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Press Releases
LineVision Expands Advisory Board with Former and Current National Grid, FERC, PG&E and Wood MacKenzie Executives
New board members bring deep and diverse experience within energy, finance, technology and policy BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS , UNITED STATES, October 7, 2020 / — – LineVision, a provider of solutions to monitor, optimize, and protect the world’s critical energy delivery infrastructure, announced that it has added five energy sector leaders to its advisory board. Spanning […]
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Press Releases
ASGCO® Announces the New BC3 Safe-Grip™ Conveyor Belt Clamp!
Allentown, PA.: ASGCO® “Complete Conveyor Solution’s” unveils an additional new product to their line of Safe-Guard® safety conveyor products. Designed to secure the conveyor belt for safe repair, the BC3 (3 ton) Safe-Grip™ Conveyor Belt Clamps were created for maximum grip! The new BC3 (3 Ton) model is available for conveyor belts up to 72″ […]
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Press Releases
Keeping power online: Extending small steam turbine performance and reliability to minimize costs
Beyond the large units driving generators, small steam turbines are commonly used in parallel with electric motors to power important assets such as pumps. Keeping these smaller turbines properly maintained is essential for continued performance and reliability. Sulzer has a network of specialized facilities that are equipped to service these turbines as well as the […]
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Press Releases
Brian Hunter of We Energies Receives MEA Life Sustaining Award
MEA honors Brian Hunter of We Energies with a 2020 Life Sustaining Award for saving a trapped man from suffocating to death in 2019. BLOOMINGTON, Minn., Oct. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — MEA Energy Association (MEA) is honored to present Brian Hunter, a We Energies utility troubleshooter, with a Life Sustaining Award for saving a man’s […]
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Press Releases
InEight Reimagines Capital Project Document Management with All-New InEight Document
InEight simplifies document management and collaboration for capital projects with new capabilities and a streamlined user experience available now with InEight Document SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – October 6, 2020 – InEight Inc., a global leader in capital project management software, today unveiled the all-new InEight Document featuring a host of new capabilities as well as a ground-up […]
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Press Releases
McAllister Mills Introduces TREO® 2000 High-Temperature Blankets
TREO 2000 uses the latest AES fiber technology to enhance safety and thermal performance INDEPENDENCE, VA, October 6, 2020 – McAllister Mills, a global leader in the manufacture of precision-engineered thermal fabrics and products, has introduced TREO® 2000, the company’s newest bio-soluble high-temperature blanket that uses the latest in AES (alkaline earth silica) fiber technology. […]
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Press Releases
Mississippi Lime Company Receives 2019 Sentinels of Safety Award
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – October 6, 2020 – Mississippi Lime Company’s Ste. Genevieve location received the National Mining Association (NMA) 2019 Sentinels of Safety Award for outstanding safety performance in the Large Underground Nonmetal category. Recipients of the award are normally recognized at an annual event hosted by NMA, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
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Press Releases
e-Zinc awarded California Energy Commission grant for Long Duration Non-Lithium Energy Storage Systems
TORONTO, ONTARIO (September 30, 2020) – e-Zinc, a Toronto-based energy storage innovator, announced it was awarded a U.S. $1.3 million grant by the California Energy Commission for its affordable, safe and reliable long-duration energy storage technology. The project will demonstrate a technology that is pivotal for California’s transition to 100% renewable energy and will provide […]
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Connected Plant
CleanSpark Awarded U.S. Embassy Contract
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 23, 2020 — CleanSpark Inc., a diversified software and services company announced that it received a contract to provide intelligent switchgear upgrades and support for a US Embassy located on the African continent. According to the agreement, CleanSpark will service the paralleling switchgear controls at the Embassy for a term of […]
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Press Releases
Eaton helps Southern California Edison streamline renewable integration process and meet clean energy goals
PITTSBURGH (Sept. 22, 2020) — Power management company Eaton is making it easier to add renewables to Southern California Edison’s grid and help the utility double the amount of carbon-free electricity supplied to the grid to 80 percent by 2030. The utility is using Eaton’s CYMETM Integration Capacity Analysis software to automate the process of […]
