Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu April 20, 2023
HEVI Leads U.S. Charge to Heavy Equipment Electrification
The development of a new manufacturing line of heavy equipment products has come on the scene within the last few years with the goal of leading the charge of American companies that offer fully electrified construction equipment....
Entergy - Tue April 18, 2023
Entergy Texas, Monarch Energy Advance Renewable Options
Entergy Texas and Monarch Energy, a company known for its green hydrogen and electro-fuels projects, have signed a memorandum of understanding to help advance the energy infrastructure in Southeast Texas....
CEG - Tue April 04, 2023
Volvo, Greg Rents Answer SoCal's Power Restrictions
Greg Rents, an Oak View Calif., rental company, recently added a Volvo ECR 25 electric excavator to its growing fleet. This marked the first sale of an electric mini-excavator sold to an independent rental company in California and was the first retail unit sold by Volvo Construction Equipment & Services (VCES)....
Tadano - Wed March 29, 2023
APU Unit for Tadano GR Cranes Reduces Diesel Consumption
Tadano showcased solutions that can be used to noticeably reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions from diesel-driven machines at ConExpo 2023. This includes, for example, the APU auxiliary power unit, which Tadano exhibited on a GR-800XL-4 rough terrain crane at the trade show....
Liebherr - Wed March 29, 2023
Liebherr Premieres H964 Hydrogen Prototype Engine
In the future, combustion engines will no longer be powered solely by fossil diesel. In order to achieve goals in line with the collective commitment from different countries to take global climate action under the Paris Agreement, fuels from sustainable energy sources must be used....
National Asphalt Pavement Association - Tue March 28, 2023
NAPA Earns 2023 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award
The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) has been honored with the 2023 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy for demonstrating exemplary commitment and dedication to leadership in energy efficiency and the ENERGY STAR program....
By Caroline Clauson – 88TH AIR BASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS - Tue March 28, 2023
Groundwater-Capture Trench to Aid Response
One line of effort is being set in stone, clay and gravel at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), where an army of construction workers and machines are digging a 420-ft.-long trench toward a way to environmental progress....
Volvo Construction Equipment - Mon March 27, 2023
Volvo CE Delivers North America's First Machine Made Using Fossil-Free Steel
At ConExpo 2023 in Las Vegas, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) handed over the keys to the first construction machine made from fossil-free steel for a North American customer — and it's the second delivery in the world....
South Florida Water Management District - Thu March 23, 2023
Final Component of Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Project Begins Work in Miami
Local, state and federal officials called it a crucial effort to restore the Everglades, and it is now under way. The final part of the Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands project began construction March 21 when Miami-Dade officials and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) broke ground on a pump station approved last September by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMC) to restore freshwater flows to the Cutler Wetlands....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu March 23, 2023
Manufacturers, Fuel Providers Want Seat at Emissions Regulation Table
Net-zero engine emissions is a construction industry goal, and everyone's got ideas on how to get there. Sectors of the industry are taking respective stands on federal emissions rulemaking. They are pushing for more of a voice in the rulemaking process while driving the fed to work harder at setting policy that both makes sense and benefits the environment....
