ABB Snags $450M Contract for Norway-UK Undersea Link. ABB on July 14 won a $450 million contract to supply high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations at both ends of the North Sea Network (NSN), a

Power-strapped Egypt’s first fast-track natural gas–fired project was completed in a record 159 days from groundbreaking to commissioning this July. The 650-MW Attaqa Simple Cycle Power Plant near Suez

The French Parliament on July 22 finally adopted a law that caps nuclear power generation capacity at its current 63.2 GW. The measure will force utility EDF to shutter nuclear reactors before it starts up its

Many coal-fired power plants maintain fuel stockpiles for use when the normal delivery of coal to the plant is disrupted. It is not uncommon for a 30-day supply to be maintained in the pile. Most of these

Power plants use indicators to monitor process parameters such as pressure, flow, temperature, voltage, current, and vibration. Unless a facility is relatively new, it likely has analog panel meters; some

2015 Pump Users Group Rotating Equipment Repair hosted the Pump Users Group Meeting on July 27, 2015. The day consisted of educational workshops, vendor presentations, a local foundry tour, and concluded with a tour of the Harley Davidson Museum with dinner at the Harley Davidson Motor Restaurant.  Rotating Equipment Repair would like to thank all […]

This week brought announcements from India and the state of Wisconsin regarding the repurposing of sites previously associated with coal-fired power generation for future solar power generation. In India’s capital of Delhi, the 240-MW coal-fired Indraprastha Power Station, which was closed in 2010, will be the site of a new 5-MW solar photovoltaic installation. As […]

The NeoBolt lockbolt fastener system delivers vibration resistance and structural strength with no pin break POP Avdel, the largest blind rivet supplier in the industry, is introducing NeoBolt, a non-breakstem lockbolt fastening system for heavy-duty structural applications.  The two piece NeoBolt fastener features a collar and a pin with fine pitch locking grooves that, when […]

(Savannah, GA – July 27, 2015) Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas (MHPSA) shipped the tenth Advanced Technology Gas Turbine unit from the Savannah Machinery Works (SMW) facility in Savannah, GA on July 15, 2015. This shipment represents a major milestone for the company and a significant accomplishment for the SMW team. The 10th gas turbine […]

On August 3, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a much-anticipated suite of regulations, featuring the final Clean Power Plan’s guidelines for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from existing power plants under Clean Air Act section 111(d). This package has sparked great interest, and early reactions run the gamut from enthusiastic support to entrenched opposition. […]