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Article Complexity, Sustainability 1 January 2018

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Time For A Dip

By Parsi, Novid The tides may be turning when it comes to big city rivers. Waterways running through major urban centers have long held reputations for pollution--not exactly places to take a refreshing dip. But…

Article Innovation, Complexity, Strategy, Sustainability 1 December 2017

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Taking Charge

By Parsi, Novid The sun doesn't always shine, the wind doesn't always blow. So project teams are advancing technology to cushion against unreliability. With battery costs dropping, grid-scale storage facility…

Article Risk Management, Complexity, Sustainability 1 November 2017

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Waste Makes Haste

By Schur, Matt Nuclear cleanup projects have no margin for error. One misstep can expose workers and a region's environment to devastating radioactive contaminants. But a project team at a legacy U.S. site had to…

Article Innovation, Complexity, Sustainability, Energy & Utilities 1 October 2017

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Panda Power

These bears are full of energy. Using dark and light solar cells to create a shading effect, the aptly named Panda Green Energy opened a 50-megawatt (MW), CNY350 million solar power plant in Datong,…

Article Innovation, Resource Management, Sustainability, Complexity 1 August 2017

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Cracking Complexity

By Greengard, Samuel Call it fracking's lesser-known trickle-down effect. The surge in U.S. natural gas production not only results in low fuel prices, it's also behind an uptick in ethane cracker plant construction…

Article Innovation, Complexity, Sustainability 1 July 2017

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Bright Future

Let there be light, indeed. In the search for renewable energy solutions, scientists in Jülich, Germany flipped the switch on a giant artificial sun in March 2017. The project team's goal is to…

Article Complexity, Strategy, Sustainability 1 March 2017

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From the Ground Up

By Fister Gale, Sarah Cities are getting more crowded—and looking for new ways to make sure no space is wasted. In 2016, more than half of the world's 7.4 billion people lived in urban areas, according to the U.S. Census…

Article Complexity, Sustainability, Innovation 1 November 2016

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Flying on Sunshine

By O'Connor, Kelsey Around the world in 16 months—and with zero fuel. When Solar Impulse 2 touched down in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in July, it became the first aircraft powered exclusively by the sun to fly…

Conference Paper Complexity, Sustainability, Leadership 13 May 2016

Managing Turbulence in Project Environments

By Cimino, Roberto Managing complexity and turbulence is a key issue project managers have to face in their everyday activity: dealing with change and external shocks is becoming the rule. Ecosystems are…

Article Complexity, Sustainability May 2015

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Solar risk

By Sykes, Kate Apple is looking to power all of its operations from nonrenewable energy resources, including solar energy--an initiative that is part of a wave of solar megaprojects. This article assesses the pros…