Press Releases

Hamburg/Germany, Bristol/UK, 5 November 2010 – SMart Wind, the consortium lead by Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures, has appointed GL Garrad Hassan to act as Independent Engineer for the first two 500MW projects in the 4GW ‘Hornsea’ zone located off the coast of Yorkshire. Last month the consortium announced it has secured grid […]

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 […]

Blue Springs, MO, October 27, 2010 – The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recently hosted the 2010 NFPA Dust Explosion Hazard Recognition and Control Symposium in Kansas City, Missouri, focusing on updates in industry best practices for the management of dust explosion hazards. In association with the Symposium, Fike offered an on-site facility tour of […]

Jodoigne, Belgium, October 26, 2010 The FDT Group, AISBL announced today that Emerson Process Management, a leader in global process automation, joined the organization on its Executive Committee and Board of Directors. With its membership, Emerson will be in a better position to support field device users that deploy FDT/DTM technology. “We are delighted to […]

TWINSBURG, OH – Pepperl+Fuchs introduces the 5000Q Purge and Pressurization System – the latest addition to the company’s extensive family of purge and pressurization products.  With a robust display screen and intuitive menus, the field-configurable 5000Q system facilitates simple installation and safe, seamless operation of general purpose equipment, mounted in certified enclosures, within Zone 2, […]

Akron, Ohio – FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), announced its Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station Unit 1, located in Shippingport, Pa., returned to service today following an October 2 shutdown for refueling and maintenance. The 911-megawatt plant is currently operating at 24 percent power and is expected to […]

Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas, Inc. (MPSA) announced this week that development of the new manufacturing facility in Pooler, Georgia has reached its first major milestone. Construction of the Gas Turbine Component Manufacturing center has been completed and initial operations have commenced. With the transition of employees and equipment already underway, the company anticipates reaching full […]

FilterSense – Beverly, MA USA The company’s B-PAC series of Baghouse Performance Analyzers & Controllers feature a combination of features to help dust collector operators reducing operating costs, improving the process and meet EPA or OSHA compliance simultaneously. The controllers tightly integrate control, sensing and signal analysis to provide time and money saving diagnostics including: […]

FilterSense – Beverly, MA USA  FilterWare™ for baghouses and other types of fabric filter dust collection systems such as pulse jet cartridge collectors enables improved process control, maintenance planning and automated EPA reporting turn-key compliant to 40 CFR 63 while simultaneously providing plants with other return on investment capabilities such as reduced operating costs and […]

Chicago, Illinois/Jonesboro, Arkansas, October 29, 2010.  Nordex USA celebrated the official opening of its flagship wind turbine manufacturing plant in the US today. Representing a $40 million investment, the 150,000 square foot plant is one of the most modern production facilities in the wind industry, optimized for lean flow and reduced lead times for customers. […]

SAN ANTONIO, Texas —  October 27, 2010 — CCC Group, Inc., an industrial contractor and specialty engineering provider with headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, announces successful design and replacement of a 6,000 tph PRB coal transfer chute with new passive dust control technology, the Smart Chute® Transfer System with Air Restrictors (Patent Pending). Due to […]

Westbury, New York (October 21, 2010) – Electro Industries/GaugeTech announced that a new version of its Energy Management Software Suite, Communicator EXT 3.0, is now compatible with Microsoft’s Vista® and Windows® 7 platforms. Communicator EXT 3.0 has long set the standard for energy management software. This application solution is designed to monitor, control and analyze […]

Paris, October 14, 2010 Alstom Grid has signed a €12 million contract with Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) for the supply and delivery of an Energy Management System (EMS) replacing the existing National Control Centre in Giza and its back up in Abassia. The project also aims to replace and expand EETC’s telecommunications network, connecting […]

– Industry’s First Optimized Utility-Scale PV Interconnection System Introduced at Solar Power International 2010
– Provides Centralized Control of Real and Reactive Power at the Point of Interconnection 
– Enables Developers to Meet the Most Stringent Grid Interconnection Requirements With Proven, Cost-Effective Technology

RBG, the leading provider of fabric maintenance and construction support to the global energy industry, has successfully completed their part in the Cross Site Upgrade Project (CSUP) for TOTAL E&P UK Limited (‘TOTAL’). RBG has held the TOTAL fabric maintenance contract since December 2006, covering the Elgin/Franklin, Alwyn and Dunbar offshore assets and the onshore […]

