A new 495 megawatt combined cycle power plant equipped with a Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) M501J gas turbine at the Grand River Energy Center in Oklahoma has achieved a significant milestone by sustaining reliable power generation just 45 days after first fire.  Achieving reliable power generation output means the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) […]

VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA—May 31, 2017—With Australia’s utilities seeking to increase capacity and lower plant carbon footprint through less coal consumption, ENGIE—one of Australia’s leading independent power companies—has selected GE’s Power Services (NYSE: GE) to modernize generation equipment at its 1,056-megawatt (MW) Loy Yang B coal-fired power station in Victoria, Australia. GE will upgrade two Hitachi heavy-duty […]

GE Water & Process Technologies today introduced a new reverse osmosis (RO) system for a broad range of applications including general industrial, power, drinking water, food and beverage, mining, refining and petrochemical industries. GE’s new PROflex* RO is flexible and robust and was redesigned to incorporate years of customer feedback to provide a cost-effective, easy-to-configure […]

Shanahan Engineering has been awarded an operations and maintenance (O&M) compilation contract by SEPCO (SEPCO Electric Power Construction Corporation) for their project in Saudi Arabia. The contract is for the production of the O&M Manual for the Jazan Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Project. The work will be completed by Shanahan Engineering’s Consultancy Services department from […]

President Donald Trump will pull the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement on climate change, making the nation one of only three in the world not a party to the agreement, joining Syria and Nicaragua. While campaigning, Trump vowed to “cancel” the agreement, the first international climate agreement to include developing as well as developed […]

The technology group Wärtsilä is currently implementing a digital transformation to become a data led, insights driven, and agile technology company dedicated to taking a leadership role in the smart marine and smart energy ecosystems throughout their entire lifecycle. The aim is to increase efficiency while enabling a zero emissions society. Following the appointment of […]

The renewable energy sector employed 9.8 million people in 2016, up 1.1% percent from 2015, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA’s) “Renewable Energy and Jobs Annual Review 2017”, released May 24. “Renewable energy employment worldwide has continued to grow since IRENA’s first annual assessment in 2012, but the last two years have seen […]

Neoen, the premier French independent power producer and Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, have signed a 750 MW Conext SmartGenTM multi-year framework agreement on three continents.  The scope includes: conversion stations composed of 1500V inverters, medium voltage switchgear, transformers, and complete monitoring and control system, as well as lifecycle maintenance […]

LEWIS CENTER, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (OTCQB: MEEC) (ME2C), a leader in mercury emissions control in North America, has acquired all patent rights for its Sorbent Enhancement Additive (SEATM) mercury emissions control technology from the Energy & Environmental Research Center Foundation (EERCF), an organization that works to provide innovative solutions to the world’s energy and environmental challenges. […]

ABB is bringing affordable, safe and reliable electricity to remote communities thanks to its new integrated microgrid solution, MGS100, that enables solar power and battery energy storage.  Zurich, Switzerland, May 24, 2017 – The MGS100 has been built to perform in extreme environments, and has the ability to transform lives and businesses for the better […]

With its transformer oil pump of type Renzmann-PR 200, Kelvion offers an internationally unique combination: it combines long-life, maintenance-free sleeve bearings with a lightweight cast-aluminum case. Until now, investors were forced to choose for the one or the other, and both together were not possible. As a result, the pump combines benefits such as low […]

President Donald Trump wants to balance the federal budget in 10 years, and it appears he believes that to do so, deep cuts to the nation’s energy research funding are needed. The administration’s fiscal year 2018 (FY18) budget request, released Tuesday, May 23, cuts funding for the Department of Energy (DOE) by $1.7 billion, a […]

S&C Electric Company, a smart grid leader shaping the future of power delivery announced today that it has provided the intelligent automation and control systems for Ameren Corporation’s microgrid facility in Champaign, Illinois. Located at Ameren’s Technology Applications Center (TAC) near the University of Illinois campus, the Ameren microgrid provides multiple sources of distributed generation […]

Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF) announced today that its newest fuel product, GNF3, has completed the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved process for new fuel product introductions. Based on evolutionary design changes and advanced technology developed by GNF, the GNF3 fuel assembly is designed to offer customers improved fuel cycle economics, increased performance and flexibility […]

MAN Diesel & Turbo has upgraded the automation system on a 19-year old 6L 32/40DF engine operated by Deutsche Bundesbank in Frankfurt, Germany. The upgrade was handled by MAN PrimeServ, the company’s global after sales brand. It re-established safe and reliable operation and long-term availability of spare parts and service for Deutsche Bundesbank’s plant. Since […]