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Press Releases
Framatome joins with academia and industry partners to develop nuclear reactor digital twins
September 22, 2020 – Framatome recently partnered with the EDF Group, French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) and six additional organizations from academia and the French nuclear sector to pool research and development (R&D) related to nuclear reactor digital twins. As part of this four-year, digital reactor structuring project (le Projet Structurant Pour […]
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Press Releases
Hitachi ABB Power Grids launches open and scalable ecosystem for digitalization of transformers
September 21, 2020 — Hitachi ABB Power Grids is delighted to launch the TXpert Ecosystem for digitalization of transformers. The ecosystem is designed to drive data-driven intelligence and decision making in the operations and maintenance of transformers and power grids. It is a complete suite of products, software, services and solutions that work together and […]
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Connected Plant
Extensible Energy Releases DemandEx for Microgrids
Berkeley, Calif. September 14, 2020 – Extensible Energy has released DemandEx for Microgrids™, an AI load flexibility software that integrates with a microgrid controller to manage and optimize energy usage when off-grid or on-grid. With DemandEx for Microgrids, businesses can move beyond the traditional critical loads panel and utilize dynamic, intelligent software to power more […]
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Connected Plant
DNV GL Launches EVOLVE
Oakland, United States, 15 September 2020 – Today, DNV GL announced the launch of EVOLVE™ , a customisable digital tool suite for utilities designed to enhance and accelerate utility energy programs and meet regulatory, corporate and stakeholder targets. “The pressure for utilities to achieve revenue goals and regulatory mandates has become more intense year over […]
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Press Releases
Securing the Future of Power Supply for Northern Bangladesh
150MW simple cycle power plant for Saidpur, Rangpur as part of the country’s utility expansion in power generation Siemens Energy is supplying components that will aid the plant’s optimal fuel usage in full and part load operation for long-term sustainability towards the direction of clean energy A new energy future beckons for the developing northern […]
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Connected Plant
Virtual Peaker Partners with Fermata Energy to Bring V2G Bidirectional Vehicle Charging Technology to Utilities
Louisville, KY and Charlottesville, VA–Virtual Peaker and Fermata Energy have announced a partnership to integrate Fermata Energy’s vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology with Virtual Peaker’s cloud-based residential energy demand response platform used by utilities across the country. The joint venture will make it easier for utilities and their customers to combat climate change by seamlessly managing two-way […]
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Press Releases
Nextracker Selected by Shanghai Electric to Elevate Energy Output for Middle East’s Largest Solar Park
SHANGHAI, September 17, 2020 – Nextracker, a Flex company, announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Shanghai Electric to supply over one gigawatt of its world-leading solar tracker technology, NX Horizon™ to boost energy production for phase five of Dubai’s Mohammed Bin Rashid Solar Park – the largest in the Middle East. Located 50 kilometers south […]
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Press Releases
Babcock & Wilcox Thermal to Supply Superheater Components to U.S. Power Customer
AKRON, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) (NYSE: BW) announced today that its B&W Thermal segment will design, manufacture and supply new superheater components for a B&W Universal Pressure supercritical (highly efficient) boiler at Luminant’s Oak Grove Power Plant near Franklin, Texas. The plant provides low-emissions power to more than one million central Texas homes and […]
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Press Releases
Mortenson Marks 25 Years at the Forefront of U.S. Wind Power
Company Sees Key Trends Shaping Wind Industry Over Next Five Years Minneapolis (September 17, 2020) – Mortenson entered the wind industry in 1995 with a single wind turbine project in Iowa. Twenty-five years later with projects that have spanned North America, the company stands today at the forefront of wind power ranked as one of […]
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Connected Plant
AES Announces Smart Operations Center in Ohio
The center will lead a new era in innovative global energy solutions DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Dayton Power & Light Company (DP&L), a subsidiary of The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES), today marks the announcement of its Smart Operations Center in Ohio, the first of its kind in the United States, opening a […]
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IIOT
National Grid expands DER portfolio with EnergyHub to manage commercial and industrial resources
