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Bentley Systems Launches Future Infrastructure Star Challenge 2021
Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, has officially launched its global competition known as the Future Infrastructure Star Challenge 2021 to provide a space for the young minds of today to consider and solve the world’s toughest challenges. The global competition is open to students from community colleges, polytechnics institutes, and universities. The winner […]
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China Breaks Ground on US$420-million Underground Nuclear Lab in Gobi Desert
Construction of the US$420-million nuclear underground facility dubbed the Beishan Underground Research Laboratory has begun in China’s Gansu province, reported World Nuclear News. With ground broken on 17 June, the lab will be situated in granite up to 560 metres below ground level in the Gobi Desert and will become the world’s largest underground laboratory […]
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Bentley Systems Initiates Free Online Education Program
Students and Educators Entitled to Learning Licenses at No Cost! Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, last month announced the Bentley Education program, which encourages the development of future infrastructure professionals for careers in engineering, design, and architecture. The program’s student and educator entitlements allow no-cost learning licenses for Bentley infrastructure engineering applications and […]
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Construction of World’s Longest Subsea Electricity Cable Complete
Construction of the world’s longest subsea electricity cable connecting 720km between the UK and Norway has been completed and is set for testing this week, reported FT on Tuesday 15 June.. This interconnector project is a joint venture between the UK’s National Grid and Norway’s Statnett. The cable can carry as much as 1.4GW of […]
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Japan to Provide US$10 billion in Decarbonisation Support for ASEAN Nations
Japan is preparing to launch a US$10 billion initiative aimed at helping ASEAN countries reduce greenhouse gas emission, reported Nikkei Asia. Through this initiative, Japan will help draw a road map and set up a public and private investment and loan facilities, where all funding will be invested and lent through the Japanese government-affiliated Japan […]
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G7 Countries to Counter China’s BRI with US$40-trillion Build Back Better World Initiative
The United States and other members of the G7 have revealed their plan to counter China’s BRI by offering developing countries transparent infrastructure plans otherwise known as the US$40-trillion Build Back Better World (B3W) initiative, reported Reuters. The 7 nations discussed this matter during their meeting in England last week, where one agenda item was […]
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Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island Intends to Challenge Phuket and Bali as Region’s Top Tourist Destination
The Vietnamese government and private companies have recently expressed their ambition to further develop Phu Quoc island to become the region’s leading tourist attraction, challenging other island paradises such as Phuket in Thailand and Bali in Indonesia, reported Nikkei Asia. Phu Quoc used to be famous for only its fish sauce production before 2013, but […]
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US Air Force Wants to Beam Solar Power from Space to Earth
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is developing a project called SSPIDR (“Space Solar Power Incremental Demonstrations and Research”) aiming to harvest solar energy in space and beam it down for usage on earth. According to a video released by AFRL last month, ground-based solar, while seemingly an attractive solution, is limited by area, the […]
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First 3D concrete printed arched bridge to showcase in Venice Biennale exhibit
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) have teamed with the Block Research Group at Zurich’s ETH university and Swiss cement company Holcim to create a “first of its kind” 3D concrete printed arched bridge, in time for the Venice Biennale exhibit, reported GCR. The Striatus 3D concrete printed masonry bridge is being built for the “Time Space […]
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Construction of Thailand’s New US$63 million Highway Connecting to Cambodian Border 70% Complete
Construction of a new highway connecting Thailand’s Ban Nong Ian in Sa Kaeo province to the Cambodia-Thailand border town of Stung Bot in Banteay Meanchey province is now about 70% complete, according to the Bangkok Post yesterday. The four-lane road will be named Highway 3646 and has a total length of 25 kilometres, connecting with […]
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