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US government funding available for EGS pilot demonstrations
On February 8, 2023, the US Department of Energy (DoE) announced up to $74 million to support enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) pilot...
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Geo Con
Feb 10, 20231 min read


Registration open for Geo-Resilience 2023 conference
The British Geotechnical Association’s third biennial conference, Geo-Resilience 2023, will be held in Cardiff on 27-29 March. Click here...
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Feb 10, 20231 min read


DEEP outlines construction plans for Canadian geothermal plant
DEEP Earth Energy Production Corp. has announced that the strategy for the engineering, construction, and commissioning of its first...
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Feb 9, 20231 min read


HS2 celebrates as longest tunnels reach halfway point
HS2 has confirmed that ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’, the two TBM excavating the high speed rail project’s longest tunnels, have passed the...
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Feb 8, 20231 min read


Abstracts sought for European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) has put out a call for abstracts for the XVIII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and...
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Geo Con
Feb 8, 20231 min read


Abstracts sought for European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) has put out a call for abstracts for the XVIII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and...
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Geo Con
Feb 7, 20231 min read


Deadly landslides in New Zealand follow record-breaking rainfall
Unprecedented extreme rainfall has led to landslides across New Zealand's North Island, including in greater Auckland and the Waikato...
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Feb 3, 20231 min read


Borehole Solutions partners with Leeds Beckett University
Leeds Beckett University has joined forces with UK-based geotechnical drilling solutions specialist Borehole Solutions on an innovative...
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Geo Con
Feb 3, 20231 min read


Podcast: Neurodiversity in the workplace
Breaking Ground’s latest episode discusses the experience of being neurodiverse in the construction industry, and how a neurodiverse team...
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Geo Con
Feb 2, 20231 min read


VolkerFitzpatrick mobilises to support Network Rail following landslip
VolkerFitzpatrick is working to repair a huge landslip at Hook in Hampshire, UK, that will temporarily remodel undamaged track to give...
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Geo Con
Feb 1, 20231 min read
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