8minutenergy Renewables, LLC (“8minutenergy”), the largest independent solar power developer in the U.S., announced it has expanded into the energy storage market with a 1-gigawatt (GW) project pipeline. The company is focused on standalone storage and hybrid (solar PV + storage) systems, driven by its storage leadership team that has several decades of experience building some of America’s […]

Siemens has completed extensive service operations on the gas turbines at Jebel Ali K-station in a record time of only 29 working days, a notable accomplishment for a project of this scale. The power plant is located in Dubai and owned by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and in operation since 2002. The outage […]

SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif., May 19, 2017 ­ Trojan Battery Co., LLC, the world¹s leading manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries, has signed a multi-year licensing agreement with Advanced Battery Concepts LLC (ABC) for its GreenSeal® bi-polar battery technology with the goal of future product commercialization. The advantages of bi-polar battery architecture include higher energy and power […]

Crailsheim, Germany/York, PA (May 19, 2017) – Voith introduces the first member of a new product family in the field of speed control for compressors and pumps: the VECO-Drive. It is an electric superimposing gear and is inspired by the established principle of the Voith Vorecon with more than 600 installations. The VECO-Drive combines a […]

BANDERA, Texas, May 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Bandera Electric Cooperative announced the release of their new cloud based software, Apolloware, a solution for monitoring solar and energy storage installations in real time. The software allows the solar array owner to receive enhanced financial benefit from energy generated during daily peak energy consumption which, in […]

As part of their O&M responsibilities, Asia Gulf Power Service Company (AGPS) has awarded Ansaldo Energia a service contract at the “Taweelah Initial B” (IB) and “Initial B Extension” (IBE) power plants, located in the Taweelah Power and Water Complex about 70km from the city of Abu Dhabi.  The Taweelah B Power Plant supplies 2,000MW […]

DENVER, May 18, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Black & Veatch has been selected to provide program management services to Denver Water on the Gross Reservoir Expansion Project. The project is a major component of the utility’s comprehensive strategy to deliver safe, reliable water service and provide resilience to its system in the face of future […]

Innovation in wind energy modeling approaches need not come at the expense of the trust of project developers and investors, according to Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement and provider of energy assessment and due diligence services. In fact, ongoing refinements to methodology, which are critical in enhancing overall accuracy and reliability, […]

Panda Power Funds’ Stonewall Power Project – a natural gas-fueled combined cycle power plant (CCPP) in Leesburg, Virginia – has achieved commercial operation. The facility is capable of meeting the power needs of approximately 778,000 households in Virginia and the District of Columbia. ‘Stonewall’ is one of seven gas-fired power plant projects, totaling about 5.8 […]

RESTON, VA, May 18, 2017— Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, procurement, and construction, has completed the state-of-the-art Stonewall Energy Facility in Loudoun County, VA, USA for Panda Power Funds ahead of schedule. The client took over commercial operation of the 778-megawatt combined-cycle generating station last week. The clean, natural gas-fired power plant will now […]

The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs May 17 advanced a number of bills that could have significant impacts on the future of energy regulation in the future. Four of the bills— the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA), the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, the Midnight Rules Relief Act, […]

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—May 17, 2017—GE Power (NYSE: GE) and Jomel (Jubail Operations and Maintenance Company) have achieved a new record in Saudi Arabia for the shortest planned outage cycle time for gas turbine maintenance. GE and Jomel together completed a major overhaul of a 7FA gas turbine at Marafiq, the world’s largest integrated water and […]

The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a 5-year agreement with Technomen Kinetics Private Limited (TKL) for the operation and maintenance of two gas power plants in Pakistan, ensuring the performance, availability and uptime of the two identical plants. The agreement further reinforces Wärtsilä’s strong presence in Pakistan where Wärtsilä has an installed base of 2.2 […]

Believed to be a first for the energy industry, Imperial Irrigation District has successfully demonstrated the emergency black start capability of its state-of-the-art battery energy storage system. Black start is the process of restoring an electric power station, or a part of an electric grid, to operation without relying on the external transmission network. On […]

As the dust from Westinghouse’s recent bankruptcy filing begins to settle, Georgia Power has reached a deal to take over work at its Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion project when the current engineering, procurement, and construction contract on the project ends. The announcement of the intended transfer of management duties came May 12, as an interim […]