 40 megawatts (MW), for two newly completed large-scale solar power plants in Spain. Kyocera supplies its high-efficiency multicrystalline solar modules to Avanzalia — a renewable energy company and one of the leaders in promoting, constructing and capitalizing on large-scale solar power plants in Spain. Recently, Avanzalia has inaugurated two new solar power plants read more 19.12.2009 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in the midst of instituting one of the largest window blinds recall in history. The recall applies to nearly every roman blind and/or shade available. The products are being called into question due to increased concern regarding child safety issues; specifically child strangulation. "At Blinds Chalet we have been working closely with each of our manufacturers as well as the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the American National Standard read more 19.12.2009 A multidisciplinary panel has concluded that the sounds generated by wind turbines are not harmful to human health, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) announced. Comprised of medical doctors, audiologists, and acoustical professionals from the United States, Canada, Denmark, and the United Kingdom, the panel undertook extensive review, analysis, and discussion of the large body of peer-reviewed literature, specifically with regard to sound produced by wind turbines. read more 19.12.2009 Procedural Inc. announced the CityEngine 2009.3, the latest version of its groundbreaking software for the fast creation, visualization and analysis of large 3D cities. The software is used by companies such as Zaha Hadid Architects, Foster+Partners, Navteq, Boeing, Thales, Blizzard, Rockstar North, or Mr. X, and was awarded Killer Technology 2009 by 3D World magazine. "We made huge step forward in user experience. Several interface enhancements allow for a more intuitive modification read more 18.12.2009 Siemens Industry, Inc. announced at Solar Power International in Anaheim, Calif., the introduction of the UL compliant Sinvert PVS350T UL. Built on the internationally proven Sinvert platform, this inverter was designed to meet UL standards required by utilities in North America to feed solar power into the grid. In addition to complying with UL standards, this inverter from Siemens meets international standards: DIN, VDE, IEC, EN. The Sinvert PVS350T UL is a 350kW solar inverter for photovoltaic (PV) fields read more 17.12.2009 SABIC Innovative Plastics announced that it has expanded production, increased capacity and upgraded capabilities at its specialty film and sheet facility in Vadodara, India to continue leading and to support future growth in the region. The company has already increased Lexan polycarbonate (PC) sheet production with two new, state-of-the-art extrusion lines to boost capacity. SABIC Innovative Plastics' commitment to the growth of Asia is evidenced by this move to provide its customers with an ample, read more
18.12.2009 Leading UK construction organisations have joined together to develop a common approach to reduce emissions across the whole lifetime of major infrastructure projects. For the first time, developers of road and rail now have a consistent means to assess the carbon impacts of trains, cars and lorries using their services and can use this information to understand the total carbon impacts of infrastructure projects. read more 17.12.2009 BAU 2011, taking place between 17 and 22 January at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre, is therefore virtually fully booked. Once again over 1,900 exhibitors from 40 countries will be coming to this 'The World´s Leading Trade Fair for Architecture, Materials, Systems' to showcase their products and services. The exhibition management expects over 210,000 visitors from around 150 countries to attend. read more  17.12.2009 During this year's Construction & Investment Journal awards, Multi Development was awarded in the category of Best Shopping Centre development for its project; Forum Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic. The Best Shopping Center prize was collected by Ronald Dasbach, Director of Multi Development. Mr. Dasbach was called back to the stage later in the evening to receive the coveted Developer of the Year award. read more16.12.2009 The Solar Center (TSC), one of the East Coast's leading providers of photovoltaic (PV) solar energy systems, announced that it was named the 'Rising Star of the Year' for its remarkable growth in its first year as a SunPower dealer. read more
21.12.2009 Leighton Asia, a subsidiary of Australia's Leighton Holdings, has been awarded the contract to construct the Zuellig Building in Makati City, Philippines. The building has achieved precertification under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Core & Shell Development Gold Level. read more 21.12.2009 Morgan Sindall’s infrastructure services business Morgan Est, working alongside Vinci Construction Grands Projets and Bachy Soletanche as part of joint venture company MVB, has been selected as preferred bidder to deliver the £417 million Lee Tunnel for Thames Water. read more 21.12.2009 Via its Group company Nextgen, Hochtief subsidiary Leighton has secured a telecommunications contract from the Australian Department of Defence. The project represents a volume of more than EUR 125 million (AUD 200 million). read more 21.12.2009 Australian development firm Lend Lease announced it has commenced early works activities on the new Melbourne Wholesale Fruit, Vegetable and Flower Markets. Bovis Lend Lease was appointed preferred tenderer for the design and construction of the new market on October 5, 2009. read more 21.12.2009 Cementos Portland Valderrivas, the largest Spanish-owned cement producer, has successfully completed a 202 million euro equity issue, which was fully subscribed. The core shareholder, Spanish construction giant FCC, subscribed all of the shares to which it was entitled (approximately 69%) and the market took up the remainder. read more 21.12.2009 Brian Cowen, Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, inaugurated the 56-kilometre N6 toll road, between Galway and Ballinasloe, which was built by Spain's Sacyr Vallehermoso and FCC at a cost of 288 million euro. read more  21.12.2009 A 50/50 joint venture between BAM Nuttall Ltd and Taylor Woodrow (part of Vinci Construction UK) has been awarded a contract in the region of £250 million by Transport for London (TfL) to upgrade Tottenham Court Road tube station. The station will be enlarged to provide twice the capacity than at present, including a ticket hall almost six times the size of the existing one. New station entrances, modernisation of the existing station passageways and platforms and a new concourse with links to Tottenham Court Road station will be provided to reduce congestion. read more21.12.2009 NTE Mobility Partners LLC, a consortium in which Spanish construction firm Cintra has a majority stake, has successfully completed raising 2 billion dollars (1.36 billion euro) to finance the North Tarrant Express Managed Lanes project in Texas. read more 21.12.2009 The European Commission has approved Bilfinger Berger's acquisition of industrial and power services provider MCE. The Group will comply with the conditions laid out by the Commission and sell a small part of MCE's activities in piping systems. The activities in question account for 4 percent of MCE's annual turnover of about €900 million. read more
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