Press Releases

Modules precede concrete placements inside Unit 4 containment vessel New aerial video highlights significant progress at construction site ATLANTA, Oct. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Georgia Power announced today the placement of two key floor modules at the Vogtle nuclear expansion near Waynesboro, Georgia. These module placements, referred to as CA35 and CA33, will be followed […]

Among innovative technology providers developing a thermal energy storage system, Norway-based cleantech company EnergyNest is currently one of the partners selected by multinational energy provider Enel for the analysis of the benefits and impacts of the integration of its technology in one of Enel’s numerous power generation assets. According to EnergyNest, impressive economic and climate-relevant […]

October 18, 2018 — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted Exelon Generation Company’s request to modify the emergency preparedness plan for the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Lacey Township, N.J., to reflect the plant’s decommissioning status. The changes include exemptions from specific NRC requirements that may not be applicable to a plant that has […]

SEBEWAING, MICH. (October 18, 2018) — As phased decommissioning of coal plants and additional renewables integration into the grid have led to increased variability in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)’s wholesale electricity segment, GE’s Distributed Power business (NYSE: GE) and Clarke Energy — GE’s authorized Channel Partner of Jenbacher* gas engines in Michigan — today announced that they […]

Kazakhstan Electricity and Power Market Operator (JSC “KOREM”) summed up the results of the final auction for the construction of renewable energy power plants. According to the results, Hevel Group was awarded a 15-year PPA for the sale of power from a 70-MW solar plant in southern Kazakhstan. Commissioning is planned for 2019-2020. “This tender […]

Hybrid power approaches are becoming increasingly important for the generation and storage of clean, renewable energy The Voith Hydro Holding GmbH & Co. KG and the Siemens Energy Management Division sign Letter of Intent for collaboration in appropriate hybrid power projects containing hydropower Starting point of the collaboration will be the integration of hydropower into […]

The German electrical utility RWE Power AG and Carbon-Clean Technologies GmbH (“carbonclean”) are investigating the potential of an innovative energy storage system for power and heat generation in a feasibility study. carbonclean is an energy storage startup based in Cologne, Germany. The carbonclean technology is a high- temperature thermal storage system, which stores large quantities […]

Minneapolis, Minn. – Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announced the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) will recognize three Cummins employees as part of its annual awards program on Friday, October 19. Ana Paula Marimoto, Dynamic Systems and Controls Technical Leader; Anne McLaren, Cummins Technical Advisor – Reliability Engineer; and Paul Sowerby, Executive Director of Global Technical […]

VANCOUVER, Oct. 18, 2018 /CNW/ – Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP; TSX: BLDP) today announced that it will provide fuel cell modules to power two (2) port terminal yard trucks as part of a project being managed by GTI and partially funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). CARB has preliminarily awarded $5.7 million […]

Leading International Cheese Manufacturer Relies on Jenbacher Combined Heat and Power (CHP) System to Supply Power to Its Plant Near Coburg, Germany  Flexible Jenbacher CHP System can be Used Both in Island Mode and in Network-Parallel Mode  Project Boasts All Factors of the “Magic Triangle”: Increased Energy-Supply Security, Significant Improvement of the Eco-Balance, and Improved […]