‘Stronger and more nimble’: Award recognizes Black & Veatch for professional development September 20, 2018 Overland Park, Kansas Clear career paths and robust professional development programs are crucial for engineering and construction companies seeking to attract and retain top talent. Black & Veatch, with industry-leading initiatives aimed at matching its talented workforce with innovative global projects in new markets, has been awarded the International Water Association’s Professional Development Award.
Significant growth forecast for Asia’s renewables: solar capacity to triple and five-fold wind capacity addition expected in the next five years September 17, 2018 Singapore Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand are major markets with combined solar capacity additions expected to triple in the next five years, while wind capacity additions are expected to grow five-fold in the same period.According to Black & Veatch, three of these, Taiwan, Philippines and Vietnam could become the fastest-growing markets for renewable energy in the Asian region.
Stoppenhagen takes seat on board that helps plan 'Meeting of the Minds' September 13, 2018 Overland Park, Kansas As an authority on urban sustainability, technology and innovation, Black & Veatch’s Steph Stoppenhagen valued the yearly “Meeting of the Minds” as a preeminent platform for ideas about how cities can do things smarter and better for their citizenry. Now, she’s getting the chance to make a broader imprint on that thought leadership and knowledge-sharing.
Black & Veatch’s PRICO© technology completes Guaranteed Performance Test aboard Hilli Episeyo FLNG vessel August 30, 2018 Overland Park, Kansas Black & Veatch’s patented PRICO© technology has successfully completed its Guaranteed Performance Test aboard Golar LNG’s Hilli Episeyo, marking another major milestone that reconfirms Black & Veatch’s leading role in providing floating liquified natural gas (FLNG) solutions for growing markets.
Lighting the path for women in STEM: Group honors work of two Black & Veatch professionals August 30, 2018 Overland Park, Kansas Cindy Wallis-Lage, President of Black & Veatch’s water business and a long-time advocate for women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, has been honored by the Society of Women Engineers. The group chose Wallis-Lage to receive its Suzanne Jenniches Upward Mobility Award. Adriana Porter, another strong advocate for women in STEM at Black & Veatch, was also honored by SWE with its Distinguished New Engineer Award.
India Hybrid Power and Energy Storage Win for Black & Veatch a Key Development in Grid Stability August 29, 2018 MUMBAI, INDIA Black & Veatch has been selected to provide engineering expertise to IL&FS Energy Development Company Limited’s (IEDCL) 41 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV), wind, and battery storage hybrid project in India.
Black & Veatch: Electric Industry Strives to Adapt, Embrace the Concept of “New Energy” August 21, 2018 Overland Park, Kansas Global engineering, procurement and construction company Black & Veatch’s newly released 2018 Strategic Directions: Electric Report explores the progress made by the industry as it addresses a rapidly changing customer base, commercial defection from the grid and a regulatory landscape challenged to support new market realities.
‘When seconds count’: Maryland’s statewide emergency medical services communications system to benefit from major technology upgrade August 13, 2018 Overland Park, Kansas One of the United States’ most complex communications systems for connecting pre-hospital care emergency responders will receive a major upgrade by Overland Contracting, Inc. (OCI), a Black & Veatch Company.
SunCrate© and Leading Technology Providers Deliver Critical Power Support to Puerto Rico School Children August 11, 2018 YABUCOA, Puerto Rico Eleven months since their three-building school was first plunged into darkness by Hurricane Maria, 140 students in Puerto Rico’s picturesque Yabucoa district have reliable power. Resilient electricity service was provided Saturday to the SU Manuel Ortiz school through an innovative scalable, plug-and-play sunshine-to-energy module pioneered by SunCrate Energy with Black & Veatch support
‘Unique obligation’ greets new Black & Veatch Chief Financial Officer August 7, 2018 Overland Park, Kansas Ken Williams, an engineer and financial leader with deep business development, strategy and risk management experience, has become Black & Veatch’s new Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Karen Daniel, who retired in July after a quarter century at Black & Veatch including the last 18 years as its CFO