Press Releases

Valmet to supply automation technology to Vietnam Oil and Gas Group’s Long Phu 1 thermal power plant project in Vietnam   Valmet Oyj’s press release on April 6, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. EET Valmet will supply automation to Vietnam Oil and Gas Group’s (PetroVietnam) Long Phu 1 thermal power plant project in Long Phu District, […]

Study Finds Canada Can Integrate Large Amounts of Wind Energy Reliably and Cost-Effectively GE’s Energy Consulting Group Recognized at Annual CanWEA Awards Dinner Gatineau, QC, Canada — April 6, 2017 — Recognized as a leader in its field, GE’s Energy Consulting business (NYSE: GE) has been awarded the 2017 R.J. Templin Award from the Canadian Wind […]

  Yuzhnouralskaya GRES, a branch of Inter RAO Electrogeneration JSC, awarded to Ansaldo Energia a 5 years Long Term Service Agreement for their Yuzhnouralskaya GRES-2 combined cycle power plant, which is located approximately 100 kilometers south of Chelyabinsk, Russia. Commissioned in November 2014, the 430 MW power plant has two Siemens SGT5-4000F gas turbines, two […]

The Global Energy Association has released a shortlist of candidates for the 2017 Global Energy Prize, an award that honors outstanding achievements in energy research and technology from around the world that are helping address the world’s various and pressing energy challenges. The award’s new laureates will be revealed on April 6. Twenty prominent and authoritative […]

GE’s Advanced Gas Path Technology Will Help Increase Output by Approximately 25 Megawatts, Boost Efficiency and Reduce Emissions at the Plant Station Serves as Model for Utilities in China Seeking to Make Their Plants More Efficient and Reliable SHANGHAI—March 28, 2017—GE’s Power Services (NYSE: GE) signed a milestone agreement to provide Advanced Gas Path (AGP) […]

A consortium between the technology group Wärtsilä and an Indonesian construction company, PT PP (Persero) Tbk, has been contracted to supply five power plants, totalling 255 MW, to PT PLN, the Indonesian state utility. The consortium will be responsible for the complete engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) of the projects, and will also operate and […]

St. Michael, MN (March 27, 2017) – Al Bly today announced his retirement from the water treatment industry after 31 years. In a letter to current U.S. Water CEO LaMarr Barnes, Al expressed his gratitude to those that were part of his journey with U.S. Water. “I would like to thank U.S. Water employees, customers, […]

Co-developers CPV, GE Energy Financial Services, and OGUSA arranged $700 million of senior debt financing for project Expected to be one of most efficient combined-cycle plants in PA with 1,050 MW added to grid SCHENECTADY, N.Y.—March 27, 2017—GE (NYSE: GE) today announced an order from Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) Fairview Energy Center for two 7HA […]

W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., March 27, 2017—A new ASTM International guide responds to a decades-long need to enhance safety surrounding protective coating systems at nuclear power plants. The new standard (soon to be published as D8104, Guide for Determining Coating Qualification Test Data Applicability) was developed by ASTM International’s committee on protective coating and lining work […]

Safway Group President and CEO Bill Hayes, Proven Access and Industrial Services Executive, to Become Chief Executive of Combined Business Global Headquarters to be Atlanta, GA with Significant Ongoing Presence in Waukesha, WI KENNESAW, GA and WAUKESHA, WI  – March 27, 2017 – Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services (“Brand”) and Safway Group (“Safway”), which announced […]