Black & Veatch Fundraiser Expands Support for Children’s Mercy Kansas City Genomics Program May 7, 2018 OVERLAND PARK, Kansas Black & Veatch today hosted the 22nd edition of its Charity Golf Tournament in support of Children’s Mercy. Proceeds from the tournament and company giving totaling $350,000 were donated to Children’s Mercy. This year’s event is helping to fulfill a five-year pledge of $2.1 million made in 2015 to help expand services at the Center for Pediatric Genomic Medicine to include childhood cancers. The annual golf event and company donations have now surpassed $3.7 million since its inception.
Black & Veatch’s PRICO© technology crucial to first shipments of LNG from converted vessel June 11, 2018 OVERLAND PARK, Kansas Full commercial operations have officially begun aboard Golar LNG’s Hilli Episeyo, the pioneering floating liquified natural gas (FLNG) vessel featuring Black & Veatch’s patented PRICO© technology solution. The first two cargos of LNG produced aboard the ship have left Cameroon, marking a major milestone in global market confidence in FLNG solutions.
California’s Solar Decree: Could Other States, Utilities Follow Suit? June 11, 2018 OVERLAND PARK, Kansas California energy regulators recently passed a new building code requiring most newly constructed, low-rise homes constructed after 2019 to have built-in solar-powered energy systems, making that state the first to adopt such a mandate. Black & Veatch's Ryan Pletka, an innovation and strategy executive at Black & Veatch, details key things you should know about this move.
Safety Inspection of Hong Kong Reservoirs Awarded to Black & Veatch June 11, 2018 Hong Kong SAR The Water Supplies Department (WSD) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has appointed Black & Veatch as one of the independent inspectors of Hong Kong's reservoirs. Hong Kong's 7.3 million residents rely on the WSD for safe, reliable drinking water. Black & Veatch is responsible for assessing the condition of the reservoirs at the heart of the WSD’s operations.
Electrify America to Energize U.S. Highways, Selects Black & Veatch for Ultra-Fast EV Charging Station Program June 7, 2018 OVERLAND PARK, Kansas Black & Veatch announced today it will design and construct hundreds of sites for Electrify America’s high-powered DC Fast Chargers, part of a nationwide network of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations that will dramatically reduce charging times and raise convenience for EV consumers.
Black & Veatch: Data Analytics, Resilience and Sustainability Drive Water Discussion June 5, 2018 OVERLAND PARK, Kansas Collecting data from our water systems is one thing. Acting on that information is game-changing, and a Black & Veatch survey shows that the water space is taking note.
Yorkshire Water asset management programme awarded to Black & Veatch June 4, 2018 REDHILL, UK Workstream 69, an asset management programme encompassing Yorkshire Water's entire asset base, has been awarded to Black & Veatch. Because insight driven asset management is critical to customer satisfaction and regulatory compliance, Black & Veatch is implementing a lean reliability centred maintenance (LRCM) programme.
Black & Veatch Brings Engineering Expertise to Santa Rita, California, Schools' Debut of Solar-Plus-Sharp SmartStorage® Microgrids May 14, 2018 OVERLAND PARK, Kansas California's most abundant resource, combined with precedent-setting integration of battery storage, will help a school district dramatically reduce its utility bills and build new defenses against outages. Black & Veatch today announced its role alongside Sharp Electronics Corporation’s Energy Systems and Services Group in engineering six sites of solar photovoltaic (PV) and SmartStorage energy systems in the Santa Rita Union School District (SRUSD) in Salinas, California.
Black & Veatch Fundraiser Expands Support for Children’s Mercy Kansas City Genomics Program May 7, 2018 OVERLAND PARK, Kansas Black & Veatch today hosted the 22nd edition of its Charity Golf Tournament in support of Children’s Mercy. Proceeds from the tournament and company giving totaling $350,000 were donated to Children’s Mercy. This year’s event is helping to fulfill a five-year pledge of $2.1 million made in 2015 to help expand services at the Center for Pediatric Genomic Medicine to include childhood cancers. The annual golf event and company donations have now surpassed $3.7 million since its inception.
Singapore’s Advanced Wastewater Treatment Technologies Win Global Recognition May 2, 2018 SINGAPORE PUB’s continuous R&D and innovation efforts to improve the efficiency of its water treatment process and operations has earned itself a feather in its cap. Its wastewater treatment demonstration plant at Ulu Pandan, set up specially to test advanced used water treatment processes before full deployment in future, has captured global attention and won the Water/Wastewater Project of the Year Award at the 2018 Global Water Awards in Paris, France. The Ulu Pandan wastewater treatment demonstration plant, which started operating in 2017, was jointly developed by PUB and the Black & Veatch + AECOM Joint Venture.
Black & Veatch EPC Services Help Advanced Microgrid Solutions Meet California Energy Storage Goals May 2, 2018 OVERLAND PARK, Kansas Black & Veatch has completed 20 first-of-a kind Hybrid Electric Buildings® in Irvine, California, part of the of the company’s efforts in support of Advanced Microgrid Solutions’ (AMS) commitment to provide Southern California Edison (SCE) with 50 megawatts of behind-the-meter battery storage capacity.