Press Releases

Tipton, PA, July 25, 2011 – New Pig Corporation has introduced the PIG® Transformer Spill Kit for cleaning up large quantities of transformer oil leaks or spills outdoors. UV-resistant, the black, completely opaque polyethylene container, blocks sunlight from degrading both the contents and the container for up to 8,000 hours.    Ideal for storage and use […]

C&S Electric Ltd., one of the leading and most reputed suppliers of electrical and electronic equipment that finds application in power generation, distribution,  and control and also the largest exporter of industrial switchgear has added another feather to its cap of success. It has successfully synchronized the first ever 1 MW p Solar PV Power […]

BATESVILLE, Indiana, July 11, 2011 – Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE: HI) named Mark L. Kohler president of the Size Reduction Group, a division of the company’s K-Tron subsidiary, effective July 1, 2011. Kohler’s primary responsibility is to oversee the strategy and global growth of the Size Reduction Group’s three brands: Gundlach, which manufactures crushing equipment used […]

Loop powered particulate transmitter and filter leak/emissions detector for baghouses, cartridge dust collectors and cyclones provides simple 2-wire installation and single piece mounting. Heavy process duty construction, advanced induction sensing and a protected probe provide high reliability even in harsh applications such as fly ash from coal, carbon black, chemical processing, smelters, foundries, cement kilns […]

Manheim, PA – Harrington Hoists, Inc. has announced the appointment of two new members to their Board of Directors. Carlo A. Lonardi, VP Sales and Marketing and Scott D. Miller, VP of Operations will now serve as directors on the Board and will provide the solid leadership needed for the continued expansion and long-term success […]

Pune, India; July 5, 2011 Aquatech, a global leader in water purification for industrial and infrastructure markets, has made a strategic investment into WEX Technologies Private Limited, a leading provider of performance water treatment chemicals and services. Founded in 2001, WEX is a widely recognized chemical and services company focused on the rapidly growing Indian […]

Allentown, PA –June 29, 2011: To better service our distributors and mining/power customers in the Powder River Basin and surrounding areas, ASGCO is pleased to announce our new Gillette, Wyoming facility. Our new location will offer quicker lead times, by featuring direct shipping, as well as a full service staff of conveyor technicians and engineers. […]

Greeneville, TN, June 22, 2011 – Greeneville Light & Power general manager William Carroll assumed the chairmanship of the American Public Power Association (APPA) today at its annual national conference in Washington, DC. APPA is the national service organization for the nation’s more than 2,000 community-owned electric utilities that serve more than 46 million Americans. […]

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – June 14, 2011 – Power Analytics Corporation, the leader in advanced electrical power software solutions, today unveiled Paladin® DesignBase™ 4.0, the fourth generation of its power systems modeling platform for mission-critical infrastructure design.  The new version adds a wide range of powerful, unique features and functions to what is already the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 5, 2011 – Thomas & Betts has provided the increased efficiency and cost containment of automation with the introduction of the Emergi-Lite® Nexus® Emergency Lighting Management System.  The Nexus system also provides more accurate data than what are gathered through manual methods, which are subject to human error.       The Emergi-Lite Nexus […]

TREVOSE, PA.—June 2, 2011—GE (NYSE: GE) has introduced a modular version of the company’s pioneering ABMet® wastewater treatment system. ABMet is a patented biological water treatment system that uses naturally occurring microbes to reduce the amounts of selenium and other metals that can escape from coal mines and power plants and enter U.S. freshwater supplies. […]

Project Wins SSE Community Award by Achieving a 10 Percent Reduction in Energy Consumption for Three Consecutive Months

Company and City officials will attend a June 3rd ceremony and tour of Veolia Energy’s Bunker Hill plant in downtown L.A. to showcase the efficiencies of the company’s district energy (heating and cooling) network

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. June 1, 2011 — Based on recent research, Aquatech International Corporation (Aquatech) has received two awards from Frost & Sullivan–the 2010 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Leadership in Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) systems for global water and wastewater management in power plants market, as well as the 2010 North American […]

(Sparta, NJ, May 25, 2011) – Testo Inc. is pleased to announce it is lowering the prices on its entire thermal imager product line, including models 875, 876, 881 and 882. “Due to improved manufacturing efficiencies testo is realizing significant savings involving the production of its thermal imagers. As a conscientious manufacturer we are pleased […]

Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities Conference 29 – 30 June, Hilton Paddington, London The 12th annual Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities Conference has established itself as a leading forum for discussing the key development in field of nuclear decommissioning. Through regulatory and policy updates and global case studies on the most current global decommissioning projects, learn about […]

Decommissioning & Radioactive Waste Management in Central and Eastern Europe 07 – 08 September, Andel’s Hotel & Suites, Prague This conference will analyse strategic, operational and commercial developments by bringing together experts from Western and Eastern Europe. Share knowledge and find business partners for decommissioning projects with a 50% discount for delegates from Central & […]

New York project would be first commercially licensed tidal energy plant in US

Consumers are exchanging power among themselves; PowerMatching City will have follow-up

There’s a lot to see and learn on the Exhibit Hall floor, but you only learn when you ask questions. Following are the paraphrased answers to this question: What’s one thing about your company that isn’t widely known that attendees would find interesting? INSERT FLOOR PHOTO Innovative Energy (110): We offer the first truly distributed, scalable model for […]

It’s the final day of ELECTRIC POWER 2011 . . . Conference sessions end at noon. Exhibit Floor hours today: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Last chance to see it all! Are you attending ELECTRIC POWER just for today? Visit the Registration booth from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. to get your badge. Lunch: on the Exhibit Floor […]

Helping Small Reactors Survive the Licensing Process Imagine fission in a bottle. That’s what Ed Wallace of NuScale Power described at the ELECTRIC POWER session on nuclear power Wednesday morning. What NuScale is cooking up is a small (45 MWe), modular, and scalable light-water reactor, contained inside what is essentially a large vacuum bottle resting […]

Need to Register? The Registration desk is open from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Exhibit Floor hours today: 10 a.m- 6 p.m.  Lunch: on the Exhibit Floor from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Today’s voucher is blue. Are you an employee of a generating company? Then be sure to visit the Genco Lounge on the Exhibit Floor […]

Industry Leaders Discuss Current and Looming Challenges "This is the best power conference in the world." That’s not a quote from ELECTRIC POWER organizers but from this year’s keynote speaker, John Shelk, president and CEO of the Electric Power Supply Association, the trade association for competitive power suppliers who are active in the U.S. and global markets. According […]

Celebrating Winners Each year, ELECTRIC POWER begins with a Monday night Power Plant Awards Banquet at which we recognize and celebrate the winners of POWER magazine and Powder River Basin Coal Users’ Group (PRBCUG) award winners. The event also provides a unique opportunity to see the evidence of trends in the power generation industry. POWER Editor-in-Chief Dr. Robert Peltier, […]

Win a Vacation for Two! All ELECTRIC POWER conference delegates are eligible to enter into a drawing to win money toward a vacation for two in the continental United States. To enter, you must have each sponsoring exhibitor stamp your prize card. Stamps are located in each sponsoring company’s booth. Complete the form on the […]

How Do We Learn About Safety? The hard way—usually when somebody dies. That was one of the critical messages conveyed in the Monday preconvention workshop on "Conveyor Safety." It was also a key rationale for the session, led by Larry Goldbeck, manager of conveyor technology for Martin Engineering. In 1911, 3,539 people died handling coal […]

There’s a lot to see and learn at ELECTRIC POWER 2011, and the show guide is your key information source. In it you’ll find: An overview of the conference schedule on page 10. Session details (time, topic, presenters, and room) starting on page 14. Exhibit Hall layout on pages 44-45. Exhibitor information beginning on page 50. However, […]

Tomorrow is the last day to preregister and save $200 for ELECTRIC POWER 2011! ELECTRIC POWER 2011 is more than a conference and trade show. Just look at all of the colocated events (for more details and registration, visit the ELECTRIC POWER website): Power Plant Management Institute: Plant managers attend this two-day event free of […]

Make the most of your time in Rosemont, Illinois at ELECTRIC POWER. The conference runs May 10 to 12, but Monday, May 9 offers several preconference workshops for in-depth professional advancement. Topics include: PRB Foundation (Conveyor Safety) Course Combustion Optimization in Utility Boilers—Performance Improvements and NOx PRB Combustible Dust—How to Perform a Process Hazard Analysis […]