BROOKLYN, N.Y., 16 September, 2020: National Grid is now managing commercial and industrial (C&I) demand response through EnergyHub’s Mercury DERMS platform, extending a multi-DER portfolio that includes thermostats and residential batteries. With EnergyHub, National Grid can rely on a single platform to manage multiple classes of DERs to provide critical grid services. EnergyHub provides National Grid with enrollment, […]
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Press Releases
Hydropower Foundation announces the 2020 Julie Keil Scholarship for Women Recipient
September 16, 2020, Littleton, CO. The Hydropower Foundation announced the 2020 Julie Keil Scholarship Recipient is Ka’Liyah Burnett. A sophomore at the University of Maryland, pursuing a Mechanical Engineering degree. Ka’Liyah is the third winner of the scholarship, which was established in 2015 to honor Julie Keil, a passionate leader known for balancing the interests […]
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IIOT
Landis+Gyr and Vodafone Business Announce Groundbreaking Partnership to Deliver Innovative Cellular IoT Capabilities for Energy Management
Zug, Switzerland. and London – Sept. 16, 2020 – Landis+Gyr (Swiss: LAND.SW), a leading global provider of integrated energy management solutions for the utility sector, and Vodafone Business, a leader in IoT with over 100m connections worldwide, today announced a strategic global agreement. Using Vodafone Business’ IoT services, Landis+Gyr utility customers can benefit from Landis+Gyr’s […]
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Press Releases
The DTC Revolution Ignored What 13.9% of America Actually Wears – Work Boots | Enter BRUNT
September 15th 2020 – Introducing DTC BRUNT Workwear, is a brand here to redefine everyday workwear for essential workers from the team that brought you M.Gemi and Trade Coffee. Possibly the last apparel industry sector to be “disrupted”? Workwear. Yes, that’s right, the category of everyday wear favored by 13.9% of the United States, mechanics, […]
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IIOT
Quantum Automation Supports Off-Grid Automation with QRTU and QSolarBattery
Anaheim, CA (September 15, 2020) — Quantum Automation is shipping the Quantum Remote Telemetry Unit (QRTU) and the QSolarBattery. These standardized yet customizable hardware platforms are part of the growing array of Q-Line products which are enabling end users and systems integrators (SIs) to deploy industrial internet of things (IIoT) and automation solutions anywhere, regardless […]
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Press Releases
Broad Reach Power to Begin Development of Two 100-Megawatt Battery Storage Projects in Texas
HOUSTON (Sept. 15, 2020) – Broad Reach Power (“Broad Reach”), an independent power producer (IPP) based in Houston with more than five gigawatts of standalone storage projects in its pipeline, announced today announced that it has begun construction on two 100 megawatt (MW) greenfield battery storage projects. The new assets further expand the company’s rapidly […]
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Press Releases
World’s largest sustainable energy accelerator expands into the US
EIT InnoEnergy expands its European ecosystem to the United States, opening up transatlantic opportunities for sustainable energy commercialisation and collaboration. Boston, MA, USA – 10 September 2020 EIT InnoEnergy, the world’s largest sustainable energy engine headquartered in Europe, has today announced cleantech capital Boston, MA as the launchpad for its expansion into another primary market, […]
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Babcock & Wilcox Environmental Awarded Contract for Innovative Ash-Handling Technology
AKRON, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) (NYSE: BW) announced today that its B&W Environmental segment will supply a patented ash-handling solution to help a Wisconsin utility meet state and federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines. B&W Environmental will design and manufacture two patented Allen-Sherman-Hoff® Submerged Grind Conveyor (SGC) systems for We Energies’ Oak Creek Power […]
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Nuclear
Framatome partners with ADAGOS to bring artificial intelligence to the nuclear energy industry
September 3, 2020 – Framatome signed an exclusive partnership agreement with ADAGOS to bring advanced, parsimonious artificial intelligence technology to the nuclear energy industry. ADAGOS’ NeurEco architecture introduces a third-generation neural network to solve large and complex problems using fewer computational and data resources compared to previous generations. “Artificial intelligence is a game changer for […]
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Safety
NITEGLOW® Two-Stage Safety Nosing with Glow-in-the-Dark Technology is Ideal for Exit Pathways
(Wooster, OH) – Wooster Products’ new NITEGLOW® treads with high quality photoluminescent are ideal for exit path markings, steps and leading edge of landings when finding pathways in the dark is a necessity. This two-stage anti-slip stair nosing meets NYC Local Law 26, 2015 IBC, and 2015 IFC code compliance and is well suited for […]