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Black & Veatch joins the Low-Carbon Resources Initiative to further advance the realization of global decarbonization targets

Publish date: Wednesday, April 14, 2021   |   Location Overland Park, Kansas

Reflecting its ongoing commitment to global decarbonization and further advancing efforts to create a more balanced energy portfolio, Black & Veatch announces that it has joined the Low-Carbon Resources Initiative (LCRI), “a unique international collaboration, spanning the gas and electricity sectors, that will help advance global economy-wide decarbonization.”

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Black & Veatch Chosen as Owner’s Engineer for Wind Farms in Vietnam

Publish date: Wednesday, March 31, 2021   |   Location Bangkok, Thailand

Vietnam is expanding its power generation capacity as it balances its generation portfolio to meet the soaring energy demand of its growing population and flourishing economy.

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Black & Veatch Named a Top Employer for Entry-Level Professionals

Publish date: Friday, March 26, 2021   |   Location Overland Park, Kansas

Reflecting Black & Veatch’s commitment to a robust college hiring and internship development program, the global infrastructure solutions provider today announced its selection as a “Top Entry Level Employer” by 

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Tenebris Fiber, Diode Ventures and JLC Infrastructure Begin Development on Dark Fiber Route in Northern Virginia

Publish date: Thursday, March 25, 2021   |   Location Fairfax, Virginia

Tenebris Fiber, a dark fiber provider in Virginia, has partnered with JLC Infrastructure (JLC), an infrastructure investor and asset management firm, and Diode Ventures, a global turnkey asset development company, to advance the development of a new dark fiber network in northern Virginia.

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Letter from the CEO: Supporting BV’s Asian Communities

Publish date: Thursday, March 25, 2021   |   Location Overland Park, KS - USA Last week’s act of violence targeting Asian-run spas in the Atlanta area have many of us back in the same place we found ourselves less than a year ago — angry, sad, fearful and struggling to comprehend another instance of hate and racial discrimination. To our friends and colleagues of the Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, please know that Black & Veatch stands united with you. We are committed to working together to fight racism in all its forms. Read more

Chris deBarbadillo Rejoins Black & Veatch as Plant Optimization Practice Leader

Publish date: Thursday, March 25, 2021   |   Location Overland Park, Kansas

Known as an industry leader for her experience in advanced wastewater treatment technologies and innovation, Chris deBarbadillo has rejoined Black & Veatch as associate vice president and plant optimization practice leader. In her new plant optimization role, she will help wastewater treatment providers develop and implement strategies that optimize projects at each stage of their lifecycles, including assessments, planning, technology selection, design and transitioning from the project delivery stage to enhanced long-term operations.

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Black & Veatch, Schneider Electric Microgrid Demonstrates Resilience Readiness at Marine Corps Station Miramar

Publish date: Wednesday, March 24, 2021   |   Location Overland Park, Kansas

Black & Veatch, a leading provider of resilient sustainable energy solutions to mission-critical U.S. Read more

Black & Veatch Leads Design, Construction of `Electric Island,’ a First-of-its-Kind, High-Capacity Public Charging Station Designed for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicles

Publish date: Monday, March 22, 2021   |   Location Overland Park, Kansas

As the automotive industry accelerates the delivery of electrified truck models, Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and Portland General Electric (PGE) are teaming up on a first-of-its-kind, public charging station specially designed for medium and heavy-duty electric commercial trucks. Read more

Black & Veatch: Hydrogen Economy Taking Shape as Decarbonization Planning, Investments Accelerate

Publish date: Thursday, March 18, 2021   |   Location Overland Park, Kansas With expectations rising for more than $10 trillion (USD) of investments in hydrogen infrastructure by 2025, clean-burning, energy-dense hydrogen will be a critical element in decarbonizing the world’s energy systems, supply chains and heavy industries, finds Hydrogen 2021: The Path to Net Zero Becomes Clearer, a new eBook from energy transition leader Black & Veatch. Read more

Black & Veatch to assess feasibility of world’s largest green hydrogen plant

Publish date: Thursday, March 18, 2021   |   Location Overland Park, Kansas

Black & Veatch will undertake feasibility studies central to the development of the world’s largest green hydrogen plant. When operational Enegix Energy’s Base One facility, in Ceará, Brazil will produce more than 600 million kilogrammes of green hydrogen annually.

