A Preservation Handbook in a Few Short Blocks

WEST END AVENUE as it labors northward toward 96th Street presents a sort of humdrum tone — not nearly so distinguished as the blocks below 86th Street, with their bursts of Dutch- and Flemish-style architecture. But the stretch from 96th to 105th Streets is a perfect little laboratory of the design, decay and renewal of […]

Total, Hanwha to set up JV for $1.8 bn US solar expansion

French refiner Total SE and South Korea’s Hanwha Energy Corp. have agreed to set up a joint venture to build solar power plants and storage centers in 12 US locations, in projects worth around 2 trillion won ($1.8 billion). The 50:50 JV will build solar energy facilities with a combined power generation capacity of 1.6 […]

US launches $80bn push for nuclear power

Aerial view of the Vogtle nuclear power plant in Georgia, USA during construction of units 3 and 4 (Charles C Watson Jr/CC BY-SA 3.0 Deed) The US government has announced an $80bn partnership with Westinghouse, uranium company Cameco, and Brookfield Asset Management to build a wave of new nuclear reactors across the US. Designed to […]