Press Releases

  Voith SmartSet Coupling limits the torque between the generator and the turbine in the event of a fault Tests with KAWASAKI Heavy Industries confirm ENTSO-E Grid Code compatibility Voith SmartSet Coupling is a suitable solution for continuous operation     Hudiksvall, Akashi, Bad Homburg: The number of smaller power plants connected to the medium-voltage […]

Aclara, Itron, and Landis+Gyr are the leading North American smart meter manufacturers, report finds June 27, 2016 05:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A new report from Navigant Research tracks utility smart meter projects, providing data on global smart grid and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) deployments, with additional analysis of related technologies, timeframes, and vendor selections, […]

June 28, 2016 08:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (B&W) (NYSE:BW) today announced actions to proactively restructure its traditional power business in advance of a lower projection for U.S. coal generation and has updated guidance for 2016 to reflect: “These changes will allow us to continue to provide outstanding […]

June 28, 2016 03:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time WAYNESBORO, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Westinghouse Electric Company’s recent module placements for Vogtle AP1000® units 3 and 4 successfully leveraged the company’s global experiences in modular construction to drive delivery certainty for the nuclear power plant under construction in Waynesboro, Ga. “The Vogtle project is benefiting from the best practices we’ve […]

June 28, 2016 07:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pacific Gas and Electric Company said today’s vote by the State Lands Commission to approve a lease extension necessary to run the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) to 2025 was a critical first step toward realizing the historic clean energy plan jointly proposed by PG&E, […]

New Partnership Intended to Improve Electric Reliability for Kansas Customers June 29, 2016 03:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time CHICAGO & WICHITA, Kan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Kansas Power Pool (KPP) and GridLiance today announced that the companies are teaming up to improve the transmission infrastructure in KPP’s service area, creating more reliable electricity service for customers. The two […]

SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC) is pleased to announce that its joint venture (JV) with Aecon Group has been awarded two multimillion-dollar contracts by Ontario Power Generation (OPG) for nuclear services at the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station in Ontario, Canada. The first contract, valued at $265 million, is for the refurbishment of all four 935-megawatt steam turbine […]

June 20, 2016 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time GLASTONBURY, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Gemma Power Systems, LLC (GPS) has achieved Substantial Completion for the Panda Liberty and Panda Patriot combined cycle power projects in Pennsylvania. The twin 829 MW projects located in Bradford County and Lycoming County, PA are state-of-the-art natural gas fired facilities that will provide clean, […]

NRC notification is first procedural milestone for retirement of the two nuclear energy facilities June 22, 2016 11:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exelon Generation earlier this week formally notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of plans to retire the Clinton and Quad Cities nuclear stations in 2017 and 2018, respectively. This marks the first […]

ORLANDO, FL – June 21st, 2016 – Eastman Chemical Company, declared PSM’s FlameSheetTM combustion system conversion project a “remarkable technical success”, during their 7F Users Group presentation, at the conference attended by over 220 industry professionals utilizing 7F gas turbines (GT’s). Chuck Goodson, Eastman Chemical Company’s Utilities Maintenance Area Manager, described to the conference why […]