Press Releases

Wärtsilä is entering the solar energy business by offering utility-scale solar photo-voltaic (PV) solutions. The new solutions include solar PV power plants of 10 MW and above, and hybrid power plants comprising solar PV plants and internal combustion engines. Both solutions are offered with full engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) delivery. Wärtsilä’s first solar project […]

Studsvik AB (publ) has today signed an agreement to divest its Waste Treatment business and facilities in Sweden and the UK to EDF Développement Environnement SA, a 100% subsidiary of EDF SA. The purchase price on a debt free basis is SEK 355 million, subject to certain closing adjustments. The transaction will generate a positive […]

Valmet will supply a wood pellet heating plant to Helen Oy’s Salmisaari power plant. The wood pellet plant will enable Helen to increase the use of bio fuels in district heat production in Helsinki. The new plant helps the city of Helsinki to meet its aim of increasing its production of renewable energy. The start-up […]

NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) and NEC Energy Solutions (NEC Energy) today announced that they have supplied and completed the installation of a GSS® large-scale energy storage system, with a capacity of 1.2MWh and output of 500kW, to operate in conjunction with a large PV solar power plant established by COLON Company Limited (Kagoshima Prefecture, […]

M501J turbine’s technological advancements continue to reshape the power sector’s expectations for efficiency and reliability Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc. (MHPSA) has been awarded a contract by Omaha, NE based Tenaska to provide two M501J gas turbines, each rated at 327 megawatts (MW), and generators for the Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station, located in South Huntingdon Township, […]

Project will increase company’s wind energy equal to 85 percent of annual customer use Today, MidAmerican Energy Company announced a major project that will provide a cleaner energy future for Iowa. The announcement is a giant step toward realizing the company’s vision of 100 percent renewable energy for customers in the state. MidAmerican Energy is […]

BADEN, SWITZERLAND—April 11, 2016—Today, GE (NYSE: GE) announced a deal with China Machinery Engineering Corp (CMEC) to supply two 330-megawatt (MW) boilers to Engro Powergen Thar (Private) Limited, CMEC’s joint venture with Pakistan companies for the Thar Block II Power Plant. The deal will support Pakistan’s move to use its ample coal reserves in the […]

Georgia Power has released the latest timeline video from the Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion showcasing construction progress in the first quarter of 2016. Now more than 60 percent complete based on contractual milestones, progress is visible every day. The Vogtle project is the state’s largest job-producing construction project with more than 5,000 construction workers onsite and […]

Through a first-of-its-kind program, inverters improve overall reliability for customers This week, hundreds of APS Solar Partner Program customers will help their utility make history. Advanced technology installed along with participants’ solar panels is beginning to collect data that will help APS better understand and manage the energy flowing into neighborhoods across the state. APS […]

Collaboration with China Nuclear Engineering & Construction (Group) Corporation on next generation of reactors Amec Foster Wheeler announces today that it has signed a wide-ranging agreement with nuclear power plant constructor China Nuclear Engineering & Construction (Group) Corporation (CNEC). The two companies have confirmed a memorandum of understanding covering potential collaboration in the nuclear industry. […]