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January 4, 2024

Accelerating Semiconductor Fab Construction

By: Brad Bucher

Bechtel looks to offsite manufacturing, construction workforce development, supply chain buying power, and innovative construction sequencing to accelerate the design and build of new semiconductor fabs. Closeup shot of silicon microchip wafers. Image by Topaz Labs/Mohammad – stock.adobe.com. Semiconductors, commonly called...

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October 12, 2023

Desalination Plants for the Mining Industry: Promoting Efficient Water Usage

By: Luis Escobar & Miguel Oñate

Para leer este blog en español, haga clic aquí  Desalination plant at the QB2 project in Iquique, Chile While the mining sector in Chile represents only 1.3 percent of the total water consumption at the national level, water remains a scarce...

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September 19, 2023

Engineering Sustainable Battery Factories

By: Brad Bucher

Bechtel experts say early alignment on sustainability goals “is essential” when building EV battery and battery materials facilities.  In late 2022, the White House announced $2.8 billion in grants to manufacturing companies as part of the American Battery Materials Initiative....

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September 7, 2023

“Cool” Tech

By: Brad Bucher & David Ladd

Researchers unveil novel cooling technology that may unlock 5% power savings in HVAC systems A team of researchers at Purdue University and Bechtel unveiled a potentially disruptive cooling technology for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, or HVAC, systems, leading to...

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