Rail News - Port Nola Awarded $7M Grant; Gpa Signs 20-year Terminal Pact. For Railroad Career Professionals
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has been awarded a $7 million grant from the Federal Highway Administration’s Reducing Truck Emissions at Port Facilities (RTEPF) program. The grant will be used to fund sustainable transportation and infrastructure to reduce truck congestion and emissions at port terminals, Ports America Louisiana and New Orleans Terminal LLC, Port NOLA officials said in a press release. Additionally, the grant will provide $200,000 in sub-awards for Port NOLA's partners at Nunez Community College and the Urban League of Louisiana for workforce development and educational opportunities for future technicians to work on the upcoming technologies.
Woodsmith Mine Developer Anglo American In £31bn Takeover Approach By Australian Rival
Anglo's board are now considered in the unsolicited offer from the world's largest mining company, BHP Billiton. :
Anglo's board are now considered in the unsolicited offer from the world's largest mining company, BHP Billiton The mining giant behind a multibillion-pound fertiliser project in North Yorkshire and Teesside is the subject of £31.1bn takeover approach from global rival BHP Billiton.
Annie Leibovitz Lists California Farm For $8.99M
Photographer Annie Leibovitz is selling her California farm after rarely finding herself in the area. :
Legendary portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz’s sprawling California farm is looking for a buyer to the tune of $8.99 million, the Wall Street Journal first reported. Leibovitz, 74 — who is best known for her magazine portraits of celebrities including John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Bob Dylan, among others — purchased the 65-acre property in the coastal Bay Area town of Bolinas in 2019, when she anticipated spending far more time on the West Coast than fate would ultimately have.
Consortium Of 3 Li Ka-shing Firms Acquires Phoenix Energy, Northern Ireland’s Largest Natural Gas Distribution Network, For Us$941 Million | South China Morning Post
A consortium of CK Infrastructure, CK Asset Holdings and Power Assets Holdings is acquiring the largest natural gas network company in Northern Ireland. The deal is expected to be completed by the end of April.
Sweden Gears Up For An Uncertain Future As It Invests In Infrastructure And Energy Grid | Fortune Europe
With its capital close to St. Petersburg, the Nordic region remains on edge. Sweden has strengthened its military and upgraded ports, roads, and railways.
Electric Car Sales To Rise But Affordability In Focus, Iea Says
LONDON - Electric car sales will rise strongly in 2024 despite economic headwinds in some markets, the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecast on Tuesday, but affordability and charging infrastructure will be key to future growth.
Orion Hits Copper Paydirt At Okiep But Now Has To Fund Future Developments
Latest high-grade drilling results published by Orion Minerals for its Okiep copper project in the Northern Cape are a big boost both for Orion and for the region as a potential major copper producing area. There are now two copper juniors in the O’kiep/Nababeep area – Orion Minerals and Copper 360 – singing from the […]
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Millions Of Pounds Committed To Boost For The Capital’s Roads And Infrastructure Projects – The City Of Edinburgh Council
A record funding boost will see the biggest spend on improvements to the Capital’s roads and infrastructure projects in nearly a decade.
Us Doe Releases Strategy To Connect Renewable Energy To Grid
The Transmission Interconnection Roadmap sets targets by 2030 concerning project approval time, costs and completion rates. :
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled what it said is the country’s first-ever roadmap for fast-tracking the connection of renewable energy to the national power grid, in an effort to help achieve the goal of migrating the U.S. to 100 percent clean electricity by 2035. Nearly 12,000 power projects representing 1,570 gigawatts of generation capacity are seeking interconnection to the grid, according to a report by the government-run Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL) earlier this month.
Stellantis Acquires 49.5% Stake In Argentine Solar Company – Pv Magazine International
Car manufacturer Stellantis has agreed to invest $100 million in a 49.5% stake in Argentina’s 360 Energy Solar. The two parties plan to develop new solar plants, install large-scale storage systems, and produce hydrogen energy.