CAYCE, S.C. (May 9, 2018) — South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corp. (NYSE: SCG), announced today that it has completed its purchase of the Columbia Energy Center, a natural-gas-fired power plant in Gaston, S.C. (Calhoun County), from LS Power for approximately $180 million. SCE&G included the purchase of the 540-megawatt combined cycle gas […]

Offering generator paralleling control, active synchronization and soft loading Hingham, MA – Russelectric, a leading manufacturer of automatic transfer switches and power control systems, manufactures UL-listed cogeneration systems for combined heat and power (CHP) applications in which the generator sets are run to serve the connected load and heat is also recovered for other uses. […]

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (May 9, 2018) — NTE Energy (NTE) announced that its next power plant will be the approximately 1,000-MW natural gas-fired Anderson County Energy Center located in Anderson County, South Carolina. This state-of-the-art electric generation facility will represent an investment of more than $1 billion in South Carolina, and will feature some of […]

Dual sensor operation with 4 wire sensor connection Automatic redundancy switching for lossless recordings Wide range of hazardous approvals Versatile use in chemical, oil and gas, marine and power generation applications With Sitrans TH320/420 and TR320/420, Siemens introduces a new generation of reliable HART (Highway Addressable Remote Transducer Protocol) temperature transmitters for a wide range […]

St. Louis, Missouri, May 2, 2018 – Carboline has broken ground on a state-of-the-art full-scale passive fire protection testing facility at its Research, Development, & Innovation (RD&I) Center. This $4 million investment is scheduled to be complete by the end of the 2018 calendar year. The new space will be the first manufacturer owned UL-approved […]

WASHINGTON (May 3, 2018) — A new report released today by IHS Markit outlines the severe grid resiliency, environmental and financial consequences for customers served by the PJM Interconnection Energy Market (PJM) that will likely result from uneconomic nuclear plant closures. PJM operates the world’s largest competitive wholesale electricity market and coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity […]

Hoffer Flow Controls, Inc. of Elizabeth City, North Carolina proudly introduces the HIT-4G, a new compact Gas Measurement Rate and Total Computer with temperature, pressure and AGA-8 compressibility compensation. The HIT-4G is the second release in Hoffer’s HIT-4 Series. The HIT-4G provides temperature and pressure compensated gas flow measurement and also offers features such as […]

For 20 years, the technology group Wärtsilä has supported the economic development of Bangladesh through the provision of electricity generating capacity. This support is continued with the latest contract for a 113-MW power plant to be delivered to Chowmuhoni, Bangladesh. The order was placed by HF Power Ltd and was booked in April. HF Power […]

LOUISVILLE, KY (May 1, 2018) – Charah®, LLC, a leading provider of ash management, fly ash sales and marketing, and utility support services for the coal-fired power generation industry, today announced that it has acquired SCB International, Inc. (SCB) to jointly develop and deploy innovative technologies, including fly ash beneficiation and mineral grinding technologies for: […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed the first and most intensive phase of review for NuScale Power’s design certification application (DCA). NuScale’s is the first and only small modular reactor (SMR) application to ever undergo NRC review. This major achievement brings NuScale Power closer to introducing the country’s first SMR […]

(April 27, 2018) — Kansai Electric Power and OSIsoft LLC unveiled a venture to help power producers improve the efficiency and operation of their thermal power plants with data. Kansai Electric Power will collaborate with its customers at every stage, from planning a new thermal plant to running a facility. The Kansai-Value Creation Service, or […]

It is also the company’s first order for the SG 2.1-122 turbine Siemens Gamesa will install 143 turbines and maintain the complex for 10 years Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy’s positioning in India has received an important boost with this order, its largest ever in this market. Under the terms of the EPC contract entered into […]

ORLANDO, Florida (April 26, 2018) — Siemens has received an order from Inter Pipeline Ltd (“Inter Pipeline”) to provide long-term service for two SGT-800 gas turbine generator sets in Canada. The units are scheduled for operation at the Central Utilities Block (CUB), part of the company’s Heartland Petrochemical Complex currently under construction in Alberta’s Industrial […]

ABB inaugurates innovative microgrid with battery energy storage at its Vadodora manufacturing campus – a first in India. ABB’s world-class power institute will train customers on latest technologies. (April 26, 2018) — ABB today inaugurated an innovative microgrid solution at its Vadodora manufacturing facility in Gujarat, India. This is the company’s largest facility in India, […]

SANMEN, China (April 25, 2018) — Westinghouse Electric Company, China State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC), and CNNC Sanmen Nuclear Power Company Limited (SMNPC) announced today that the world’s first unit of AP1000 nuclear power plant located in Sanmen, Zhejiang Province, China, has received the fuel load permit from China’s National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) […]