OMAHA, Neb. – Two Tenaska projects aimed at substantially reducing carbon emissions from power generating plants have received international recognition in the form of grants from the Global Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Institute, based in Australia. Receiving the grants underscores Tenaska’s position among the leading developers worldwide of technologies to limit emissions of carbon […]

ST.LOUIS (Oct. 7, 2010) – Emerson (NYSE: EMR) has been awarded a contract to supply power inverters and plant-wide controls for what will be California’s largest photovoltaic power generation facility and one of the largest in the world.  Quanta Services (NYSE: PWR) awarded the contract to Emerson for the zero-emission solar projects in Kings County, […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (October 7, 2010) Enercon <http://www.enercon.com> Services, Inc (ENERCON), a nationwide engineering services company, recently expanded their engineering design capabilities to include fossil and industrial, with the addition of over 40 experienced professionals in their Birmingham, Ala. engineering center. The newly formed Fossil & Industrial Engineering group is a part of the Power Generation […]

Washington DC – 05 October, 2010 — Officials of Alstom Grid, a world leader in the field of electricity transmission and electric grids for over a century, announced that Dr. Lawrence E. Jones, Ph.Dd (EE), has been appointed by the United States Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to a three-year […]

MWM Container ‒ The One-Stop Solution Mannheim, April 29, 2010 In addition to the recent expansion of the product range with the new genset TCG 2020 K, MWM from Mannheim, Germany, now wants to increase its presence in the field of complete turnkey systems. In this context, the company has introduced the new MWM container, […]

Bochum, October 04, 2010 – GEA Mechanical Equipment has received 2 major orders for the delivery of fuel systems for a gas turbine power plant in Morocco and of decanters for the municipal waste water clarification plant of the mega-zone Hong Kong. For the expansion of the gas turbine power plant “Kenitra” to the north […]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – October 1, 2010 – A demonstration plant that creates biodiesel fuel from restaurant trap grease (commonly called brown grease), located at the Oceanside Wastewater Treatment Plant in San Francisco, has begun operation.   Developed by URS Corporation, it is the first municipal wastewater program in the United States to create biodiesel from […]

Washington — The Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) today released a landmark study, “Utility Communications Needs: Key Factors That Impact Utility Communications Networks,” that articulates for the first time in a comprehensive manner the key requirements that utilities and communications service providers must meet in order to provide the reliable, robust, secure and ubiquitous communications that […]

Blythewood, SC – September 15, 2010 – Spirax Sarco, Inc. announces the release of its control valve range, SPIRA-TROL, in 6 and 8 inch sizes and with more control options. Launched in 2006, SPIRA-TROL has quickly established itself as the first choice general service control valve, in a wide range of industries.  Its popularity with […]

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 […]

Exclusive cooperation agreement for advanced nanoceramic technology used in power plants Partnership to span major European markets Significant initial revenues expected already in 2011 Frankfurt / Saarbruecken – September 29, 2010 – ItN Nanovation AG (ISIN DE000A0JL461), a Nanostart portfolio company, has signed an exclusive cooperation agreement with ThyssenKrupp Xervon Energy GmbH covering the marketing […]

September 28, 2010 (Dayton, Ohio) — SCHOTT Solar PV, Inc. and Dayton-based Kastle Solar & Wind were joined by Montgomery County Commissioner Dan Foley to announce the completion of a 120-kilowatt solar installation on the roof of the Dayton Daily News distribution center. It is the largest commercial solar installation in Southwest Ohio and will […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Burns & McDonnell and Tres Amigas, LLC today announced that Burns & McDonnell has been selected to provide engineering design and development support services for the Tres Amigas SuperStation, a first-of-its-kind power transmission hub that will link America’s three primary electric transmission grids – the Eastern (Southwest Power Pool), Western (Western Electricity […]

IBM Accelerates Smart Grid Adoption; Helps Utilities Modernize Communications Networks Company first to Offer Complete Smart Grid Communications Services for Utilities ARMONK, NY – Sept 21, 2010: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it will help utilities modernize the underlying communications networks that enable them to deliver energy resources. By providing complete consulting, design and implementation […]