Press Releases

The use of biomass and recycled fuels speeds up corrosion, resulting in a significantly shorter superheater lifetime. Unmanaged corrosion also leads to failure risks and unplanned shutdowns. Dealing with corrosion is a cost for power producers. The Metso Corrosion Management solution tackles the effects of corrosion, optimizes the fuel diet and extends equipment lifetime. Power […]

BECKER, MN – May 30, 2013 – A full scale installation of the GORE® Mercury Control System (GMCS) is being implemented at Xcel Energy’s (Xcel) Sherburne County (Sherco) Generating Station in Becker, MN.   The GMCS is a new mercury control technology for the coal-fired power industry developed by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.  As […]

For the second time in a row, Metso’s innovative technology has played a major role in winning the Climate Action of the Year Award in Finland. This year, the Sustainability Forum of the Finnish Energy Industries granted the accolade to the project called "The Energy Turnaround in Vaasa", a city of 65,000 inhabitants on the […]

Dubai, UAE – Altaaqa Global CAT Rental Power, a leading global power solutions provider, recently designed and installed a 24MW temporary power plant in the Sultanate of Oman. To meet electricity demands throughout the summer, the 24MW temporary rental power plant will supply power to the electricity grid at a time when there is a […]

Project managers, welding contractors, and field machinists will find that they will make their pipe welding more efficient by using weld prep tools. Quality, precision weld preps made with E.H. Wachs equipment ensures users that the welding process will consistently pass inspections time and time again, while avoiding any reprocessing of the weld prep. Wachs […]

Springfield, N.J. Leveraging its market leading international experience, Gehrlicher Solar announced the company’s expansion into Mexico.   Based in Mexico City, the company will work closely with local developers, commercial customers, government agencies and the local utility, the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (Federal Electricity Commission) to engineer, procure and construct high performance PV systems specifically […]

Atlanta, GA/USA, May 2013- In a ribbon-cutting ceremony Clyde Bergemann Power Group Americas (CBAM) inaugurated its new plant location in Jesup, Georgia and also celebrated its 25th anniversary of entering the U.S. market. Global Power Group CEO Franz Bartels and COO Hans Schwade joined in the celebration to officially commemorate the new plant together with […]

Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 22 May 2013 at 9.30 am EET   An important step in the use of combustion engine technology for major power plant projects was taken with the award of this order to Wärtsilä. The new power plant will be powered by Wärtsilä’s leading edge technology and will be the first of […]

Dornach n. Munich. An international group of banks led by BayernLB has provided a financing framework totaling €85 million to Gehrlicher Solar AG, including €30 million for avals (guarantees), for another two years. The mezzanine capital of €6 million was also extended by Bayern Mezzaninekapital GmbH & Co. KG for the same period.   The […]

Wärtsilä Corporation, Press Release, 15 May 2013 at 10.30 am EET Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of flexible and efficient power plant solutions and services, has signed an Operations & Maintenance (O&M) agreement with Ndola Energy Company Ltd (NECL), a subsidiary of Great Lakes Energy NV. The agreement was signed in April and is for […]

DENVER, Colo. – May 6, 2013 – Novinda, a leader in non-carbon mercury removal solutions, today announced an enhanced version of its reagent for mercury emissions capture, Amended Silicates® HgX.  Amended Silicates® HgX delivers higher performance and improved economics for removing mercury from coal-fired power plant flue gas emissions.  In data from sustained long-term, full-scale […]

Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of flexible power plant solutions, has been contracted to supply emergency diesel generators for the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant in Finland. The diesel generators, which are a part of the power plant’s safety systems, are for the Olkiluoto 1 and Olkiluoto 2 units. The contract was signed today with Teollisuuden […]

Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of flexible and efficient power plant solutions and services, has signed an Operations & Maintenance (O&M) agreement with Central Termica de Ressano Garcia, owned by Sasol New Energy from South Africa and the Mozambique state utility, Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM). The three year agreement was signed in April 2013 and […]

Oakbrook Terrace, IL – April 29, 2013 ‐‐ On April 26th the three companies that own Big Stone Plant ‐ Otter Tail Power Company, Montana Dakota Utilities Co., and NorthWestern Energy ‐ held a groundbreaking ceremony for the plant’s air quality control system (AQCS). Graycor Industrial Constructors is the general contractor for this major AQCS […]

Dubai, UAE  – Caterpillar Inc. has entered into an international power projects (IPP) agreement with Zahid Group, which recently formed a new subsidiary company, Altaaqa Global. As an IPP partner, Altaaqa Global will provide multi-megawatt temporary power solutions around the world, supported by partnerships within the worldwide Cat® dealer network. “We have been successfully serving […]

