Press Releases

Report Reveals the True Cost of Pollution to Families and Communities, Quantifies Additional Economic Benefits of EPA Proposed Transport Rule

TAMPA, Fla., December 3, 2010 – Chromalloy announced today that the company will build a $5 million ceramic core production facility in Tampa, Fla., adjacent to its newly operational investment casting center.   “Chromalloy plans to expand our capability in Tampa with a new 40,000 square foot facility to manufacture the critical ceramic cores used to […]

ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Siemens Energy, Inc. announces that Burbank Water and Power (BWP), the provider of water and electricity to Burbank, California, residents and businesses, has completed its installation of the eMeter EnergyIP meter data management system (MDMS). Siemens provided software, installation, configuration and commissioning services for this project. This is […]

Blythewood, SC – November 1, 2010 – Spirax Sarco is pleased to announce the release of the TD120M Thermo-dynamic Steam Trap.  This product is engineered for pressure rating of up to 3190PSIG and is ideal to drain saturated and superheated steam mains in the O.P.C and Power Generation industries. With its maintainable disc and seat, […]

Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas, Inc. (MPSA) has announced that itʼs Board has now approved the construction of a Gas Turbine manufacturing and assembly facility at the new Savannah Machinery Works in Pooler, GA. This will be the first Mitsubishi industrial frame gas turbine manufacturing facility outside of Japan. Construction of the new expansion is set […]

Leading international renewable energy consultancy, Natural Power, has been appointed as the environmental impact assessment (EIA) co-ordinators for the offshore elements of the Narec Offshore Wind Demonstrator Scheme after a competitive tendering exercise run by Turner and Townsend on Narec’s behalf. The Demonstrator will be located offshore from Narec’s Blyth headquarters, and will enable turbine […]

Photocaption: SIPOS’ undervoltage initiative for actuation protects against voltage fluctuations SIPOS Aktorik has spearheaded an actuator design feature that tolerates voltage fluctuations from -30% to +20% without needing to oversize the actuators. Via an integrated frequency converter, combined with intelligent electronics, SIPOS has addressed undervoltage conditions ensuring that fluctuations are tolerated without leading to system […]

November 24, 2010, San Juan Capistrano, California, USA – Meggitt Sensing Systems, a Meggitt group division, has announced the re-launch of Endevco® model 2771C-XX, an ultra-low noise remote charge converter (RCC), designed to facilitate even more precise measurements from piezoelectric transducers within mechanical system health monitoring, nuclear power plant/regenerative energy and environmental testing applications. This […]

Wesel/Germany, November  2010 Clyde Bergemann Africa successfully concluded a contract with Eskom for fly ash handling at Eskom’s Kusile Power Station. The power station is currently being built by Eskom near Delmas in Mpumalanga. Eskom is  state owned and the largest utility company in South Africa, headquartered in Johannesburg. The order is worth around $50.1 […]

RBG, the leading provider of fabric maintenance and construction support to the global energy industry, has secured a three-year contract with Shell Exploration and Production Company to supply a coatings and maintenance program for offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.   RBG has initially been commissioned to work on three of the six major […]

Hamburg, 22 November 2010 – Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) received a Type Certificate from GL Renewables Cerification (GL) for their wind turbine SHI 2.5 MW, load class IEC 2A. Based in Geoje, South Korea, SHI is one of the world’s largest shipbuilders, a global leader in turnkey power plants and offshore projects, and also a […]

DENVER, November 22, 2010 – In recognition of its continued and persistent commitment to safety, CH2M HILL, a global full-service consulting, design, construction, and operations firm, has been awarded the 2010 Energy EPC Excellence Award for EHS (Environmental, Health, Safety) Excellence by GE Energy for performance on the 630 megawatt Darling Downs Power Station Project. […]

Aurora, CO – Nov. 22, 2010 – Robert Streblow has joined The Merrick Consultancy, a management, technical, and operations consulting service provider focused on the renewable, refining, and utilities markets.  As a consulting team member, Streblow will focus on renewable energy projects for clients located throughout the Americas. Streblow’s 37-year career has focused on the […]

