Book review: Political Foundations for Development

Sponsored by Electric power utilities plan to expand their investments on smart grid technologies and transmission infrastructure, according to a study of capital expenditures conducted by Newton-Evans Research Co. Early findings from utilities in ...

Sponsored by As municipal budgets continue to tighten, many communities across the country are trying to stretch their resources and do more with less. At the same time, aging infrastructures and water shortages mean it's more important than ever to ...

Sponsored by As utilities move from monthly - or in some cases quarterly or annual - meter reads to Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) systems, which offer more granular reads (such as daily or hourly), the collected information becomes much ...

Rishabh Sethi, executive director, SPML Infra SPML Infra has won new orders worth Rs596 crore from Delhi Jal Board, PHED, Rajasthan and Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation. The combined orders received from PHED, Jaipur and Ajmer of Rs 418 crores is ...

Kamstrup, a provider of smart grid and smart metering solutions, announced that Åland's Elandelslag (AEA), a power distributor in Åland Islands, has selected Omnia Smart Grid-system to upgrade its meter reading system. ÅEA's previous PLC-based ...

Sponsored by RALEIGH, NC, May 1, 2013 -- The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority was recognized as a recipient of the Best Smart Infrastructure category during the Expanding Excellence Awards in Tampa, Fla., May 1-3 for using ...

Asian Mineral Resources (AMR) is on track to meet the June deadline for commissioning of its Ban Phuc Nickel Project in northern Vietnam. The company says the last piece of major equipment, the ball mill, is now mounted on site. The construction of ...

photo shows an anti-regime activist in front of a bombed oil pipeline, in the Bab Amr neighborhood of Homs. BEIRUT: Syria's vital petroleum industry is breaking down as rebels capture many of the country's oil fields, with wells aflame and looters ...

There's little question that biodiesel will grow over the coming years, with improving economics and growing federal mandates. The National Biodiesel Board an industry trade association envisions biodiesel production equal to 10% of the on-road ...