Entergy Louisiana breaks ground on combined-cycle power plant WESTLAKE, La. – Entergy Louisiana took another important step toward modernizing its generating fleet, enhancing reliability and securing a long-term supply of lower cost energy for customers with today’s ceremony formally kicking off construction of the Lake Charles Power Station. State and local officials joined Entergy executives […]

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Jan. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — CB&I (NYSE: CBI) today announced it has broken ground for the Lake Charles Power Station, a new natural gas-fired combined-cycle power plant for Entergy Corporation subsidiary Entergy Louisiana, LLC in Lake Charles, Louisiana. CB&I’s scope of work on the project includes the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning for […]

The history of power generation is long and convoluted, marked by myriad technological milestones—conceptual and technical—from hundreds of contributors. Many accounts begin power’s story at the demonstration of electric conduction by Englishman Stephen Gray, which led to the 1740 invention of glass friction generators in Leyden, Germany. This quiz is designed to test your knowledge […]

January 17, 2018 Efficiency Improvements Mark Advances in Gas Turbines Engineers from several companies have worked on upgrades to the technology, including designs that emphasize faster starts, quicker ramp-ups, increased efficiency, and better performance in a tight global Read More EIA Report: Gas-fired Generation Will Continue to Outpace Coal The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) […]

Enables real-time wireless remote operation for safe and convenient measuring from difficult locations. New Kensington, PA – Bacharach, Inc. a leading provider of gas and refrigerant leak detection, combustion and emissions analysis instrumentation, energy management, and data analytics announced today the release of the PCA® 400 portable combustion and emissions analyzer for commercial and industrial […]

GILLETTE, Wyo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cloud Peak Energy announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cloud Peak Energy Logistics (“CPEL”), has entered into a term coal export sales agreement with JERA Trading Pte Ltd. (“JERAT”), which is a trading company based in Singapore (http://jeratrading.com/). Shipments are expected to commence as early as the end of 2019 and continue for […]

Per January 1st, 2018 Siemens has rebranded and renamed its full subsidiary NEM Energy into Siemens Heat Transfer Technology (HTT). Siemens HTT is a specialist in the field of Heat Recovery Steam Generators for power plants. After completing the functional integration, the name change of NEM is the next step in the integration process initiated […]

Leaking flange? Don’t shut down—contain it and divert it with the Xtreme Shell® manufactured by Andax Industries. The Xtreme Shell ® is a rigid, two-piece shell designed to fully encapsulate a leaking flange, valve, manifold or leak point. The Xtreme Shell ® diverts the leak via a drain port and discharge line to a secure […]

New alliance unites Acromag’s rugged signal interface modules with Ctek’s controller and cellular communication devices for remote asset management and cloud-based monitoring solutions. Wixom, MI – January 8, 2018 – Acromag announced today a strategic partnership with CA-based Ctek, Inc. to offer complete monitoring and control solutions for customers to manage their remote assets. Combining […]

January 10, 2018 Signs of Aging in Boilers All power plant equipment has a limited lifetime, but not all components age at the same rate. Some equipment may outlast the useful life of a plant, while other machinery may be replaced more than once Read More Clean Coal Test Project Set for Wyoming A test […]