Press Releases

GE’s Power Services (NYSE: GE) and Songas Ltd. have signed a multiyear service agreement (MYA) to upgrade equipment at Songas’ Ubungo Power Plant in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The MYA encompasses GE’s Fleet360* platform of total plant solutions, helping Songas ensure the long-term, reliable operation of its power plant. The upgrades will help Songas increase […]

Pattern Energy Group Inc. (NASDAQ and TSX: PEGI) (“Pattern Energy”) today announced the Grand Opening of its 324 megawatt (“MW”) Broadview Wind power facility and associated independent 35-mile 345 kV Western Interconnect transmission line. Broadview Wind, which is located in Texas and New Mexico, approximately 30 miles north of Clovis, is delivering clean energy to […]

Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership (FRNP), LLC, a joint venture comprised of CH2M, Fluor Corporation and BWX Technologies, to lead the Paducah Deactivation and Remediation (D&R) Contract at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Kentucky. U.S. Department of Energy selects @FluorCorp joint […]

Westinghouse Electric Company and its eight European consortium partners have achieved a key milestone in the diversification of the nuclear fuel supply in Europe. The consortium has approved the conceptual fuel design for the VVER-440 assemblies, which is an enhanced version of a previous Westinghouse fuel product that was delivered to Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant […]

A new 495 megawatt combined cycle power plant equipped with a Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) M501J gas turbine at the Grand River Energy Center in Oklahoma has achieved a significant milestone by sustaining reliable power generation just 45 days after first fire.  Achieving reliable power generation output means the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) […]

VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA—May 31, 2017—With Australia’s utilities seeking to increase capacity and lower plant carbon footprint through less coal consumption, ENGIE—one of Australia’s leading independent power companies—has selected GE’s Power Services (NYSE: GE) to modernize generation equipment at its 1,056-megawatt (MW) Loy Yang B coal-fired power station in Victoria, Australia. GE will upgrade two Hitachi heavy-duty […]

GE Water & Process Technologies today introduced a new reverse osmosis (RO) system for a broad range of applications including general industrial, power, drinking water, food and beverage, mining, refining and petrochemical industries. GE’s new PROflex* RO is flexible and robust and was redesigned to incorporate years of customer feedback to provide a cost-effective, easy-to-configure […]

Shanahan Engineering has been awarded an operations and maintenance (O&M) compilation contract by SEPCO (SEPCO Electric Power Construction Corporation) for their project in Saudi Arabia. The contract is for the production of the O&M Manual for the Jazan Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Project. The work will be completed by Shanahan Engineering’s Consultancy Services department from […]

The technology group Wärtsilä is currently implementing a digital transformation to become a data led, insights driven, and agile technology company dedicated to taking a leadership role in the smart marine and smart energy ecosystems throughout their entire lifecycle. The aim is to increase efficiency while enabling a zero emissions society. Following the appointment of […]

Neoen, the premier French independent power producer and Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, have signed a 750 MW Conext SmartGenTM multi-year framework agreement on three continents.  The scope includes: conversion stations composed of 1500V inverters, medium voltage switchgear, transformers, and complete monitoring and control system, as well as lifecycle maintenance […]