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The GRAPHLON GM 860 developed by Graphite Metallizing is an abrasion-resistant bushing material that protects pumps and helps prolong pump life. Designed for use in the manufacture of pump bushings and other critical-wear parts, the tough, polymer/graphite-based material was developed to replace traditional pump materials, which are prone to damage from highly abrasive suspensions. It […]

Red Valve Company Inc. launched Series DX Slurry Knife Gate Valve, a durable and user-friendly gate valve that has been designed especially for heavy slurry applications in the power and mining industries. When the valve opens, the reinforced elastomer sleeves seal against each other and provide a 100% full port opening, minimizing turbulence, which in […]

A month after Energy Secretary Steven Chu pledged to accelerate approval of long-awaited federal loan guarantees under Title XVII of the 2005 Energy Policy Act, the Department of Energy (DOE) has conditionally approved a $535 million loan for Solyndra Inc., a manufacturer of cylindrical solar photovoltaic panels.

Despite economic concerns, the U.S. solar industry saw a third straight year of record growth in 2008. The installation of 1,265 MW of all types of solar power last year brought total U.S. solar power capacity to 8,775 MW, an annual report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) shows.

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) on Monday signed separate agreements with India’s state-run companies Nuclear Power Corp. of India (NPCIL) and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) to prepare for construction of a potentially massive advanced boiling water reactor (ABWR) power station in that country.

President Barack Obama has put the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) squarely in the hands of Jon Wellinghoff, formally designating him chair of the agency on Friday. The president also separately reappointed Suedeen Kelly to her third term as commissioner, though her role will need to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Both are Democrats.

A proposal submitted to the White House by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will likely claim that greenhouse gases (GHGs) endanger public health and welfare, a widely circulated internal EPA document shows. That finding could have broad implications, including prompting a decision by the Obama administration to regulate carbon dioxide under the Clean Air Act.

The Department of Energy’s decision last year to withdraw from FutureGen—the first “clean coal” plant in the U.S.—largely because costs had doubled and would escalate substantially, was rooted in faulty calculations, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report released last week.

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Tuesday confirmed they would end a longstanding jurisdictional conflict and work together to make permitting of renewable energy in offshore waters easier.

Nevada Senators Harry Reid (D) and John Ensign (R) last week introduced a bill to create a national commission to study long-term alternatives to Yucca Mountain for managing nuclear waste in the U.S.