By Tencate - The market for sustainable energy is growing. Players include both locally and internationally operating companies that are active in biogas installations, solar panels and wind energy (turbine builders). For example, since 1995 the number of wind turbine farms has snowballed, and over the coming years the International Energy Agency (IEA) expects "an enormous increase." Geosynthetics can...

ATLANTA, 4 June 2014 -Tensar International, the global leader in geosynthetic site development technology, has recently extended its exclusive partnership with ACF Environmental into the Maryland and Delaware markets. The expanded territory allows for increased exposure in the region and greater availability of Tensar® TriAx® Geogrids. ACF Environmental (ACF) is the exclusive Tensar Roadway Products Distributor for this region and...

By World Bioenergy - Official statistics show that China is the country that invests by far the most money in renewable energy. But the picture is completely different when measured by GNP. Then the leader is Uruguay followed by Mauritius, Costa Rica, South Africa and Nicaragua. That’s the conclusion of fresh statistics presented to the 2014 World Bioenergy conference at...

Jonathan Cook, Tensar International’s Manager of Products and Technology (Eastern Hemisphere), is celebrating 20 years with the global soil-reinforcement and ground stabilisation leader. Joining the company in April 1994 after completing a degree in Civil Engineering at the Bolton Institute of Higher Education, Jonathan has risen through the ranks, including roles as Area Civil Engineer for Northern England & Southern...

InnoTrans 2014 will be held in Berlin, Germany 23 - 26 September 2014 when many of the world's geosynthetics and affiliated geotechnical experts will be attending the 10th International Conference on Geosynthetics (10 ICG) and co-located German Geotechnical Society biennial Baugrundtagung. If one wishes to also take in a visit to the massive exhibition that is InnoTrans, here is the...

The 2014 World Bioenergy Award has been awarded to Jörgen Sandström from Sweden. He is head of the company Addax Bioenergy in Sierra Leone, which on a commercial basis is not only replacing fossil fuels with bioenergy but also increasing the availability of energy, work and food. The prize was presented by HRH Prince Carl Philip of Sweden at the World...

WASHINGTON – At the direction of President Obama and after an unprecedented outreach effort, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is today releasing the Clean Power Plan proposal, which for the first time cuts carbon emissions pollution from existing power plants, the single largest source of carbon pollution in the United States. Today’s proposal will protect public health, move the...

The International Erosion Control Association (IECA Region One) has extended the abstracts submission deadline for Environmental Connection 2015 to June 16. Environmental Connection 2015, the annual conference and exhibition from IECA Region One, will be held 15 - 18 February 2015 in Portland, Oregon. Submit your topic This is the world's largest event dedicated to erosion and sediment control. UPDATED SCHEDULE June 16 -...

29 May 2014 - Today, the White House released a report, “An All-of-the-Above Energy Strategy as a Path to Sustainable Economic Growth,” detailing the President’s all-of-the-above energy strategy and the profound transformation in the domestic energy sector since the President took office.  Thanks to this dramatic transformation and the President’s bold, aggressive plan, the United States has seen significant economic and...

HURRICANE SANDY STORIES ON GEOSYNTHETICA Geosynthetic Responses to Hurricane Sandy Staten Island Gabion Wall after the Storm Revisiting a Dune Core Coastal Protection Installation after Sandy SEE ALSO: Sustainable Slope Stabilization with Geocells (from a storm-challenged area of Punta Raton Beach, Panama) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today awarded approximately $167 million to the Port Authority of New York &...