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January 21, 2010

Bechtel Project Recognized by Power Engineering

The W. H. Sammis Air Quality Control Project, for which Bechtel provided engineering, procurement, construction, and startup services, received honorable mention in the 2010 Power Engineering Projects of the Year awards.  The plant was recognized in the best coal-fired project...

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January 18, 2010

263 Million Work Hours Without An Accident? No Problem For Bechtel

Bechtel announced today that its projects around the world racked up 263 million safe hours last year, the equivalent of 10,000 individuals working safely for 12 years. Individually, 53 projects each achieved at least 1 million consecutive work hours without...

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January 15, 2010

Bechtel Foundation Helps Haiti Relief Efforts

The Foundation’s president, Adrian Zaccaria, also today pledged an immediate US$100,000 gift to the American Red Cross to support its on-the-ground relief efforts in the stricken country.  The Foundation’s matching funds will be directed to the International Response Fund of...

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December 21, 2009

We Power and Bechtel Power Corporation Announce Settlement of Claims

We Power LLC, a subsidiary of Wisconsin Energy Corporation (WEC) that builds and owns electric generating units, and Bechtel Power Corporation today announced an agreement that settles all pending claims between them regarding the new coal-fueled units that have been...

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December 17, 2009

Ivanpah Project Labor Agreement Announces

Bechtel Construction Company and two labor organizations today announced an agreement for the construction of BrightSource Energy’s  Ivanpah Solar Electricity Generating System, a 440-megawatt solar power facility in southeastern California.  Under the Project Labor Agreement (PLA), the State Building and...

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December 10, 2009

Bechtel and Calera Announce Alliance

Calera Corporation and Bechtel Power Corporation today announced a strategic alliance to develop and construct facilities using carbon capture technology to reduce emissions and fight global warming. Calera’s innovative process captures carbon dioxide emitted by coal or gas-fired power plants...

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December 7, 2009

Livermore’s NIF in Newsweek

Newsweek. Read the story. Find out more about NIF in the Bechtel OnSite feature, "Stellar Ambition." LLNL is operated by a team led by Bechtel and the University of California.

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November 5, 2009

Idaho Project Completes Recovery Act Goals Ahead of Schedule

Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project in Idaho has completed its first American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) goals to accelerate the removal of radioactive waste. In addition to creating more than 50 jobs on the project,  the federal stimulus funded effort...

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