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American Hydro, part of Wärtsilä Corporation, has been awarded a major contract to perform rehabilitation services and complete the upgrade and refurbishment of the Unit 5 & 15 turbines at Ameren’s historic Keokuk Hydroelectric plant in Iowa, USA. The order with Ameren Corporation was booked in July. American Hydro designed, manufactured and delivered new 200-inch, […]

New PAG-based Fluids Strengthen Primary Metals and Power Sector Product Lines Houston, TX – Shell Lubricants is expanding their portfolio to provide end-to-end lubrication solutions and service offerings for businesses across key industrial sectors, helping keep equipment operating efficiently. With this business expansion, Shell Lubricants has prioritized its focus on supporting the primary metals and […]

Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) licensee Isgec Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Isgec) was recently awarded its first order for a Semi-Dry FGD (Circulating Fluidized Bed Scrubbers) system in India from Hindalco Industries Limited. The project was won through a competitive bidding process for Hindalco’s 150 MW unit at Mahan Aluminium at Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, India. SFW has […]

TerraPower and X-energy will each receive $80 million in initial federal funding under the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP) to build their two distinct advanced nuclear reactors and begin operating them within seven years.  Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette made the much-awaited announcement about the first ARDP awards in a brief Twitter […]

The decision to formalize the firm’s offering follows the establishment of the firm’s Global Hydrogen Practice Group back in June WASHINGTON, D.C. and LONDON, October 13 2020 – Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international technology and energy law firm, has launched a dedicated Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Practice Group within the firm’s Energy sector. […]

New brokerage to upend a market of general products and services with highly specialized offerings Newport Beach, CA – October 13th 2020 – Jatin Sharma and his co-founding partners have today officially launched a specialist insurance broker to serve the renewable energy, conventional power, infrastructure and transport sectors. NARDAC Insurance Services (NARDAC) is aiming to […]

The Department of Energy (DOE) on Oct. 7 notified Congress that it has chosen recipients for its Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP) and will make its selections public “next week.” The ARDP program, which the DOE officially launched on May 14, will essentially focus DOE and non-federal resources (through cost-shared agreements with industry) to enable […]

Although the first lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery was conceived more than 50 years ago, the technology continues to be refined and improved today. Scientists and engineers are constantly modifying and testing electrolytes, anodes, and cathodes in an effort to make Li-ion batteries more energy-efficient, cost-effective, and safer. Chicago, Illinois-based NanoGraf Technologies is one company working to […]

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) took another step to bolster plans to deploy small modular reactors (SMRs) in Ontario, announcing it is advancing engineering and design work with three major advanced nuclear reactor developers: GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), Terrestrial Energy, and X-energy. The announcement on Oct. 6 stems from a “due diligence” process OPG held […]

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 […]