Bellingham, MA & Mclean, VA Apr 05, 2013– Washington Gas Energy Systems, Inc. today announced it has signed a contract with the town of Bellingham, MA to build, own and operate a 3,802-kilowatt solar array that will provide renewable energy for the town. The ground-mounted installation will consist of 12,672 panels and is expected to […]

The Tru-Trainer series of conveyor belt tracking idlers are a patented design that offers the most reliable and re-active belt tracking idlers available today.  Its stainless steel internal pivot that is perpendicular to the plane of the belt and its rubber covered shell and tapered ends helps actuate the trainer immediately as the belt moves […]

Jiangsu Huadian Jurong Power Co. Ltd. has chosen Metso’s automation systems for its two greenfield 1000 MW power plant units located in Xiashu Town, Jurong City, Jiangsu Province, China. Scheduled to start up in the coming summer, the units are the first 1,000 MW units with ultra supercritical technology to be built by Jiangsu Huadian […]

The 100-megawatt solar thermal power plant, “Shams 1”, was officially launched in Abu Dhabi last week. Heart of the plant is a steam turbine which has been supplied by MAN Diesel & Turbo and will be used to drive a generator. The eco-friendly electricity this produces would be enough to serve roughly 57,000 German households. […]

Metso has been awarded its 5th repeated order from the CNIM group for the automation of another greenfield Waste to Energy plant in Great Blakenham (Suffolk,UK). Metso will supply an extensive Metso DNA automation system and safety system to the new plant. This order comes after similar ones for WtE plant in Turin (Italy), Tallin […]

Blythewood, SC – March 25, 2013 – Spirax Sarco, the leader in products and services for steam systems, is exciting to announce their latest training event: Steam Boiler Operator Training. This five-day course is being held on April 29 – May 3, 2013 at Spirax Sarco’s state-of-the-art training facility in Blythewood, South Carolina where participants […]

Livermore, CA, March 14, 2013 – MX Fire Solutions, a California-based fire protection contractor providing tailored solutions for various vertical markets, has been renamed to Minimax Fire Solutions, Inc. The name change emphasizes the company’s membership in the international Minimax Group, a global supplier of complete fire protection solutions headquartered in Bad Oldesloe, Germany. By […]

Wärtsilä Corporation, Company announcement, 15 March 2013 at 11.15 am EET Wärtsilä will set up a new fully-owned manufacturing facility in Brazil to meet the increasing market demand, particularly in the offshore market. Wärtsilä’s investment in the new facilities is approximately EUR 20 million. The manufacturing premises will be based on a multi-product factory concept […]

LAKE FOREST, CA—February 20, 2013—The advanced Model IR400 Point IR Combustible Gas Detector from General Monitors features an industry-leading three-second T90 response time to the presence of combustible hydrocarbon-based gases, which allows plant operators to respond quickly to gas leaks and avoid potential accidents. With its fast three-second response time, the Model IR400 Infrared Gas […]

ST LOUIS – Feb. 19, 2013 – Aclara Technologies LLC, a leading provider of intelligent infrastructure solutions and a member of the utility solutions group of ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE), today announced enhanced TWACS® (eTWACS™) at TechAdvantage 2013 in New Orleans. Aclara’s TWACS power-line communications technology is the leading advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution […]

KENNESAW, Ga. (February 15, 2013) — ENERCON has announced four executive promotions in its power group. Robert Bryan, formerly vice president is promoted to senior vice president. Jerry Curreri, formerly director, Southeast, Central States and West Coast operations has been promoted to vice president of the same region. Dave Studley, formerly director, Southeast, Central and […]

MADRID, SPAIN / CANONSBURG, PA, USA, February 5, 2013 – aqualia Industrial, the aqualia division for industrial water treatment, and Aquatech, a global leader in water & wastewater purification technologies for the industrial and infrastructure markets, have agreed to work on a collaborative basis for promoting business opportunities using aqualia Industrial’s biological treatment technologies for […]

Pennsylvania Crusher, a brand of TerraSource™ Global, is proud to announce its Coalpactor® has been redesigned with the consumer in mind. The new cage assembly offers significant improvements over previous designs.    “We are proud of this latest improvement to the Coalpactor® design and are confident that our customers will appreciate how the design incorporates […]

Manheim, PA – Harrington Hoists, Inc., recently released super strong, Grade 100 Sling Chain which is used to make chain slings when appropriate sling fittings are attached. Typical applications requiring sling chain are those involving the lifting of heavy loads or repetitive lifting situations in construction, foundries, steel mills, and heavy machining processes.  Harrington Grade […]

Norristown, Pa. February 2013 – Megger, one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of test equipment and measuring instruments for electrical power applications, hosted its 12th annual Megger Distributor Golf Event on Saturday, January 26. The event, which took place at the Lakes of Ahawatukee Golf Course in Phoenix, Arizona, is held to raise […]