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AMI is organising the 2nd international conference on Polymers in Photovoltaics 2011 from 12-14 April 2011 at the Maritim Hotel in Cologne, Germany to discuss these issues. Senior Consultant, Kerry Satterthwaite will outline the market situation and future prospects, and lead manufacturer Solarfun will talk about the latest developments in modules. Learn more about the conference in the newly released event program. Learn more here.;

Dashu Mountain in Hefei City, Anhui Province, China, is a well-known tourist destination for people throughout South Asia. The area’s beauty is a particularly popular draw for hikers....

Questioning the practice of engineering has long been part of the geosynthetics field. It is this on-going dialogue and re-evaluation that leads to new manufacturing innovations, better CQA, more...

The Indian economy is one of the world's premier boom economies, and to support that growth the country needs to vastly (and quickly) improve its infrastructure. The use of geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) is growing. The country has one major bentonite company, a new clay-processing plant is opening, and information about GCLs is being extended. Learn more here.;

The Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot (CFAD) in Bedford, Nova Scotia has updated its facility with geosynthetic-supported blast walls. The hillside site, overlooking the Bedford Basin edge of Halifax Harbour,...

The American Wind Energy Association has announced that with only 700 MW added in the second quarter of 2010, wind power installations to date this year have dropped by 57% and 71% from 2008 and 2009 levels, respectively. Manufacturing investment also continues to lag below 2008 and 2009 levels. AWEA and a broad coalition of renewable energy, labor, utility, and environmental organizations are calling on Congress with an urgent appeal to put in place a strong national renewable electricity standard to spur demand for renewable energy, attract manufacturing investment, and save and create jobs. Learn more here.;

Research being conducted at Queen's Royal Military College in Canada has produced a new earthquake mitigation geosynthetic that appears to be a combination of geofoam and geogrids. It has been developed by Dr. Richard Bathurst and graduate student Saman Zarnani and is intended to stabilze structures against earthquakes. Shake table tests have been very positive. Learn more here.;

Fouled ballast results in the degradation of mechanical properties of ballast and railway track instability. Seasonal dry-wet cycles increase the severity of the situation. In this latest addition to...

Montreal-based McGill University is home to one of Canada's top geotechnical engineering programs. Titan Environmental Containment has long partnered with different engineering schools on materials development projects. Now, Titan...

How do we create a more water-centric infrastructure? That’s a question LimnoTech senior engineer Dr. Daniel Medina, P.E., D.WRE addresses in his work. Low impact development strategies are very...

AMCOL International Corporation (NYSE: ACO) today announced it has exercised its option to purchase the remaining 47% interest in a holding company that owns a chromite mine in the Republic of South Africa from Chrome Corporation for US$12.4 million. AMCOL is required to transfer a 26% interest in the mine to a South African Black Economic Empowerment Enterprise, after which AMCOL will hold a 74% interest in the mine. Chromite ore is a feedstock used to produce chrome sand. AMCOL currently markets chrome sand to the metalcasting industry. AMCOL is the parent of CETCO, an expert company in geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) and other containment and remediation technologies.

Australia-based graphene solutions company Imagine Intelligent Materials (Imagine IM) has been selected to compete in the Startup Booster competition at JEC World 2017, the world’s largest composites show. JEC World...

The annual Transportation Research Board (TRB) meetings in Washington, D.C. provide some of the most influential transportation engineering discussions. Geosynthetics are always part of papers, standards discussions, research awards,...

The city of Joensuu in the eastern part of Finland is transforming an old contaminated sawmill area near the city centre into an up-to-date housing district. Before the building can start, the whole area must be thoroughly restored after more than a century of heavy industrial useage. Among the work being performed, contaminated sediment is pumped into geotextile tubes to separate the sediments from the water. Sediments are left to dry for about a year and will then be transported for further processing to the nearby waste treatment plant. A small marina will be built to the storage bay area later on. Read more. Learn more here.;

Polymer Group International (PGI), which made a big entry into geosynthetics only a couple years ago in acquiring Fiberweb and its key TYPAR Geosynthetics and Terram brands, is changing...

Dr. R. Kerrey Rowe will lead a geosynthetic barrier systems workshop in Vancouver, Canada on May 11. "Designing and Constructing Lining Systems" is sponsored by Terrafix Geosynthetics and Arrow Construction. In addition to a review of current lining technologies and managing system challenges, Dr. Rowe will also include an update on extensive site research being done at Queen’s University on the long-term performance of geosynthetic liners. Download a PDF brochure. Learn more here.;

Welding and hot air equipment manufacturer Leister Technologies has announced the addition of Bob Annalora to its U.S. Geosynthetics Division. Annalora has worked in the geosynthetics field for...

Organized by INDA (Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry), the second installation of the RISE conference series will cover all aspects of the development, production, marketing and sales of nonwovens and engineered fabrics. Sessions will include growth markets, construction/geotextiles, sustainability, raw materials, and more. RISE will take place 3-6 October 2011 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

In this latest sharing of work from the GAP 2019 conference--Geosynthetica published GAP's proceedings--Lyan Garcia and Jeb Tingle of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) share...

During EuroGeo 6, Dr. Ian D. Peggs, P.E., P.Eng chaired a special panel discussion on geomembrane wrinkles, bridging, uplift, and ballasting. The recorded session featured panelists Paul Guinard (SOPREMA),...

Geofabrics Australasia's (www.geofabrics.co) engineer Preston Kendall has been selected to present at the forthcoming 10th International Conference on Geosynthetics (10 ICG). Kendall's paper has been selected by the International...

Each year, Austin, Texas-based TRI/Environmental Inc. holds a couple CQA Training Weeks. These events give engineers, contractors, regulators and others an exceptional professional development opportunity in geosynthetic and affiliated technology education and certification. Using a combination of classroom and field training (such as in TRI's on-site leak location testing ponds), the CQA Training Week sessions offer multiple training opportunities, access to expert instructors, detailed documents to take with you, and the chance to sit for a Geosynthetic Certification Institute Inspector Certification Program (GCI-ICP) recognition. The next CQA Training Week will be held 16-20 April 2012 in Austin, Texas at the TRI Environmental campus.

In the latest addition to our continuing series of articles developed out of the GAP 2019 transportation engineering conference proceedings, we follow Eli Cuelho, a senior engineer with TRI...

The GeoAmericas 2016 transportation engineering track will hold paper presentation sessions on April 11 and 12 at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel on South Beach. These sessions will present...

At EuroGeo 6, the International Geosythetics Society recorded one of its “Two for a Few” installments, which brings together field experts for brief talk on a high-level issue. This...