Press Releases

Brussels, 17th May 2017 – EGEC, the European Geothermal Energy Council, has published the sixth edition of its annual study evaluating the development of the geothermal sector in Europe. In conjunction with the release of the report, EGEC has also unveiled its new logo and website. The report shows that over the last five years […]

Brüel & Kjær Vibro today announces that it has completed the acquisition of US-based vibration technology platform Setpoint. Setpoint is a leading provider of vibration and condition monitoring equipment, primarily to the oil and gas and power generation sectors, as well as to other industries.  Its technology enables customers to improve machinery availability and reliability […]

LaPorte, TX – May 16, 2017 – Conco Services Corporation recently moved its Texas Industrial Division into a larger facility.  The move was the result of Conco’s continued success and is intended to satisfy the increase in customer demand.  As the company doubled the size of its service crews and equipment trailer fleet, the previous […]

The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a 5-year agreement with Technomen Kinetics Private Limited (TKL) for the operation and maintenance of two gas power plants in Pakistan, ensuring the performance, availability and uptime of the two identical plants. The agreement further reinforces Wärtsilä’s strong presence in Pakistan where Wärtsilä has an installed base of 2.2 […]

Believed to be a first for the energy industry, Imperial Irrigation District has successfully demonstrated the emergency black start capability of its state-of-the-art battery energy storage system. Black start is the process of restoring an electric power station, or a part of an electric grid, to operation without relying on the external transmission network. On […]

Building on its commitment to innovative power plant solutions, Siemens has been awarded a contract from Colbún S.A. to upgrade the Central Termoeléctrica Nehuenco-I plant with Siemens’ Power Plant Automation T3000 Cue (SPPA-T3000) system. The 368-megawatt (MW) combined cycle power plant is located in Quillota, Valparaíso Region, in Chile and provides electricity to approximately 350,000 […]

The first Siemens gas turbines for the expansion of three power plants in Bolivia have started their way to South America. In May 2016, Siemens has signed the corresponding agreement to increase the power generating capacity of the country by more than one gigawatt. The two machines, manufactured at Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery in Finspang, were […]

ST. LOUIS, May 8, 2017 – ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE) today announced that it has acquired NRG Systems, Inc. (NRG), doing business as Renewable NRG Systems, located in Hinesburg, Vermont. NRG, founded in 1982, is the global market leader in the design and manufacture of decision support tools for the renewable energy industry, primarily […]

The technology group Wärtsilä today announced new hybrid power plants, engines+storage and energy storage solutions to power markets globally. These new and innovative solutions provide Wärtsilä’s existing and future customers added value by utilizing energy storage technology together with traditional engine based power generation. Wärtsilä also announced it would be offering stand-alone energy storage solutions. […]

BADEN, SWITZERLAND—May 9, 2017—Following on the heels of its Powering Efficiency Center of Excellence (COE) launch in March, GE (NYSE: GE) has announced an agreement with the world’s largest aluminium rolling company Hindalco Industries Ltd. (Hindalco) to upgrade generation equipment at its Renusagar Captive Power Plant located in Uttar Pradesh, India. The steam turbine modernizations […]