New Black & Veatch eBook Navigates the ‘Digital Electricity’ Revolution November 15, 2018 Overland Park, Kansas Intelligent devices and super-fast networks have turned electricity customers from isolated spectators to engaged players in a culture of energy transformation. With clicks on a smartphone or a finger-swipe on a tablet, the lights come on, the heat turns up, and our lives are put on a kind of energy cruise control. Sounds simple, right?
Gaps Persist in Asset Management Planning, Funding, and Customer Education Effectiveness November 14, 2018 Overland Park, Kansas Stormwater management is gaining greater attention with climate change, infrastructure capacity challenges and financial pressures pushing systems to their limits. As utility managers and other decision makers take longer, more programmatic views of stormwater management and cost recovery, Black & Veatch today released the 2018 Stormwater Utility Survey to help utilities better understand program planning, best practices and regulatory requirements to meet these challenges.
Black & Veatch report: Natural gas industry trending up despite headwinds of trade dispute, surge in renewables November 13, 2018 Overland Park, Kansas Demand from increasingly thirsty energy markets is stoking near-term optimism for natural gas investment, as plentiful supply and innovative liquified natural gas (LNG) solutions help governments elevate the energy source to the center of their clean power goals. But as renewables gain increasing shares of today’s power portfolios and the U.S.-China trade dispute persists, questions linger about the long term, according to Black & Veatch’s just-released 2019 Strategic Directions: Natural Gas Report.
Black & Veatch Celebrates 60 Years of Growth and Expertise in Orlando October 29, 2018 Orlando, Florida From its innovative power portfolio to aggressive water reuse strategies, Florida has long pioneered infrastructure innovation. Black & Veatch, which celebrates 60 years of operations in Orlando this month, is looking ahead with plans to grow hand-in-hand with the state and the southeast region of the U.S. as its energy and water needs expand.
Atonix DigitalTM launches new asset and data management software lineup October 25, 2018 Overland Park, Kansas Atonix DigitalTM, a wholly owned subsidiary of Black & Veatch focused on data-driven software applications, announces today the evolution of its ASSET360® analytics portfolio.
Black & Veatch Announces First UK Nuclear New-Build Win October 22, 2018 Redhill Surrey, United Kingdom Black & Veatch has won a role working for Wood, as the support partner to the Architect Engineer for Wylfa Newydd – a new-build nuclear power station in North Wales.
Black & Veatch Entrusted to Increase Fresh Water Supply for Hong Kong’s Lantau Island October 10, 2018 Hong Kong SAR The Water Supplies Department (WSD) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has entrusted Black & Veatch with the responsibility of addressing the future water demands of Lantau Island.
Sanjay Kapoor joins Black & Veatch Board of Directors October 9, 2018 Overland Park, Kansas As the transformation of global power, water and telecommunications markets accelerates, Sanjay Kapoor, Executive Vice President and CFO of Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., has been selected to join the Black & Veatch Board of Directors.
Innovative Biological Tracking Software to Optimize Animal Disease Research at Kruger National Park October 5, 2018 Johannesburg, South Africa Black & Veatch has been tasked by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to implement an electronic system that enables the inventory and management of biological materials at Kruger National Park in South Africa.
Black & Veatch joins CharIN to advance electric vehicle charging standards October 2, 2018 OVERLAND PARK, Kansas Advancing standardized electric vehicle charging systems is crucial to widening EV adoption across the transportation value chain – from passenger drivers to public transit and enterprise-scale medium- and heavy-duty fleets. That’s why Black & Veatch, a market leader in the design and deployment of EV charging networks, has joined CharIN, the Charging Interface Initiative (CharIN e.V.), as a core member.