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Black & Veatch guides another wind energy deal to successful close in Europe

Publish date: Wednesday, March 17, 2021   |   Location Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom

BayWa’s acquisition of High Constellation Wind Farm, from Blue Energy, signals another technical due diligence success for Black & Veatch’s wind energy team in Europe.

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Black & Veatch’s Cindy Wallis-Lage, Dr. James Barnard Elected to National Academy of Engineering

Publish date: Thursday, March 4, 2021   |   Location Overland Park, Kansas

Black & Veatch’s Cindy Wallis-Lage and Dr. James Barnard have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering – one of the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.

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Leading the Way to Carbon-Free Generation, Long Ridge Energy Terminal to Add Hydrogen Fuel Capability

Publish date: Wednesday, March 3, 2021   |   Location Overland Park, Kansas

With global energy solutions leader Black & Veatch as program manager, Ohio’s Long Ridge Energy Generation is retrofitting its 485-megawatt (MW) combined-cycle power plant to run on a blend of natural gas and carbon-free hydrogen, making it the nation’s first large gas turbine plant to transition operations to hydrogen fuel.

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Black & Veatch Management Consulting’s Survey-Driven ‘2021 Stormwater Utility Survey Report’ Features Roundtable Insights from Sector Managers

Publish date: Monday, March 1, 2021   |   Location Overland Park, Kansas

Stormwater utility leaders say they would focus on proactive rehabilitation of assets, enhanced resiliency and improving water quality efforts if they had adequate funding, according to Black & Veatch Management Consulting’s latest “Stormwater Utility Survey Report.” Based on a nationally-recognized survey of stormwater utilities, the report continues to show an “alignment gap” among program needs and costs, revenue levels and customer acceptance against the backdrop of a gradual increase in the average monthly single-family residential charge. Read more

Black & Veatch Appoints Sathyamoorthy to New Leadership Post, Strengthening Company’s Focus on Applied Research, Innovation in Water Industry

Publish date: Monday, February 15, 2021   |   Location Overland Park, Kansas

Black & Veatch announced today that Sandeep Sathyamoorthy, an industry expert with a track record of successfully leading applied research in wastewater treatment and reuse, has been named global practice and technology leader for innovation and applied research in the company’s water business.

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Black & Veatch Rapid Modular Health System Selected as Edison Award Finalist for Efforts to Fight COVID-19

Publish date: Thursday, February 11, 2021   |   Location Overland Park, Kansas

As an innovator in the global fight against the coronavirus, Black & Veatch proudly announces that its Rapid Modular Health System (RaMHS) – a quickly deployable, scalable and comfortable enclosure designed for COVID-19 testing and vaccinations – has been named a finalist for the Edison Award for pandemic-related solutions.

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Black & Veatch’s Management Consulting Expands Regulatory, Strategic Leadership on Strategic Advisory Team

Publish date: Tuesday, February 9, 2021   |   Location Overland Park, Kansas

Responding to the ever-changing regulatory landscape and the surging need to apply more strategic solutions to energy and infrastructure challenges, Black & Veatch Management Consulting’s Strategic Advisory Practice is pleased to announce the addition of two industry-leading experts to its leadership team.

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Black & Veatch Management Consulting Named Inframation and SparkSpread’s No. 1 Technical Advisor by Deal Count for 2020

Publish date: Friday, February 5, 2021   |   Location Overland Park, KS

Outstanding performance during one of the most challenging years in recent history has made Black & Veatch’s Management Consulting business Inframation and SparkSpread’s top technical advisor by deal count for 2020.

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Black & Veatch Celebrates Black History Month by Announcing Upcoming Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy

Publish date: Monday, February 1, 2021   |   Location Overland Park, KS

Black & Veatch is proud to celebrate Black History Month in February. Black History Month acknowledges and celebrates the Black American trailblazers, civil rights leaders and advocates for justice and equality who have transformed the United States. As part of the celebration, the company is announcing new commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I).

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Black & Veatch Earns Perfect Score From Human Rights Campaign for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts

Publish date: Friday, January 29, 2021   |   Location Overland Park, KS

Affirming its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in its workforce, global infrastructure solutions leader Black & Veatch proudly announces it has received a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the third consecutive year, cementing its designation as a “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality.”

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