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada—A broad coalition of groups in both the U.S. and Canada took full advantage of an opportunity provided by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to voice continued opposition to the shipment of radioactive steam generators on the Great Lakes. The radioactive waste shipment from Bruce Nuclear Power Plant near Owen Sound, Ontario […]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Rick Tempchin, who has been a leading figure in electric utility energy efficiency, customer service and public policy circles for many years, has been named Executive Director of the Edison Electric Institute’s Retail Energy Services Division, EEI President Tom Kuhn announced today. "At a time when raising our efforts […]

Telvent and Microsoft leverage respective business technologies to produce easy-to-use, interoperable software solutions for utilities

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Bixby Energy Systems, Inc. is entering into the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) with its coal-to-gas technology by establishing a strategic licensing partnership with Green Coal Technologies, Ltd. (http://www.greencoaltech.co.uk/). Based in London, Green Coal Technologies is a clean energy marketing business, with an initial focus on the marketing of […]

By achieving ATEX certification for a newly developed 18 MW high-speed electric motor, MAN Diesel & Turbo reached a crucial step in further enhancing its compressor technology for the worldwide Oil & Gas industry, extending the company’s lead in the field of hermetically-sealed motor-compressor units. The current step of development is a result of MAN […]

NEW DELHI—November 16, 2010: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it has signed a research collaboration agreement with IIT Madras and IIT Kharagpur to develop systems that will help power grids become more efficient and resilient. The systems will analyze power grid data for predictive insights. They will also improve grids to enhance productivity and […]

Centrax is to supply the gas-turbine generator set at the heart of a new energy centre at a major health campus in Scotland, where it will reduce the hospital’s carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 20 per cent while cutting costs by some £2 million (US$3 million) per year. The combined heat and power centre, at […]

Washington – The GridWise Alliance today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Smart Grid Oregon to work together on smart grid issues. Smart Grid Oregon just held their first public policy conference earlier this month in Portland. Over 160 attendees from both public and private sector joined a discussion on how to move smart […]

DAVIDSON, N.C. — November 18, 2010 — (NYSE:IR) – Ingersoll Rand, a pioneer in the development of overhead material handling equipment, has launched its new line of Jib Crane products (275#, 350#, 550# and 1100# capacity points), designed to meet overhead support needs, particularly those with limited headroom height. An inexpensive solution for short transfer […]

HOUSTON, September 21, 2010 — Quantum Energy Partners, a leading energy private equity firm is pleased to announce the formation of Quantum Utility Generation, LLC (“QUG”), a power generation company that will be headquartered in Houston, Texas.  The QUG leadership team will include industry veterans Larry Kellerman as Chief Executive Officer, Sean O’Donnell as Executive […]

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho USA, November 2010-  Energy Products of Idaho (EPI), a leading provider of solid fuel fired renewable energy systems, has been selected to provide a state-of-the-art green energy system for the Piedmont Green Power project in Barnesville, Georgia.  The EPI advanced staged gasification system is designed to convert biomass materials into 480,000 lb/hr, […]

Moscow, CIS, 11 November 2010: AVEVA Group plc (LSE:AVV) one of the world’s leading providers of engineering design and information management solutions for the plant, power and marine industries, today announced the signing of a contract to supply a suite of plant engineering and design software for OJSC Power Machines, a leading Russian manufacturer and […]

November 15, 2010 – Calgary, AB: A survey released today shows a noticeable drop in the number of Canadians who believe Canada can meet its future energy needs – from 82 per cent in 2009 to 76 per cent in 2010. At the same time, Canadians increasingly believe it is important for Canada to be […]

Series 176 Measures Combustion Instability to Prevent Turbine Damage and Downtime

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 11, 2010 – San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) today announced that it has signed a 25-year power-purchase agreement with a subsidiary of CSolar Development, LLC, a renewable energy company managed by Tenaska Solar Ventures, to procure up to 130 megawatts (MW) of renewable power.  The solar photovoltaic energy will come from […]

A UK office has become the first public-sector organisation anywhere in the world to be certified carbon neutral under an internationally-recognised framework.The British Trade and Cultural Office, Taipei (BTCO) in Taiwan is the first government-sector office in the world to be certified as carbon neutral under the PAS 2060 framework developed by the British Standards […]

ISELIN, NJ, November 5, 2010 – The Research and Development Council of New Jersey has awarded a team of BASF catalyst inventors with the prestigious “2010 Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award” for outstanding environmental contributions at a ceremony held last evening at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, New Jersey. The BASF inventors honored […]