The technology group Wärtsilä will supply a 38 MW power plant to a Saudi Arabian customer. The turn-key engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) order includes four Wärtsilä 32TS engines. The order is booked in the first quarter of 2017. The Wärtsilä 32TS engine, a two-stage turbocharged version of the Wärtsilä 32 series, is optimised for extreme […]

Advanced Reactors Must Address Cost, Safety, Waste & Proliferation Challenges WASHINGTON, March 8, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today, Dr. Christina Back, Vice President of Nuclear Technologies and Materials for General Atomics and leader of the organization responsible for the Energy Multiplier Module (EM2), an advanced reactor concept, testified before the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works […]

Coal Power Direct   Current Issue | Find a Job | Post a Job Trump Orders WOTUS Rule Rewrite An executive order signed by President Donald Trump on February 27 authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rewrite a contentious rule asserting federal authority over small bodies of water. The Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) […]

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–mPrest, a leading-edge provider of mission-critical monitoring, control and analytics software for utilities, and the New York Power Authority (NYPA), New York state’s largest public power organization, announced today the decision to deploy operationally a groundbreaking predictive health analytics application which enhances operational reliability and cost-effectiveness of NYPA’s critical assets network. mPrest’s […]

The Fluid Controls Institute (FCI) recently released Tech Sheet #108: Condensate Line Sizing for Gravity Returns from Steam Traps and Heat Recovery which is available as a free download from the FCI Web Site. Improperly sized condensate return lines can lead to steam system issues, including piping noise, waterhammer, and erosion, as well as erratic […]

GE’s Powering Efficiency COE Combines the Expertise of Power Services, Steam Power Systems, Power Digital Solutions, the Global Research Center and Global Growth Organization Project in India Highlights GE’s Global Powering Efficiency COE Mission to Boost Efficiency and Reduce Emissions of Existing Coal-Fired Power Plants BADEN, SWITZERLAND—March 6, 2017—GE (NYSE: GE) today announced its new […]

Request for Offers issued for resources to bolster local grid resiliency. ROSEMEAD, Calif., March 6, 2017 — Southern California Edison has launched a Request for Offers (RFO) to acquire new distributed energy resources to bolster grid resiliency in the Santa Barbara-Goleta area. The RFO is seeking a range of new distributed energy resources including: energy […]

Nordex turbines of more than 500 MW operating in the Republic of Ireland Hamburg, 6 March 2017. The Nordex Group has passed a new milestone in the Republic of Ireland: with the commissioning of Energia Renewables’ 95 megawatt (MW) “Meenadreen” wind farm in Donegal the manufacturer passed the 500 MW mark for turbines in operation. […]

(Pilsen, Czech Republic, 6th March 2017) – The company has been awarded yet another contract to supply a steam turbine in this area. The contract is for the expansion of Block 2 at the Grati power plant (East Java), converting its gas cycle into a combined cycle. The steam turbine for this project is a […]

Leading industrial measurement provider highlights benefits of online monitoring in reducing oil analysis inconsistencies Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has highlighted how online monitoring can complement more traditional sampling methodologies. Vaisala’s MHT410, for instance, quickly delivers accurate hydrogen and moisture data directly from transformer oil. Used in conjunction with traditional methods, the […]

Tamarugal Solar Project in the Tarapacá region will provide reliable, non-intermittent electricity from solar energy 24-hours a day SANTIAGO, Chile–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SolarReserve, the industry leader in baseload solar power solutions and advanced solar thermal technology with energy storage, has received environmental approval from the Chilean government to build one of the world’s largest solar projects with […]

Veolia announced that its Nuclear Solutions entity, through its subsidiary Kurion Inc., will deploy effluent treatment systems at four Magnox sites in the United Kingdom under a new contract between the two firms. Under the agreement with Magnox Limited, the company will design, build and install the new systems at the four sites, enabling the […]

SAN FRANCISCO, March 06, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Minnesota Power and Smart Wires completed the installation of a deployment of PowerLine Guardians® in Little Falls, Minnesota, on a 115 kV circuit. The installation occurred over a three-day period in December and the units were placed into operation in early 2017. Part of the Smart Wires Guardian […]

Orascom Construction Limited (NASDAQ Dubai: OC; EGX: ORAS) announces the formal inauguration of the first phase of New Capital and Burullus Power Plants, which will be the largest gas-fired combined cycle power plants in the world once complete. The ceremony was attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, and […]

Stronger long-term strategic partnership for investment sharing and access to Asian markets Beijing, February 22, 2017 – Today, during the Business Forum Italia-Cina in Beijing, with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and People’s Republic of China President Xi Jinping in attendance, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Cassa depositi e prestiti Group (represented by Chief […]

