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Instrumentation & Controls
Brüel & Kjær Vibro Releases World’s First Fully Integrated, Loop-powered Displacement Transmitter
In order to fulfill the need for economical displacement transmitters with simplified installation, Brüel & Kjær Vibro (B&K Vibro) announces the release of the DT-12x series of transmitters. These fully integrated, loop-powered displacement transmitters offer a unique streamlined solution for shaft displacement and vibration monitoring capability for a wide range of industrial machines. The DT-12x […]
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Dominion Solar, Wind Projects Will Power Virginia Government Buildings
Dominion Energy has entered a partnership with the commonwealth of Virginia in which government-owned buildings and facilities in the state will get power from Dominion’s solar and wind energy projects. The agreement, signed by Dominion and Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Oct. 18, is the largest procurement of renewable energy to date by the state […]
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Eight Years on the Firing Line: Fronting for a Fossil-Fuel Power Company
A public relations expert who worked for a major coal generator provides key advice to professionals joining the power sector amid the energy transition.
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Sembcorp Energy UK Powers Up 60 MW of Ultra-Fast Battery Storage
Projects are one-half of 120-MW fleet supplied by Fluence Solihull, UK – Sembcorp Energy UK is pleased to announce that the first 60 megawatts (MW) of its battery energy storage system (BESS) fleet are now in operation. Located in Asfordby in Leicestershire, and Ellesmere Port and Runcorn in Cheshire, the three battery storage sites recently […]
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Business
AEIC Elects Officers and Board of Directors for 2020
Birmingham, Alabama: Terence R. Donnelly, President and Chief Operating Officer for Commonwealth Edison Company, an Exelon company, was elected President of AEIC during the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies (AEIC) 2019 Annual Meeting. Also elected to serve as officers of AEIC at the Association’s 135th Annual Meeting were Jim Greer, Executive Vice President and Chief […]
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Nuclear
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Announces Small Modular Reactor Technology Collaboration in Poland
WILMINGTON, North Carolina—October 21, 2019—GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and Synthos SA have agreed to collaborate on potential deployment applications for GEH’s BWRX-300 small modular reactor in Poland. Synthos, a manufacturer of synthetic rubber and one of the biggest producers of chemical raw materials in Poland, is interested in obtaining affordable, on-demand, carbon-free electricity from […]
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Solar
ACCIONA Acquires 3,000-MW Solar PV Development Portfolio from Tenaska, Eyes Projects in Seven States
Agreement also includes 1,000 MW of Co-located Solar and Energy Storage in PJM and SPP Markets ACCIONA, a global renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure company, today announced that it has signed an agreement with energy developer Tenaska to acquire a portfolio of greenfield photovoltaic (PV) solar and energy storage projects in the U.S. The development […]
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Gas
MHPS To Provide Two JAC Gas Turbines And Heat Recovery Steam Generators For Suncor Oil Sands Facility
World Leading Gas Turbine Efficiency With Best In Class Reliability, Will Reduce Emissions FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA, CANADA (October 21, 2019) – Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) announced today that Suncor Energy placed an order for two M501JAC advanced class gas turbines and two heat recovery steam generators (HRSG) for a future cogeneration facility at the […]
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Energy Secretary Perry Tells Trump He is Resigning
Energy Secretary Rick Perry told President Donald Trump on Oct. 17 that he is resigning his post. Trump confirmed to reporters in Texas, where he and Perry flew Thursday, that the energy secretary will step down, and Trump said he would quickly name a replacement. DOE Deputy Secretary Don Brouillette is viewed as Perry’s likely […]
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FERC Backs First Compliance Filings on Energy Storage Rule
The energy storage market received a boost Oct. 17 when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the first two compliance filings implementing Order 841, a rule the commission said is designed to eliminate market barriers to electricity storage. Order 841 was enacted in February 2018. The measure directs regional power grid operators to establish […]
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