Infrastructure
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Spring days can produce an excess of surplus renewable energy in California — more power than electric lines can carry. Researchers have some ideas about where and how to harness that energy. -
Founded by former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, the North Carolina Blockchain + AI Initiative (NCB+AI) will work to pass pro-cryptocurrency legislation and support construction of data centers.
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A new report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy urges regulators and utilities to make the grid operate more efficiently. There are ways, experts said, to absorb part of data centers’ growth.
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Partnering with Waze has benefits for the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, as the company plans to share its incident response data with the transit authority to help officials better understand traffic patterns.
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Oftentimes emergency roadside workers risk their lives due to narrow shoulders and distracted drivers.
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The sterling reputation of autonomous vehicles, according to a transportation expert, is based on global statistics which claims “human error” as the cause of 90 percent of accidents. But this statistic is not necessarily accurate.
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In Minnesota, women will be paid to persuade resistant farmers to care and do something about the state's increasingly polluted waterways.
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The success of New York's High Line, a linear park atop an abandoned elevated railway, is inspiring park projects in cities around the world.
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There are smart steps that states and communities can take to encourage automated driving. There are also some potholes to avoid.
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In an effort to help people become less car-dependent, cities like Denver are getting directly involved in the creation of transportation apps.
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David Block-Schachter, chief technology officer for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, indicated that the T is shifting its on-time metric to focus on the percentage of riders who are on time, rather than percentage of trains.
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A bill before Congress could pave the way for the opening of our backyards, neighborhoods, business properties and campuses to commercial drone traffic.
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Communities have done a great job encouraging residents to walk and bike more. But they’re struggling to keep those same residents safe on the streets.
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The Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment is very excited over the new technology that could create safer and more efficient highways.
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According to a report on how well Oklahoma is doing with its roads and bridges, it's better in some respects than before, but 81 percent of city's major roads are in poor or mediocre condition.
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A report released by the state's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority lays out plans to strengthen protection of water, gas and electricity systems through voluntary, cooperative efforts with utilities.
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Earth's resources are dwindling, but the world could build an alternative energy network within 30 years, according to China's biggest power company.
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The broad consumer market is taking off, not only because there are Internet-connected devices everywhere, but also that the Echo has captured people’s imaginations, according to an Amazon exec.
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From 1990 through 2014, factory employment nose-dived by 39.5 percent -- yet it remains a significant industry in California.
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The $126 million project is part of the greater Integrated Clean Water Plan, which retrofits the Spokane water system that will stop most pollutants from entering the river.
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The initiative provides technical assistance and resources to help cities identify challenges and opportunities for closing the gap between their desire to use data and actual ability to do so.
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