Infrastructure
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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. -
The local government’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to appropriate the funds for a “comprehensive technology infrastructure remediation project.” It comes in response to a critical IT outage last summer.
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National Grid is expected to install the devices for 121,000 customers in the city. They will enable people to track energy usage via a portal, and will immediately alert the utility to power outages.
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The city of around 400,000 residents in the Dallas metropolitan region will expand its partnership with Via to provide on-demand transit shuttles across its 99 square miles.
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The new chargers have online connectivity, synced with the EVConnect cloud platform, which makes it possible for drivers to search for and locate charging stations directly from their phones.
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The new Port Authority terminal will feature a building able to handle 40 percent more passengers and will also be home to charging infrastructure for the agency’s fleet of electric buses.
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As part of a new program called Quick Connect, Hawaii Electric customers installing rooftop solar can accelerate the process, dealing with the standard approvals after the installation is complete.
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Cheaper batteries, a changing regulatory landscape and more models are all helping to grow a nascent electric-vehicle industry serving heavy-duty trucking and even farming, industry watchers say.
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A bill that is currently under discussion by the Iowa state Legislature would allow a type of vehicle, which employs automated driving technology, to deliver packages to customers who opt-in to the service.
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Last week, Gov. Cuomo saved the biggest part of his four-day State of the State speeches for the end: A new West Side centered around an overhaul of the always terrible transit hub, Penn Station.
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Members of the town council agreed to spend $11,000 last week for a Geographic Information System that will map aboveground and underground infrastructure.
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SponsoredThe power of connectivity creates significant possibilities, from supporting vaccine distribution to return-to-work efforts.
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The Trump Administration issued final rules Thursday that will allow self-driving vehicle manufacturers to skip certain federal crash safety requirements in vehicles that aren't designed to carry people.
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A landmark decision by Miami-Dade County Public Schools to begin converting its noisy, pollutant-belching diesel buses into an electric fleet was driven by middle school student Holly Thorpe's science fair project.
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Outdated equipment at 10 intersections has been replaced with new technology that improves communication between traffic lights for motor vehicles and the system that controls Metro Transit trains.
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A new report by Next 10, a California-based organization charged with researching the state's greenhouse gas emissions, anticipates the Golden State is not on course to meet state-mandated goals.
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BrightDrop will make electric delivery vehicles and offer other technology and services to delivery companies such as FedEx and UPS. The startup will initially offer two products: an electric truck and pallet mover.
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One startup is hoping that its 3D-printed dwellings will play a part in the battle for affordable housing by making shelter quicker and more affordably than other options on the market.
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The Federal Highway Administration awarded Pinellas County $4.6 million for its Connected Community project, which alerts drivers about traffic, emergency vehicles and pedestrians.
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The Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory is leading a project to examine traffic data sets from across the Los Angeles region to develop new strategies to reduce traffic congestion.
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The new fiber-optic line between Albuquerque and Gallup, officials say, ensures connectivity for hospitals and point-of-sale devices while also ensuring access to emergency services.
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