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Mario Azar named as new Chairman and CEO at Black & Veatch
20 April, 2022
Mario Azar has been named as the new chairman and CEO of Black & Veatch, taking over from Steve Edwards who retires after 44 years of leading the global infrastructure firm.
Black & Veatch works with Avatour to optimize remote project collaboration
18 February, 2022
Black & Veatch has announced it is partnering with Avatour, utilising the latter’s real-time 360° technology to keep projects moving, reduce costs and deliver projects safely, on time and on budget.
A sustained effort
01 February, 2022
Ageing infrastructure and climate-related impacts are further encouraging an industry-wide focus on sustainability.
Plans for San Vicente energy storage facility move forward
01 February, 2022
The City of San Diego and the San Diego County Water Authority are to begin negotiations on a project development agreement with the BHE Kiewit Team to develop Phase 1 of the potential San Vicente Energy Storage Facility Project, which could generate enough energy for about 135,000 households.
Black & Veatch named Owner’s Engineer on Hawaiian pumped storage project
09 November, 2021
AES Clean Energy (AES) has selected Black & Veatch as owner’s engineer for the pumped storage and hydropower portion of the West Kaua‘i Energy Project.
Discontinuance or adaptation?
10 May, 2021
A recent webinar hosted by the British Dam Society discusses managing reservoir assets and options for either remedial works or discontinuance.
Satellite technology for dam monitoring
17 February, 2021
A recent webinar organised by Rezatec and AssetLife Alliance showed dam owners and operators how new proven technologies can help prioritise maintenance and upgrade works; cut non-targeted inspection and maintenance costs; and reduce health, safety and dam failure risk. Here we find out how satellite data analytics are being used for dam monitoring to improve the visibility and understanding of asset condition.
Satellite-based dam monitoring system launched
28 January, 2021
Binnies and Rezatec have launched an intelligent satellite-based dam monitoring system, with the strategic partnership combining Binnies’ reservoir expertise and digital ecosystem services with Rezatec’s Geospatial AI techniques to deliver strategic reservoir safety, operational and commercial benefits.
An unprecedented year
07 January, 2021
We probably all agree that 2020 was an extraordinary year but how has the hydropower and dam industry fared throughout this global pandemic? Suzanne Pritchard reports.
RSK to buy Black & Veatch’s UK and Asia water businesses
18 December, 2020
Environmental, engineering and technical services business RSK Group Limited (RSK) is close to acquiring the Water Europe and Water Asia businesses of Black & Veatch.
Dam monitoring with Rezatec
13 October, 2020
Philip Briscoe, Chief Operating Officer at Rezatec, shares details of the company’s dam monitoring solution, and explains how it can offer greater piece of mind for dam operators globally
Coping with COVID-19
23 June, 2020
Worldwide we are all experiencing unsettling times with the emergence of COVID-19. This has had an unprecedented impact on our professional and personal lives. In an effort to bring the industry together and share some positive camaraderie, IWP&DC asked readers how they are coping through it all
New leadership appointment for Black & Veatch in Latin America
14 April, 2020
Black & Veatch has announced the appointment of Oscar Falcon as Senior Vice President and Managing Director for the company’s power business in Latin America.
Black & Veatch joins forces with Rezatec for AI-driven asset condition assurance
19 February, 2020
Black & Veatch has entered into a strategic partnership with Rezatec to collaboratively develop decision support tools that enable owners and operators of infrastructure assets to make intelligent, business critical decisions using geospatial analytics.
Look me in the eye
10 July, 2018
How can the hydro industry tackle concerns and emotions around proposed hydropower and dam developments? And how can it communicate the holistic nature and positive aspects of sustainable projects to opponents? Prompted by an impassioned plea from an amateur photographer’s experience in Iceland, IWP&DC asked industry representatives to share their thoughts on this historically controversial topic.
Black & Veatch to inspect reservoirs in Hong Kong
12 June, 2018
Black & Veatch has been appointed one of the independent inspectors of Hong Kong's reservoirs, with the company’s UK and Hong Kong teams to collaborate on the project.
The modern dam engineer
15 February, 2018
Like many industries, the dam industry is influenced by both internal and external factors which can prompt change. IWP&DC was interested in finding out if such elements have affected the engineer’s working life when inspecting dams. We asked members of the industry for their own thoughts about the role of the modern dam engineer: Has this changed in recent years? Are engineers faced with increased challenges? And will this role continue to evolve?
Black & Veatch named owner’s representative for San Diego pumped storage plant
22 January, 2018
Plans for a 500MW pumped storage facility at the San Vicente Reservoir near Lakeside in San Diego County, California, have taken a major step forward with the news that Black & Veatch has been selected to serve as owners’ representative for the project.
Black & Veatch wins role on Colorado dam expansion
01 June, 2017
Black & Veatch is to provide program management services to Denver Water on the Gross Reservoir Expansion - a project that will raise an existing dam, increase hydro output and improve water supply.