The technology group Wärtsilä continues its strong presence in Senegal with the signing of a contract to engineer, manufacture and deliver a 130-MW Flexicycle plant to be an integral part of Senegal’s energy future. The Malicounda power project in Mbour is located 85 km from the country’s capital Dakar. The order, booked in March, was […]

Budarhals hydropower plant to be fitted with intelligent acoustic monitoring system Voith tests new remote data-analysis service Optimized mode of operation and intelligent scheduling of maintenance work for power plant operators The national Power Company of Iceland Landsvirkjun and Voith have launched a joint pilot project on intelligent noise analysis in hydropower plants. Voith is […]

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has won multiple wind power orders for a total of 140 MW from several industrial customers and a leading independent power producer (IPP) in India. Specifically, the company will handle the entire infrastructure needed to operate these projects (with installed capacity ranging between 2 MW and 58 MW), together with the […]

Siemens secured its first H-class gas turbine order in Mainland China. The company will supply two H-class gas turbines, two steam turbines and four generators for a power plant project in Guangdong Province. The customer is Huadian Fuxin Energy Corporation Limited (Huadian Fuxin), a subsidiary of China Huadian Corporation Ltd (CHD), one of the five […]

MAN Diesel & Turbo has successfully commissioned seven 32/44CR diesel engines for the operation of a base load power plant in the Peruvian city of Iquitos. The power plant operator is a joint venture between the Israeli company Telemenia, which was also an EPC partner (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) for construction of the plant, and V-Power […]

PEORIA, Illinois (April 18, 2018) – Caterpillar Inc. today announced that Forsmarks Kraftgrupp AB has selected Caterpillar and its local Cat® dealer Zeppelin Power Systems to supply six Cat® 3500 Series industrial diesel engines for an emergency cooling system at its Forsmark nuclear power plant in Sweden. The engines will power custom-made GSG cooling water […]

Continuing on from Clyde Bergemann India’s successful implementation of boiler cleaning equipment in 11 units of Supercritical Boilers (660 / 700 MW) for L&T-MHPS, L&T-MHPS have recently entrusted Clyde Bergemann India with sootblower package orders for the 3 x 660 MW Ghatampur project. Similarly, following the successful execution of the sootblower package order for 3 […]

Doosan Lentjes is to provide its flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) technology for a 2 x 160MWe local lignite-fired power plant located in Canakkale/Can, Turkey, in cooperation with main contractor EKON Industry, Construction and Trade Co. The final client is Turkey’s largest electric power entity, the Electricity Generation Company, EÜAS. To help EÜAS reduce the negative […]

DENVER — At this year’s IEEE T&D Conference (Booth #1242), Siemens announced a strengthened digital T&D portfolio across key areas including substations, transformer maintenance and grid planning. Leveraging Siemens’ global focus on the growth of the Internet of Things in industry and infrastructure, the company is incorporating digitally-driven solutions into its grid-facing businesses including digital […]

BADEN, SWITZERLAND (April 16, 2018) — In a historic agreement, GE’s Power Services business (NYSE: GE) announced today that it will service power generation equipment in 11 power plants owned by Petrobras, Brazil’s majority state-owned oil company. Valued at more than $300 million, the deal represents GE’s largest transactional power generation services agreement in Latin […]

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has entered into new agreements with Gas Natural Fenosa Renovables for the supply of 166 MW at four wind farm developments in Spain. These projects fall under the scope of the renewable capacity allocated to the Spanish utility as part of the auction held last May. Specifically, Siemens Gamesa will […]

A two-day interactive event on September 19th & 20th at California Polytechnic University Atlanta, Georgia USA (16 April 2018) – Beamex announces the opening of attendee registration for Annual Calibration Exchange (ACE 2018), which will be held Wednesday and Thursday, September 19 & 20th at California Polytechnic University in Pomona, CA, USA. The event will […]

Project includes six SGT-A35 aeroderivative offshore gas turbine packages Contract includes a long-term service agreement Siemens Power and Gas, including its Dresser-Rand business, received an order for four SGT-A35 gas turbine power generation packages and two SGT-A35-driven DATUM CO2 compressor packages for MODEC’s Sépia floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The vessel, which is […]

ZURICH, Switzerland (March 7, 2018) – Deering and Buckland are two small villages in northwestern Alaska, with populations of 200 and 400 mostly indigenous Inupiaq people. For these residents, who rely heavily on fishing and hunting for their subsistence, life above the Arctic Circle is tough. Winter lasts for nine months with temperatures dipping to […]

Nalco Water, an Ecolab company has introduced OMNI, a program that improves critical asset performance for power and chemical producers through a new digital platform and real-time process control technology. OMNI’s real-time insights and agile process control abilities drive efficiency, resulting in lower water usage, lower operating costs and improved asset reliability. “While Nalco Water […]