Some industry executives discussed how to help the U.S. Army develop an information technology network designed to support warfighters in bandwidth- and power-constrained environments, C4ISRNET reported Thursday.
Read More »Jacobs Engineering Moves to New Dallas HQ; Steve Demetriou Comments
Jacobs Engineering Group has relocated its global corporate headquarters to a 100,000-square-foot office in downtown Dallas from Pasadena, California. The company said Monday the relocation expands its footprint at Dallas’ Harwood Center in Texas, where Jacobs currently employs nearly 4,500 individuals who work in the aerospace, transportation, water, aviation, buildings, defense, oil and gas and …
Read More »Jacobs Engineering to Manage EDF Energy’s Hinkley Point C Nuclear Site Construction; Alan Seywright Comments
Jacobs Engineering Group has been selected to manage the construction works for EDF Energy’s nuclear power station project in Somerset, U.K. EDF will kick off the building, marine and civil works on the construction site after it had reached a deal with the U.K. government for the Hinkley Point C nuclear …
Read More »US Air Force Mulls Energy-as-a-Service Model; Mark Correll Comments
The U.S. Air Force is looking into the possibility of using an energy-as-a-service model at its bases in order to keep facilities powered in the event of a cyber attack or a natural disaster, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jared Serbu writes the model could replace the Air Force’s existing business arrangements that involve enhanced-use …
Read More »Battelle, Halyard Health to Work on Conformal Cover for Severly Injured Limbs
The Office of Naval Research has awarded Battelle and Halyard Health with a $14.4 million four-year contract to create a conformal cover to help lessen damage and tissue loss on traumatic injuries. Battelle’s Protective Oxygenating Wrap for Enhanced Recovery is a portable device designed to suppress microbe proliferation and deliver oxygen to maintain tissue health and …
Read More »DOE Exploratory License to Let Firms Test-Drive Pacific Northwest National Lab Tech
The Energy Department has launched an exploratory licensing program to allow companies to test-drive technologies at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory before they apply for a full license. Under the new commercialization option, companies will sign an agreement and pay $1,000 to assess a technology for six months in order …
Read More »Energy Systems Group Begins NASA Johnson Center Power Plant Construction; Greg Collins Comments
Energy Systems Group has kicked off construction work on a combined heat and power plant for NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston as part of an effort to meet the facility’s energy requirements. NASA expects the plant to supply nearly 70 percent of JSC’s electric demand and operate as an independent microgrid to power …
Read More »Constellation NewEnergy Wins Navy Electricity Contract
Constellation NewEnergy has won a $7 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide electricity and ancillary services to the U.S. Navy. The Defense Department said Friday Constellation will perform work in Maryland and Texas through Jan. 31, 2017. DLA received seven offers for the contract. Constellation NewEnergy, an Exelon company, provides power, …
Read More »SolarWorld Supplies Solar Panels to VA Facilities; Ardes Johnson Comments
SolarWorld has produced solar panels for installation in the Department of Veterans Affairs’ 2.6-megawatt solar facilities. Efficient Energy of Tennessee performed engineering and construction tasks for the solar systems at the Wichita, Kansas-based Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center and the Big Spring, Texas-based West Texas VA Health Center, SolarWorld …
Read More »Jacobs to Help EDF Energy Maintain UK Nuclear Power Sites; Bob Duff Comments
Jacobs Engineering Group has been selected to supply project management resources for EDF Energy’s work to maintain nuclear power stations across the U.K. The maintenance and life extension projects cover 15 nuclear reactors located at Dungeness, Hartlepool, Heysham 1 and 2, Hinkley Point, Hunterston, Sizewell and Torness power stations, East Kilbride …
Read More »Lockheed Deploys Solar Array for NOAA Weather Satellite; Pam Sullivan Comments
The solar panels built for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite – R series have been tested, approved and sent to Lockheed Martin‘s facility in Denver to be incorporated onto the spacecraft. NASA said Tuesday that the solar array, which contains five sections that come together to resemble …
Read More »ICF Int’l Forecasts Energy Prices, Regulatory Impact and Future Demand; Chris MacCracken Comments
ICF International has released a fresh energy outlook report that forecasts prices, regulatory impact and future demands for gas, coal, renewable energy and power. The ICForecast Energy Outlook for the third quarter of 2014 projects a decline in gas prices over the next 18 months due to potential atmospheric factors …
Read More »BAE, Ballard Collaborate on 6th AFCB Green Bus; Steve Karaffa Comments
BAE Systems has renewed its commitment to produce fuel cell hybrid buses in collaboration with Ballard Power Systems, ElDorado National and the University of California. Under the California Energy Commission-funded project, BAE will provide the propulsion and power management systems while Ballard will supply the “plug-and-play” power module and engineering support, …
Read More »John Stampfel: Eaton Built Microgrid Mgmt System to Help Military Store, Manage Fuel
Eaton Corp. has introduced a microgrid management system for military forward operating bases to convert individual power generators into a demand-based microgid. The Intelligent Mobile Power Distribution System is designed to manage generator output, supply power and shift demand onto auxiliary generators, Eaton said Thursday. John Stampfel, vice president and …
Read More »Leidos Extends Metering Services for United Power; James Baxter Comments
Leidos will deploy additional meters for United Power’s metering infrastructure work under the second phase of a 10-year contract. Leidos started implementing 20,000 meters for the Colorado-based electric cooperative in October 2013 and intends to complete the second phase by September 2014, the company said Wednesday. James Baxter, senior vice …
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