The Imperial Irrigation District’s (IID) board has approved a $235 million overhaul of the Unit 4 generator at California’s El Centro Generating Station, replacing a steam turbine in operation since 1968 with six natural-gas reciprocating engines. The engine replacement is designed to boost capacity, improve reliability and cut long-term maintenance costs. The IID says the […]
The Interior Department has taken two major steps that will reshape how the United States manages the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and oil and gas activity in Alaska. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the department will reopen more than 1.56 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain to leasing, reinstate previously canceled leases […]
All six schools in Kansas’ Shawnee Heights School District 450 will see improvements made to their facilities after voters overwhelmingly passed a $65 million bond issue during the Nov. 4 general election. The measure passed on a more than two to one vote to make upgrades at Shawnee Heights High and Middle Schools, Shawnee Heights […]
A nationwide push is underway to innovate emerging technologies as entities at the state and federal level unveil coordinated efforts to research and develop quantum computing solutions. California is the latest state to announce a comprehensive quantum technology industry initiative, aligning its efforts with the Department of Energy’s (DOE) recent $625 million investment in quantum […]
The Sioux Falls City Council in South Dakota has concluded a multiyear-long planning effort for a new community hub in Sioux Falls, voting to approve the design of a new recreation center. The recreation center project, which seeks to develop a new Frank Olson Recreation Center within Frank Olson Park, falls in conjunction with […]
Richardson voters in Texas approved a school bond package on Nov. 4, supporting the Richardson Independent School District’s (RISD) $1.4 billion improvement plan. The bond package is made up of three measures: Proposition A, Proposition B and Proposition C, each with its own scope of projects. Proposition A covers school funding initiatives and new construction […]
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will invest up to $625 million to renew its five National Quantum Information Science (QIS) Research Centers. The centers, which were established in 2020 and led by a DOE national laboratory, incorporates a collaborative team of labs, universities, and companies spanning a broad range of scientific and engineering disciplines, […]