Press Releases

Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 22 May 2013 at 9.30 am EET   An important step in the use of combustion engine technology for major power plant projects was taken with the award of this order to Wärtsilä. The new power plant will be powered by Wärtsilä’s leading edge technology and will be the first of […]

Dornach n. Munich. An international group of banks led by BayernLB has provided a financing framework totaling €85 million to Gehrlicher Solar AG, including €30 million for avals (guarantees), for another two years. The mezzanine capital of €6 million was also extended by Bayern Mezzaninekapital GmbH & Co. KG for the same period.   The […]

Wärtsilä Corporation, Press Release, 15 May 2013 at 10.30 am EET Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of flexible and efficient power plant solutions and services, has signed an Operations & Maintenance (O&M) agreement with Ndola Energy Company Ltd (NECL), a subsidiary of Great Lakes Energy NV. The agreement was signed in April and is for […]

DENVER, Colo. – May 6, 2013 – Novinda, a leader in non-carbon mercury removal solutions, today announced an enhanced version of its reagent for mercury emissions capture, Amended Silicates® HgX.  Amended Silicates® HgX delivers higher performance and improved economics for removing mercury from coal-fired power plant flue gas emissions.  In data from sustained long-term, full-scale […]

Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of flexible power plant solutions, has been contracted to supply emergency diesel generators for the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant in Finland. The diesel generators, which are a part of the power plant’s safety systems, are for the Olkiluoto 1 and Olkiluoto 2 units. The contract was signed today with Teollisuuden […]

Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of flexible and efficient power plant solutions and services, has signed an Operations & Maintenance (O&M) agreement with Central Termica de Ressano Garcia, owned by Sasol New Energy from South Africa and the Mozambique state utility, Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM). The three year agreement was signed in April 2013 and […]

Oakbrook Terrace, IL – April 29, 2013 ‐‐ On April 26th the three companies that own Big Stone Plant ‐ Otter Tail Power Company, Montana Dakota Utilities Co., and NorthWestern Energy ‐ held a groundbreaking ceremony for the plant’s air quality control system (AQCS). Graycor Industrial Constructors is the general contractor for this major AQCS […]

Dubai, UAE  – Caterpillar Inc. has entered into an international power projects (IPP) agreement with Zahid Group, which recently formed a new subsidiary company, Altaaqa Global. As an IPP partner, Altaaqa Global will provide multi-megawatt temporary power solutions around the world, supported by partnerships within the worldwide Cat® dealer network. “We have been successfully serving […]

Bellingham, MA & Mclean, VA Apr 05, 2013– Washington Gas Energy Systems, Inc. today announced it has signed a contract with the town of Bellingham, MA to build, own and operate a 3,802-kilowatt solar array that will provide renewable energy for the town. The ground-mounted installation will consist of 12,672 panels and is expected to […]

The Tru-Trainer series of conveyor belt tracking idlers are a patented design that offers the most reliable and re-active belt tracking idlers available today.  Its stainless steel internal pivot that is perpendicular to the plane of the belt and its rubber covered shell and tapered ends helps actuate the trainer immediately as the belt moves […]