Wärtsilä will supply a 30 MW combined heat and power (CHP) plant to CGGC UN Power in China. This will be the first gas-fired medium-speed engine power plant in China, marking the entry of a new technology in the market. This is a landmark project and proof that innovative, flexible and efficient power generation plays […]

– Expanding on its recently announced plan to build four new universal solar power plants this year, FPL is now effectively doubling its near-term commitment – bringing more solar energy to its customers sooner – With FPL’s ability to build large-scale solar cost effectively, the new solar power plants are expected to produce millions of […]

EnBW orders 71 offshore wind turbines including foundations 497 megawatts offshore wind power plant to be grid connected in 2019 Site located 90 kilometers northern of German island Borkum Grid connection via HVDC platform BorWin Gamma Siemens Wind Power will, for the first time, provide complete offshore wind power plant solutions including foundations for the […]

Coal Power Direct   Current Issue | Find a Job | Post a Job Energy Industries Look Forward to Regulatory Relief under Trump Heads of some of the nation’s energy trade groups are looking forward to a rollback of regulations under the Trump administration, they said January 31 during a panel discussion at the United […]

An explosion and fire at the Delta Energy Center—an 835-MW combined cycle power plant located in Pittsburg, Calif.—forced the station offline on January 29. A spokesperson for Calpine Corp., the plant owner, told POWER that the fire was contained to the facility and that there was no danger to the neighboring community. No injuries occurred […]

Earlier this month, Bruce Power and RCM Technologies Canada Corp. entered into contracts valued more than $1.5 million for Bruce Power’s Life-Extension Program. The Major Component Replacement Lead In, Lead Out Program, part of Bruce Power’s Life-Extension Program, is responsible for the activities that will take the unit from an operational state to one that […]

TWO RIVERS, Wis., Jan. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — WPPI Energy and NextEra Energy Resources, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE), today announced plans to build a 100-megawatt solar energy center – Wisconsin’s largest – with a capacity to serve more than 23,000 people with affordable, clean energy. “This solar energy center adds diversity to […]

Also the first live installation of 3M ACCR in Scotland 3M, the science-based technology company, and Scottish Power Energy Networks, have announced the successful installation and energisation of the first new live electricity conductor in Scotland in almost three decades.  Using a 3M Aluminium Conductor Composite Reinforced (ACCR), the 275kV single conductor doubles the available […]

Product platform with cumulative operating time of more than 100 years Prototype for both mechanical and electrical testing installed Final type certificate expected for 2018 Siemens Wind Power has installed the latest version of its offshore direct drive wind turbine at the national test center in Østerild, Denmark – according to plan. The SWT-8.0-154 is […]

A crane boom collapsed under heavy winds at the Takahama nuclear power plant in Japan, landing on the Unit 2 reactor building and fuel handling building at around 9:50 p.m. local time on January 20. Plant operator, Kansai Electric Power Co. (KEPCO), reported that no injuries and no adverse environmental effects resulted from the accident. […]

While admitting no wrongdoing or liability, Duke Energy reached an agreement with the U.S. government to resolve a lawsuit related to its acquisition of a Florida gas-fired power plant. The plant in question—Osprey Energy Center (Figure 1)—is a 537-MW two-unit combined cycle facility located in Auburndale, Fla., that Duke Energy purchased from Calpine Construction Finance […]

Critical equipment for a project to improve the Indonesian transmission grid Transformers to be manufactured in CG’s world-class facility in Indonesia To be installed at more than 100 substations and power plants all over Indonesia Mumbai, January 17, 2017: Avantha Group Company CG has won a significant order of USD 105 million (INR 720 crore […]

DNV GL supports Siemens to prepare optimised turbine for the offshore market with a rated power increase of 14% compared to the previously certified turbine variant. Certification confirms new turbine is built according to latest safety and performance standards With the SWT-8.0-154, Siemens takes important third step in industrialising their offshore direct drive platform  Hamburg, […]

Wärtsilä will supply a 150 MW Smart Power Generation plant to Ace Alliance Power Limited, a special purpose company owned by the Summit Group of Companies in Bangladesh. The order comprises eight Wärtsilä 50 and one Wärtsilä 32 engines. The contract includes the engineering and equipment (EEQ) with additional advisory services for the plant’s installation, […]

Homer City Generation, operator of a three-unit, 1,884-MW coal-fired generating station about 45 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, Pa., has initiated a voluntary, pre-packaged Chapter 11 case in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The financial restructuring process is expected to eliminate more than $600 million in existing secured debt from Homer City’s […]