Press Releases

ST. LOUIS – January 26, 2012 – Aclara announces that in April it will turn on support for the Green Button initiative at 21 major utilities in 22 states. Green Button is a voluntary effort by utilities across the country, celebrated by the U.S. Department of Energy and the White House, to provide energy use […]

Springfield, Ohio – Moyno® Mag Drive 500 Series pumps utilize the latest technology to ensure operator safety, eliminate work place hazard and protect the environment from contamination. The patented, sealless, magnetic drive design provides zero leakage so the pump can handle toxic, aggressive, caustic or even flammable and explosive fluids. This proprietary progressing cavity mag […]

Magnetrol International, Incorporated announces that exida, an accredited global functional safety certification company, has certified the product reliability and the engineering change processes for the Eclipse® Model 705 Guided Wave Radar Transmitter as Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 capable per IEC 61508. SIL certification is obtained through analysis based on quantitative data and tests indicating […]

ATLANTA (January 24, 2012) – PIC Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has entered into a full care, custody and control Operations and Maintenance agreement with Oneida Energy for a new biomass gasification project located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Currently being constructed, the waste-to-energy power plant will convert municipal solid waste into electricity […]

Cranston, RI (Jan 23, 2012) Thielsch Engineering, Inc. has been awarded a 24-month Service Agreement for Power Plant & Chiller Maintenance Services for Austin Energy in Austin, TX. The 5.4 million dollar contract initiated on December 26, 2011 is scheduled to run thru December 25, 2013 and may be extended thereafter for up to two […]

LONDON, Jan. 24, 2012 — Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced a smart grid project that will help SSE plc connect up to 30 commercial and industrial buildings in the Thames Valley area west of London, and temporarily reduce electricity consumption when overall use spikes. This will help alleviate the potential for future transmission and distribution […]

Boston, MA—January 18, 2012—First Wind, an independent U.S.-based wind energy company, today announced it has received unanimous approval from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for its proposed 150 MW Oakfield Wind project in Aroostook County, Maine.   First Wind submitted an amendment in June 2011 to increase the size of the original proposal for […]

HOUSTON, January 18, 2012 – Siemens Infrastructure and Cities Sector has moved 70 employees dedicated to Smart Grid solutions to a LEED Certified building located at 4920 Westway Park Blvd., in Houston. The Siemens team is comprised of software engineers focused on the delivery of Smart Grid software as well network and field service engineers. […]

Outotec has launched a new series of cooling towers offering major environmental, safety and performance benefits in processes requiring efficient direct cooling, including zinc spent electrolyte cooling and copper solvent extraction gypsum removal and other uses. The Outotec® Cooling Towers offer increased cooling capacity as well as lower emissions to air. The most important change […]

ATLANTA (January 12, 2012) – PIC Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has entered into a service agreement with Tonopah Solar Energy LLC, an affiliate of SolarReserve, LLC, to operate and maintain the 110 megawatt Crescent Dunes Solar Energy project currently under construction near Tonopah, Nevada. PIC will provide full care, custody and […]