July 1 is not only Canada Day, but also the day that the carbon tax comes into effect in Australia. Drafts of the bills that implement the carbon tax were released about a year ago. […]
Autodesk has released a new service as part of Autodesk 360, called Autodesk BIM 360. One of the new tools in BIM 360 is a Conceptual Design and Feasibility Evaluation service, which enables users of […]
I have blogged previously about the issues facing water/wastewater systems in the U.S. and the challenge of funding replacement of aging infrastructure and upgrading to meet the requirements of the Clean Water Act. One of […]
The Japanese Government has approved the resumption of operations at two of Japan’s 54 nuclear reactors, the first to come back on line after they were all shut down following the Fukushima crisis. The two […]
The aging workforce problem is a major challenge for utilities around the world, but especially for advanced economies with limited immigration like Japan and Germany. Because of the serious impact that the labour shortage is […]
Large scale lithium-ion batteries for energy storage are expected to become much more prevalent in 2012 as a result of technology advances and dropping prices. One prediction suggests that prices for lithium-Ion large format batteries […]
Keir Clarke on the Google Maps Mania blog has developed a Blitz Map, which is is an animated heat map of the bombs dropped on London on the first night of the London Blitz in […]
I heard a very interesting presentation on energy modeling for buildings with a focus on reducing electrical load at the GORUG meeting here in Ottawa. Energy efficient building are becoming a priority for many utilities […]